Harris County Bankers Push Insurance Reform in Texas
Harris County leaders including State Rep. Jim Clark decry high auto insurance costs claiming many drivers lack coverage. State Sen. Chet Brooks and NAACP director C. Anderson Davis urge reforms such as consumer driven rate studies and subsidized options for the poor while a FAIR committee proposes postponing hikes. About 400 people attended the public hearing in Houston.
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Army says no truth to spying on Illinois officials
The Army announced a preliminary inquiry found no evidence that Sen Adlai Stevenson III Rep Abner Mikva or former Gov Otto Kerner were subject to military intelligence activity or investigations linked to political actions The statement from Secretary Stanley Resor followed Sen Sam Ervin’s charges and pledged cooperation with Ervin’s probe The White House also spoke against domestic spying and Defense officials stressed concerns for privacy and constitutional rights of service members.
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Silber Named Boston University President
Dr. John Silber, ousted last summer as UT Austin arts and sciences dean, accepts BU presidency effective February. UT acting president Bryce Jordan and UT Regent Frank C. Erwin Jr praise him. Silber will resign as philosophy professor to assume the BU post amid a long campus division controversy.
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Pot Build-Up Effects Cited In Marijuana Study
Washington ap A Public Health Service team reports THC and byproducts linger in blood for days and may accumulate in lungs and brain raising questions about long term effects. The study notes potential reverse tolerance and emphasizes it is an early step in a larger research program.
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Snow blankets Rockies as winter storm grips region
A Western storm dumped heavy snow across Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Nevada, with Salt Lake Valley tallying 13 inches and Utah reporting two storm-related deaths. Arctic cold pushed into the northern Rockies while drizzles and icy streets hit northern Midwest areas and upstate New York. In New England and upstate New York many schools closed and roads drifted. Maine towns saw 19 inches plus a foot, while Nova and deep South regions enjoyed milder but frosty mornings.
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