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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
2
The piece recalls the equality of men and the right of the people to alter or abolish government. It cites key aims of the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, urging careful reading to understand what one might trade away for political favors.
A public safety appeal emphasizes fatal road accidents often occur near home and from heedless driving. It highlights personal loss for families when a car crash ends a promising life and urges caution before trips and holiday revelry to protect loved ones.
A column argues that enacting a flag desecration crime does not prove true patriotism or morality. It cites John Adams defending democracy, notes disputes over conscientious objection and wartime tribunals, and urges steadiness amid hysteria to safeguard liberty and due process.
A reader criticizes The Port Isabel San Benito News for omitting voting sites in the district north end and requests correction. The letter cites Precinct No.1 Merchants Marine Bank Community Room and mentions locals Bod Harri Laguna Heagits McKown Gerald V. and W. C. McConnell.
Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith announces a permanent agency with full time staff to prepare an estimated appropriation bill and provide general budget services for state government. Senator Bruce Reagan chairs the effort and leads the new board based in Austin.
Texas legislators pass provisions on medical bills for injured officers and tax exemptions while considering measure to abolish property tax by 1976. Special session notes include budget outlook, interim committees, and warnings on polio immunization amid other Texas-wide issues.
Texas Parks and Wildlife reports a 24 percent rise in park attendance for the first month, totaling 408 255 visitors versus 127 344 last year. Inksdale, Goose Island, Martin Dies Jr, Huntsville, Garnet, Corpus Christi, Palo Duro Canyon, and Monahans Sandhills led gains with large increases and some Easter weekend crowding.
A housewife sued over a forced repossession of a sewing machine after a debtor was shaken off the machine by a burly voter. The court ruled the lender could repossess but not by force or breaking into the debtor’s home. The ruling emphasized lawful methods and policy against strongarm tactics.
Washington DC editor outlines legislation to bar Egyptian long staple cotton and boost domestic output to replace imports. He notes Egypt’s 69,000 bales per year and U.S. farmers produced 161,000 bales in 1963, arguing for market protection and increased home production.
The fragment discusses coin varieties from 17% to 17 with dies prone to breaking and re-cutting. It questions whether a complete set would reach hundreds of varieties and references large cents, their years, and a 1962 example noting a figure around 2.5 trillion.
The writer notes converting a Nation Service Life Insurance term policy to a Modified Life Plan soon after release. They were assured accumulations would justify benefits, but now doubt that Modified Life plans will ever build reserves large enough for dividends.
A fragmented notice cites a Texas law claim about a newspaper man lacking competence and money. The piece mentions someone giving five dollars, another thirteen dollars and forty cents, and a child’s coins in a five and dime store. It contrasts value and spending with a rhetorical appeal to children’s nickel and dime purchases.
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