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Texas 1972 Campaigns Form Ahead of Primary Dates
The 1972 political campaign season begins to take shape as leaders like William P. Hobby Jr. and Ralph Hall consider bids for lieutenant governor and Senate seats. Gov. Preston Smith hints at a third term while Dolph Briscoe eyes a gubernatorial run with a July youth rally planned in Uvalde. The Texas Supreme Court orders new trials in a YMCA eye injury case and limits injunctions on Sunday closing laws, shaping the state’s political and legal landscape.
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Austin
William P. Hobby
The
Houston Post
Lieutenant Provernor
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Uvalde
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Preston Smith
Ralph Yarbrough
U. S. Senate
John Tower
Tower
Elmer Do. Baum
Baum
Texas Supreme Court
Tarrant County Charitable Institution
YMCA
High Court
Southwest Airlines
San Antonio
Houston
Callan
Fort Worth
Waco
Smith
Martin Dies Jr
Lubbock
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals
Beaumont
U. S
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
PWC
Gven
Commissioners
Edwards
Dimmit
Hays
Kendall
Kimble
Medina
Real
Robertson
Sutton
James Lindsey
College Station
Elmer Baum
Lindsey
West Texas
Texas Tech University