Black fraternal lodges win liquor licenses in Texas
A Houston court ruled the National Sportsmen's Fraternal Order of Texas Inc may license 24 of its 90 lodges without state payment. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission can still hold hearings on each lodge’s compliance. The group, claiming 50,000 members, faces further legal challenges and ongoing federal action alleging racially motivated rejection.
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Houston
Texas
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Wyatt H. Heard
National Sportsmen's Fraternal Order of Texas Inc
TACB
Russell Hayes
Hayes
Harris County
TABC
Michener Sees Books Diminishing in Importance
Stanford California AP Pulitzer winner James A. Michener warned that books are losing prominence and predicted television will deliver about 70 percent of future learning. He spoke at Stanford and said he writes for the remaining elite readers while acknowledging fewer readers overall.
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Stanford
Calif
James A. Michener
Stanford University
Michener
Hawaii
South Pacific
Resident Letter Opposes Safeway Sunday Hours in Mexia
A reader urges Mexia residents to object to Safeway opening on Sundays. The letter asks citizens to write James Burnett, Safeway District Manager, at 1320 N. 25th, Waco, Texas 76707, expressing opposition.
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Bob
Safeway
Mexia
James Burnett
Waco
Texas
Ed Spivey
Veterans Bill Extends Aid for Disabled Vets and GI Benefits
Senate Appropriations Committee approves emergency bill to provide 15 to 18 percent cost of living increases for about 2.2 million disabled veterans and extends GI Bill eligibility by 30 days. The measure includes funding for VA programs and campus VA representatives in colleges with large veteran enrollments.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Veterans Administration
Distraction Doctrine Defuses Landlord Negligence Claim
In a court test Erma, distracted by her parakeet, tripped on a floorboard and injured herself. The jury absolved her of negligence, applying the distraction doctrine, which requires a sudden unusual and compelling distraction. Rejected distractions include casual chat and ordinary traffic noise.
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Erma
Happy and blind outdoorsman keeps fishing spirit alive
Merrill Cook, 66, of Lebanon Ohio, blind since 1971, remains an avid angler with a sharp memory for fishing spots. He fishes twice weekly, guided by friends and a feel for the water, using an automatic fly reel and a simple skillet cooking routine.
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Nohm Clarke
Weiler
Cincinnati
Merrill Cook
Cook
Lebanon
Ohio
Colson Claims Nixon Believed CIA Involvement in Watergate
Colson says Nixon is convinced the CIA helped carry out the Ellsberg break in and knew of the Watergate operation in advance. He asserts the CIA is deeply implicated and that Nixon shares this line of thinking. Bast, a private investigator, corroborates the outline of Colson’s theory.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Charles W. Colson
Nixon
Central Intelligence Agency
Daniel Ellsberg
CIA
Colson
Washington Star-News
Washington Post
Ilar
Richard L. Bast
Elisberg
White House
Star News
Bast
Washington Securities
McKinney Judge Weighs Change of Venue in Grocery Store Killings
State District Court Judge Tom Ryan heard evidence on a venue change for Robert White and James Livingston charged with killing store owner Preston Broyles and two customers Billy St John and Gary Coker. Jury selection is set for July 15 pending ruling.
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Mckinney
Tex
State District Court
Tom Ryan
Ryan
Robert White
James Livingston
Preston Broyles
Billy St. John
Gary Coker
Western garb highlights US and Russia junior track meet
American and Soviet teenage track stars wore Western outfits at Memorial Stadium in Austin as part of a welcoming event. Cowboys hats and blue jeans drew cheering from UT officials and Owens. Soviet high jumper Nikolay Vaarlamov, 18, notable at 7 feet 3 inches, attracted coaches.
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Austin, Tex
Russia
Soj
Memorial Stadium
U.S
Jesse Owens
University of Texas
Miler
Reed Fischer
Darrell Reyyal
Nikolay Vaarlamov
Bridget Dugdale Sentenced To Nine Years
Bridget Rose Dugdale, daughter of a Lloyds executive, was sentenced in Dublin to nine years for receiving 19 paintings worth about $20 million stolen in April from Sir Alfred Bell’s country mansion. Four co‑conspirators remain at large. The paintings were recovered after Dugdale’s May 4 arrest at a rural cottage near Glandore.
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Dublin
Ireland
Bridget Rose Dugdale
Special Criminal Court
Sir Alfred Bell
Miss Dugdale
Glandore
Lloyd's Insurance Group
London University
Irish Republican Army
Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Oil Drilling Totals Eleven Wildcat Wells in June Texas
The Texas Railroad Commission reports eleven wildcat oil wells drilled in the first half of June, with four in the Houston district and others in Abilene Lubbock San Angelo and San Antonio. Through June 15 eleven wildcat gas wells were also drilled.
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Austin, Tex
Houston
Texas
Railroad Commission
Abilene
Lubbock
San Angelo
San Antonio
Midland
Houston, San Angelo
San Antonio No. 2
Corpus Christ and
Kilgore No
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Mark Barnes
B&d
America
American Bar Association
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Razor
You
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Cookie
Beach
Seersucker
Dacron
Perma Press and
Ali Yn
Bridget Dugdale
Atria Eetad and
Moran’ S Construction Building Supply
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