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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1968
Page
4
Washington AP reports a postal manpower bill nears passage, trimming about 83,000 employees and cutting window service, with a plan to reduce staff by more than 83,000 as Congress considers exemptions elsewhere. The measure, approved by Senate, moves to the House for final action amid broader federal spending cuts.
AUSTIN AP Thirty six state parks will begin charging entrance fees this fall to fund bonds for recreation areas near urban centers. The Parks and Wildlife Commission authorized sale of bonds as part of a 75 million program. The Lyndon B. Johnson Park is excluded from the plan. Exemptions include many parks, while fees will apply at Balmorhea Big Bend Spring and others, with several listed as not affected. Six parks now run under concession or lease. Public notices list excluded sites such as Huntsville Inks Lake Fort Griffin San Jacinto Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi.
Texans weigh funds for LBJ park improvements including a pool and water features with a ten year repayment plan funded by entrance fees at state parks. Separate fees apply at three parks and major sanctuaries, while attendance estimates project modest declines at some facilities. Concurrently Texas delegates are urged to back Reagan, with Cox urging personal talks to win support as Reagan leads in delegate counts.
In a letter to delegates Cox claims wide backing and urges Nixon as the delegation’s choice. An Associated Press survey shows 30 delegates would back Nixon, 13 for Reagan, 12 uncommitted, with several uncommitted previously endorsing Nixon.
A scanned test page challenges readers with six questions about presidential candidates ages and roles. From Humphrey to Nixon and Rockefeller, it asks to identify statements, daily tools, sporting letter groups, duration terms, and instruments. The sixth item presents an age matching exercise with scrambled labels and messy OCR.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses how most divorces begin in the bedroom and urges readers to seek practical psychology for marital happiness. He notes that many questions from women center on sex and marriage, and advises obtaining his booklet Sex Problems in Marriage.
SAN ANTONIO AP A plane full of Plainview citizens will arrive Thursday to celebrate Plainview Day with Jimmy Dean a country music singer and hog farmer from the east Texas city Dean is appearing at HemisFair world’s fair which set Aug 1 as Plainview day
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