Lyndon Baines Johnson Library to Open at UT
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library at the University of Texas will open at year end. Dr. Chester A. Newland says the collection will be the largest single presidency library with at least 30 million manuscript pages and vast audio visual holdings. The library will be housed in a scholarship center offering easy access to UT’s library system. Personal Johnson possessions include Johnson family books, political cartoons, china, furnishings, clothing, and gifts.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
University of Texas
Johnson
White House
Infiltration Fears Highlighted at New York Crime Conference
Alfred J. Scotti says he faced zero cooperation from business and labor when asking for tips on criminal infiltration. He cited loans, cheap supplies, and price manipulation as signs mobsters control sectors. The meeting urged leaders to act to support federal state and city prosecutors in fighting organized crime.
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New York City
Alfred J. Scotti
New York
Scotti
Nixon
Holiday Traffic Warning For Memorial Day Weekend
A public safety notice urges careful driving as heavy travel increases over the Memorial Day weekend. It warns that many careless drivers will be on the roads and emphasizes seat belt use and vigilant driving to avoid fatalities.
Irelands adapters and Britain’s plugs
A travel tale from Cork and Killarney recalls misadventures with 110 and 220 volt heating pads. The narrator finds hilarious difficulty locating a compatible 3-pronged plug in Ireland and curses British electrical mischief while noting local expertise and a single 220 pad encounter in town.
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Ireland
Roche
Britain
Oxord
Cork
Killarney
Great Southern Hotel
Great Southern
Connie
Watts Leaders Drive Riots Insightful Portrait
A veteran Watts resident notes four local leaders wielding power to start or stop riots as 50 to 60 residents and journalists listen during a supper. The piece profiles ambitious black leaders who swapped professions for social work, cites racial politics in Bradley versus Yorty, and compares minority victories to Irish and Jewish gains in other cities.
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Vis
Watts
Watts Development Group
Bradley
Yorty
Boston
New
Karenga and US Organization Stir Racial Tensions in Los Angeles
A critical profile of Ron Karenga and the US Organization in LA notes their controversial methods, alleged killings of Black Panthers at UCLA, and a clash with Booker Watts and Watts leaders. The piece contrasts Karenga’s theatrical reverence with broader Black community efforts against systemic racism.
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Los Angeles
Ron Karenga
Karenga
Ucla
Ted Watkins
Henry Talbert
Duane West
Watts
Readers weigh in on Teddy and Nixon exit plans
A letter writer criticizes Senator Teddy Kennedy for aiming at the White House in 1972 while urging HEW to manage desegregation funds. The writer recalls past actions involving JFK and Bobby and suggests Afro or Mexican origin committee members with advanced degrees for desegregation plans.
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Teddy
Senate
White House
H.E.W
SAISD Stands Apart From HEW in Local Governance
Citizens of San Antonio protest state control, noting SAISD remains local not federal. They decry Dr. Hitt's acquiescence as an affront to community autonomy and district governance.
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SAISD
Washington, D.C
Dr. Hitt
S. A
Time for Republicans to aid fellow party members
A brief call to action urging Republicans to unite in support of colleagues, attributed to Albert Fuentes Jr. and R. H. McGrew, signaling party solidarity.
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Albert Fuentes Jr
R. H. McGrew
San Antonio ISD Asked to Form 15-Member Citizens Committee
A proposal urges the San Antonio Independent School District to appoint a 15-member citizen committee to set guidelines for a new policy. The suggestion emphasizes community input and transparent processes for future district decisions.
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San Antonio Independent School
Forgotten POW wives cry for aid across years
Marilyn Myers calls for public attention to hundreds of airmen captured after crashes, noting 425 pilots and their families endure three years of waiting while Navy actions draw headlines after the Bucher case.
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Rose Bucher
P.O.W
Rose
Bucher
Air Force
Navy
Address for Mailbox in The Light Paper
The reader is instructed to address letters to In the Mailbox at The Light, P O Box 161, San Antonio Texas 78206 for submission.
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P.O
San Antonio
Texas
Sermon in Shoes Highlights Christ in Walk and Worship
A sermon themed on Colossians 2 6 stresses preserving Christ in daily walk as firmly as in worship. The piece frames spiritual practice as a continuous journey rather than isolated acts.
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Christ Jesus
the Lord
Doctor's Hidden Burden of Quick Office Care
A physician writer in Ohio explains the high load doctors carry beyond 35 to 40 hours a week. Patients call at all hours, extending work into nights and weekends, and doctors juggle personal worries while managing medical duties and emotional fatigue.
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Ohio
Dr. Coleman
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By John P. Roche
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Buckley
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Sen. Kennedy
John
Vietnam
Bobby
HEW
P. G. Cooper
Nick Calzoncit JR
Small Society
Brickman
Marilyn Myers
Bible Digest
H. B. Dean
Lester Coleman
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