Rural voters surprise experts with registration gains
Rural Texas counties report a 63.5 percent rise in registered voters from the first 100 counties to report, while Harris Dallas and Bexar show smaller gains. Voters over 60 in rural areas and towns under 10 000 must now register. Texas may exceed 4 900 000 qualified voters. final figures due April 1. School costs also rise with districts' share of the minimum foundation program increasing by 5.8 million.
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Robert 5S. Calvert
Harris
Dallas
Bexar
Texas
Viet Cong Offensive Shocks Saigon as U S Analysts React
Washington columnist Jack Anderson reports from Vietnam on a crucial stage of the war. Giap coordinated a holiday offensive, moving units from Cambodia to Saigon outskirts and striking 36 population centers. South Vietnamese troops, though undermanned, fought well. defectors held to Saigon. Public sympathy leaned toward the government.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Vietnam
Vo Nguyen Giap
South Vietnam
Saigon
Washington Roundup on Metric System Adoption Trends
In late 1795 President Washington urged Congress to adopt a decimal metric system, noting advantages over traditional English measures. The piece traces global uptake, citing 76 countries with legal metric use, Britain’s gradual move toward decimalization, and Canada and Mexico pursuing metric adoption alongside early U S moves since 1866 and 1875.
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George Washington
Congress
Congressional
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Canada
British Board of Trade
House of Commons
Britain
Mexico
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