Waco newspaper criticized for bias and omissions in coverage
A Waco letter accuses the daily of omitting news items involving Tony Duty and Bob Vandeventer at a police association meeting and neglecting a county court challenge to a park purchase. The writer urges paid subscribers to support a change seeking balanced coverage and highlights the mayor and chamber leaders as effective figures.
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Tony Duty
Waco Police Association
Bob Vandeventer
Vandeventer
Duty
Ernest Pardo
Waco
Waco Restaurant Association Plans Banquet Menu
Ames members of the Waco Restaurant Association completed plans for the 65th Waco Chamber of Commerce banquet Monday January 18 at Heart o' Texas Coliseum. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale will be principal speaker. Dinner features baked chicken wild rice dressing Swedish meatballs tossed salad shrimp cocktail and more with eight serving lines to speed service. Tickets are $4.50 at the Chamber office. advance reservations only.
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Waco Restaurant Association
Waco Chamber of Commerce
Heart O' Texas Coliseum
Norman Vincent Peale
Preston Baumgardner
Baum
Gardner
Chamber
Baumgardner
Coliseum
Restaurant Association
Karl Kelly
Franklin Avenue
American Legion criticizes VA plan to close Texas facilities
The Veterans Administration will close the Lubbock and San Antonio regional offices and the McKinney Hospital effective June 30. The American Legion, led by Houston commander Emerich, says the move harms sick and disabled veterans and increases travel costs, arguing beds will be cut and local waiting lists will worsen.
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Veterans Administration
Texas
American Legion
Lewis
Emerick of
Houston
Lubbock
San Antonio
McKinney Hospital
Emerich
the Legion
Dallas VA
McKinney
North Texas
Dallas
San Antonio VA
Waco
Amarillo
el Paso
McLennan County Labor Market Shows Holiday Hiring Rise
The Waco area reports a rise in total civilian labor force from mid November to mid December. Nonfarm payrolls grew with a small farm employment decline, while unemployment fell from 4.1 to 3.8 percent. Retail trade led gains due to holiday hiring. durable goods rose modestly. nondurable goods varied.
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Waco
McLennan County
Waco Air Passengers Rise 22.5 Percent in 1964
Trans-Texas Airways reports 1964 Waco passenger count of 16 510 up from 13 482 when another carrier served the city. TTA plans a 13.5 million equipment program with turbo prop Convairs, aiming to boost statewide traffic. total TTA passengers rose to 712 827 in 1964 from 455 560 in 1963.
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Waco
Trans-Texas Airways
TTA
Temple
Six Methodist Churches Launch Christian Stewardship Campaign
Six Methodist Churches join to conduct a Christian Stewardship Program with a Jan. 25 kickoff churchwide rally. Planning began Dec 30 with initial meetings and a training session Tuesday at Herring Ave for all team members led by L. D. Williams and Associates.
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Herring Ave
L. D. Williams and Associates
Wm. Greenwaldt
First
J. C. Oglesby
Service Memorial
Lloyd Sansom
St. Lukes
Wallace Danson
Brookview
G. W. Frence
Cogdell
Guy Perdue
Herring
Bill Foster
Indictments Hit Waco Burglaries Case At Grand Jury
Fulmer 18 and White 17 named in multiple burglaries including the Citizen and W. S. Fosters law office. Items recovered include cameras, tape recorder, gun, jewelry, and a Pontiac. Additional charges target several others with varied thefts around North 25th Street and nearby venues.
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Waco
W. S. Foster
Harlon Ray Fulmer
North Twenty Second Street
Donnie White
South Seventeenth Street
White
Fulmer
Bob Hillin
Don Hall
Richard Stafford
Stafford
Jesse Shelton
Raleigh
Lumpkins Cleaners
Southgate
Hargrove
Williams Drug
Kitty Club
Minuit Club
S&h Auto
North 25Th
Columbus Avenue
Currier and Brown
Fort Worth
Columbus
Robert Allen
McGregor
Bureh Rambler Inc
Antonio Bernal Mansola
Route 6
Thomas Dwayne Jones
Harry Don Graham
Frank Weaver Company
Inez Ybarra
Franklin Avenue
Connally AFB Job Corps Training Camp Under Study
State Senator Murray Watson of Waco said officials in Washington are considering using Connally Air Force Base as a Job Corps training camp. He added that the White House and other authorities advised the proposal is under study.
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Connally Air Force Base
Washington
Murray Watson
Waco
White House
Watson
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Carl Barrett
WacoChamber of Commerce
Harry Provence
Chamber of Commerce
Roger Conger
Ames
M. F. Murry
Friends of the
Waco Public Library
Jack Corliss
Lee Brawner
Neill Simpson
Friends
State System of
Louisi
Methodist Churches
Interstate Theatre
Southgate Restaurant
Mary Holiday
Thomas Hensley
John Jacobs
Roy Sherrod
Provident Heights
March of Dimes
Windy Drum
Johnny Carlton Warren
Young Warren
Lupe Moran Jr
Gillermo Montoya
Fort Hood
el DcCam
Sen. Watson
Connally
First Dew Eve Bank
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