See Texas First Aims To Lure Vacationers Homeward
Texas tourism officials urge travelers to choose nearby options under See Texas First. Don Epperson notes Texas offers diverse scenery from piney woods to Gulf coast beaches and hills to plains with ample gas. The state promises abundant historic sites and growing tourist attractions, making closer trips cost effective and satisfying.
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Texas Tourist Council
Texas
Don Epperson
Gulf Coast
Plains
Knee action in sports and a Texas Tech scholarship note
Knee injury risks in football are discussed alongside a new mechanized shoe by Dr Bruce Cameron intended to diffuse tackle force. The piece highlights past knee injuries to stars like A Tittle and Gale Sayers, cites the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons conference, and mentions two Lubbock freshmen recipients of Avalanche-Journal journalism scholarships at Texas Tech, Joyce Graves and Richard Denny.
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New York Giants
A. Tittle
NFL
Chicago Bears
Gale Sayers
Willis Reed
New Knicks
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Bruce Cameron
Houston
Cameron
Dr. Cameron
Lubbock
Joyce Lynn Graves
Richard Arthur Denny
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Miss Graves
Lee R. Graves
10Th St
Coronado High School
Coronado Crest
Denny
Lee Denny Jr
55Th St
Monterey High School
Avalanche- Journal
Texas Tech University
Parking-Lot Attendants Press Urban Pollution Crackdown
Virginia Payette argues parking-lot attendants could curb driving by increasing car damage and friction. She envisions higher tolls and taxes, hearings, and blunt enforcement, noting Americans fear of parking mishaps yet may embrace mass transit once forced. Old Dad’s bad city visit underscores risk before reform.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Old Dad
Futtle
Los Angeles
Dad
Nixon Cox Collision Looms Over Tapes Release
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that a clash between President Nixon and Archibald Cox could intensify with the release of the presidential tapes. Backstage talks over White House papers worsened the crisis, and Cox’s demand for the tapes may provoke a public rupture that could expose Nixon’s guilt. The revelation hardens Watergate politics and stiffs Nixon’s advisers.
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Washington
White House
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Cox
Gene
Elliot Richardson
Harvard
Dean
Baker Aims for a Definitive Watergate Report
Senator Howard Baker plans an early push to shape a definitive Senate Watergate report. He seeks a thorough narrative of proven facts, a clear account of unresolved conflicts, and linkages tying actions to the White House or reelection committee without labeling individuals as blameworthy. The effort faces resistance over tapes and executive-branch tensions with Archibald Cox.
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Washington
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Senate
Baker
Archibald Cox
Congress
Nixon White House
Watergate
Sam Ervin
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
John W. Dean HI
Per Cox
Executive Branch
Clashes Reported Between Soviets and Polish Partisans
Memory Lane notes from July 24 1953 report major clashes between Soviet troops and armed Polish partisan bands in Western Germany and widespread executions by Russian firing squads. Seoul tension as truce may be signed soon. A ground search near Avery Oklahoma finds no signs of a reported crashed plane.
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Ta Journal
Berlin
Germany
Seoul
Washington
Cushing
Okla
Avery
Here
Congress No Angel The Watergate mirror of Congress
Henry J Taylor argues the Ervin committee and Democratic leaders mask sanctimony while masking double standards. He contends GAO and campaign laws are bent to shield lawmakers, lobbyists mold policy, and pay raises pass unseen. He calls Congress in a glass house and demands exposure.
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Executive Branch
Congress
Ervin
Life Savers hole gambit and other notes from L M Boyd
A collection of quirky observations and trivia including headaches on Mondays, cork from oak, widows remarrying after eight years, Curt Gowdy’s Nebraska lakes claim, Life Savers chewing gum with a hole and its origin, a donut with a hole, and a horsemen query naming the Comanches and Nez Perce. Lettered opinions and a Fort Worth address conclude the piece.
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Curt Gowdy
Nebraska
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Lusspock
Avalanche-Journal
Jonte
Amerie
TC Rigkman
Jay Harris
Busines
Carl. N. Cannon Bavid E
Knapp “Anvertring Dite
Robert E.mccay
William E Meintosht
Virginia Payette
California
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Bruce Biossat
Ervin Committee
Gerald L. Warren
Atty. Gen
Richardson
Lapes
Novak
Henry J. Taylor
Angel
Watergate Investigating Committee
Sam J. Ervin
Howard H. Baker
Lowell P. Weicker
Edward J. Gurney
Mr. Clean
General Accounting Office
GAO
House
Justice Department
Eliza Doolittle
Mt Everest
CONG
Robert Frost
LM. Boyd
Life Savers
John Edward Noble
Zip
Nez Perce
L. M. Boyd
Fort Worth
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