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Texas 1972 Campaigns Heat Up As Governors Race Looms
Preston Smith signals a third term bid amid a crowded 1972 field with opponents Yarborough Connally Sanders and Christie entering lieutenant governor and senate races. Republicans recruit for governor as Perot leads GOP poll while Barnes Briscoe and Hall Hobby campaign. Courts and crime tax news follow with legal rulings, surtax collections, and federal grant notes. A pink bollworm warning threatens cotton yields.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
Houston
Frank Sharp
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Senate
Wayne Connally
U. S. Secretary of Treasury
Johnb. Connally
Connally
Harold (Barefoot) Sanders
Dallas
U. S. Senate
Joe Christie
el Paso
John Tower
S. Ross Perch
Ben Barnes
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
William P. Hobby Jr
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Ricbert S. Calvert
Mimey