Signs of the Census Show Texas Urban Rise
The Census Bureau releases preliminary Texas figures with Houston named as the Souths first city over one million. Dallas Austin El Paso Corpus Christi gain while Lubbock and others slip. Gov. Smith urges focus on quality of life over sheer numbers as urbanization grows and rural influence wanes amid one man one vote redistricting.
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U.S. Census Bureau
Texas
Houston
South
Dallas
Austin
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Lubbock
Preston Smith
Common Sense in Flag Case Cautions against Harsh Punishment
A Galveston incident involving an 18 year old girl who wore the Stars and Stripes as a shawl is discussed. The piece opposes severe penalties for such misbehavior, proposing instead to require learning about flag history and regulations as a corrective measure. It argues the youth deserves education over punishment.
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Galveston
Island City
Memphis
Tenn
Woodstock
Statesmen Critique of Congress Overshadows Allies
David Lawrence argues that acrimonious debates over Presidential powers harm U S alliances. He blames numerous senators for pursuing political gains over results, contrasting past and present figures while a Los Angeles visitor delivers a sharp, non flattering first impression.
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David Lawrence
Congress
U.S
Kennedy
Mansfield
Bayh
McCarthy
McGovern
Church
Cooper
Gore
Et al
Proxmires
Mondanes
Goodells
Senate
Polls misfire as voters deliver surprise in Britain
The piece notes that pre election polls and forecasts missed the British vote, highlighting that pollsters and pundits often err. It cautions U S candidates and the public to be wary of prognostications and to wait for final results as the polls close.
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Robert Burns
Agley
England
U.S
Britain
Memphis
Supreme Court ruling reshapes conscientious objector status
The Court's 5 to 3 decision broadens exemption grounds beyond religious belief, allowing individuals guided by moral or ethical beliefs to seek noncombatant service. It opens potential for many to claim conscientious objector status, prompting further legal challenges and scrutiny of a volunteer draft option.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Black
Douglas
Brennan
Marshall
Harlan
Burger
White
Stewart
High Court
Supreme Court
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Senate
Tarr
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A fragment from a late evening scene describes hearing a loud racket as two fire trucks and a smaller vehicle approach an upstreet incident. The narrator mentions an evening out with the Little Woman and friends and notes the time as about 8 45.
Hickel's open stance challenges Nixon leads to exit
Washington column notes Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel drives public support yet risks White House backlash. Nixon demands loyalty while Hickel’s public letter sparks subordination fears, prompting possible cabinet reshuffle and speculations on replacements.
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Washington
Walter Hickel
White House
Hickel
El Paso Census District Grows by Sixty-Seven Thousand
El Paso six county district added 67 930 residents since 1940, District Supervisor Hatchel announced. J Russell Heltman from the University of Alabama will head Texas Tech journalism department starting September 1, per Dr D M Wiggins Tech president.
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J. Russell Heltman
University of Alabama Department of Journalism
Texas Technological College
D. M. Wiggins
Tech
Oligopolies In Trouble Probe Feared By Proxmire
The Wisconsin Democrat asks the FTC to investigate oligopoly industries he says control over 50 percent of sales. Proxmire argues noncompetitive behavior fuels inflation with profits and labor costs rising while prices stay high.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Federal Trade Commission
Caspar Weinberger
FTC
Justice Department
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
White House
King
Bureau of Economics
Weinberger
FRC
Perham
Oddities and Notes From L. M. Boyd Column
The column skims topics from missing persons reports to travel quirks in northern India, dialect talk among crows and frogs, theater courtroom scenes, home generators for outages, and reader correspondence. It weaves miscellaneous tidbits with a closing address to J. M. Boyd in Bend, Monice, California.
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Siwlogist
Gainesville
Fla
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Chas, A. Guy
OCR
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Lberty
Giants
U.S. Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Se Plainsman
Jay Henry
British National Health Service
Marianne
Nixon
Rogers
Laird
Cambodia
Nickel
Secretary of Interior
GOP National Committee
Rogers Morton
Fred Russell
New York
Hades
al Gore
Tennessee
Internal Revenue Service
Avenue Q
Detroit
Andrew Tully
Labor
George P. Schultz
Office of Management and Budget
L. M. Boyd
Sud
Mae
India
Park Stgn
Possihie
J. M. Boyd
P.O
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