Five Texas tax plans offered by governor’s pick
Governor Preston Smith distributed five tax packages to fund state government but did not endorse any. In talks with businessmen he said expected new tax revenue in the next two years would run from 258 million to 438 million. He favored spreading the burden between business and consumers and doubted a plan relying solely on sales tax increases or a corporate income tax.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Texas
Special Look At The Moon At Space Center TV
Mrs Michael Collins watched the Apollo 11 telecast from Houston space center As the astronauts returned she praised the moon view calling it beautiful The event included her sister and Edwin Aldrin Jr sons and a post telecast reception hosted by astronaut Bill Anders
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Mike
Andy
Collins
Bill Anders
Pewter alloys chiefly tin described as white metals
The text identifies pewter as a group of white alloys mainly composed of tin. It notes pewter is the common name for these tin rich alloys and suggests a definition context for the material.
Universe Sun Telescope Mount aims for 1972 space lab
NASA announced a 1972 plan to launch an unmanned Saturn 5 equipped with an Apollo Telescope Mount to study the sun and universe from a space station. The plan shifts earlier schedules, adds nine telescopes, and includes later crewed missions docked to the lab for up to 56 days.
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Space Center
Houston
America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
NASA
Nixon to Rendezvous With Moon Pioneers
President Nixon heads toward the Apollo 11 splashdown area after landing in San Francisco. He plans a seven hour Pacific flight to Johnston Island and a 90 minute helicopter ride to the Arlington for an overnight stay before witnessing the Apollo 11 recovery on shipboard. The trip includes stops in Guam the Philippines Indonesia Thailand India Pakistan Romania Britain and possibly South Vietnam with broader spaceflight hopes and troop drawdown discussions on return.
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San Francisco
Nixon
International Airport
St. Francis Hotel
Washington
Nixons
Honolulu
Pacific
Johnston Island
Uss Arlington
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
America
Guam
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
India
Pakistan
Romania
Britain
South Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Vietnam
Houston School Ruling Due
U S District Judge Ben Connally expects a ruling in two to three weeks on whether Houston may need to speed up its school desegregation. The Justice Department and LDF contend the freedom of choice plan remains insufficient for integration while the district defends it. A proposed plan would bus about 44 000 pupils up to 10 miles to balance schools, versus a zoning proposal for attendance zones.
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Houston
U.S
Ben Connally
Justice Department
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Houston Independent School District
Sctois
Connally
LDF
Stage Set For ABM Showdown
Washington AP reports opponents of the Safeguard missile defense plan move to limit the program by amending the Senate to bar funds from deployment or land acquisition at 12 proposed Safeguard sites. Senators Cooper Hart back the change as McIntyre weighs deploying his radar and computer amendment to reach a vote first.
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Washington
Senate
John Sherman
Cooper
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Mike Mansfield
Hart
George B. Aiken
R-Vt
Hart-Cooper
Thomas J. McIntyre
D-N
Safeguard
McIntyre
Baptists Seek State and Federal Aid for Colleges
The Christian Education Commission of the Baptist General Convention urged Texas Baptist colleges to apply for state and federal loans and contracts free of government control. At Baylor University in Waco the commission also moved to strengthen ties with Baptist colleges while the plan awaits approval by the executive board and the San Antonio convention. The group, reviewing the Carden Report, advised reexamining the education philosophy and government relationship.
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Waco, Tex
Christian Education Commission of the
Baptist General Convention
Texas Baptist
Baylor University
Texas Baptist Colleges
General Convenion
San Antonio
Commission
Texas Baptists
Fresh Assault Seen On Military Outlay In Congress
Washington AP reports President Nixon orders executive departments to cut spending by 3.5 billion prompting a new congressional push to reduce military outlays. Senate leaders and committee members expect further cuts to military procurement, space, and public works as part of trimming to the 192.9 billion target.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
William Proxmire
Dwis
House Economic Committee
Congress
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