Reader seeks link between Brackenridge name and Paris family
A reader requests help tracing Willie Brackenridge in a Tennys ants ems book gifted May 23, 1007 by Wille Brackenridge. The note cites San Antonio and Hesven and asks if Willie is related to Cal George Washington Brackenridge’s family, prompting continuation on page 8.
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Tennys Antsems
Mattie Mosely
Wille Brackenridge
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Hesven
Willie Brackenridge
Paris
Baw
Bacon
Tennyson
Cal
George Washington Brackenridge
Fennyson
Cow Caper Ends as Bull Captured by San Antonio Police
Police chased a large brown frightened bull described as a fugitive from the stockyards for about 30 minutes starting near Nogalitos and 2400 block, then herded it into a Green Street yard. Patrolman Wayne Yarwell grabbed the bull's hind legs while Patrolman Russell Spannage aided and both officers returned home to change clothes.
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Nogalitos
Green
Russell Spannage
Wayne Yarwell
Copperhead Bites S. A. Boy in Satisfactory Condition
A 9 year old boy Christopher Moore was bitten on the right index finger by a copperhead at his home and hospitalized at Santa Rosa Medical Center. He is the son of Mrs Beverly Moore and was reported in satisfactory condition Tuesday by police.
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Christopher Moore
Santa Rosa Medical Center
Beverly Moore
Mayor Levels Blast At Annexation Foes
Flood waters from spring rains rose across northeast Harris County forcing evacuation of more than 300 people. Five feet of water in Houston areas Key wood Oakwond and two feet in homes. dozens stranded in cars and one man rescued from a billboard. Tornadoes damaged homes in Bay City Fort Bend County and other locations as the Navidad River swelled and a tornado watch was canceled.
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Harris County
Texas
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Ed L. White
North Cantal Texas
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Houston
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Rosehiil
Fort Bend
Richmond
Sugar Land
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Needville
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Louisiana
TV Sweeps $100 Prize Adds to Vacation Fun
Agnes Velo of 130 Ohio wins the top prize in the S100 Double TV Sweepstakes Contest and plans a California visit to see grand children. Six others place in the weekly contest now offering $8,120 in cash prizes. Daily winning numbers appear in The Light with $100, $50, $25 or $10 prizes for matches.
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California
Agnes Velo
Ohio
Velo
Mary Martinez
S. San Berhardo
J. L. Hilton
W. Mag. Neliay Vicente B. Veloz
Westhead
Carl Hutchison
Lancelot
Senate backs U.S. recognition of Bangladesh nation
The Senate passed by voice vote a resolution calling for U.S. recognition of the new nation of Bangladesh, formerly part of Pakistan, a move reported from Washington.
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Washington
Senate
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Pakistan
Mayor attacks annexation opponents over funded campaign
Mayor Gatti released a four page statement accusing anti annexation forces of being financed by private interests linked to Ray Ellison Industries. Frank Manupelli admitted Ellison opposed annexation but halted ads due to threats from other developers. Manupelli claimed city services would offset higher taxes and noted current water rates and sewer fees in Ellison developments.
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Norma Reed
Gatti
Tay
Ray Ellison Ine Dustries
Manupelli
Ellison
Annexaton
Ray
Ogre
Wold
Cosy
Court Rejects Vote Residence Restrictions
The Supreme Court struck down state residency requirements for voting as unconstitutional in a Tennessee test case. Marshall authored the opinion invalidating the county three month rule, while Burger dissented and Blackmun concurred in result.
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UPL
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Marshall
Thurgood Marshal
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Illinois Primary Tests Muskie Daley in Democratic Clash
UPI reports a high stakes Illinois presidential primary with Sen. Edmund Muskie, Sen. George McGovern, and Eugene McCarthy vying for dominance, plus governor and state attorney races. Daley’s influence hangs in the balance as over 2 million voters are expected despite late thun der threats. Voting runs from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. in a key early test for the Democratic field.
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Chicago
Illinois
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Richard J. Daley
Muskle
George S. McGovern
Gene O. McCarthy
Daley
Wiinais
New Hampshire
Alabama
George CC. Wallace
Florida
Texas Voter Residency Rules In Line With Court Ruling
In Texas voters must register 12 months in state and six months in county before voting, says Randall Wood head of the elections division. Without registration changes, effective residency would be 0 days since registration closes 30 days before elections.
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Austin
Texas
Randall Wood
Secretary of State
Court notes 30 day period suffices to curb fraud in voting rules
Marshall cites 1970 abolishing long term residence preconditions for presidential and vice presidential voting. The Court questions durational residence limits as voter information gaps persist, while Burger in dissent argues equal protection concerns are similar to age 18 voting rules.
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Congress
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