I Have Spoken Indian Oratory As American History
The article surveys a Pocket Books volume edited by Frederick W. Turner III containing 251 examples of American Indian oratory from 1609 to the present. It cites leaders like Hendrick, Old Tassel, Joseph Brant, Tecumseh, and Black Elk, noting eloquence once shaped colonial and U.S. history and reflecting on the shifting fortunes of Indigenous peoples.
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Lake George
Caesar
Black Elk
Pocket Books
Frederick W. Turner III
Old Tassel
U.S
Joseph Brant
Editorial: The glory of Apollo and a new space era
The editorial lauds Apollo 17 as a flawless mission with astronaut heroes Cernan Evans and Schmitt and the Apollo program's achievements. It recalls Apollo 11 and Kennedy's goal, urges continued space effort, notes spinoff innovations, and predicts future lunar exploration as a continuing national mission. The piece closes urging action now for a new beginning in space exploration.
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Rocco A. Petrone
Cernan
Evans
Schmitt
Soviet Union
United States
Kennedy
Earth
Nixon
Samoa
America
Apollo
Apollo fadeout ends period of anxiety
The Apollo program brought years of tense moments for aerospace firms and engineers as flawless interlocking parts faced scrutiny during preflight trials and missions. North American Rockwell faced tragedy in 1967 with Apollo 1, prompting major safety overhauls. Charlie Badewitz recalls hair-raising radar design for landing guidance and relief when Apollo 11 succeeded. Every space task carries risk and focus on success.
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Apollo
Rockwell
Moon
Federal Space Agency
Earth
North American
Charlie Badewitz
Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Co
Electronic and Space Systems
Charles J. Badewitz
Mars
Lunar
Badewitz
Neil Armstrong
San Diego Naval Air Station
North Island
Calif
Dog liability in car accidents raises legal questions
A 1972 ABA feature examines whether dog owners can be liable when dogs cause crashes. It covers strict liability, negligence standards, and cases where owners were held responsible for harming motorists or dismissed when the dog was not a true cause. Written by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar Association.
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American Bar Association
Texas State Bar Association
Will Bernard
Quick quiz style notes on symbols and etymology
The Jacob's Ladder in Christian art symbolizes the reunion of earth and heaven through Christ. The prairie dog name derives from its bark-like cry. scientifically a ground squirrel. Ballot comes from Italian ballota meaning little ball used in medieval voting.
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Earth
Heaven
Christ
Peace hopes delayed over Vietnam Christmas
Pope Paul expressed regret that a Christmas peace in Vietnam would not arrive, urging continued hope amid grim delays. Henry Kissinger outlined the negotiators’ tactics in Paris, stressing no capitulation to blackmail and commitment to a settlement including prisoner releases, a ceasefire, troop withdrawal, and no imposed political solution unless Hanoi agrees.
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Pope Paul
Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Paris
Nixon
Kissinger
Hanoi
Editor Letters Guidelines for Readers
The notes outline letter submission rules requiring a signature and address, withholding on request, a maximum of 500 words, general interest topics, and prohibition of poor taste. It emphasizes reader participation and standard newsroom editorial policy.
Briscoe selects top aides as Texas starts new administration
Governor-elect Dolph Briscoe names three top aides George Lowrance Ken Clapp and Roy Coffee Jr and outlines early staff work and policy priorities including crime control constitutional revision drug abuse water conservation mass transit and expanded vocational education. He plans to keep most clerical staff from Gov. Preston Smith and begin early legislator meetings.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
George Lowrance
San Antonio
Ken Clapp
Killeen
Roy Coffee Jr
Dallas
Nlo
Preston Smith
Coffee
Lawrance
John Brunson
Houston
Texas
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