School Board Takes Legal Stand Over HEW Demands
In a bold move the Lubbock Independent School District seeks federal court intervention to resolve disputes with the Health, Education and Welfare Department. The board argues federal demands threaten local control and priority is student education across races, with local support expected if the board stands firm.
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Health, Education & Welfare Department
Lubbock
Lubbock Independent School
Washington
HEW
Miblic
Potomac
Too Bad Cruel Reminders From Fort Worth Murder Case
A 1966 Fort Worth kidnapping and triple murder involving 15 year old Johnny Dunham is recalled as his mother in Little Rock receives blood stained cap and belt buckle from unknown senders. The note condemns the worst in human nature and notes the folly of calling such acts mere nuttiness.
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Fort Worth
Johnny Dunham
Young Dunham
Jack Dunham
Little Rock
Moscow bets Humphrey stands best chance for presidency
The IS News & World Report says British officials learned Moscow hopes Humphrey wins the fall election because they believe McCarthy and Rockefeller cannot secure the nomination. They prefer Humphrey to Nixon if proven true, a boost for the vice president in recent times.
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News & World Report
Moscow
Russkies
Gene McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Israel
Soviet Union
Johnson
United States
Kremlin
Accuracy Tops: The Hard Truth About Being Right
Accuracy is a crucial trait for any worker or professional. The piece underscores dangers from misjudgments in medicine, aviation, and daily tasks, warning that errors can have serious consequences. The adage it echoes is that being right matters, and excess laxity can invite fear and risk.
Graduate urged to heed challenges beyond the diploma
The baccalaureate speaker warned that the world poses a tough challenge for graduates and that accepting the dare would be unwise given current conditions.
Johnson may push Congress to stay in session past election
Washington reports Johnson may seek an extended session between Election Day and Inauguration. He has listed many bills, and a rump session could advance urgent measures while facing election dynamics and new members sworn in January.
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Johnson
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Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Senate
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Hubert Humphrey
Washington Evening Star
LBJ School of Government of Texas University
Arab Background Noted In Henry J Taylor Commentary
Henry J Taylor reflects on Arab history and modern tensions as Israel faces new Middle East crisis. He discusses Britain’s postwar Arab League, Western support of Israel, and Arab-Jew relations, warning of Kremlin influence and misperceptions in the region.
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Vietnam
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Mideast
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Kremlin
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Egypt
Athens
Acropolis
Europe
Africa
Asia
Mohammed
Rockefeller Peace Plan Prompts Viable US Withdrawal Debate
Andrew Tully analyzes Nelson Rockefeller proposed four stage plan to end the Vietnam War. He argues the plan signals American willingness to withdraw if Hanoi rejects it, while acknowledging holes like lack of Hanoi response and reliance on a mutual pullback. Rockefeller’s approach could shift the national mood toward exit, despite political risks.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Vietnam
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America
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Indochina
Algeria
Pierre Mendes France
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
North Vietnam
Far East
Gene McCarthy
Bobby Kennedy
Notre Dame Hopes for National Football Title
John Ertsman of the Chicago Tribune expresses a confident hunch that the large university in South Bend will win the national championship this year, comparing the idea to a back of Notre Dame legend.
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South Bend
Notre Dame
John Ertsman
Chicago Tribune
Cost of living hits record high in June 1948
Washington reports the cost of living index at 171.7 percent of the 1935-39 average, up from 129.3 percent at the war’s end, while Philadelphia hosts a Wallace or War third party convention and Atlanta warns of violence if civil rights are enforced. Lubbock County voters, about 20 000, go to the polls in a Democratic primary for state and federal offices.
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Philadelphia
America
Lubbock County
U.S
Reader letter questions federal aid and school moves in Lubbock
Tom Crites of Lubbock complains about federal funds and school board actions regarding possible school moves. He praises local facilities, questions costs and rights, and urges reconsideration of outside assistance while asking for clarity on constitutional rights and repercussions.
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Avalanche Journal
Dallas
Washington
East Lubbock
Lubbock
Tom Crites
Supreme Court and gun rights cited in reader letter
A reader letter argues the Supreme Court distorted Article 14 to weaken state control of schools and property. It warns of forced integration, UNESCO influence, gun confiscation, and cites Karl Marx and John Tower while urging local parental control. dated 2003 Colgate by Mrs. H. Webh.
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The
Avalanche Journal
Supreme Court
United States
Unesco
United Nations Charter On Human Rights
Karl Marx
Mrs. H. Webh
Colgate
Why Not Water From Rio Grande
Reader asks why not import water from the Mississippi while proposing the Closed Basin Division San Luis Valley Project in Colorado. The plan, dated July 1963 under the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Region 5 Amarillo, would channel groundwater to the Rio Grande to increase flows to New Mexico and Texas per the Rio Grande compact.
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The
Avalanche-Journal
Mississippi
Rio Grande
San Luis Valley Project
Colorado
Rio Grande River
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
Region 5
Amarillo
New Mexico
Texas
Roy Nisbett
36Th St
Who Emulates the Latinization of American Politics
Guest editorial apologizes for remarks linking John McKeithen to Paraguay’s Stroessner. It argues Latin and Balkan influences in U S politics, cites the Kennedy assassination, Dutschke and King, and recalls Gavrilo Princip.
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Alfredo Stroessner
Paraguay
John McKeithen
McKeithen
Stroessner
Make More Money Grooving In On The Youth Market
A Joseph Horne Co. youth day features live music, cosmetics designs, and a Paint Your Own Car contest with a wild Opel Kadett as a centerpiece. Sears Roebuck runs charm schools and high school grooming clinics, using football captains and folk rock to lure young shoppers.
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Joseph Horne Co
Pittsburgh
Coty
Sears Roebuck
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