Helmet law repeal dies in Texas Senate
Texas motorcyclists lost their bid to drop helmet requirements as a Senate adjourned without a hearing on repeal. The bill would have allowed riding without helmets or at least weakened rules, but Gov and Court actions were cited as backing the current law.
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Joe Bernal
San Antonio
Bernal
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Houston
William Donald Smith
Criminal Appeals
State Department of Public Safety
Texas
DPS
Morning battles, raids, and bombings amid Vietnam action
U S forces reported heavy clashes with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops across several coastal and highland locations. The toll included 73 enemy killed in four ground attacks plus 35 Marines dead or wounded defending a base, while civilians and a helicopter crew faced sporadic strikes. B52 missions near Tay Ninh and Dak To continued as Saigon and surrounding areas faced terrorist blasts and police headquarters attacks.
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U.S
Tam Ky
Dak To
Quang Tri City
Border Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Saigon
Dak
United States
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodian War Crises and Easement Plan Report
U S sources of Cambodian and Vietnam war actions note gunships targeting Ho Chi Minh Trail supply routes and Cambodia clashes. A proposed 20 year easement plan would buy farm production rights, shifting to a market approach with $16 billion cost in ten years, impacting farm income and price supports.
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Cambodia
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Sihanouk
United States
Paris
Laos
Washington
Nixon
Treasury
Walter E. Chryst
University of Mississippi
Earl O. Head
Iowa State University
Center For Agricultural and Economic Development
Roscoe G. Haynie
Wilson & Co
National Advisory Commission On Food and Fiber
Leonard Haverkamp
Fire claims 13 lives in house blaze
Charles Bailey 41 and Ruby 36 perished with ten children aged six months to 17 years in a fatal house fire. Grandfather Obie Bailey 63 survived by crawling from a bathroom window as daughter Judy Fury returned from Illinois to arrange funerals.
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Charles Bailey
Ruby
Richie
Ted
Dale
Steve
Deborah
Timothy
Mary
Claudia
Patricia
Nancy
Judy Fury
Illinois
Obie Bailey
Smith questions printing delay and bill backlog in Texas
Smith, the Texas governor, criticized delays in printing and backlogged bills held by Calhoun and Mutscher. He questioned the fate of a student fees bill and a teachers’ pay measure, awaiting comptroller revenue certification. He warned of returning to session after elections and not giving a “free ride” before 1971.
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Texas
Senate
Smith
Calhoun
Mutscher
Bill Smith
Treasury
Volunteers and donors aid Amarillo center amid new government talks
The Amarillo State Center for Human Development relies on local help for refreshments and teaching supplies. Gratitude is expressed to volunteers Mines through Cindy Moates and to several groups including Naomi Sunday School Class and VFW Auxiliary. Diplomats note Communist bloc nations may recognize a rival South Vietnam government, changing the Paris talks dynamics and US stance.
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Amarillo State
Henry Webb
Cindy Moates
Jenny Bradford
Naomi
First Baptist Church
Hospital
Modern Home Club
David W. Brown
VFW
Cecil Park
Kirkland Home Demonstration Club
Modern Mothers Hdc
Quanah
Dr Pepper Bottling Co
Mary Scott
South Vietnam
Paris
United States
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Decarlo
Zip
Johnny Russell
Ray
Samuel
Sam _ the Plumber
Deavalcante
Elizabeth
N.J
Thomas G. Dunn
Dunn
Africa
India
London
Britain
Customs and Bate
Sherman
Oklahoma
Plainview
Stratford
Hale Center
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Dalhart
Lubbock
Sir Winston Churchill
Stenvig
Cohen
University of Minnesota
Near North Side
DFL
U.S.A
Wendy Dascomb
Danville
Miami Beach
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Ed Murray
Marine Technology Society
Armco Steel
Thieu
Riverside
Farume Am Ee
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