Two Firms Bid On Harris Voting Machines In Houston
Harris County bids for punch card and mechanical voting machines drew only two firms. American United Products and Computer Election Systems offered machines at about $2,212 to $2,377 per unit with optional print-out and lease-purchase options. Judge Elliott and Commissioners referred bids for tabulation and recommendation to the purchasing agent and machine superintendent.
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The Graduate at Brunson and School Budget Sparks
The Graduate screens Wednesday at Brunson with Benjamin Braddock drawn to Mrs. Robinson while his parents push Elaine Robinson on him. Crosby school budget details include sick leave policies and a shift from per opinion payments toward potential retainers.
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Houston Teachers Return Week As School Year Opens
Houston teachers begin a three day orientation ahead of the new 1972 73 term with in service and registration of students. Mayor Louie Welch backs Nixon re election meeting at the University of Houston caravan tours sponsored by local groups on opening day.
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Mayors Back President as Welch Seeks Unity Meeting
Re elected Welch said he rejected a bid from Democratic nominee George McGovern for a unity meeting with large city mayors. He volunteered to help in the campaign in any capacity. Welch, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, noted hostility to McGovern among mayors and was joined by two Democratic allies, Jack Maltester of San Leandro and C Beverly Briley of Nashville, both backers of revenue sharing plans.
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Lodge supper and cheer camp attendance note
Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge No 321 AF AM and the Order of Eastern Star host a covered dish supper at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ferry Road lodge hall. Camp attendees include Joyce Bethea and Felicia Fuller of Baytown among 300 cheerleaders at Texas Lutheran College who covered all cheerleading phases during the week.
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Communist attack near Saigon raises war fears
Communist led forces struck 17 miles east of Saigon near a highway to Vung Tau as South Vietnamese militiamen faced a new assault. In Washington, the Senate rejected a third bid to strengthen a handgun control bill on a 156 to 0 vote. At Tyndall Air Force Base a sergeant who tried to swap top secret documents for POWs was reported incapacitated by alcohol, a psychiatrist says.
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School board weighs sick leave costs and travel cuts
The district rejects changing the 1972-73 sick leave policy and trims in-district travel by 400 while keeping $1,500 for out-of-district travel. about 80 percent of the budget is already committed to salaries. Trustees note a 360,000 year-end balance, some favor preserving it to avoid future deficits. The state will cover about 3,000 of the sick leave costs, with 320,000 projected for 1972-73.
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Local Hospital Officials Shakeup Cited by Resigning Leader
Sanders resigns as chief administrator citing purely personal reasons and lure of San Antonio. He is 48 and previously led Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi and O'Bleness Memorial Hospital in Oregon before joining Baytown.
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Water System Expands with New Well and Storage Towers
A new well adds to an existing 500 gpm capacity, alongside a 400000 gallon elevated Cedar Lane tower and a 1000000 gallon ground storage tank. Water lines extend along Interstate 10 and replace weak lines on Redbud Drive and Market Street areas.
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