Gun Ownership Debates After Kennedy Shooting Stir National Outrage
Editorial notes renewed calls for gun control and even total gun surrender proposals. It argues constitutional rights and NRA positions, questions a police station gun turn in plan, and asserts gun ownership as a fundamental American tradition amid rising gun purchases.
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Kennedy
Russia
Germany
National Rifle Association
U.S
Supreme Court
Ochiltree County Herald
Amarillo letter criticizes Texas lakes and needs better upkeep
B J Graham of Amarillo urges improvement of local recreation areas including Lake Marvin and compares unfavorably with Oklahoma lakes such as Draper, Roman Nose, Keystone, and Tenkiller. He calls for development, cleanliness, and better maintenance across Texas Panhandle sites.
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Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Lake Marvin
Oklahoma
B. J. Graham
Buffalo Lake
Lake Meredith
Lake McClellen
Palo Duro Canyon
Draper Lake
Roman Nose
Keystone
Lake Lugart
Canyon Reservoir
Tenkiller
Cobb Lake
Texas Legislature Fusses Over Mini Bottle Bill and Budget
In Austin a crucial week for the special session unfolds as House members prepare to vote on Gov. Connallys mini bottle liquor bill and a 2.5 billion dollar budget for 1969 state operations. Conflict within the State Affairs Committee produced shifting votes by Dallas Rep. James Clark and San Antonio Rep. Jake Jackson as they seek amendments for tighter disclosures and higher license fees.
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Austin
House
John Connally
Rep
James Clark
Clark
Drys
Jake Jackson
San Antonio
Johnson
Texas Liquor Control Board
Tav
Clark and Johnson
Texas governor and Tower favored sons in party conventions
The article notes Governor Connally and Senator Tower as leading favorite son candidates for the Democratic and Republican national conventions. It details their strong support in state conventions, with Connally commanding Texas Democrats and Tower leading Republicans. Delegates are pledged to their respective favorites until released, with Connally expected to back Humphrey and Nixon the likely GOP nominee.
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John Conally
John Tower
Connally
Dallas
Texas
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Texas GOP Hopefuls Rally At Corpus Christi Convention
Reagan boosters at the Corpus Christi convention push a resolution praising his administration and urging active national GOP leadership. Texas delegates show no Rockefeller support amid a Nixon Humphrey tilt concern. Tuition hikes loom as state colleges seek a $50 per semester rise to cover a $21.4 million gap. State studies the federal wage ruling raising potential $14 million in costs. Patman attacks Connally’s phone tax approach while the highway department promotes mountain and forest Trail guides.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Corpus Christi
Nelson Rockefeller
Texas
Dallas
Nixon
Humphrey
Committee of State Colleges and University Governing Boards
Council of Presidents of State Colleges and Universities
Texas Highway Department
The World's Fare By Wick Fowler Dairy Cow Population Drops
A news story notes a rapid decline in dairy cow numbers and warns that continued losses could force milk to be purchased in bottles. The piece uses a wry tone to forecast rising dairy scarcity if trends persist.
Keratolytic T-4-L Promises Fast Athlete's Foot Relief
An ad from Parsons Drug touts T-4-L as a keratolytic treatment that sloughs and dissolves infected skin to expose it to the medicine’s killing action. It guarantees fast relief or 48¢ back.
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Parsons Drug
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