A Boy's Question About The Flag's Meaning At Texas A&M
A Texan essay celebrates the American flag's meaning through memories of memorials, veterans, and diverse Americans. It notes personal reflections on sacrifice from World Wars to Vietnam, urging respectful standing and active citizenship.
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United States
Aggie
Reagan
V. Brown
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m
Avalanche Journal
Hal P. Hill
27Th St
Texas A&m University
Corps of Cadets
Memorial
Concord’s Bridge
Shenandoah Valley
Flanders Field
St. Lo
Guadalcanal
Bastogne
Korea
Vietnam
James Ray
Conroe
North Viet Nam
America
Legislature Session To Start Today
A lame duck legislature begins a special session to fund state government for a year with no immediate tax hike. Gov. Preston Smith backs a no tax plan delaying welfare funding through April 3 with other items for a full year. The outcome depends on the budget bill submitted by the Legislative Budget Board. Smith, Barnes, and Price are outgoing leaders.
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Associated Press
Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Legislative Budget Board
Budget Board
Ben Barnes
House
Rayford Price
Barnes
Price
Prayer for vigilance to aid others in Christ’s spirit
A reader offers a closing prayer asking God to keep them alert to every person’s needs and ready to help in the spirit of Jesus Christ. The blessing concludes with Amen.
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Jesus Christ
Women join Ringling Bros. clowns in Lubbo ck show
Garbed in colorful makeup Barbara Nadel and Peggy Williams join the all male Clown Alley in the 101st Ringling Bros. circus presently appearing in Lubbock. The two women welcomed another female to their ranks during the Tuesday night performance as twenty two clowns perform the show.
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Mary Alice Diers
A-J
Peggy Williams
Barbara Nadel
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Pauline Warner
Avalanche-Journal
Clown Alley
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Lubbock
Fem Page
Taxes would Rise Benefits Overhaul Backed By Panel
The Senate Finance Committee approved a sweeping welfare and Social Security bill after 11 months of work. It calls for higher Social Security taxes next year affecting 96 million workers and employers. Federal spending would rise by 17.6 billion in 1974 and annual Social Security outlays would top 50 billion. The panel postponed final action, delaying Senate approval amid presidential primary politics.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
South Plains approves 12 projects seeks grant for police network
Lubbock area notes include South Plains Association of Governments approving 12 projects and pursuing a $28,500 grant for a police network. Congresswoman Abzug shifts focus to challenging a close colleague. Cash donations asked to aid flood survivors in South Dakota.
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South Plains Association of Governments
South Dakota
American flyers wreck two North Vietnamese railroad bridges near China
Report of aerial strikes by American flyers damaging two railroad bridges in North Vietnam close to the Chinese frontier. The item appears in the paper's editorial and market pages, with a brief horoscope and a comic dictionary entry noting the term hypochondriac.
Wallace Leads Texas Delegation At Democratic Convention
In San Antonio Governor George Wallace won the largest share of Texas Democratic delegates at a marathon party convention. Wallace ended with 42 of 130 pledged votes for the Miami Beach national convention, while McGovern and Humphrey received 24 and 21 delegates respectively. Betty Bernice Johnson defeated state Chairman Roy Orr for permanent vice chair, marking a dramatic moment in the lengthy proceedings.
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Avalsache-Journal News Services
San Antonio
Alabama
George Walllace
Texas
Wallace
Mami Beach
McGovern
Humphrey
George McGovern
D-S.d
Dolph Briscoe
New National Democratic
Miami Beach
Delpa Briscoe
Bettie Bernice Johnson
Dallas
Roy Orr
Briscoe
Johnson
Dallas County
Lee Wallace
Grover Effort Fails To Oust Texas GOP Leaders
At Galveston the GOP convention chairman retained control as Henry C. Grover failed to replace the state chairman and vice chairman. A minority resolutions report called for an executive committee meeting, but Rudy Judeman ruled the motion defeated after a roll call request. James Lyon criticized the leadership for neglecting Grover’s campaign.
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Associated Press
Galveston
GOP
Henry C. Grover
Resolutions Committee
W. M. Rector
Wichita County
Rudy Judeman
Judeman
Grover
State Party
James Lyon
Houston
Lyon
Grosver
Rector
Brock Leads Lubbock Delegation In Revolt Against Orr
Lubbock County led 28th Senatorial District delegates in voting against Roy Orr at the state convention. Bettie Bernice Johnson, a Dallas Negro, won the roll call to become permanent vice chairman. Andrews and Yoakum were the notable exceptions to rural support for Brock.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Sttalf
San Antonio
Ralph Brock
Lubbock County
Democratic Executive Committee
Roy Orr
Bettie Bernice Johnson
Dallas
Orr
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Ector County
Dolph Briscoe
McGovern
SDEC
Brock
Luvius Bunton
Weather Map Page 9 A Forecast for Lubbock Area
20 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the low 60s. Highs near 90 Thursday with south easterly winds of 10 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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Avalanche-Journal News Ser
Robin Kral
Carolyn Jordan
Lonnie Hollingsworth
Robin
Don Buckner
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New Mexico
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West Point Page
Sec. B
Abzug
Market Reports
Becton
Comic Dictionary
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Yoakum
P.m. Veterery
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Albuquerque
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