Texas Legislature faces tax on food debate to cut spending
In a letter to Gov. Preston Smith Rep Malouf Abraham urges efficient government and a citizen committee to study state operations. He cites California's Citizens Survey as a model to save millions through consolidation and cost control, arguing taxpayers demand action beyond more revenue.
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Malouf Abraham
Preston Smith
Abraham
Texas
Rep
California
Rene Oo
Tax Talks Deadlocked Over Beer Whisky Taxes In Texas
Austin AP Tax talks between the House and Senate deadlocked after a tense session with fisticuffs and name calling. Both sides proposed new tax packages while clashing over beer and whisky sales tax. The House rejected a food tax and called for a new conference, with lawmakers blaming Speaker Gus Mutscher’s ties to the beer lobby for the stall.
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Senate
Barnes
R. H. Cory
Victoria
Homer Leonard
Moore
Bond Posted In Abduction In New Mexico Case
Jerry Wilson of Borger was released on a $1000 bond after a Potter County jail stay for alleged aggravated assault and kidnapping of his former wife Sue Fischer and her lawyer John Curtis in Albuquerque. Curtis, fired at during the incident, fled the car. no federal charges remained after Fischer remarried Wilson.
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Amarillo
Dee Miller
Jerry Wilson
Borger
New Mexico
Potter County
Wilson
Bob McCarty
E. H. Foster
Sue Fischer
John Curtis
Dallas
Curtis
Albuquerque
Miss Fischer
FBI
McCarty
The
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Clouds and rain dampen Amarillo area with funnel sightings
Heavy rains swept the Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico, leaving Amarillo and towns like Wheeler Groom Lipscomb and Shamrock drenched. Reports tallied 1.66 inches in Amarillo and up to 8 inches weekend totals around Wheeler while temps stayed mild around 80 degrees. Two funnel clouds were sighted near Cannon Air Force Base and Farwell, Texas.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Clovis
Cannon Air Force Base
Farwell
Tex
Texas-New Mexico
Oklahoma
Plainview
Stinnett
Wheeler
Groom
Lipscomb
Crosbyton
Canadian
Shamrock
Lefors
Weather Bureau
Camille Rescue Continues After Gulf Coast Storm
Gulfport Mississippi eight days after Hurricane Camille, low-flying helicopters hunted for stranded victims in inland areas while coastal cities reported orderly conditions slowly returning. An aide to Gov. Williams said 107 bodies identified, with toll estimates postponed due to confirmation difficulties. Military helicopters conducted search and rescue missions as hundreds of refugees were located near Poplarville and supplied.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
John Bell Williams
Williams
Poplarville
Amarillo to Seek 3 Million Base Offer for AAFB Property
Gov. Preston Smith informs city officials that the state offered 3 million dollars for portions of Amarillo Air Force Base not needed for airport use. The offer, subject to legislative approval, appears in a letter to Mayor J. Ernest Stroud from Gov. Smith to GSA Administrator Robert Kunzig. The fate of the AAFB purchase hinges on a revenue bill.
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Preston Smith
Amarillo Air Force Base
J. Ernest Stroud
Robert L. Kunzig
General Services Administration
Smith
Texas Senate
AAFB
Bell Helicopter Co
GSA
Capitol Closed For Bomb Hunt
Capitol officials ordered legislators state workers and hundreds of spectators out of the State Capitol at 2 p.m. as law officers searched for a bomb. Gov. Preston Smith stayed inside while staffers left. Thousands filed into the drizzle after a bomb tip prompted closed doors and postponed House and Senate sessions until 4 30 p.m.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
State Capitol
Preston Smith
Capitol
Department of Public Safety
Armor Buildup at Bu Dop Amid Vietnam Tensions
U S military sources say 22 armored personnel carriers and six recoilless rifles were sent to the Bu Dop Green Beret camp near the Cambodian border to counter suspected North Vietnamese PT6 tanks. Elsewhere, two sorties of B 52 jets dropped up to 200 tons of bombs on infiltration routes in the Mekong Delta as North Vietnamese commanders reinforce Viet Cong positions.
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UPS
U.S
Bu Dop
North Vietnam
Mekong
Rice Bowl
Delta
Vetnam
Learned Courage From Dad Okey Blanks His Men Back in Action
Sgt. Okey Blankenship, 31, a 14-year Army veteran on his fourth Vietnam tour, rallied a demoralized infantry company at Lui Non Mountain in South Vietnam after a prior commander ordered a move. He told the men another company had suffered more and urged them on, prompting the unit to resume the advance. His mother notes his courage stems from his coal-miner father Mose, who faced danger daily for 25 years, and recalls Okey’s boyhood help around the house and in the community. He plans a career in the Army, has three children, and holds the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
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W.va
Okey Blankenship
Wadie Blankenship
Lui Non Mountain
South Vietnam
Mose Blankenship
West Virginia
Okey
Blankenship
Army
Robert
Vietnam
Germany
Korea
HELP Office Sparks Community Split in San Jon NM
Peaceful San Jon faces a townwide divide over the four year old HELP federal assistance office. A petition signed by 130 of 350 residents calls for closure, while Office Director Minnie Roberts says the program is needed and will continue. Mayor Flint notes hard feelings between long time homesteaders and newer supporters as the series examines the issue and its impact on the town.
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San Jon
Orville Howard
N.M
New Mexico
Federal Assistance Office of the Home Education
HELP
Help Office
Minnie Roberts
Earl R. Flint
Nineman Help
New Mexico Help
A Future King Thinks of Nation
Prince Charles heir to the British throne plans to give half his annual Duchy of Cornwall revenue to the government as a 21st birthday gift to the nation. Buckingham Palace announced the offer which the government accepted, noting the income comes from rents and other revenues of the duchy.
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London
Charles
Duchy of Cornwall
Buckingham Palace
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