Reorganization or Reform in Texas Welfare Debate
Texas welfare policy prompts a split between Gov. Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes over raising or removing the $80 million annual ceiling. Voters backed a May 18 amendment to lift the cap, but officials foresee only a temporary fix as federal costs loom and a second-year appropriation looms. The governor and attorney general clash on relaxing limits, while Barnes proposes shifting funds for work incentives and care from under the ceiling.
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Texas
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Smith
Crawford Martin
Barnes
Kent State Lessons Still Not Learned Amid Campus Tensions
The piece revisits Kent State University after the May 1970 crisis, noting a radicalized minority's continued disruptive behavior during a ROTC review and related town unrest. It cites James Michener on nationwide provocations and warns officials to watch for similar confrontations at other campuses. It also reports a Lima, Ohio case where five inmates were released from a state hospital for the criminally insane after being deemed sane, highlighting systemic administrative failures and long hospital stays.
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Kent State University
Ohio
Kent State
Kent
ROTC
James Michener
Michener
Lima
Dangers of legislative intrusion into Europe security
Washington warns that halving American troops in Western Europe could let the Soviet Union dominate Europe. NATO and Warsaw Pact downsizing risks nuclear war, shifting power toward the USSR. bipartisan support urged to maintain commitments, with officials warning of broader Latin American influence and renewed aggression.
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Europe
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Democratic Party
Senate
Russia
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Congress
Great Britain
France
Latin America
Truman
Johnson
Nixon
David A. Burchinal
U.S
House
Manlio Brosio
Iron Curtain
Western
Eastern
Sadat Purge Opens Path for Nixon Peace Plan
Sadat’s purge of hostile opposition accelerates room for Nixon to push a peace plan. U.S. diplomats say an interim settlement needs Israeli agreement by midsummer, including a Suez pullback and canal reopening, amid domestic political tensions.
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Washington
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Nixon
Sadat
Suez Canal
Egypt
Cairo
Rogers-Sisco
Israel
A påaradox of youth and power in Nixon era letters
Andrew Tully recalls boyhood schemes like hypnotism and muscle sets as he watches his son and peers question old enthusiasms. The piece blends personal anecdotes with broader comments on political shifts under Sadat and U S options in the Middle East.
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Aristotle Onassis
Sadat
Egypt
Israel
Soviet Union
Nasser
Lawyers urged to clean house over disbarment duty
Justice Warren E Burger urged lawyers to police their ranks and remove corrupt peers. He cited Kunstler and Manson defense lawyers as examples of misconduct, warning that complacency endangers the justice system and urging bar associations to discipline offenders.
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Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
American Law Institute
Burger
Justice Burger
Chicago 7
William Kunstler
Charles Manson
California
Cesare Borgia
Inns of Court
London
Bar Associations
Lawyers and
Bar Association
Memory Lane May 24 1951 Tokyo front retreated under pressure
Reports from Tokyo indicate Reds pulled back across a 125 mile Korean front chased by advancing tank columns. In Washington Rep. Brooks urged use of atomic artillery shells in Korea. In Austin Gov. Shivers signed a bill protecting buyers of out of state cars. Keeton Packing Co. in Lubbock shut its doors under wartime controls.
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Brooks
D-La
U.S
House Armed Services Committee
Austin
Allan Shivers
Lubbock
Keeton Packing Co
The Female of the Species Is Sneakier
A lighthearted column notes surprising facts about animals and everyday life. It highlights that female chimpanzees can be more dangerous than males and jokes about common misperceptions in society and nature.
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