Goldwater Miller run for president on Republican ticket
W.S. Foster reports Barry Goldwater and William Miller will head the Republican ticket against Lyndon Johnson and an as yet unnamed Democratic running mate. Goldwater, a U.S. senator from Arizona, opposes civil rights legislation, while Miller chairs the party. Texas leans Democratic despite Goldwater’s growing support. In Waco, Elmer Roberts becomes city manager, promising stable leadership and a smooth transition with the finance staff. Council is short-handed with two members incapacitated. health concerns loom over reelection plans and city politics. Mayor Roger Conger governs efficiently as Isie Fred ponders health clinic conditions and calls for improvements amid funding debates.
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Goldwater
Johnson
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Miller
Texas
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Ernest Pardo
Pardo
Waco
Beauty Contest Faces Setback Yet Lake Whitney Show Persists
Bill Woodside battles multiple problems as Miss Texas IBC pageant returns to Lake Whitney Beachland Lodge July 21. Wardrobe, travel prizes, and a field of more than a dozen contestants from across Texas will compete for a trip to California and other prizes totaling about 1500 dollars.
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Kitty Thomas
Dallas
White Rock
Bill Woodside
Lake Whitney
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Whitney Dam
Charles
Ruth Boyd
Woodside
Woodalde
Miss Lake
California
Lake Highland
Sharon Lynn Woods
Lockhart
Scherry Brownfield
Waco
Dub King
Bill Foster
New City Club Opens in Waco with 300 Members
The new City Club of Waco opened officially on Thursday in the First National Building between the tower and bank building. An exclusive sneak preview for reporters revealed a red carpet interior and a special elevator to the third floor. New manager Mrs. Vondrane Ford reports membership already over 300.
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Vondrane Ford
Robinson High Gains Accreditation
The newly established Robinson High School earned accreditation after the State Board of Education notified Superintendent William C Bradley Jr. of the recognition this week.
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Robinson High School
State Board of Education
William C Bradley Jr
Poage Sees Waco Ties to Federal Spending and Needs
Speech by Congressman W. R. Poage at the Kiwanis Club in Waco July 7 1964 urges a hard look at how federal spending supports the city. He cites the post office payroll about 2 million, federal courts and weather stations, flood control dams Whitney and the new Waco Dam, Rocket Dyne McGregor plant, Fort Hood, James Connally and the local economy dependent on government contracts and payrolls.
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Kiwanis Club
Waco
Post Office
Texas
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Whitney
Tehuacana Creek
Cow Bayou
McGregor
United States
Fort Hood
James Connally Air Force Base
Employment Up in McLennan County Amid Summer Labor Shift
McLennan County saw higher total employment in May and June driven by farming and entering students. Manufacturing gains balanced nonfarm declines from school term layoffs as unemployment rose from 2450 mid May to 3025 mid June, with 3030 in June.
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McLennan County
Miss Waco Winner Benet Taylor Heads To Miss Texas
By popular demand the Citizen presents a series of pictures of Benet Taylor the Miss Waco winner preparing for the Miss Texas Contest in Fort Worth. The feature follows her whirlwind four day pageant schedule with coverage in the Thursday edition.
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Waco
Benet Taylor
Ft. Worth
Taylor
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