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  • Tags: 1960s

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-- Cemetary, Date: "09/03/65": Footage of gravestones in the Houston Pet Cemetery.
-- Dome, Date: "09/09/65": Footage of interior of the Houston Astrodome being set up for a football game with grass being seeded and lines painted on the field.
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-- Grand Jury, Date: "11/23/65": Courtroom scenes.
-- Domed Stadium, Date: "11/24/65": Footage of a group of people on a tour of the Domed Stadium; interview with one of the visitors.
-- {Title not provided}, Date: No date: An interview with a…

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-- Grant Cook on F.B.I. Bussing, Date: "04/25/69": Attorney Grant Cook speculates on the FBI investigation into the NAACP’s busing plan in Houston.
-- Jim West Home, Date: "04/24/69": Footage of restoration of the Jim West mansion in Clear Lake…

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-- {Title not provided}, Date: No date: Footage of an airplane flying overheard; two men manning some electronic devices; footage of mining/excavation set-ups and men digging in a cave; an unidentified investor in the Salado treasure hunt is…

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-- Buckley on LBJ, Date: "04/18/67": Buckley gives an interview opining that Lyndon Johnson makes disingenuous statements but not in any substantial way on major issues.
-- H. H. on Russian Crash, Date: "04/24/67": Vice President and Chairman of…

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-- Clay at Fed Court House, Date: "04/27/67": Footage of Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) being interviewed by reporters and interacting with a couple of onlookers (and briefly making a face at the camera); his attorneys Hayden Covington and…

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-- Stamp Show, Date: "06/13/69": Footage of visitors and exhibitors at the Stamp Show.
-- Von on Crime, Date: "06/11/69": Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance on the need for effective law enforcement and speedy trials.
-- Dome Sitter,…

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-- County Health - Bartonett (3) on Mosquitues, Date: "02/04/69": Bob Bartnett, director of the Harris County Mosquito Control, shows on a map the areas that have already been sprayed for mosquitoes as well as the regions to be sprayed in the future.…

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-- Airport Downtown, Date: "08/22/69": Channel 11 reporter Norm Gruenzner on the search for an available site for a downtown air terminal and the costs for land purchases.
-- Kid Pickets, Date: "08/22/69": Footage from the Sterlin-Tips store with…

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-- Taxi Driver Complains, Date: "08/28/69": Spokesman for cab drivers states that they are at a disadvantage compared to limousine drivers because they are not able to solicit trips and the public needs more awareness of taxi cab services.
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-- Extortion Attempt, Date: "09/24/69": Footage shows exterior and interior of a house in disarray. A resident describes being held hostage. An agent is interviewed about approaching the bank robber, who ultimately shot himself in the head. Warning:…

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-- U of H Donation, Date: "10/28/69": An unidentified man explains how his son motivated him to donate to the University of Houston at a press conference.
-- Wage + Hrs, Date: "10/28/69": A Channel 11 reporter interviews Mr. Moran on enforcing…

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Scrapbook put together by County Commissioner E. A. "Squatty" Lyons containing clippings about the selection of the Houston Astrodome site, from October 1957 to June 1960. Includes clippings about several proposed sites, including Memorial Park,…

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Scrapbook put together by County Commissioner E. A. "Squatty" Lyons containing clippings about the Houston Astrodome, from December 1967 to June 1970.

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Elliott_Ltrs_RenameDome_1965_1459X30.pdf
Objections to the name Astrodome

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President Johnson and Lyn Nugent at Democratic Rally, Nov. 3, 1968

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President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the crowd, Nov. 3, 1968

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President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the crowd, Nov. 3, 1968

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Enclosure: Status report on Congressional Medal of Honor Society Event

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President Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, Nov. 3, 1968

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President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to the crowd in front of welcoming scoreboard, Nov. 3, 1968

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President Lyndon B. Johnson addresses the crowd at the Astrodome, Nov. 3, 1968

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President Lyndon B. Johnson and others onstage, Nov. 3, 1968

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President and Mrs. Johnson watch the Billy Graham crusade with Mr. and Mrs. Krim, Nov. 19, 1965

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President and Mrs. Johnson watch the Billy Graham crusade, Nov. 19, 1965

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President and Mrs. Johnson, watch the Billy Graham crusade with Mr. and Mrs. Krim and Judge Roy Hofheinz, Nov. 19, 1965

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President Johnson and Rev. Billy Graham arrive at the Astrodome, Nov. 19, 1965

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President and Mrs. Johnson watch the Billy Graham crusade with Mrs. Krim and Roy Hofheinz, Nov. 19, 1965

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Interior of Astrodome, Nov. 19, 1965
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