Texas Veterans Land Program Amendment 7 Campaign Message
The Texas vote on November 6 will authorize 100 million dollars in bonds to continue the Veterans Land Program for at least five more years. The program funds land loans to veterans without taxpayer money and carries a Triple A bond rating. Over 50,000 veterans have already benefited since 1949, with 165,000 Vietnam veterans and POWs potential participants if Amendment 7 passes.
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Texas
Korea
Armed Services
Veterans Land Board
Murray McWhorter
Henry Cannady
Carl Phinney
Dallas
Editorial warns of nuclear shadow in Middle East conflict
The piece quotes Henry Kissinger comparing the Arab Israeli war to prewar Balkans dynamics. It notes the risk of great power entanglement in a nuclear age, but argues that current realities differ from 1914 and decisive peace in the Middle East is essential to prevent catastrophe.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Balkans
Europe
France
Russia
Germany
Kissinger
Technocrats and the middle age corporate crisis
New York AP outlines middlescence a crisis for ages 35 to 55 in tech driven firms. It argues midway managers become drained when not understood, highlighting fast track schemes, subordination, and the lure of pension plans and stock options that bind executives to their companies.
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New York
Eugene Jennings
Peter Drucker
Door still open to tapes compromise
Analysis argues Nixon has effectively caved on Watergate tapes by agreeing to verbatim transcripts for Congress via Sen. John Stennis while preserving nonessential summaries. It suggests a face-saving setup aimed at satisfying Congress and the courts, with Melvin Laird influential in shaping the compromise and potential for further disclosures.
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Archibald Cox
Elliot Richardson
Nixon
White House
John Stennis
Dmiss
Watergate Committee
Watergate
National Defense
Congress
Courts
Defense
Melvin Laird
Senate
Cox
Stennis
Buckner News Alliance Wins 1973 General Excellence Award
The Buckner News Alliance secures a 1973 General Excellence Award from the Texas Press Association, highlighting strong reporting, community coverage, and editorial quality across its newsroom.
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Texas Press Association
This Day in History October 25 Highlights
Today October 25 marks historical events from 1586 to 2023 including Mary Stuart’s sentence, Philadelphia charter, Sevasto pol action in 1854, and a 1944 Philippine Sea battle. Notable birthdays include Bobby Thomson and Minnie Pearl. thoughts urge gratitude over past misfortunes per Dickens.
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Sevastopol
Russia
Mary Queen of Scots
Philadelphia
George II
England
George III
Ito
Korea
Chungking
Philippine Sea
U.S
Dallas
U.N
Adair Stevenson
Stevenson
Northeast Airlines
Moose Mountain
New Hampshire
Pacific
Fiji
Bobby Thomson
Minnie Pearl
Charles Dickens
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for Submissions
The notice outlines that letters must include the writer signature and address, which can be withheld on request, should be under 500 words, must address general interest topics, and will be rejected if in poor taste. It emphasizes publication criteria for readers’ correspondence.
Our Boarding House Thymus Gland Mystery Noted
The thymus is described as a ductless chest gland with an unknown exact function. The note highlights limited understanding of its role in the body.
Things That Make Life Worth Living by Boyle
New York AP column lists joys from a smile to a train whistle and family moments. It recalls outdoor nights in a sleeping bag, winning at a racetrack, a napkin of malted milk, and the warmth of parental love as central blessings.
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New York
Mr. Bear
Mr. Wolf
Optimism high for United Way
Optimism runs high at the United Way kickoff breakfast as organizers push to top their three year goal. The column urges giving to the United Way to avoid recurring door-to-door drives and highlights local Jaycee activities, Pecos Bill displays, and a new Pecos racquet club effort.
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United Way
Corporations widen aid to education then cut next year
New York report notes rising corporate gifts to higher education from 1954 55 to 1968 69, totaling about 375 million, then a 35 million drop in 1969 70. The piece cites economic instability and campus unrest, yet lists Harvard Princeton Chicago Cornell Stanford Johns Hopkins Berkeley MIT Caltech Columbia Yale among leading beneficiaries. Corporate leaders meet to explore ways to boost giving under the Corporate Committee for the Support of American Universities.
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New York
America
Harvard
Princeton
Chicago
Cornell
Stanford
John Hopkins
University of California At Berkeley
Massachusetts Institute Technology
California Technology
Columbia
Yale
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Jaycees
Pecos Club
Pecos
William F. Cody
Pancho Villa
Cisco Kid
John Wayne
Paladin
Pecos Bill
Chamber
Kenneth Garlitz
District Optimists
Agnew
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