Deeds Filed In Limestone County Week Ending June 6 1970
Deeds recorded in Limestone County show transfers including Trannie M. Richardson to Veterans Land Board for 45 803 acres in M. R. Palacios Survey and 46 07 acres in the same survey. Marcus D. Sheppard transfers to Imelda B. Sheppard for % acre in P. Varela Survey. Harold Bordelon to Bobby Wade Bland for 73 5 acres J. Eaton Survey. Many other transfers list parcel sizes and survey names across Mexia Groesbeck and surrounding precincts including Sunset Central Addn Mexia and Crestline Heights Addn Mexia.
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Limestone County
Lone Star Abstract Company, Inc
Groesbeck
Trannie M. Richardson
Veterans Land Board
M. R. Palacios
Farrar
M. A. Holmes
Sylvester McGee
T. J. Moss
Joel Hopkins
J. L. Livingston
McLendon Westside
Mexia
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Manuel Cordova
Wade Haynes
Woodrow Anglin
John Anglin
Varela
Oscar A. Seward III
Patricia Seward Ward
Elmer Lenamond
Dorothy Jean Robertson
B. Davis
Lola McClaran Ferguson
Austin E. Hillet
J. W. Thompson
Carroll I
Big Cities Must Deliver Massive Counts for Texas Estimate
Dallas AP report notes Texas could miss the Census Bureau’s 1969 population estimates if Houston and Dallas areas, including Harris and Dallas counties, fall short in counts. Projections show Harris County at 1.64 million vs 1.24 million in 1969, Dallas County 3.86 million vs 951 thousand in 1960, with other cities like San Antonio, Laredo, Longview and Amarillo underperforming earlier projections.
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Dallas
Census Bureau
Texas
Michael Long
Bureau
Houston
Harris
Harris County
Dallas County
San Antonio
Laredo
Longview
Amarillo
Police Investigate Two Mexia Wrecks
Weekend crashes in Mexia prompt police inquiry. At Milam Street a 1964 Chevrolet driven by James Curry of Mexia and a Pontiac driven by George Reed of Dallas collided as Winfield A. Jackson of Houston approached the intersection. No injuries reported.
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Mexia
Milam
Winfield A. Jackson
Houston
James Curry
Jackson
Curry
George Reed
Dallas
Price controls face tough odds across administrations
A retrospective on price controls from World War II to the Korean War notes Truman's 1946 reversal and opposition to ceilings. It highlights the political hurdles, voluntary compliance failures, and questions about long term effectiveness, with later echoes during the Korean War and Office of Price Stabilization outcomes.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
OPA
Office of Price Administration
Congress
Truman
Nixon
Michael V. di Salle
Paul W. McCracken
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Poland
Japan
Red China
Office of Price Stabilization
Secret Thai Troop Payoff Revealed to Send 10,000 Soldiers
A Senate subcommittee released testimony describing a secret U S pact with Thailand in 1967 to send 10 000 Thai troops to Vietnam in exchange for 200 million dollars. The agreement covered training equipment allowances and a mustering out bonus plus U S missiles and aid to modernize Thailand's forces.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Thailand
Bangkok
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Senate Foreign Relations
William P. Rogers
Cambodia
U.S
Symington
Rogers
Eral
Nixon
Johnson
Laos
Sergeant Quigley Part Of Top U S Air Force Maintenance Unit
Sherman Texas report notes Perrin AFB unit 4780th Air Defense Wing named best aircraft maintenance organization in the U S Air Force and winner of the 1969 Daedalian Maintenance Trophy. Sergeant James C Quigley transportation specialist praised for support of F 102 Delta Dagger training ADC crews.
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Route 2
Mexia
Perpetual Y. Villorents
U S Air Force Drops Supplies Over Peru Earthquake
A USAF C130 conducted six airdrops over Anta and nearby areas in the Huaylas Canyon delivering sleeping bags food and blankets as rescue teams from fourteen nations operate from Chimbote. The disaster has left Yungay largely buried and Chimbote severely damaged with thousands dead and tens of thousands homeless. The United States pledges relief totaling over 10 million dollars for reconstruction and more than 1 million spent on early drops.
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Peru
Bill Hudspeth
Huaylas Canyon
Hudspeth
Anta
Andes
Hercules
Yungay
Christ
Santa River
Chimbote
Anza
U.S
United States
Helicopters and aid flood into Peru after quake
A Chinook helicopter enters service between Chimbote and the Huaylas Canyon while another heads to Lima. The carrier Guam carries 14 more helicopters and 150 tents and cereal crates to the region. Two 100 bed field hospitals with medical teams are expected, as wounded survivors die from gangrene and exposure.
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Chimbote
Huaylas Canyon
Lima
Guam
Panama Canal Zone
Anta
Barnes Thinking Of Entering The Governor's Race
Lt Gov Ben Barnes says he is giving very serious consideration to running for governor in 1972. Gov Preston Smith seeks a second term against Republican Paul Eggers as Barnes weighs the possibility amid Vietnam war and domestic issues. Bush and Eggers express confidence in victory as Whitcomb attends a Texas Notre Dame event.
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Dallas
Ben Barnes
Preston Smith
Paul Eggers
Barnes
Smith
Byron Fullerton
U.S. Senate
Eggers
Senate
George Bush
Bush
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Houston
Smith Denies Pressure on Mental Health Board for Wade
Gov. Preston Smith denied pressuring the Texas mental health board to name Dr. David Wade as commissioner. Wade, 59, heads the health planning office and formerly ran three state mental hospitals. The vacancy arose after Dr. John Kinross-Wright resigned May 31 amid board tensions.
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Austin
Preston Smith
State Mental Health Board
David Wade
Smith
Martin Dies Jr
Wade
John Kinross-Wright
Earl Scott
Texas
Galveston
Rusk
Austin State Hospital
Don Cavness
Ben Barnes
Dallas
Barnes
Blackmun Sworn In As Court Justice
Harry A. Blackmun of Rochester Minnesota was sworn in as the 98th justice of the U S Supreme Court. At 61 he fills a vacancy held by rivals like Holmes Cardozo and Frankfurter and pledges to do equal right to the poor and the rich and defend the Constitution.
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Washington
Harry A. Blackmun
Rochester
Minn
Supreme Court
Blackmun
Holmes
Cardozo
Frankfurter
Warren E. Burger
Texas Unemployment Drops in April Says Texas Employment Commission
Texas unemployment fell to 2.9 percent in April from 3.0 percent in March as the labor force rose by 53,900 to 4,743,300. Jobless totals decreased by 4,000 to 136,500, reflecting an uptick in employment activity statewide.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Employment Commission
De Gaulle Tours Spain After Mass Visit
In CAMBADOS Spain Gen Charles de Gaulle aged 79 and his wife attended Mass at the Nation Inn chapel before resuming their Spain tour. He received a bronze bust of himself from mayor Joaquin Fole crafted by local artist J Penede. In Charleston West Virginia Sen Eugene McCarthy cautioned that a third party could decide the 1972 election if major parties fail to take clear positions. R Sargent Shriver said he would decide within the week whether to run for Maryland governor, with incumbent Marvin Mandel seeking another term.
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Cambados
Spain
Charles de Gaulle
Nation Inn
de Gaulle
Joaquin Fole
J. Penede
New York
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
New York Times
Sunday
Charleston
W. Va
R. Sargent Shriver
Maryland
Shriver
Eunice Kennedy
U.S
Paris
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Marvin Mandel
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Capitol
U.S. Capitol
H. Ross Perot
U. S
Mexia Baily News
Mental Health Board
SESCO
Southwestern Electric Service Company
STOR
TEXAG
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