Orla Chili Capital of U S A and Texas letter
A Pecos letter from Opal Sorrels thanks Orla leaders for chili and reflects on political timing. It notes salary boosts for Texans in postal service civil service and military with increases retroactive to October and four percent pension boosts for retired service members. The author cites role as Senate Post Office Sub committee chair and Civil Service Committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal
Orla
Congress
Postal Service
Civil Service
Military Service
Senate Post Office
Full
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Fred W. Janca
Pecos
Texas
Toast to Alpha’s Chili Mastery and 1968 Wishes
A letter from Thomas J. Patterson of American Cyanamid praises Alpha as the best chili maker in the United States and requests a future recipe. He offers warm regards for 1968 and asks Alpha to share the elixir recipe discreetly away from a rival. He also sends greetings to Alpha’s husband and daughter.
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United States
Ford Chapman
The Heart Diseases Local Campaign Urges Support
The article argues heart and blood vessel diseases are a major local health problem and credits the Heart Fund for reducing cardiovascular deaths under 65 by about 15 percent since 1950. It urges February 1968 Heart Fund Campaign support through contributions and volunteer service, highlighting Heart Sunday weekend as the campaign peak.
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Heart Fund
Tower laments old problems and warns against panic policies
U S Senator John Tower argues the new congressional year repeats crime inflation and war issues. He criticizes the administration for gradualism in Vietnam law and spending and urges firm action, fiscal restraint, and growth planning for Texas and water needs. He urges maintained world leadership and warns against isolation.
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Vietnam
Asia
Washington
Senate
Congress
Southeast Asia
America
Russia
Red China
United States
Korea
Texas
Beaumont
United State
Mississippi
Missouri
Yarborough Pushes Education and Crime in State of the Union
President Johns signals a busy 90th Congress session focusing on education and crime. Proposals include reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, widening Vocational Education, funding Bilingual Education, renewing Hill Burton health funds, aging concerns, and crime bills for Safe Streets and Victims compensation. Texas groups urge Big Thicket National Park creation.
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Johns
Senate
Texas
Congress
Conservation Federation of Texas
The
Texas Ornithological Society
Beaumont
Texas Education Agency
el Tiempo
New York
Political Calendar for Candidates and Ballots
February 26 deadline for candidates to pay assessment. March 5 first day to apply for absentee ballot. April 15 first day for absentee voting. April 24 to 26 period for filing campaign expenses. April 30 last day for absentee voting in person. May 4 first primary election. May 7 canvass returns. May 1 county convention.
Budget and Constitutional Revision Headlines
State agencies push 1968 69 budget requests to SB and Governor’s Office with potential special session by February end. A blue ribbon constitutional revision commission sets a late May deadline to process study proposals, leaning toward updating laws over sweeping rewrite. Governor Connally names Ed Gossett as County Criminal District Court No. 5 judge. Education officials and leaders will testify at forthcoming hearings.
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Legislative Budget Board
Governor’s Budget Office
Constitutional Revision Commission
Commission
Connally
Ed Gossett
Dallas
County
A. D. Bowie
Texas Education Agency
Higher Educat On Coordinating Board
Regional Education Centers
Governor’s
Public School Study Committee
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Feak
Enterprise & Independent News
Orla Chili Capital
U.S.A
Sincerely, American Cyanamid Company
Thomas J. Patterson
U.S
John Tower
Ralph Yarborough
Texas Conservation
Fed
Richard C White
Dorsey B. Hardeman
A.B. Mail
Ncumbent
Wicker
Precinct
Tatum Eisenwine
Casey Farrington
RS. Pearl Barker
Ross’ S
Marrison
AR. Archef
Justice OF the Peace
W.B
Boyd
Teese
Budget Office
Iene
AAS Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise , Inc
Cedar Street
Carrier Boy
Jack & Bill’s
MOBIL
Reas
Goodyear
Canada
Tefisdo
Pecos, Texas
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