End of Foolishness in Texas Legislature
Governor Preston Smith urged House and Senate to compromise on a two year tax bill amid public resentment toward leadership. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Speaker Gus Mutscher faced criticism for delays and influence from special interests. Booing at the AstroDome highlighted discontent with legislative bickering and lobby pressure.
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Austin
Preston Smith
House
Senate
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Smith
Astrodome
Houston
Texas
Pop Festivals and the Mysteries Behind Them
Observers analyze recent large scale pop festivals in Lewisville Texas Woodstock New York New Orleans Tenino Washington and Isle of Wight. Riots faded and many revelers behaved with surprising cooperation while questions remain about origins funding and purpose.
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Lewisville
Texas
Woodstock
New York
New Orleans
Tenino
Washington
Isle of Wight
Death of Drew Pearson Ends Colorful Newspaper Career
Obituary notes the life of Drew Pearson the syndicated columnist famed for muckraking and public exposure of abuses. It recalls World War II era work with Robert S. Allen and the Washington Merry-Go-Round, later shifts to radio and a reduced role, and criticism for inaccuracies and controversial methods including the Dodd papers incident.
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Dom
Drew Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Mr. Allen
Washington
John Goldsmith
Avalanche-Journal
Pearson
Jack Anderson
Leyden Plan Proposes Voluntary School Prayer Sessions
The Leyden plan creates optional morning prayer time in elementary schools to comply with Supreme Court rulings against state sponsored prayers. Participation is voluntary with an option to leave, mirroring the Lubbock public schools approach and emphasizing constitutional free exercise of religion.
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Leyden
Mass
U.S. Supreme Court
Lubbock
Congress
Poor Medicine and Public Opinion in Texas Cartoon
A Texas newspaper critiques the saying that opinion forms from a small fact plus imagination and prejudice. It argues that following this prescription would undermine the effectiveness of medicine and politicized beliefs, warning that emotion often distorts judgment.
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Texas
Movie For Entire Family Creates Cape Cod Stampede
Cape Cod residents flocked to Bijou Cinema when officials announced a G rated film for general audiences. Long lines, tents, and sleeping bags formed as families hoped for entry, while the manager warned the theater could not accommodate all who arrived.
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Cape Cod
Bijou
MGM
Hollywood
Cape
Bethel
Crisis in Laos deepens as North Vietnamese push advance
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that Laos faces a severe Communist offensive with 40 000 to 60 000 North Vietnamese troops solidifying near Luang Prabang. The pro Western government struggles as U S troop withdrawals limit options while Hanoi violates Geneva accords and diplomacy seems a weapon without a bullet.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Laos
North Vietnam
Souvanna Phourma
Luang Prabang
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Egan’s Irish Fight and 1969 Ulster Echoes in Diaspora
In a Massachusetts town George Egan embodies old Irish republican ideals with links to Parnell and MacSwiney. Bernadette Devlin and Ulster amid modern tensions steer reflections on true Irish independence and 1969 Bogside violence. The piece links to Irish identity, the Cee Tee Age, and a shifting political landscape.
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Washington
George Egan
Ulster
George
Massachusetts
Charles Parnell
Sassenach
Parnell
Pat Hourigans
Dan
Mike Morrill
Christian Association Temperance
Dan Morrill
John O'Shaughnessy
Little Carty Monahan
Ireland
Holy Mother of Christ
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
John Boyle O'Reilly
St. Mary's School
Daniel O'Connell
Terance MacSwiney
Bernadette Devlin
United States
Parthenon
Moriarty
Jim
Jack
Tim
Mike
Northern Ireland
George Igan
Na Sinn Feiner
United Nations Security Council
Communist movement in Yugoslavia alarms Cominform in Bucharest
The Cominform bulletin said a Communist movement aiming to overthrow Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito is emerging across Yugoslavia. In Washington Secretary of Defense Johnson urged Congress to favor commercial travel over round-the-world junkets. In Austin physicians warned of possible plague as Pioneer Airline announces new schedules with limited trips to Roswell and El Paso and three daily flights to Dallas Fort Worth.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Bucharest
Romania
Cominform
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Latchhock
Roswell
el Paso
Dallas-Fort Worth
Pioneer
Space health spin-off from Apollo program
Marianne Means notes the HEW mobile isolation trailer used after Apollo moon landings and highlights space driven medical advances. Space technology accelerates heart devices, asthma care, Parkinson's early diagnosis, remote telemetry, and data storage improving rural health access and planning for a broader health system.
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Apollo Ti
Moon
Department of Health
Edurarion, and Welfare
Wasp
Houston
U.S
HEW
Nate
Right To Work States Outpace Those With Compulsory Unions
The National Right-to-Work Committee cites studies showing Mississippi and 18 other right to work states leading in job creation and wage gains. From 1957 to 1967 these states, with 28 percent of the population, captured 52.6 percent of U S manufacturing jobs amid broader economic growth.
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Mississipps
National
United States
Economic Council-State Chamber of Commerce
Mississippi
The
Clarion- Ledger
Mississid
Fightte
T Jackson
Clarion-Ledgers
Hydroponic Tomatoes Show Promise at Arizona Supermarkets
Sales of hydroponically grown tomatoes are strong at A. J. Bayless Supermarkets in Phoenix. Alan Merrit, produce buyer, says the fruit is appealing in appearance with better nutrition and longer shelf life both in store and at home. Fully ripe tomatoes stayed fresh about ten days at room temperature.
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A. J. Bayless
Phoenix
Ariz
Alan Merrit
Supermarket News
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Andrew Tully
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Kevin Phillips
Phillips
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Rogers Morton
Maryland
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George McGovern
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Judicial Selection Committee
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