White outlines water development and Vietnam tour
Congressman Richard C. White reports on the Rio Grande Pecos water resources study and proposed projects including channelization and brackish water use. He describes a 12 day Southeast Asia tour with U S forces in Vietnam, praising morale and detailing experiences with the 25th Infantry and riverine navy forces. He lists appointments, legal opinions, and seeks funding for education, dams, and a crime victims bill.
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Congress
National Water Resources Council
United States
Water Resources Council
Rio Grande
Pecos
Red Bluff
Reclamation Service
San Luis Valley
Colorado
Chamizal
Riverside
Ysleta
San Juan
Chama
West Texas
New Mexico
Mississippi Basin
Bureau of Reclamation
90Th Congress
Elephant Butte
Dell City
Hudspeth
el Paso
Fort Stockton
Richard C. White
Southeast Asia
Military Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Committee
South Vietnam
Rach Gla
Gulf of Thailand
North
Cushman
First Corps
Vietnam
Delta
Demilitarized Zone
25Th Infantry
Cu Chi
1St Infantry
Lai Khe
Saigon
Mekong
Sampans
Seventh Air Force
Dmz
Governor's plan to redraw Texas school districts faces hurdles
The Governor's Committee on Public School Education proposes sweeping district boundary changes and new funding formulas. It would shrink districts from 1,218 to 354 with many counties reduced to one or two districts and rural areas likely to see controversy over local tax bases.
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el Paso
Nueces
Hidalgo
Fannin
Lamar
Cameron
Johnson
Ellis
John Connally
J. G. McDuff
Burnet
State Board of Control
McDuff
E. E. McAdams
Austin
Connally
Mack M. Stripling
Nacogdoches
M. M. Haggar Sr
Dallas
Texas Industrial Commission
Haggar
Stripling
William F. Farah
Joe B. Finley Jr
Encinal
E. Porter Halbert
Bronson
Steele Wright
Norman Moser
DeKalb
Industrial Commission
Hazel Richardson
Bryan Carnegie Public Library
Texas State Board of Library Examiners
H.L. McLaughlin
San Antonio
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
Midwestern University
Texas
Consumer Credit Code
Yarborough
Washington
Senate
Congress
United States
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Appropriations Committee
America
State Board of Education
Bowie
McLennan
Williamson
Grayson
Collin
Denton
Tom Green
Hunt
Taylor
Henderson
Cherokee
Rusk
1968 Real Shocker For Nation New Year Reflections
A year-end reflection on 1968 highlights shock and tragedy from Johnson’s nonre election to MLK and Kennedy assassinations. It notes major legislative acts, advancements in education, health, and conservation, and outlines goals for 1969 including draft law revisions and peace efforts in Vietnam. The piece cites programs for Spanish bilingual education and the Padre Island National Seashore.
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Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Texas
Padre Island National Seashore
Johnson
Martin Luther King
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Big Thicket National Park
Oine
Vietnam
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