Texans Vote On National Issues Amid Turbulent Week
Readers report mixed votes on national matters as Congress debates defense spending and health training bills. The record notes President did not take a position on a key measure while several lawmakers cast yea or nay including Yarborough and Tisher. Specifics cite defense appropriations of 1.74 billion and health manpower funding with amendments and conference reports.
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Young Texas Man Killed In Smashup
Clifford E Wilkerson 22 of Glen Flora was killed Tuesday night when his pickup left the road one mile south of town. He was thrown from the cab as the truck rolled over.
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Five-year-old receives world’s 31st heart transplant
Houston doctors report progress as Maria Giannaris, 5, becomes the world’s 31st heart transplant recipient. The donor was an 11-year-old boy. Maria’s father Carl Bates, 50, a Texas shoe store owner, watches her recover with siblings nearby. Four other patients remain hospitalized, two released, two died post-surgery.
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More Texans Die In Viet War Casualty List
Washington AP reports twenty six Texas service members were killed in action or listed as missing in the Vietnam War on Tuesday as the Defense Department released casualty figures. The list includes Army Cpl. John E. Roe of Dallas and Lance Cpls. Dwight S Howell of Seymour and Thomas W. Musick of Orange, among others. Some listed as missing were Sp4 Lural L. Blevins II and several others later advanced from missing to captured. Maj. Ramon A Heinele and Maj. Dewey L. Smith are noted as having died from noncombat causes.
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Capital Happenings Across Washington and Pentagon Figures
Congress aims to cut federal employment to the 1966 level as part of a broader 75 percent limit, with McNamara defending thin antiballistic missile grounds. Secretary Zwick notes agencies must start replacements by Sept 1, while Pueblo hostage efforts continue with no hopeful progress. The piece also mentions McNamara’s post at the World Bank and public debates on Vietnam War policy.
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Kennedy to speak before Worcester Chamber in Southeast Asia note
Senator Edward M. Kennedy agreed to address a Worcester Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Vietnam policy five days before the Democratic National Convention. A picket line threat by workers was withdrawn after discussions, with networks set to televise the remarks nationally. Kennedy has kept a low public profile since his brother’s assassination and has not confirmed attendance at the convention or a vice presidential bid.
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Mayor Proposes Smoking Ban for Under 18 in Butler
Butler New Jersey. Mayor Clayton D Brown asked the Borough Council on Tuesday to pass a law making it illegal for residents under 18 to smoke. He said society must protect youth from dangerous health habits and irrational influences.
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