State Senate Leads Way to Longer Terms for Officials
The Senate approved by 29 to 2 a constitutional amendment to raise member ships from 31 to 39 and extend terms to six years, with related bills shifting Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Treasurer Comptroller Land Commissioner and Agriculture Commissioner to six-year terms. The House moves on a bill to raise terms for governors and other offices, amid debate over voter reaction and campaign costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pew
House
Elan Pn
Texas
Railroad Commission
Ofin
More Math And Whip Needed To Pass Russians In Space
Washington, a father argues with his 11 year old son about American math and schooling after the Russians put a cosmonaut into space and walked outside for ten minutes. The piece contrasts American complacency with Ivan in the Soviet Union studying hard to reach the moon. It ends with a resolve to emphasize calculus in fifth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ivan
Soviet Union
Chuck
Chris
United States
It's a Shame Hitchhiking Is Ruined by Hoodlums
Kenneth Dixon laments hitchhiking decline in Orange Texas caused by hoodlums. He recalls his own youth relying on rides during the Depression and notes many drivers now refuse hitchhikers fearing criminals. He reflects on lost kindness and the impact on poor travelers seeking transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange
Texas
Kuchel Backed Candidate Wins Northern California Senate Seat
In a California special election Fred W. Marler, backed by Kuchel, won a Democratic-leaning state senate district by about two to one. The result may be inconsequential due to Republican strength in specials and anticipated reapportionment that could remove the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Thomas
Seg Oon
Rata
Kuchel
Marier
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Birch Society
Marler
Sacramento
Hiram Johnson
Earl Warren
Senate
George Christopher
San Francisco
Ronald Reagan
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Nbel
Ruchel
Congress Denounces Supreme Court Pay Raise Vote
The House rejected a Senate bill granting a 4500 pay raise to Supreme Court justices while approving 7500 raises for Congress and other federal judges. The vote reflected partisan anger over civil rights and school prayer rulings, with criticism of the Court's supposed legislative role and calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. House of Representatives
Supreme Court
House
Congress
Senate
Rhine crossing dominates Memory Lane from 1945 report
In Paris the U S Third Army massed across the Rhine Thursday night advancing rapidly toward Berlin. The item notes Abilene and Floydada figures involved in local wartime bonds and community efforts alongside Lions Club activity in Lubbock and Dawley, with several garbled fragments from the original clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
Rhine
Berlin
Crisis of a septic dream in Rockahominy County
Richard Starnes narrates a rural farce where a county sanitary engineer corrals a couple into a massive 1000 gallon septic tank plan with 380 feet of drain tile. The couple debate bedrooms baths and future expansions while county rules constrain homemade solutions. Digging begins as they fear the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citeananto
Rockahominy County
Pyramid of
Cheops
Clarence Darrow
Porter
South Carolina
New Philosophy Advances Student Newspaper at Tech
Guest editorials mark a giant step for Texas Tech. The Daily Toreador gains freedom of expression across campus, with the publications committee stating the paper should inform, debate, and comment for students, faculty, and administration without avoidant controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Goodwin
Tech
Texas Tech
Toreador
The
New Philosophy
Fiendish device turns parking time back to zero
A Tuscaloosa News item describes a new patent parking meter that resets to zero when a car leaves, uses ultrasonic pulses to detect occupancy, and emits a scream when time expires or tampering is suspected. It also signals available spaces to drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Foreign coin disrupts London subway vending machine
A foreign coin dropped into an automatic ticket vending machine in a London subway caused the unit to malfunction and dispense tickets and cash before stopping. Authorities did not identify the coin, but it likely came from a country whose coinage the machine recognized as highly valuable and stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jacksonville
Fia
Times-Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dabbock, Texas
Edward Briggs
ART Buchwald
Russia
Kenneth Dixon
Epost
Robert Novak
Andrew Tully
Paul C. Jones
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Mississippi
John Bell Williams
William Douglas
Douglas
Claude Pepper
Fla
Johnson
Supreme Coatracticioniet
Court
John Birch Society
Kuehel
Lone Wolf
Colombia
Panama
Colomia
Two Great Oceans
President Johnson
Robert Anderson
Secretary of the Treasury
LBJ
Nlte
Anderson
Abigene
Theca A ‘M. Hart Eee Greene
Dawley
Lions Re
Te Erento Ha Nome Ged ‘Plu
Exaon Sortie A
Lubbock Lions Club
la Juana Lelb
Richard Starnes
Peereetot
Old Hollow
Sear
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!