Goals Set 1972 for Collingsworth County and Wellington
The county looks to realistic 1972 aims across health care agriculture and industry. Emphasis on expanding hospital district and ambulance services attracting doctors reviving water projects and exploring new crops pecans grapes and livestock ventures while renewing historical and cultural efforts and inviting Clarendon College drama. Unity and hard work will drive progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Wellington
Clarendon College
Santa Claus
Look Magazine Closure Sparks Censorship Debate
Editors warn postal rate hikes threaten press freedom as Look ceases publication. They argue the 142 percent increase endangers large and small papers, jeopardizing independent thought and the loyal opposition essential to self-government.
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Look
Look Magazine
Life Magazine
U.S. Free Press
Cliude
Texas court finds state school financing unconstitutional
A three judge federal court in San Antonio ruled Texas public school financing unconstitutional, saying funding by local property taxes violates equal protection. The decision assigns two years for lawmakers to craft a new system, with potential further steps if needed.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio
Texas
Edgewood Independent School District
Boxer County
Atty
Crawford Martin
Preston Smith
Smith
Senate Committee On Occupational Education
Texas Research League
J.W. Edgar
Dallas
Houston
Tyler
University of Texas Law
George Schatzki
Schatzki
Martin
Democratic
Roy Orr
Leon Jaworski
Strictly Fresh Twelve Trucks At Diner Signals Last Stop
A quirky observation set at a diner where twelve trucks parked nearby hint at the final restaurant for miles. The text mixes advice on rainfall records, bias, and secrecy with humorous snippets about weather bureaus and a menu of many ice creams.
Crossroads Report on School Finance Judgments
A reader letter argues that federal rulings find Texas and California school funding unconstitutional due to property taxes. The writer contends unequal property base deprives poorer districts of equal schooling and mocks the idea that all federal judges share the same sense.
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Texas
California
D.E. Scott Crossroads
U.S.A
Tongue-in-Cheek Awards Highlight Political Parody
Ralph Novak surveys humorous awards for politics and government figures. The piece lampoons Reagan and other leaders with satirical categories such as Election Bowl and George Romney I Wish I Hadn't Said That Award, noting notable quotes and imagined outcomes.
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Ralph Novak
California
Ronald Reagan
National Football Foundation
Hall of Fame
America
Death Valley
Greta Garbo
Edward Kennedy
Wayne Morse Chameleon
John Lindsay
New York
United States
Harold Stassan
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Jill St. John
Henry Kissinger
David Eisenhower
George Romney
Edmund Muskie
Meditations on Death and Courage Across Poets
A compact collection of verses and aphorisms from Luther to Bryant, Holmes to Emerson, reflecting on death, faith, resilience, and the human spirit. Notable lines address mortality as sleep, the search for courage, and the value of composed endurance amid hardship.
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Martin Luther
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Abece Association
National Editorial Association
Texas Press Assn
Panhadle Press
Sweetie Pie
State Board of Education
U.S
Commission On Children and Youth
Texas International Trade Office
Mexico City
Agriculture
John C. White
White
Strictly Fresh
Crossroads Report
National Scene
Norman Mailer
Lyndon Johnson
Ralph Nader
Homer
David
Lizette Woodworth Reese
Grover Cleveland
Elizabeth Oakes Smith
God
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
Abraham Lincoln
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seneca
Aristotle
Henri F, Amiel
William Cullen Bryant
Robert Louis Stevenson
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