Texas GOP targets Hispanic outreach under new chairman
Tom Pauken, elected Texas Republican Party chairman in Fort Worth, vows to expand outreach to Hispanics aligning values with Republican aims. He notes progress with Rita Davis on the Executive Committee and Bush campaign hires a Hispanic affairs director. Other items cover Oklahoma road traffic plans, school tax abatements, DWI checkpoint limits, and Texas Supreme Court ruling allowing home schooling with required achievement tests.
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Austin
Texas Republican Party
Tom Pauken
Dallas
Pauken
Fort Worth
Joe Barton
Ennis
Houston
Dolly Madison McKenna
Panken
Rita Davis
San Antonio
GOP
George W. Bush
Abel Guerra
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Bush
Karen Hughes
Scott McCown
Calhoun County
Formosa Plastics Corp
Dallas Morning News
Rich Gray
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Chuck Miller
Arlington
Michigan
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court
Civil rights for food groups absurd and insanity
A reader argues against animal rights when applied to food, ridiculing a nationwide seafood boycott and noting the practical need for eating animals. The letter defends humane treatment but insists food sources remain necessary for survival and questions extending rights to plants, germs, and eggs.
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Peary Perry
Discovery Channel
Kerbow quotes Shakespeare in To the Editor reply
Dorothy Kerbow responds to Seifert’s May 11 letter, joking that he “concern” too much as she quotes Shakespeare. The exchange frames a light literary commentary and local reader dialogue in a brief editor's page item.
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Seifert
Reminiscence on War Memories and Community Honor
A widow recalls wartime experiences from Pearl Harbor through the South Pacific, recounting Elton Snodgrass’s injuries, hospital care, and a family’s journey to San Francisco and San Antonio. She urges local action to honor veterans, calls for a parade, and reflects on grief, community memory, and cemetery care.
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Vernona Wagner
Sousa
VFW
Navy
Europe
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
Arizona
Normandy
San Diego
San Francisco
Glendale
Elton
San Francisco Bay
Irvin S. Hunt
South Pacific Front
Oakland
California
Bubba
Isles
Daddy
San Marcos
Wimberley
Rena Snodgrass
Veteran's Hospital
San Antonio
American Cancer Society Mission and Community Crusade Notes
The American Cancer Society outlines its mission to fight cancer through research education and service with a toll free Texas line for information and local services. A March door to door community crusade collected support and guidance for services while volunteers aided education and risk reduction efforts.
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American Cancer Society
ACS
Texas
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