A Look at Texas Politics and Labor Actions
Texas AFL leader Hank Brown travels to Washington for a conference with Sen Ralph Yarborough to discuss four vacant Federal judge ships and the AFL CIOs support for Yarborough selections. He warns of Attorney General Waggoner Carr’s troubles in his Senate race and argues for stronger backing of Johnsons Great Society programs.
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Hank Brown
Washington
Texas
Telabor
Ralph Yarborough
AFL Cio
Yarborough
Johnson
Brown
White House
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Sen
John Tower
Eiite
Great Society
Afl.cio
Purge narrative in Cuban politics and Texas elections
The piece discusses Fidel Castro's purge of former Maj. Efgenio Ameneiras in Cuba as a staged show, compares Castroism to Stalinist purges, and critiques labor policy debates. It notes Texas politics, Carter positions, and AFL CIO influence in voting, with warnings about manipulation and partisan objectives in this year’s races.
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Efgenio Ameneiras
Fidel Castro
Communist Party
People's
Castro
Russia
Afl-Cio
Gloria Brown Elected Daily Texan Editor at UT
Gloria Brown of Lubbock has been elected editor of The Daily Texan for next year by UT students. A Monterey High School graduate and junior college student, she has earned scholastic honors and journalism awards, plus two summers at Avalanche Journal.
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University of Texas
Gloria Brown
Lubbock
Daily Texan
Miss Brown
Avalanche Journal
U.T
Monterey High School
Harvey P. Brown
Haters
Trusting souls seek pledges from Red China in Fulbright plan
A columnist skewers a belief that a Southeast Asia commitment from Red China would end Vietnam War era woes. It mocks Senator Fulbright’s views on commitments and treaties, noting the dubious track record of communist leaders and urging skepticism of impractical political idealism.
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Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Peking
Red China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Federal efforts on racial balance in public schools spark national resentment
The article discusses federal guidelines pushing desegregation through race-based balance. It notes objections in the North and South to mandates that would allocate funds only if schools meet specified minority transfer and attendance targets. It cites the 1966 67 funding rules and critiques free choice plans as potentially coercive, stressing the goal to overcome racial imbalance without mandating forced integration.
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Commissioner of Education
We South
Yes
Supreme Court of the United States
LBJ expands reach by meeting civil servants at White House
President Johnson orders civil servants to be drawn into his orbit. White House aides W. Marvin Watson Jr. and Jake Jacobsen privately meet with scores of midlevel officials, many from the classified service, starting in late January. No overt political pressure was evident, but attendees feel watched by the administration. The initial group numbered about 15 officials.
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Jake Jacobsen
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Jacobsen
Big Brother
Agriculture
Calcutta
White House summons high level officials for five minute talks
Andrew Tully reports on Johnson administration officials invited to brief White House sessions in the West Wing to received praise and a reminder of expected top performance. The piece describes party culture, nervousness, and the growing White House influence over mid level bureaucrats, including temporary appointees and career civil servants.
West Texas Veterans Office in Lubbock announced
On Memory Lane from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche March 21 1916 Rep George Mahon announced a West Texas regional Veterans Administration office in Lubbock. Hope of a break in the Iranian crisis grew among United Nations officials as the Security Council faced its toughest test. Col Juan D Peron neared election in Argentina by a large margin as the nation’s 2nd president. The First South Plains Junior Fat Stock Show opens tomorrow with 270 animals from 140 area counties exhibitable by FFA and 4 H Club members.
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Veterans Administration
George Mahon
New York
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Security Council
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
South Plains
FFA
The old days and political chatter in brief reflections
A collection of wry observations on old days versus now. It notes faster dentist appointments, a fiscally cautious Republican stance, discipline before psychiatrists, the political year’s handshakes, grapevine authenticity, and a financier defined by meeting payments.
Bar Association drives anti Communism education effort
Henry J. Taylor lauds the American Bar Association for a Standing Committee on Education Against Communism that trains teachers to contrast liberty under law with communist aims. The piece links the effort to Vietnam statements, Kennedy politics, and a global communist strategy, urging factual understanding over slogans.
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American Bar Association
Johnson
Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
Castigue
Santo Domingo
Interveni
Bobby Kennedy
Bobby
Breakfast at School Aid or Employee Breakfast Reform
A Tampa Tribune guest editorial suggests Johnson’s Great Society spirit could revive the economy with a breakfast program for hungry children and a shift urging workers to eat at home to save company time and funds. The piece frames the idea as a variation on national schooling proposals and contemplates broader financial benefits.
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Johnson
Tampa
Fla
Pribunes
Promising Youth Faces Dismissed Assault Charge
In Evansville Indiana the case of a seventh grade pupil accused of assault and battery was dismissed after the youth testified there was nothing too harsh about the incident and the judge acquitted him saying I deserved it The parents initiated the action and the unusual ruling praised the boy’s fairness and discipline potential as reported by the Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee.
Dear Turnrow Tunker on James Patton speech and welfare plan
DC McBru ide asks about James Patton retirement speech urging defense cuts of 5 to 10 billion dollars yearly and higher welfare spending including universal income. He warns of Siberian labor camps wages and criticizes psy warfare TV sets in South Vietnam suggesting dropping sets to Viet Cong and airing Hulabatoo news.
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James Patton
Farmers’ Union
Viet Nam
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