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Dedication: New Synagogue of Beth Yeshurun (open access)

Dedication: New Synagogue of Beth Yeshurun

Book discussing the events celebrating the dedication of the Congregation Beth Yeshurun's new building. The book also includes information on the history of the synagogue, current and past synagogue officials, and photographs of the new building.
Date: September 14, 1962
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, 1967-1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, 1967-1968

Interview with Ben Barnes, who was the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in 1964-68, the lieutenant governor in 1968-72, and a Democrat from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Barnes shares his thoughts and opinions on several procedures, laws, and political decisions, including reapportionment, the “one-man, one vote” decision of U.S. Supreme Court, state water systems, and state employee pay raise. He also comments on federal-state relations, revisions of Code of Criminal Procedures, industrial safety law, voter registration, the reform of liquor laws and pari-mutuel betting, revenue legislation, and one-year versus two-year budgeting. Barnes comments on fellow politician Governor John Connally.
Date: August 14, 1967
Creator: Gantt, Fred; Kamp, H. W. & Barnes, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library