Pecos High senior’s valedictory urges civic duty and unity
In a poignant assembly address Pecos High School senior Tom Segalia, retiring Student Council president, urges adults to trust young citizens while warning against violence and riots. He calls for informed reform, responsible protest, and backing the president after elections as unity's core. He notes his future service in the Air Force Academy and praises proactive youth shaping democracy.
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Tom Segalia
Pecos High School
U. S. of America
America
U. S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Lincoln
Air Force Academy
Wifely Remarks
Hal Boyle compiles jests from wives venting about husbands in humorous quotes. The snippets lampoon marital tensions about chores money, driving, parenting, and daily friction, reflecting a lively period voice from New York AP dispatch.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Harry
Senate Battles Shape Early Nixon Era Policy Debates
The Senate enters the Nixon era amid sharp clashes over the Vietnam War Supreme Court picks tax policy and civil rights. Widening partisan fights mark the opening months as the Senate becomes a focal point of national controversy.
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Joe Hall
Associated Press
Washington
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Senate becomes focus for antiwar activism and power dynamics
The piece notes students pressure the Senate to curb Vietnam War funding and repeal the Tonkin Gulf resolution as part of a broader look at how the Senate has shaped presidential power. It highlights figures like McGovern and Mansfield and traces tensions with Johnson and Nixon over court picks, funding, and voting rights.
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National Student Association
Students For
Senate
David Hawk
Capitol
Nixon
Southeast Asia
House
Richard Hughes
Iowa
George McGovvern
South Dakota
McGovern
Cambodia
Tonkin Gulf
Pentagon
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Johnson
Abe Fortas
United States
Fortas
High Court
Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Kentucky
John Sherman Cooper
Edward M. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Supreme Court
White House
Chamber
State Banking Board drama ends as Falkner retirement set
In a burst of action the State Finance Commission accepted retirement of J M Falkner after 50 years in banking and named Robert E Stewart as deputy to replace him. The panel also discharged Francis A Miskell as Consumer Credit Commissioner and named Sam Kelley to succeed him, amid staff and policy disputes.
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Finance Commission
Falkner
Robert E. Stewart
Stewart
Commission
Miskell
Sam Kelley
Court Speak State Supreme Court
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Air Southwest Company of
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
Court of Criminal Appeals
Amos Gaines
Harris County
Preston Smith
Sam Kinch Sr
Austin
John T. Steen
Arlington
Tom J. Vandergriff
Earl Lewis
James Goodwin
Environmental Conservation Council
Ben Barnes
Bill Moore
Bryan
Jack Hightower
Vernon
David Ratliff
Samford
Gus Mutscher
Waggoner Carr
Harry Hubbard Jr
Texas Afl-Cio
Searcy Bracewell
James Slider
Naples
Jack Ogg
Joe Hawn
Dallas
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
John C. White
White
Smith
Gulf Coast
San Antonio Bay
Chocolate Bay
Nixon’s Cambodia stance praised as sober and firm
The San Diego Union notes President Nixon’s conciliatory yet firm Cambodia policy. It contrasts critics’ reactions with his insistence on negotiation while protecting American lives and prisoners. The piece praises Nixon’s resolution, courage, and integrity amid Vietnam tensions.
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Nixon
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
United States of America
Fulbright
Mansfield
McGovern
Goodell
Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
San Dieen Union
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Lubbock
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