Commissioners Court OKs Redistricting Study Panel
Harris County Commissioners vote 4-1 to create a nine member committee to study redistricting for commissioners justices of the peace and precincts. Lyons dissents citing no need and criticizing the selection process. Named members include George Hernandez John Van Aken Bill V Williams Dr Richard Murray Howard Middleton Hugo Touchy Walter Rankin and Helen Cassidy.
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F E. A. Squatty Lyons
Lyons
Yom Buss W
Supreme Court
Bass
Baly Eckels
Buffalo Bayou
George Hernandez
Hartford
John van Aken
Verona
Nancy Palm
Republican Party
Bill V. Williams
Brace
Democratic Party
Richard Murray
Cheena
University of Houston
Howard Middleton
Weaver Road
Harris County
Justice of the Peace
Hugo Touchy
Weeliffe
Loftie
COPFRE Resists Uniformity in Global Vending Machines
Bark C Ramsey, president of Rowe International, notes coffee vending machines vary by market. Japanese units must brew coffee two and a half times sweeter, Swedish units twice as strong, and certain South American models require easily adjusted price slots. In the United States, more women service machines, Ramiser says with a controversial remark about bending.
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Bark C Ramsey
Rowe International
United States
Dor
Ramiser
Regents Eye New Athletic Dormitory Site and Campus Expansion
College officials eye a Pearce Street area property for a potential athletic dormitory and possible street closure to convert space for construction or parking. Also discussed are Sammons and Conway tracts with frontages on Whiting and American Street priced at 15 000 and 20 000 dollars. Regents approved the 1971 72 TEA audit for the technical vocational department and considered adding a storage room to Rundell Hall for a speech and drama wing.
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Gulf
Humble
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B. A. Stewart
Conway
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Cullum
Dec. Ly
Suesse
John Pecachek
Alvin Miles
Rundell Hall
Miles
County Bond Vote Grows to 155 Million in Houston Area
Houston AP reports a countywide bond issue may rise from 140 million to 155 million. County Judge Bill Elliott indicated the building program could increase from 10 to 25 million with a new 15 million structure plus needs in juvenile probation and mental health. Other measures include 40 million for the Port of Houston authority, 60 million for road and bridge bonds, and 30 million for land control.
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Houston
Bill Elliott
Elliott
Port of Houston
Savings bonds and worker finances boost national goals
USS Head cites firms’ interest in employees as key to independence and long term planning. Speer, speaking at the Houston Harris County Savings Bond drive, says savings improve focus and stability for workers and the economy. He notes a national goal of 2.4 million bonds and local target of 38.3 million with 17,100 new participants. Holdings amount to about 8 billion dollars, 23 percent of the public federal debt.
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Edgar B.j
Speer
U.S. Steel
Andy
Lise
Houston Oaks
Harris County
U.S
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Clyde McGraw
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp
Pittsburgh
Two Charged In Theft Drug Store Burglary
Bay town police arrested John Douglas Boulet inside Black's Drugs after a window entry and theft of two boxes of disposable syringes. Harry Don Wade, 17, was arrested later hiding behind a restroom door as officers checked the building for access points. Officers recovered pills liquids drugs and cash from the safe.
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Harris officials urge veto on Southwestern Bell rate hike
Harris County officials and the Harris County Mayor's and Councilman's Association unanimously approve a resolution asking Houston to deny a Southwestern Bell Telephone rate increase. La Porte and nearby cities would be affected, with hearings held in Houston on an about 18 percent rise and calls for a Texas Telephone Commission to regulate rates.
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Harris County
Councilman’s Association
Southwestern Bell Telephone
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Thomas
Bell
la Porte
Lal Parte
BAYTOWN YOUTH FAIR Schedules Weekend Work Days
The BAYTOWN YOUTH FAIR will hold work days starting at 1 am on Saturday and Sunday at the fair grounds.
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Car Wash Benefit At St Marks United Methodist
The Antler Club of Robert E. Lee High will sponsor a car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark's United Methodist Church. Admission is 1 dollar per car with 25 cents extra for interior cleaning.
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Lyoung
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Cedar Bayou Road
Oil allowances rise in Texas as Railroad Commission reports
AP wires detail a daily oil allowable of 3 871 581 barrels in Texas up 13 823 from March 1. Houston lawyers begin reviewing 200 large boxes of steel firm records as a grand jury recesses.
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Texas
Railroad Commission
Houston
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Grand Jury
Evers Time You Buy an Appliance Save Its Instructions
A guidance note urges buyers to keep all appliance and tool manuals together in one accessible place for quick reference. It emphasizes storing the care and usage instructions so they are easy to locate when needed.
Four Injured In Baytown Traffic Trio Of Crashes
Four people were injured in three Baytown traffic crashes Thursday. John Victor Barrientes 42 of 150 was northbound on Highway 146 when he turned suddenly into Leonard David 28 of La Porte causing a broadside collision that sent Barrientes into a ditch. Manuel Soliz 24 of 1207 E was hospitalized after losing control and hitting Cynthia Trammel and Mary Kinsey of Pasadena near Cedar and Airhart. Barley Webber 1404 Commerce was treated for minor injuries after a separate 11 45 a m collision with Bettye Rosser 6015 Cedar Bayou Lynchburg Road. Soliz was charged with making an unsafe turn. Seven minor rain related crashes are noted with no charges in those cases.
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Manuel Soliz
Bob Smith
San Fayle
Jacinto Methodist Hospital
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Cedar Street
Airhart
Leonard David
la Porte
David
Barrientes
Massey- Thompson Road
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Mary Kinsey
Pasadena
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Soliz
Cedar
Pruett and
Williams
Barney Webber
Commerce
Gulf Coast Hospital
Bettye Williams Rosser
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Texas Playwrights Company Forms in Texas
SAX MARCOS Tex AP Nine persons four connected with Southwest Texas State University form the Texas Playwrights Company to advance Southwest playwrighting through performance and production The group will stage plays at schools churches and theaters publish notable regional works and plan summer drama festivals in the future led by Ramsey Yelvington playwright in residence and drama professor
Patent grant overview from the U S Patent Office
The patent grants the inventor exclusive rights to make use and sell the invention in the United States for 17 years. It covers new and useful processes machines manufactures or compositions of matter and their useful improvements.
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