Compassion Across Beulah Aftermath Beacons Help for Victims
The Beulah disaster brought immense loss with damages surpassing 1 billion dollars and 11 deaths in Texas as of Monday. Amid the ruin, widespread compassion emerged with San Antonio residents aiding evacuees and border communities cooperating across Reyosa and Matamoros. Numerous volunteers from public safety, utilities, scouts, Red Cross, and faith groups aided relief efforts nationwide.
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San Antonio
Red Cross
Reynosa
Matamoros
Department of Public Safety
Texas
Carla
Louisiana
Beulah
Physicians praise tranquilizers while urging wise use
A National Institute of Mental Health report shows an eleventh straight year of fewer patients in state and county mental hospitals, with 452000 in 1966 down from 475000 in 1965. The trend suggests benefits when used intelligently, and risks if unregulated. Texas teachers move toward professionalism, favoring optional consultation agreements over unions to improve policy and employment conditions.
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National Institute of Mental Health
Texas
L. P.S
Texas State Teachers Association
Sturgeon
Lubbock Drives to Meet Christmas Red Cross Quota
Servicemen drive in Lubbock County aims to fill 1000 dirty bags for Vietnam troops, supplementing year round support from Lubbock and South Plains Chapters to the 24th Evacuation Hospital. Bags include personal items and a greeting card from donors, with Chapter headquarters at 1811 Broadway for details.
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Red Cross
Vietnam
Lubbock
South Plains
South Vietnam
Broadway
Memo Mentioning Manual Feature for FTS Users Guide
A HEW department memo notes a new feature to be manualized and included in the future FTS Users Guide. The text also critiques government bureaus for turning nouns into verbs in bureaucratic prose.
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FTS
Department of the
HEW
McNamara Opposes Nationwide ABM Use While Endorsing Targeted Deployment
Washington report notes McNamara argued against a broad American anti ballistic missile system to shield the United States from Soviet attack. He urged that a light ABM deployment could deter Red China and complement Minuteman and submarine based missiles. The speech suggests possible arms control leverage and a view toward restraint at Geneva with the Soviet Union and Peiping.
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Defense McNamara
United States
Soviet Union
McNamara
China
Red China
Soviets
Geneva
Peiping
Weaver’s Folly Cited by Critics Over Ford Attack
Washington reports say Secretary Robert Weaver of HUD faced criticism for an unprecedented personal attack on House Republican Leader Gerald Ford. The incident occurred at a critical moment for Great Society program momentum as Weaver provided a defense involving housing policy.
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Robert Weaver
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Johnson
Nixon Seeks Image Change Amid Congressional Tussle
Nixon aims for a moderate liberal image to lure in moderates and counter Reagan. Weaver’s harsh rent subsidy attack against Ford jeopardizes housing subsidies as GOP unity strains over urban policy and party wings weigh competing paths to the 1968 nomination.
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Richard Nixon
White House
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Jack Kennedy
Nixon
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Eisenhower
Bobby Kennedy
United States
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California
Michigan
George Romney
Reagan
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Deep South
George Wallace
Miami Beach
Romney
Ilinois
Chuck Percy
Weaver
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
Harvey
Inflation Powers Stock Market Rise Tied to Debt
Henry J. Taylor argues inflationary pressures fuel the stock market surge, driven by government deficits and rising money supply. He notes the 1967 market peak, rapid bank lending, and wage growth as key factors behind a new bull move amid fiscal strain. The piece warns that deficit financing expands credit, depresses currency value, and pushes living costs higher.
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Eee
Truman Urges Waste Less Food to Aid Abroad
President Truman called on every American to waste less food to help meet the grave land situation abroad. Fort Worth reports a sudden sharp rise in cottonseed prices across Texas markets with strong demand statewide.
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Lubbock
Washington
Truman
Fort Worth
Texas
Shudder At This HUD Message Sparks Urban Debate
A capital note urges action oriented inputs to boost urban infrastructure through indigenous dialogue. The piece mocks the HUD draft and questions how cities are understood, citing a sarcastic columnist from Melbourne Times.
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U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Melbourne
Fia
Times
Numbered menus signal modern dining shifts
In Birmingham, Alabama the News notes a trend toward restaurants where customers order by number rather than dish. The piece remarks on paper menus and the evolving dining scene, wryly echoing Charlie Brown’s good grief as No 4 No 8 and lighter No 12 become the order of the day.
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Charlie Brown
Birmingham
Ala
Dear Turnrow Tunker Confirms Translations and Costs
The letter references Chairman Mac and a paperback edition priced at a dollar. It questions Senator Fulbright's proposal to spend 150 million dollars on birth control aid to other nations, arguing the scope may exceed appropriate authority. It hints at connections to a Chicago syndicate and foreign affairs concerns.
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Senator Fulbright
U. S
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