No Pride In Legislative Jam At One Point In Final Session
The 62nd Legislature ended in a scramble as late and amended bills passed with little time to read. Gov. Preston Smith, Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, and Speaker faced the mess, while a special session loomed to fix redistricting and unfinished business. Local option liquor by the drink stood out as properly handled amid the dysfunction.
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Preston Smith
House
Senate
Texas
Ben Barnes
Austin
Audie Murphy Recalled as Near Star Despite Flaws
The article reflects on Audie Murphy's career noting he was not a top actor though he appeared in many films and TV. His strongest work came in The Red Badge of Courage. It also mentions marriage troubles and a string of business failures that left him in financial distress later in life.
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Audie Murphy
Hollywood
Stephen Crane
U.S
Texas A&m University
Farmersville
Texas
Virginia
Bill Barnard
Associated Press
Heatly leads push for Texas Tech veterinary school
Rep. W. S. Heatly of Paducah battled in House and Senate committees for a $5 million appropriation to create a new veterinary school at Texas Tech, citing scarce large animal vets in West Texas and pushing a lab emphasis on large animals at Texas A&M. Heatly vows to keep trying amid mixed outcomes and obituaries mention of Audie Murphy.
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Texas Tech
Doughty
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
W. S. Heatly
Paducah
Senate House
Ben Barnes
Texas
West
Texas A&m University
Bill Heatly
Tech
Lubbock
West Texas
Nixon outlines world role and economic aims in Birmingham
President Nixon spoke to editors in Birmingham on U.S. foreign policy and economy. He warned of rising global competition, praised China talks, urged peacetime arms balance, and urged wage and price controls to maintain U.S. share in world markets.
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Washington
Nixon
Birmingham
Ala
China
Peking
Mideast
United States
Soviet Union
America
Hippie Scourge Supposedly Dents New Mexico Tourism
Santa Fe Taos papers report 1970 summer tourist season strong but hampered by an “army of hippies” in Santa Fe Taos and nearby areas. Local editors foresee hope hippie numbers won’t repeat in 1971 as three editors voiced similar views.
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Santa Fe
Taos
New Mexico
Lubbock
Texas
Austin
Santa Fe-Tunos
McCoy
Buffalo
Morningstar
Peter Brock
The
Taos News
Jack Litton
Santa Fe New Mexican
Bill Feather
Associated Press
Muskie vows not to share stage with rivals again
Senator Muskie after a Wisconsin Jack Jefferson Day dinner pledged to avoid public appearances with major rivals during the rest of the presidential campaign. The move follows a four way display with Birch Bayh Harold Hughes and George McGovern that critics called dull and uninspiring. Muskie shifted to rebuilding his campaign, securing California Secretary of State Edmund Brown Jr. as a booster and reshaping his staff while pushing back the Florida primary to April.
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Washington
Edmund Muskie
Sen
Birch Bayh
Harold Hughes
George McGovern
Jack Jefferson
Wisconsin
Muskie
Democratic Party
California
Edmund Brown Jr
Oregon
Maine
Florida
New Hampshire
John English
Bert Bernhard
Pointed critique of Black Caucus over welfare and jobs in Congress
Washington columnist argues the Black Caucus relies on race to demand more federal aid and contract shares, ignoring evidence of black capabilities. The piece faults calls for higher guaranteed income and public jobs, urging education and training to lift the black poor off welfare. The author questions Rand Dellums and urges acknowledgment of work ethic among black Congress members.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Civil Service Commission
Black Caucus
LUS
Caucus
Eix
Sean
Cancus
California
Rand Dellums
Pass It On Nostalgic Observations From L. M. Boyd
A collage of quips and curiosities from L. M. Boyd includes jokes about stewardesses, aging, and statistics. It notes a French psychiatrist's view of airline workers, remarks on population and government growth, and playful facts about language and biology. The piece invites reader letters to Fort Worth Texas.
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L. M. Boyd
P.O
Fort Worth
Texas
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Heatly
David Lawrence
Japan
Plainsman
Marianne
Red River
Brock
Pocahontas
Iowa
Andrew Tully
Indies
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