Texas straw poll kicks off GOP presidential push in May
In Austin the Republican Executive Committee votes to hold a May 2 primary presidential referendum to gauge preference for the GOP nomination. Names like Goldwater Rockefeller Smith and Stassen appear, while Nixon Scranton Romney Lodge are trimmed. Democrats back Johnson support and announce Houston and Dallas convention sites with leadership changes.
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Texas
Republican Executive Committee
Barry Goldwater
Democratic Executive Committee
Goldwater
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Margaret Chase Smith
Harold Stassen
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William Scranton
George Romney
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rockefeller
John Connally
Johnson
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Conally
Connally
Houston
SDEC
Republicanas
Eugene M. Locke
Frank Erwin Jr
James M. Schless
Harlingen State Hospital
East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital
San Antonio State Hospital
McKnight State Hospital
Schless
Texas Sees Third Straight Month Without Screwworm Case
Animal health officials announced Texas has entered its third month with no reported screwworm cases. The milestone reflects ongoing efforts by veterinary authorities and farm groups to prevent outbreaks across the state.
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H. B. Zachry
Capitol Press
Zachry
Texas
Heart Disease Risks and Prevention Emphasized by Health Official
Public service piece from Texas State Department of Health with J E Peavy M D stressing that heart disease is the leading killer. It notes risk factors like high blood pressure high cholesterol stress obesity smoking and inactivity and urges regular exams and early treatment to avert or delay serious damage.
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Texas Tourist Development Agency
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Sunset
Redbook
Reader's Digest
Canada
Texas
R. G. Garrett
Texas Animal Health Commission
John Wilbur
U. S
Wilbur
Garrett
America
Leap Year Origins From Ireland to Europe
The article traces leap year traditions from Ireland in the fifth century through adoption in France Scotland and England by 1600 and notes legal sanction in several nations. It also highlights broad trivia on household electricity, wildlife, water purity, and quirky theatre program practices.
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Ireland
St. Patrick
France
Scotland
Italy
Columbus
America
England
Deafness Test Device For Newborns
An Australian schoolteacher invents a portable deafness detector for newborns in the first five days. The handheld unit includes an oscillator amplifier and tiny loudspeaker. Signals are played for 30 seconds near the sleeping infant to observe blinking head lifting or body movement as a test of hearing.
Divorce Petition in Grayson County Court
Legal notice for Roy V. Taylor to answer Barbara Ann Taylor's divorce petition filed November 13, 1962 in No 68728. Court requires answer by April 27, 1964 before the Fifteenth District Court in Sherman. Published in The Whitewright Sun on March 12, 1926 and April 2, 1964.
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State OF Texas
Roy V. Taylor
A. D
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Barbara Ann Taylor
E. R. Brodhead
Shirley Davis
Whitewright Sun
Clyde E. Douglas
Opal Douglas
West Laner
Dallas
Opal Douglass
Clyde E. Douglass
TV Exodus Prompts CBS Reconsider Gleason Show Lineup
Lucille Ball and Danny Thomas will quit weekly TV next season. Jackie Gleason reportedly seeks an exit and suggests Frank Fontaine replace him on the Gleason show if possible.
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Lucille Ball
Danny Thomas
Weekly TV
Jackie Gleason
Gleason
CBS
Frank Fontaine
Funnyman
Pilot carries 140 pounds of survival equipment aloft
A supersonic jet pilot wears 140 pounds of life sustaining gear including a helmet G suit parachute oxygen lines flotation gear and ejection seat to stay alive in flight.
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M.D
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