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Newspaper

Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1963

Page

3

Texas Adopts 70 MPH Speed Limit Across State Roads

Texas raises the speed limit to 70 miles per hour where conditions permit starting August 238, joining Wyoming and others as a top 70 state. The law changes enforcement, allows the Highway Commission to set speed units and minimum limits, and sets school bus speed at 50 mph. It notes stopping distances at 60 and 70 mph and stresses driving to road conditions.

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Interview with British expert on Rus sia warns of efficiency over freedom

Professor Leonard Schapiro argues in a PTS News & World Report interview that Soviet centralization and party control hinder efficiency, while Western democracies risk drifting toward authoritarianism by embracing selective socialism and tech driven governance. He notes agricultural central planning mirrors central power and compares parallels to American political risks amid modern technocracy.

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Call for limited government and individual enterprise

The piece questions national leadership and urges citizens to demand less government power and more personal action. It criticizes Congress for pork barrel spending and expensive programs, arguing freedom of enterprise offers the best living standards and that reliance on government should lessen. It notes comparisons to Soviet communism and mentions a Hollis visit by Cheri Caldwell of Hollis and grandparents.

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Crossroads Report on Foreign Aid and Rail Lines

The writer ridicules U.S. foreign aid, critiques Indian spending schemes, and mocks Washington experts while praising American progress. The note mentions railroad workers and the Pony Express as metaphor, then reports Mrs Irvin Weat returning to San Antonio after visits with relatives including Derkina Wells, Bonnie Willis, and Black Willis.

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