Dynasty shifts as Texas power structure realigns in Congress
The piece notes a shift from long serving Texas lawmakers like Wright Patman and Wilbur Mills toward liberal insurgency and administrative influence in the Democratic Party. It highlights four year terms, weakened seniority, and rising liberal currents within the House and Texas politics.
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Dolph Briscoe
Bill Hobby
Washington
House
W. R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Cong
Hebert
Louisiana
House Armed Services Committee
Wright Patman
Texas
House Banking and Finance Committee
Hays
Ohio
Poage
Patman
Waco
Cong. Foley
Agriculture Committee
Reconstruction
Arkansas
Wilbur Mills
Ways and Means
Mills
Southwest
Texas politics swirl as GOP and Dems seek young leadership
With F M L man Robert Strauss to China and Republican George Bush tipped for the national stage, both parties push Texas for newer leaders. Barry Goldwater urges Bush as vice president over Rockefeller, while the House Democratic caucus tells Texas senior congressmen times are changing. The re elected governor and lieutenant governor hold strength in Austin to tackle issues.
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Robert Strauss
China
George Bush
GOP
Tower
Bentsen
Southwest
Texas
Barry Goldwater
Bush
Rockefeller
House Democratic
Austin
Bowman to Serve on Central Texas Council Board
Dr. Betty Bowman of Cameron was elected to the Central Texas Council on Alcoholism board as a Milam County representative. She replaces attorney Bob Ellett who resigned. Bowman is a staff psychologist at the Veterans Administration Center Tem ple alcohol treatment unit. Firefighters battled a fire in the attic of Narvie Caperton home with damage mainly from water and smoke. The Narvie Caperton incident followed by a fire at the Farm and Ranch Feed Store where a small mail motor fire was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Bowman
Cameron
Central Texas Council On Alcoholism
Gene Howell
Bowman
Veterans Administration Center
Temple
Milam County
Bob Ellett
Narvie Caperton
City plans $492000 improvements under development act
About 50 residents attended a meeting on the city community development plan awaiting approvals from the council of governments state HUD and Washington The program aims to invest 492000 over five to six years in low income areas including sewer extensions park near the junior high school and removal of dilapidated houses to make way for new construction A W McCullin explained that sewer extensions will need lift pumps in hilly terrain with about 70000 slated The park plan includes land acquisition leveling drainage street work fencing and facilities the changed boundaries avoid occupied dwellings The plan targets removing 25 dilapidated vacant houses annually McCullin added the city faces 201 substandard structures and the overall cost will be covered under the Better Community Development Act and not borne by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Governments
State
HUD
Washington
A. W. McCullin
Community Development Agency
McCullin
Jury Finds Trigg Not Guilty In Freeman Murder Case
A seven man five woman jury in 20th District Court returned a not guilty verdict for Jim Jones Trigg Jr in the murder of Richard Lee Freeman. The verdict followed roughly two hours of deliberation after the case was given to jurors shortly after noon. Trigg testified he killed Freeman in self defense saying I killed him I had to kill him. He described events from the robbery at Citizens National Bank and the confrontation at the Phillips service station in College Station on November 28, 1973 and the subsequent shooting of Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
20Th District Court
Jim Jones Trigg, Jr
Richard Lee Freeman
Trigg
Roy Minton
Minton
Billy R. Hall
Citizens National Bank & Trust Company
Calvert
Freeman
Phillips
College Station
Pat
Rickie Moehr
Gause
Richard
Hearne
San Antonio
International Airport
Odessa
Las Vegas
Smith
City council call April 1 election for three council seats
City council adopted a resolution to hold an April 1 city election for three council places held by Gene Lumpkin place 3 Lawrence Zotz place 4 and Bob Clark place 5 Clark mayor pro tem led the meeting in Mayor Gene Blake's absence A special 5 30 p m Thursday session was set to interview applicants for public works superintendent and heavy equipment operator The board discussed urban renewal funding bids bank depository bids sewer hookups and a prior bank robbery case involving Freeman and Trigg with a verdict of not guilty on the trial and a lengthy jury attendance list
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Lumpkin
Lawrence Zotz
Bob Clark
Clark
Gene Blake
Public Works
Faith In Alcoa Future Highlighted At Cameron Rotary
Alcoa Texas area manager Fred P. Bergeron spoke at the Cameron Rotary Club detailing current US economic strain and its impact on Milam County operations. He noted 65 local layoffs, eight active potlines, and limited local effect, while cautioning on deficit spending, inflation, and high interest rates reducing borrowing and savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Bergeron
Alcoa Texas
Cameron
Bergeron
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