Toyah community notes and school year kickoff
Toyah residents report hot weather after a cool summer in the Sacramento Mountains and a heavy rain event with 2 1/2 inches in an hour. Teachers and students resuming classes include Amelia Waight, Richard Gibson, Susan Gibson, and new math teacher Pauline Wilson arriving from Anton Colorado. Booster Club officers elected and plans set for Halloween Carnival and homecoming events on November 10.
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New Mexico
Toyah
Sul Ross
Amelia Waight
Richard
Susan Gibson
Toyah Booster Club
Higinio Salanis
Charlotte Waight
China Lara
Pauline Wilson
Calk
Max Calk
Balmorhea Visitors and Lions Meeting Postponed
Mr and Mrs L M Long of Fort Worth spent the weekend at the Valley Motel with former residents and drivers for Fred Stroade. Mr and Mrs Bill Hudson of Big Lake stayed with sister Mrs Nora Boyd, while Mr and Mrs Charles Boyd of El Paso visited his mother, Mrs Nora Boyd. They visited relatives in Pecos and friends in the Valley. The Lions postponed their regular meeting Monday night due to illness among members.
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Mrs. L.M. Long
Ft. Worth
Valley Motel
Mr. Long
Fred Stroade
Bill Hudson
Big Lake
Nora Boyd
Charles Boyd
el Paso
Pecos
the Lions
Jewish students press McGovern Shrivers commitment
In Albany supporters of McGovern Shriver faced 150 Jewish students demanding firm pledges on ending Arab terrorism and sanctions. Shriver warned sanctions might backfire, citing uncertain effectiveness while stressing McGovern's unwavering Israel security stance amid Munich hostilities trampling the political scene.
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N.Y
Sargent Shriver
McGovern-Shriver
Shriver
Sen
George McGovern
Israel
Wallace May Lead States At Southern Governors Meet
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace is poised to become chairman of the Southern Governors Conference as Gov. John West of South Carolina retires. West, vice chairman, steps down to pass the post to Wallace, who attends sessions in a wheelchair after a May assassination attempt.
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George C. Wallace
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John West
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Spiro T. Agnew
McGovern Returns to Texas for Campaign Push
Senator George McGovern heads back into Texas tonight in a fresh push for votes as the Democratic nominee. This marks his second Lone Star State swing since clinching the nomination, underscoring the national campaign effort.
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Texas
Dallas
George McGovern
Lone Star State
National Baptist Convention opens in Fort Worth
The 92nd annual National Baptist Convention, UA with about 15 000 delegates arrives in Fort Worth Texas as Dr Joseph H Jackson president of the 6 3 million member group endorses President Nixon for re election. He criticizes McGovern while backing dialogue on Vietnam and notes the convention may consider political reform rules alongside issues like busing abortion and welfare. McGovern plans to campaign across Dallas and Houston with stops at the Fairmont Hotel and Space Center while Shriver prepares to follow with stops in Texas and nearby states.
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Houston
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Hubert Humphrey
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George Wallace
John Connally
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Johnson
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Briscoe
Wallace
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Austin
Space Center invites McGovern to briefing
Houston AP Democratic presidential candidate Sen George McGovern asked for a briefing on the nations manned space program. Space Center administrator invited him for a complete briefing. McGovern to tour the Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston Thursday with astronauts in an altitude chamber test for 56 days aboard equipment to be used in space next year.
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McGovern
Msc
Houston
U S B52s Strike Near Pleiku During Highlands Campaign
U S B52 bombers hit North Vietnamese troop concentrations within 14 miles of Pleiku as part of a campaign to curb attacks in the Central Highlands. South Vietnamese reports say new assaults near Pleiku and Kon Tum, with casualties on both sides. The U S command noted two F8 Crusader jets lost in a refueling collision but pilots were rescued. Weather and a misdirected strike near Saigon are also reported.
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Pleiku
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Kontum
Highlands
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U. S
Gulf of Tonkin
Hancock
U.S
Briscoe’s flip flops spark Texas governor push by Grover
A Houston leader-like appeal argues Hank Grover can beat Briscoe in Texas reshaping state government. The plea cites Briscoe’s voting shifts and calls Grover a tough, honest, fourth generation Texan who fought waste and racism in the senate. It urges readers to donate $5 to finance TV exposure and boost Grover’s campaign.
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Hank Grover
Briscoe
Texas
San Jacinto
Grover
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