State of the Union prompts mixed reactions and party echoes
The column notes that millions can watch the President's address while critics quickly pivot to comment on the critics. It cites three viewpoints from viewers and party spokesmen and predicts continued legislative activity in the new session. It highlights approval for law and order measures and calls for stronger enforcement against lawbreakers.
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United States
Congress
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Johnson
Wacil McNair
Day in History Highlights January Nineteenth
The 1968 calendar marks notable events including Robert E. Lee birth in 1807 and James Watt birth in 1736. Georgia seceded in 1871, a 1886 law placed the secretary of state as acting president after death, Japan invaded Burma in 1942, and 1956 saw a UN Security Council censure of Israel over attacks near the Sea of Galilee.
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Robert E. Lee
James Watt
Georgia
Union
U. S
Japan
Burma
United Nations Security Council
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Weather report for Snyder and Texas regions
Weather summary reports temperatures and precipitation across Texas regions. Snyder shows high 38 low 32 with 0.37 inches of precipitation. northwest north winds 10 to 20 knots in Upper Coast with clearing patterns possible.
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Snyder
Texas
Upper Coast
Southwest
Snowstorms paralyze Caprock and Texas Panhandle travel
Heavy snow belt along the Caprock brings eight inches at Fluvanna and up to seven inches at Post and Tahoka while surrounding areas report drifted roads and stranded travelers. Schools in Snyder Gail and Fluvanna suspend sessions as power outages and icy conditions disrupt West Texas.
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Caprock
Post
Tahoka
Lamesa
Borden County
Gail
Lyntegar Electric Cooperative
Iawest Electric Cooperative
Fluvanna
Snyder
Weather Bureau
Texas Panhandle Plains
Texas
San Antonio
Houston - Galveston
Panhandle Plains
Ike Simmons
Spur
Lubbock
Panhandle
Pecos
Amarillo
U. S. 84
U. S. 82
Dickens
Garza County
Ronald Thomas
Austin, Minn
Post Sheriff's
Walter Crider
Carr enters Texas governor race as moderate conservative
Former Attorney General Waggoner Carr announced his candidacy vowing a hard hitting anti crime program and plans to tackle air and water pollution education and growth. He praised his comeback from a 1966 defeat and said he will seek a well financed primary campaign while determining filing details after returning from Hong Kong.
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Austin
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Lubbock
Texas
Hong Kong
John Tower
R-Tex
Ship To Be Abandoned
The Coast Guard scrapped plans to board the distressed Dutch freighter Ocean Sprinter in the North Atlantic. Sixteen crewmen aboard were told to prepare to abandon ship as damage to the Coast Guard cutter lifeboats forced a halt. Rescue operations with rubber life rafts were expected to begin soon, with a Coast Guard plane providing air cover.
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New York
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Civil Defense Drill Notes Need More Shelters
Insufficient shelters, lack of knowledge on radiation effects, and poor communications gear are cited as three key areas for future improvements in the local civil defense setup.
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Texas A&m Division of Extension
State Civil Defense
Clark Titus
Cliff B. Green
Robert F. Schnatterly
W. R. Bodine
A&m
William C. Tidball
Denton Federal Center
Frank Cox
Division of Defense and Disaster Relief
Austin
Tom Simmons
Texas National Guard
John Langley
Civil Defense
San Angelo
George Patterson
Snyder
M. L. Broman
State Office
Viet Cong Attacks Follow Intense North Vietnam Skirmishes
Amid heavy fighting below the DMZ and air strikes north of Hanoi, Viet Cong terrorists struck Mekong Delta targets with a claymore mine that killed 18 and wounded 38 in a market. U.S. pilots reported losses totaling 790 planes in the bombing campaign as 112 missions were flown.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Hanoi
Air Force
Bao Giang
Panhandle
North
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
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Sparkle
West Texas State Bank
Farmers Home Administration
UNF
Union-Fluvanna) Corp
UNF Corp
FHA
R. Leon Decker
O. P. Tate, Jr
R. V. Daugherty
W. S. Brinner
Hubert Cargile
Dan Cotton
L. M. Dawson
Loyd Webb
A. F. Conner & Son, Inc
Waco
Bering Tank Division, Inc
Dallas
National Guard
Adjutant General of the National Guard
Cox
George Killam
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