Pari Mutuel Betting On House Slate
The Texas House debated pari mutuel betting on horse races with a lopsided calendar vote debate. Pendleton attempted to place the measure on the calendar amid party considerations, with a procedural vote that split along party lines and signaled voter sentiment on repealing the 1937 ban.
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Robert Heard Austin
Rules Committee
Rep
R. G. Pendleton
Andrews
Ben Barnes
Gene Hendryx
Alpine
Honore Ligarde
Laredo
Pendleton
Texas
Police Hold Suspect In Belgian Fire
Brussels police arrest a Belgian suspect over fires in garbage cans near the l Innovation department store blaze that killed up to 370 people. 61 bodies recovered, with figures from Pierre Belle suggesting 370 deaths among 123 employees and 247 shoppers.
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Brussels
Blaze Inn Innovation
l’Innovation
Pierre Belle
l’Innovation Chain
Liege
Dependents Ordered To Leave Egypt
About 400 dependents of American personnel in Egypt are to be ready to depart within 48 hours. The evacuation decision was made by Ambassador Richard Nolte, with State Department noting ambassadors abroad have authority to order such moves when warranted.
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Washington
Egypt
U.S
Cairo
Richard Nolte
State Department
Weather Snapshot for Texas Regions
A weather summary from multiple Texas regions notes fair or warm conditions through Friday with rising temperatures. North Central and Northeast Texas see highs around 89 to 102 degrees and lows near 58 to 70. Southwest and West of Pecos report showers, cooler nights, and highs from 88 to 105 in mountain areas.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
Nixon Cancels Middle East Trip
Former Vice President Richard M Nixon announced in New York that he has canceled plans for a Middle East visit due to the ongoing crisis. The decision comes amid regional tensions and related political uncertainty.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Middle East
House via 14 hour vote strips Education Office program
The House passed most of Johnsons school aid bill after a marathon 14 hour session. An Edith Green amendment moved control to the states over a key experimental program, with strong GOP and Southern support. The vote also cut Office of Education oversight and aimed to shift more funds to Southern states, raising desegregation enforcement concerns.
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Washington
House
Johnson
U.S. Office of Education
Edith Green
D-Ore
John W. Gardner
Mrs. Green
Office of Education
Sam Gibbons
Dfla
Losses Hit Record High From Invasion Around DMZ
U S Command reports a record 337 Americans killed in action last week amid the DMZ invasion, with 2,282 wounded and 31 missing. Allied losses include 241 South Vietnamese and 50 South Korean fatalities. Communist losses reach 2,464. The week ends as U S and allied forces pull from the northern DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
US and Britain seek backing in Middle East crisis
Washington reports say US and Britain plan to win support from other nations as a clash threatens to widen. They aim to open the Gulf of Aqaba to all shipping and to press Nasser to adjust his stance. The effort centers on securing access to Elath and deterring a broader Israeli Egyptian confrontation.
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Britain
Middle East
Washington
U.S
Elath
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Lish
George Thamenan
Enant Mara
Nasser says waterway will close to Israeli ships
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced on Monday that the waterway would be closed to Israeli shipping and that ships would be affected.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Thant ends Middle East mission in Beirut talks
U N Secretary General Thant cut short his peace mission to Egypt and flew back to report to the Security Council. He said the mission is completed and would not speak until returning to New York. Informants said Nasser conveyed Egypt's position and Thant would outline next U N move suggestions. The discussions touched on preserving international passage and the Gulf of Aqaba status.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
U ‘Thant
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Middle East
Nasser
Security Council
New
Thant
Council
Israel
Ye VA Mlives
Dean Rusk
Eugene V. Rostow
Thomson
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Red Sea
Gulf
U.S
NE Record Snow Hits Interior New England
The latest snow on record covered parts of interior New England to two inches as gales brought seven foot tides along the coast. Snow mixed with rain at Windsor Locks and Worcester while Berkshire Hills and Keene saw two inch accumulations. Winds hit 62 mph at Block Island with the Atlantic shoreline facing high tides. A seven foot tide caused minor flooding at Ocean City and nearby Jersey shore towns.
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New England
Windsor Locks
Wortchester
Mass
Berkshires
Massachuetts
Keene
N.H
Block Island
R.I
Atlantic
New Jersey
West Wildwood
Ocean City
Cape May
Stratmere
Cape May Point
Ness
U.S
Ione
United States
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Richmond
Virginia
Columbia
S.C
Tallahassee
Fla
Vietnam
North
Redmond
Ore
Mal
Iran
Idah
Arizona
New
North Vietnam
Plains
M.p.h
Dickinson
N.D
Pair Charged With Assault in Hitchhiker Shooting
Two Texas men Melvin Belt and William Hinkle were charged with assault with intent to murder after a hitchhiker was shot in Montgomery Alabama. They were arrested in Panama City Florida during a routine license check and a man in the back seat reported being shot. Forest Miller of Lakeland was listed in serious condition with a chest wound.
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Panama City
Fla
iTwo
Texas
Montgomery
Ala
M. J. Daffin
Melvin Nelson Belt
Dallas
William Glen Hinkle
Beaumont
Gibson Discount Center
Longview
Tex
Daffin
Forest Miller
Lakeland
Debate Set On State Teachers Pay Raise Plan
Texas House would consider a $51 million pay hike for teachers with bachelor degrees and up to 10 years of experience, following the general appropriation bill. The compromise package, replacing Senate language, would award $630 yearly raises for certain veterans and scale at other experience levels, with local districts contributing about $12 million.
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Sen. A. M. Aikin
Paris
Senate
Texas State Teachers Association
Won't Return To Duty In Vietnam
Army Spec. 4 Roby James, 20, who escorted his slain brother Kenneth James home, will not return to Vietnam. His mother said the Pentagon decision answered prayers. Roby had volunteered to stay six months longer. he was reassigned to an aviation battalion at Ft. Wolters, Texas.
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Dallas
Army
Roby James
Vietnam
Earl B James
Pentagon
Kenneth James
Roby
Ft. Wolters
Tex
Funeral Service For W C Reeder In Fluvanna
Funeral service for W C Reeder of Fluvanna will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Fluvanna Baptist Church. The Rev Bernie Finch and the Rev Thomas Hall will officiate. Reeder, 59, a lifelong Fluvanna resident, died at 2 40 a.m. Wednesday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Burial will be in Fluvanna Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction.
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W. C. Reeder
Fluvanna
Fluvanna Baptist Church
Bernie Finch
Thomas Hall
Reeder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Fluvanna Cemetery
Bell - Seale Funeral Home
Israel Holds Edge in Arab War Scenario Despite Arab Numbers
Washington AP experts say Israel, though outnumbered, could defeat four surrounding Arab states in open war due to superior training and equipment maintenance. Israel fields 300,000 troops versus about 400,000 in nearby Arab forces, with Arab mobilization limited by regional conflicts and internal pressures. Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon are expected combatants, while Iraq and Saudi Arabia offer pledges but uncertain ground impact.
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Washington
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Lebanon
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
United States
Viet Cong Defectors Pass 15,000 Mark
Saigon officials said the Chieu Hoi defection program has surpassed 15,000 this year. In the latest week 538 Viet Cong defectors surrendered to South Vietnamese authorities, down from 591 the previous week.
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Saigon
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THE
Associated Press
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Weather Bureau
S.S. Shalom
Cape Cod Canal
S. S. Shalom
Bourne
Boston
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