Tank Explosions Highlight Above Ground Gasoline Tanks
Guest editorial notes two recent fires in Kennedale and Hamilton involving above ground gasoline storage tanks. Both incidents caused extensive property damage and raised calls for state legislation to ban above ground tanks, with emphasis on minimizing hazard and protecting homes. The piece urges action to move tanks underground to prevent future disasters.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Hamilton
Fort North
Kennedale
Kenndale
Texas
Fort Worth
Readers voice views on guns and freedom and local museum praise
A letter from Mrs. R W Heath argues for keeping guns and restoring law enforcement power to punish offenders, while a reply thanks the writer and a separate note from Betty J Taylor commends Pecos Texas museum for preserving heritage and suggests improved museum advertising.
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R. W. Heath
4Th
Pecos
Texas
P. S
Helicopter rescue demo to aid West Texas lives
Congressman Richard C White outlines a planned Friday helicopter demonstration with Bell Helicopter and local officials to show rescue uses on highways in West Texas. Officials from Brewster Terrell Jeff Davis and six other counties attend with a barbecue lunch in Alpine before a evening law enforcement showcase.
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Pine
Texas
Carl Williams
Brewster County
Bell Helcopter Company
Fort Worth
West Texas
Raldo
America
West
Vietnam
Korea
Washington
William Haddon, Jr
National Highway Safety Bureau
U. S. Department of Transportation
Austin
James FE. Peavy
Texas Commissioner of Health
E. Robert Anderson
Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Haddon
Bill Cooksey
Terrell County
Bell Helcopter Company of
Larry M. Hayes
Bill Thorn
Bell Helicopter Company
Lake Dallas
Alpine
Alpine Flying Service
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Terrell
Presidio
Pecos
Culberson
Reeves
Brewster County Rescue Service
Thorn
Big Bend
Vocational Ed Committee Reviews Skills and Education Balance
A Senate vocational technical education study committee heard testimony stressing the need for workers skilled with tools and solid academic education. It is shaping recommendations for the next legislature while Texas Research Commission urges keeping vocational rehabilitation services within the Texas Education Agency framework.
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Senate
Texas Research
Ague
Texas Education Agency
How Do We Choose A President In The Electoral College
The article explains how U S electors are allocated by state, the total 538 electors, and Texas 25 electors. It covers processes for nominating electors, how states award their votes, and what happens if no candidate wins a majority. It notes past elector deviations and the potential 1969 congressional vote paths for president and vice president.
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United States
Washington, D. C
U. S
Texas
District of Columbia
Arizona
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Preston Parks
Tennessee
Thurmond
Truman
W. F. Turner
Walter E. Jones
Adlai E. Stevenson
Henry D. Irwin
Oklahoma
Harry Byrd
Nixon
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
House
Oil Allowable Cut Reduced for September
The Railroad Commission lowered the oil allowable to 41.3 percent of potential for September, allowing a maximum production of 3,213,193 barrels daily versus 4,414,999 in August at 44.8 percent. Eight of 14 major Texas crude purchasers asked for less oil next month than in August.
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Railroad Commission
Texas
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Houston
President Chamber of Commerce
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del Rio
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Very Truly
Betty J. Taylor
Mrs. H. Avery Taylor
Richard White
Sincerely
Your Congressman
Richard C. White
Mmmm
Texas Water Quality Board
Agenips
U.S
Vienna
van Camp
Peyton Blue
Sizzler Hormel
Beret
Folger
Ates Oust LL
Omreces
Deodorant
Scenic South
Shurfine
Pecos Enteruise
Pecos Enterprise Inc
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S. Cedar Street
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