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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1960
Page
2
The notice shows Waco News-Citizen details for publisher Forster and a printer, with advertising and mailing classifications. It lists subscription rates by county at 200 dollars yearly, outside county 1 dollar per month, and notes open delivery and average circulation around 7500 copies.
A reader letter from the April meeting of the Warn Council of Parent Teachers argues against fluoridation in Waco water. It claims fluoride harms health, cites potential tooth and internal issues, and questions the motive of supporters while noting local newspaper quotes and personal health fears.
Rep Poage denounces the Federal School Aid Bill arguing it shifts control from Texas to Washington and wastes tax money. He notes the Powell amendment endorsing segregation and questions the need for federal taxes to fund local schools. He supported public works funds and flood control measures for district 11 and new dam and plant projects.
Zecharias Tonmander, daughter of Mr and Mrs Aw Zacharis, graduated McGregor High School and the White School of Nursing in Tempe in 1956. She served as a scrub nurse at the White Hospital in Temple from 1956 until joining the Air Force Nurse Corps. She will report to duty afternoons by Major General Karl Tri dei.
Daniel attends a filmed speech in the governor's office to open the Texas Retail Grocers and National Retail Grocers Convention in Trelae. He welcomes 12,900 delegates as Charles Florian of TROA and executive Robert Crozier join in filming along with camera crews and technicians.
Texas Governor Price creates the Texans for the Fiscal Needs panel to study state tax proposals. M. Crosier, VP of the Grocers Association, will serve on the Tax Study Commission alongside business leaders and legislators. Crosier, a graduate of Haleor University, heads the Interstate Life Insurance unit in Houston.
The College of Business Administration at the University of Texas Austin lists May graduation candidates for the BA in Business Administration. Names include Morris Braunsten James Wendell Gillam Frank Lester Levy and David Edward Phillips with commencement set for June 4.
A scrambled crossword puzzle list shows clues and partial answers across many numbered entries including directions, places, animals, and objects. The garbled text mixes languages and misprints such as Spaniah and French city alongside chemical elements and everyday items.
Texas provisional health department data show 248700 births and 73708 deaths in 1944, births outpacing deaths by 45 to 1. The 1958 birth rate described as the lowest in years, with population gains attributed to births. A new mental retardation research center will open at Texas Medical Center in Houston with Baylor University, Children’s Bureau, and a $65 000 sponsor plan for five years.
Senator Ralph Yarborough discusses America's aging population, highlighting inadequate meals, housing, and medical care for seniors. He outlines two groups: working seniors seeking part time jobs and those needing extensive medical and nursing home support, noting inflation and illness as key pressures.
The annual meeting of the Southern Commissioners of Agriculture, hosted by the Texas Department of Agriculture, will be held June 16 15 at the Hilton San Antonio. The gathering, a major Democratic Party agricultural caucus, could shape the party platform ahead of the national convention. Delegations from Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are expected to attend.
Senate leader Lyndon B Johnson says no agenda is being hidden and urges full disclosure in the national interest. He notes Khrushchev may use the U2 incident to sow division and backs Fulbright’s careful inquiry into the summit aftermath.
Ada Davis lodge Mother honors Inspiration Rebekah No 4 members with amaranth plant tokens and refreshments. Faith Young and Mary Steele assist as officers, with Mary Metton and Edna Gowdy among escorts. Birthday notices, devotional and patriotic ceremonies noted. plans set for upcoming game party and covered dish supper.
A sharp critique notes a fool loses wealth to trickery before the con. It contrasts misjudgment with greed and hints at how trust and vanity drew the two together in earlier bargains.
Governor Price Daniel designated June 2 as Texas Retail Grocers Week in a State Capitol ceremony. The proclamation honors the Texas Retail Grocers Association as a key trade group and notes TRGA will host the National Retail Grocers annual convention in Dallas June 12 to 19 attracting about 12 000 delegates from states and abroad. Charles Florian of Houston accepted the proclamation with Robert Crozier of Waco witnessing.
Mr H Turner special agent for American Insurance Group Dallas will explain the Safe Driver Plan to the Waco Lions Club at the Roosevelt Hotel noon meeting tomorrow. Turner also serves on the Texas Insurance Speakers Bureau and Texas Insurance Geld men's Association.
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