Baby Gorilla Seeks Name At Valley Zoo Contest
Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville invites names for a newborn male gorilla born last September. Dr. Warren D. Thomas says the winner receives a one year honorary Valley Zoological Society membership worth about 100 dollars, with judging by the society's board. Entries due February 28 with the winner announced in early March.
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Gladys Porter Zoo
U.S
Warren D. Thomas
Valley Zoological Society
Children’s Zoo
Gorilla Island
Ringgold
Brownsville
Tex
Zoo
United States
LBJ remembered as Texas icon in state long tribute
The piece recalls Lyndon Baines Johnson's influence in Texas and Austin, noting his public appearances at events from the Cotton Bowl to Briscoe's inauguration, and his lasting impact on journalism and politics in the state. It also covers abortion law, engineering input to lawmakers, education funding concerns, and appointments under Gov. Briscoe.
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Austin
Tex
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Civil Rights Forum
Briscoe
San Marcos
Texas
Sup
Texas Democratic Party
LBJ
Luci Nugent
University of Texas
Bill Moyers
George Christian
Tom Johnson
Art Rowert
Bob Jackson
Bill Hobby
Lady Bird
Harry S. Truman
Johnson
Lydon Baines Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Jane Roe
Dallas
Miss Roe
Dolph Briscoe
Hill
Medical Profession
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Texas House
Senate
Wales Madden
Amarillo
Coordination Board
Texas College and University System
Madden
Ing
Texas Senate
Mark W. White
Houston
White
Max Rogers
Huntsville
2Nd Administrative Judicial District of
Curtiss Brown
14Th Court of Civil Appeals
Brown
John M. Barron
Mack Wallace
Athens
Wallace
Anderson
Henderson
Child Development Associate
CDA
Office of Child Development
Federal
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Early Childhood Development
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Tarrant County Junior College of
Fort
Mary Elizabeth C. Brown
Stephen F. Austin High School
Texas Safety Association
Lyndon Johnson
Valley Scout Council Seeks Growth Under Boypower '76
The Rio Grande Council outlines a Sustaining Finance Membership enrollment to fund its program and reach 14,800 youth members by 1976. President Jim Hand heads an executive board of 50 local leaders with Cecil Massey and Jerry Schuller in key posts as partner organizations support volunteer leadership and program delivery.
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United Funds
Rio Grande
Tropical Savings and Loan Assn
Windell Drefke
Bill Long
CPA
Phil Bleakney
Cecil Massey
Weslaco
Jim Inness
Jerry Schuller
Valley Travel
R. W. Liston
South Central
Boypower
Rio Grande Council
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
Jim Hand
Tail tip dyeing and tassels used across regions
The passage notes that Chinese cut yak tails to dye the white tips red for ornamental tassels, while in India the tails are used as fly swatters.
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India
Farm Bureau Urges Soil Aid For All Farmers
Texas Farm Bureau President J T Red Woodson urges continuation of federal cost sharing for soil and water conservation under REAP. He criticizes Administration cuts to REAP and related programs, saying agriculture should not bear unequal spending reductions and that cost sharing benefits all people.
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WACO
Texas Farm Bureau
J.T
Red) Woodson
Woodson
Largest sculpture forgery detected in museum history
The eight foot tall fake reproducing a five inch Greek bronze warrior statue fooled the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art for four decades before being debunked in 1961.
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New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
Local Rio Grande Council Expands Services For Scouts
The Rio Grande Council offers facilities and programs that a BSA unit cannot provide alone, expanding access to resources and activities for scouting groups.
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Rio Grande Council
BSA
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Donna
San Benito
Rita
Padre Island
Ocean Palms Shopping Center
Padre Blvd
Jim Beam
Old Crow
Guckenheimer
Seagram
Gilbeys Vodka
Walkers
Wine OF the
Loire Valley
France
Haig
King George
Cutty Sark
Carte Blanche Bank
Americard
Clements
Temple
Dan Matkin
Irving
Texas Municipal League
TML
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Farm Bureau
Soil Aid
Whitman
Utga
E. 11Th
P.O
Tropical Savings
Black & White
Cooksey's
Sta8 & Loan Leaf Association
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