Pork and Beans Study Sparks Consumer Affairs Fire
New York City Commissioner Bess Myerson reports a Washington Post study showing ten canned pork and beans brands contain little pork. Half under 1 percent, none over 7 percent. Campbell’s Home Style claims 7 percent but spokesman says visible ground pork. FDA standards not set. Other foods and August Plentiful Foods items noted.
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B.S. Rosenthal
N.Y
Washington Post
Bess Myerson Grant
New York City
Commissioner of Consumer Affairs
Carole Shifrin
Consumer Affairs
Bess Myerson
Campbell
Campbell’s
Food and Drug Administration
Sultana
Redistricting Board set to meet in Austin on August 24
Austin reports the Legislative Redistricting Board will gather August 24 to begin senatorial reapportionment planning. Governor Smith urged focus on House districting and warned against a costly special session as court rulings on 1971 lines loom. Lt. Gov. Barnes voiced surprise at the attack.
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Preston Smith
House of Representative
Smith
Atty
Crawford Martin
Supreme Court of Texas
District Court
Senate
Ben Barnes
Legislative Redistricting Board
State Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Martin
Supreme Court
State Board of Insurance
Judge's quip near three A.M. scene leads to new trial
Appellate court grants a new trial after ruling a judge's cynical remark about suspects being in bed at three in the morning unfairly tainted jurors. It says a judge's conduct must be cautious though not perfect in the heat of trial. The ruling cites a classic line: a defendant deserves a fair trial, not a perfect one.
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Board of Landscape Architects
United States Supreme Court
Big Game Fever Grips Texas Football Scene
Texas fans expect a wave of pre season exhibitions as Cameron prepares to host Taylor on September 10. The state claims more than 1000 high school teams and vast football culture with TV games and springing pro and college matchups across waves of excitement.
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Cameron
Taylor
Texas
Milam County Farmers urged to imitate auto makers in cow sales
The Dairymobile Milam County notes the area as a beef and dairy region and shares comic relief from Minnesota Goodhue County agent Mr. Dick Walter. He urges farmers selling cows to learn from auto makers, adopting similar strategies and timing.
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Milam County
Minnesota
Dick Walter
Goodhue County
Minn
The Dairymobile Price Breakdown
A playful catalog line lists a base price of 200 dollars for a cow with options. Adding 45 for two tone exterior 75 for extra stomach 60 for storage 40 for dispensing unit and four spigots 125 for genuine cowhide upholstery 15 for dual horns and 35 for the automatic fly swatter brings the total to 595 dollars.
Hill-Burton Program Reaches 25th Anniversary
Texas health officials note Hill-Burton marks a quarter century since the 1946 Hospital Survey and Construction Act. Since 1946 Texas has seen 539 Hill-Burton projects adding 31 493 inpatient beds and 113 other health facilities, with over 739 million dollars in hospital construction aided by federal grants.
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Hill-Burton
Texas
James E. Peavy
Texas Commissioner of Health
Nation
Moon car price baffles old philosopher with satire
In a letter to the editor, a reader mocks the eight million dollar price tag for a moon buggy. He notes four quarter horse electric motors per wheel, wire tires, a television camera, and no steering wheel, joking the cost stems from congressional committees and state legislatures.
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United States
Texas
Moon
F .O.B
J.A
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Congressional Record Daily
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Austin
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U.S
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