Authoritarian ideas echo Orwell in modern critique
Copley News Service discusses the rise of totalitarian thought in 1971 as public figures including Harvard professor B F Skinner propose control over individuals for survival. The piece argues such ideas threaten liberty and warns Americans may ignore their consequences.
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George Orwell
Orwell
Harvard
B. F. Skinner
Dr. Skinner
Skinner
Kenneth B. Clark
Clark
Michael Tanzer
America
Tanner
Dallas PD Wins Grant to Double Cadet Training Program
The Dallas Police Department secured a $98,011 grant from the Texas Criminal Justice Council to add 20 cadet vacancies. The program, started in 1969, funds limited police training while cadets attend college and work toward becoming officers, with cadets aged 17½ to 19½ and a monthly stipend.
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Dallas
Winters
Department
Administrative Services Bureau
Dallas Police Academy
Electric linemen train with pole climb for agility
Ten Texas Electric Co. employees attend a lineman training school in Fort Worth to learn pole work. Exercises include tossing footballs and basketballs to build balance and fear of falling. Mitchell Washington and others express pride in mastering the dangerous climb as they prepare for future lineman roles. The Arkansas River area in Colorado is noted as the region's lowest point.
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Fort Worth
Electric
Texas Electric Co
C.K. Shelton
Shelton
Mitchell Washington
Tech finances show big gain at Texas Tech Foundation
The Texas Tech University Foundation reports over $1 million in receipts for the first three quarters of 1971, a rise of about $250,000 from 1970. Endowments for scholarships and loans, research funding, and overall grants show significant gains, with total funds reaching 1,027,000 versus 782,244 the previous year.
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Lubbock, Tex
Texas Tech University Foundation
Texas Tech
B.K. Beckworth
Sword side meaning the father's line in families
The phrase sword side comes from German roots and refers to the paternal branch of a family. It contrasts with the shield or mother’s side and reflects historical naming distinctions in kinship terms.
Blind veteran becomes worm rancher in Dallas home setup
Joseph T. Scottino, blinded at 18 in World War II, runs Circle JTS worm ranch from his Dallas home. He designs gear, uses odor controlled compost, and sells wholesale to organic gardeners and fishermen. His wife Martin handles delivery as he eyes annual profits near ten thousand dollars.
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Dallas
Joseph T. Scottino
Tinian Island
Veterans Hospital
Bill Harris
Joe
Joe Scottino
Martin
Young pianist claims to play for world leaders
Denton Texas AP Voytek Matushevski, a North Texas State University music student, says he is the only pianist to have performed for the Nixons Brazhnevs and Kosygins. He studied with Leon Fleisher, toured the U S and Europe, and holds honorary Texas citizenship. He won a 1969 National Federation of Music Clubs prize and is the first Dr Isabel Sciertic scholarship recipient.
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Denton
Tex
Voytek Matushevski
North Texas State University
Nixons
The
Brazhnevs
Kosygins
Matushevski
National Federation of Music Clubs
Leon Fleisher
United States
Europe
Warsaw Conservatory
Warsaw Philharmonic
Poland
Polish Ministry of Culture
Texas
NTSU
Isabel Sciertic
University of Texas Arlingto n drug crackdown partners with police
A joint effort by the University of Texas System narcotics division and Arlington police targets campus and off campus drug activity at the Arlington Texas campus with 13 500 students. Narcotics agent Boyce Megason leads the effort and notes strong cooperation with local police and other system campuses.
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Arlington, Tex
University of Texas At Arlington
University of Texas System
Arlington Police
Frank Cornwall
Arlington
University System
Boyce Mageson
Arlington Police Department
Megason
el Paso
Galveston
State to get 244 new plants
Texas to attract 244 new industrial plants in the first nine months of 1970 and expand 18 existing sites, with 1971 showing more new plants than 1970 but fewer expansions than the 303 projects in 1970. Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth lead, forming about 37 percent of activity as non metropolitan areas show slight growth.
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Austin
Texas
Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
Directory of
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
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