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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1968

Page

2

Revelry Prices Soar As New Year Parties Cost Heavy

United Press International surveys show New Year celebrations across major cities command higher prices in 1969. Maxim's de Paris offers a 125 dollar Paris style package with dinner, champagne, and a 2 a.m. breakfast, while cities from New York to Nashville post hikes for filet dinners, champagne, and live entertainment.

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Apollo 8 surface photos show cracks and color clues

NASA officials discuss lunar surface features from Apollo 8 pictures. John W. Dietrich, Frank Borman, James A. Lovell, and William A. Anders describe cracks possibly from quakes or drying, note earth-like patterns, and discuss faint color in photographs. A behind the scenes push for public appearances in Washington and a possible parade with President Johnson is mentioned.

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Kennedy to challenge Long for Senate leadership post

Senator Edward M. Kennedy launches a bid against Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana for the Democratic whip, backed by Hubert Humphrey and Muskie, aiming to alter the Senate leadership as Congress readies for the Nixon administration. Kennedy faces Long in a contest seen as pivotal for liberal and party dynamics ahead of 1972.

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Hoover cites extremist influence in U S political life

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned of growing extremist influence from groups like the Black Panthers and SDS. He cited overseas connections, travel costs for members, propaganda printing, and money subsidies as tools, with attention to Maoist China and Cuba.

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Nurse Home Ratings Coming to Texas

AUSTIN AP Federal state program classifies nursing home patients as requiring allied care, intermediate care, or skilled care with definitions from the Site Welfare Department and the Texas Nursing Home Association. Intermediate care II covers lesser nursing needs and Intermediate care III covers those not needing professional nursing but unable to live independently.

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Beaties Broakat and AUSTIN DPS Warn Holiday Fatalities

The Department of Public Safety in Texas reports patrols will be deployed from 6 pm December 31 to midnight January 1 to curb speeding and drunken driving during the holiday period. Officials forecast about 19 deaths in the region as drivers face heightened risk.

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Tax reform push seeks Johnson release of reform recommendations

A leading liberal advocate in Washington demands that President Johnson disclose the tax reform proposals Congress required. Sen. William Proxmire accuses the administration of dodging law, urging steps to curb oil depletion breaks and expand the minimum tax to boost federal revenue.

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