Mexico President Echeverria pushes education reform drive
U S press delegates in Mexico City witness President Luis Echeverria Alvarez outline educational reforms aimed at transforming Mexico from a manana culture to today and tomorrow. He emphasizes expanding elementary access, training 12 000 teachers yearly, raising high school enrollment, and directing graduates toward technical institutes. The plan includes opening a Mexican Educational Institute in San Antonio with courses in Spanish and anthropology.
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Luis Echevierra Alvarez
Echevierra
San Antonio
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Los Angeles
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United States
Texas
California
Mexicali
Colorado
Manana
Victor Bravo Ahuja
Secretary of Education
Echevierria
University of Mexico
Secretary ‘of Education
Ewainat
Foreign Affairs
Emilio O. Rabasa
Texas Democrats End 15-Hour Convention Split on Delegates
At the Texas state Democratic convention last week George Wallace gathered 42 delegates while George McGovern took 34 and Hubert Humphrey 21 with 33 uncommitted after a marathon session lasting over 15 hours to select 130 delegates for the national nominating convention.
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George Wallace
George McGovern
Texas
Walace
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Grover Demands Ouster of Texas GOP Leaders at Rally
Henry Grover, the Houston gubernatorial nominee, urged the state GOP convention to compel the Republican executive committee to remove state chairman Dr. George Willeford and vice chair Malcom Milburn of Austin. He accused leaders of hindering his campaign, but his proposal was shouted down as leaders deny a rift and say they back Grover.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Roy Orr
DeSoto
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Dallas
GOP
Henry Grover
Houston
George Wiileford
Malcom Milburn
Austin
Grover
Amistad Bass Population Receives May Reinforcements
The Amistad bass population was boosted in May with about 200,000 two to four inch fish released into Amistad Reservoir. This year total bass stockings exceed 500,000 across the lake. Parks and Wildlife hatcheries added 5,445 Rio Grande blue catfish last fall to support blues and channel cats.
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Amistad Reservoir
Parks and Wildlife Fish Hatcheries
Texas sets new state saltwater record with 380-pound sand shark
Austin reports the Texas Game Fish Records Committee accepted a 380 pound sand shark as a new state record. Caught by Morris Kocurek in Padre Island surf on March 18 1972 the 10 foot fish measured 60 inches in girth and is identified as Carcharias taurus or sand tiger. This creates a fresh category for saltwater records.
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Texas Game Fish Records Committee
Parks and Wildlire Department
Morris Kocurek
Corpus Christi
Padre Island
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