Air conditioning theft and national tensions echo in Waco plea
A local voice laments a nighttime theft of an air conditioner filter while condemning the light bond for the culprit. The column drifts to global issues, Vietnam casualties, UN actions, and U S policy, then returns to local crime notes and a forged check at a Pioneer Building and Loan. It ends with a jab at a Waco Citizen bank robbery photo and Jaycees luncheon.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Ace
DP3
Austin
Pioneer
Free musical ticket to Carol and Jim at the State Fair
A free ticket for two to see Carol and Jim at the State Fair Musicals this Sunday. The caller who reaches PL 43511 at The Citizen News gets the prize. Matinee begins at 2 30 p.m. Call now.
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Carol
Jim
The
Citizen Newspaper
Jaycees Honor Waco Officers For Bank Robbery Arrest
The Waco Junior Chamber of Commerce honored Officer Russell Martin and Recruit Mike Booker for the quick arrest of a Citizens National Bank robber on June 8. Sgt. Oliver Chambers was also cited for his role. Mayor P M Johnston and City Manager Elmer Roberts attended the noon luncheon. A film of the Indianapolis 500 1966 was shown.
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Waco Junior Chamber of Commerce
Russell Martin
Mike Booker
Waco Police Department
Citizen’s National Bank
Oliver Chambers
P.M. Johnston
Elmer Roberts
Russell M. Martin
Citizens National Bank
Michael P. Booker
Martin
Booker
Waco Jaycees
Oliver P. Chambers
Jesse Gunterman
Jaycees
P. M. Johnston
Jcs
Archie L. L. Staccone
John Hughes Johnson
Jimmie Willis
Goodwill Accreditation Renewed For Heart Of Texas Unit
Goodwill Industries of the Heart Of Texas today received reaccreditation from Goodwill Industries of America. The five division review covered organization administration facilities operating performance and services to clients. E O Dibb and John Handa led the evaluation in Washington and Sioux City respectively.
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Goodwill Industries of
Goodwill Industries of America
Washington, D. C
John Handa
Goodwill Industries
Sioux City
Iowa
National Organization
Goodwill Industries of America, Inc
United States
Washington,d.c
Crime up 20 Percent in First Quarter 1967
FBI Uniform Crime Reports released by Attorney General Ramsey Clark show a 20 percent rise in serious crime in the United States for the first three months of 1967 versus 1966. Violent crimes rose 21 percent with murder up 23 and robbery up 32 percent.
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FBI
Ramsey Clark
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
North Central
First Methodist Men Plan Banquet Speaker
Chaplain Walter Allen of the State School for Boys in Gatesville will speak at the First Methodist church banquet Thursday evening June 22. He will bring some boys from the institution. The gathering starts at 6 30 p m with a home cooked supper. Alvis Williams reports growing interest in church event.
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Walter Allen
State School For Boys
Gatesville
First Methodist Church
Alvis Williams
Smith Family Tours Nation's Capital on Auto Trip
Smith family from Waco led by finance director David Smith returned from a two week vacation driving about four thousand miles. They visited Memphis Nashville Monticello Richmond Norfolk and Washington D C seeing the U S Senate and notable sites including Senator Everett Dirksen.
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David Smith
Waco
Smith
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Virginia
Richmond
Norfolk
Washington D.C
U. S. Senate
Everett Dirkson
Senate
Texas Peak in 1907 Saw Third-Nation Wood Output
Texas reached its peak in number production in 1907 with a production of 2,229,590 board feet, ranking third in the nation.
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Texas
Horseless Carriage Tour Continues Through Sunday
The Horseless Carriage Club of America Dallas convention reports 132 registered vehicles and 300 delegates as the 14th Texas Tour unfolds at the Alice Inn Center in Dallas. Activities include an antique car exhibit on Austin Avenue, a Friday driving tour lunch at Mother Neff's State Park, a Saturday awards banquet, and a Sunday buffet breakfast after judging concludes.
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Gson
Dallas
Austin Avenue
Alice Inn
Mother Neff’s State Park
Mce Gregor
Coca Cola Grants Aid 70 Youth Groups for Conservation
The Coca Cola Company awarded twenty five thousand dollars in grants across more than 70 youth groups nationwide for conservation and community beautification projects. Grants ranged from fifty to five hundred dollars, supporting groups representing over eighty thousand young people in forty nine states and the District of Columbia.
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Coca- Cola Company
District of Columbia
Coca-Cola Company
Washington
Hemis-Fair speaker Miller addresses Waco Ad Club
Bill Miller, Waco Jaycee Speakers Bureau chairman for Hemis-Fair 68 and National Director of the U S Jaycees, spoke at the Elite Steakhouse. He was named International Ambassador by Hemis-Fair officials in San Antonio and outlined a statewide effort to educate Texans about the first world fair in the state. The piece also notes a youth contest open to members of eleven sponsoring organizations and ends with a cheese stuffing tip.
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Bill Miller
Waco Jaycee
Hemis-Fair 68
Waco
Ad Club
Miller
U.S. Jaycees
Hemis-Fair
San Antonio
Texas
Gallon Club
Leon Brown
American Red Cross
Brown
Arnold Kasberg, Jr
Sam Aronson
Pat O Brien
F. M
Pete) Pederson
Mordecai Podet
Temple
Rodef Sholom
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Security Council
Russia
Hitler
Mussolini
Kaiser Wilhelm
U. S
Waco Citizen
HOT Goodwill
Ance
Board of Directors
Bancardcheks
First National Bank
Capital
Cept
National Youth Conference On Natural Beauty and Conservation
Boy Scouts of America
Boys’ Clubs of America
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
4-H and Youth Development
Future Farmers of America
Future Homemakers of America
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A
Girls’ Clubs of America
Red Cross Youth
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
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