Briscoe and Hobby Gain Endorsements in Texas Governor Race
Temple Daily Telegram backs Briscoe and Hobby, praising their lineage and commitment to Texas. El Paso Times endorses Briscoe Hobby and Calvert for comptroller, lauding Briscoe’s centrism Hobby’s campaign organization and Calvert’s proven efficiency. Mrs Farenthold pushes insurance reform and West Texas water focus. Common Cause seeks clarity on Grover loan.
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Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthold
Temple Daily Telegram
Briscoe
Hobby
Temple
Texas
el Paso Times
Robert Calvert
the Times
el Paso
Calvert
Duncanville
Dallas
Lubbock
Farenthold
West Texas
Texas Water Board
West
Austin
Common Cause
Henry Grover
Bond Sales Hit 37 Percent of Yearly Goal in April
April purchases of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds totaled 5,231 dollars, with four month totals at 25,998 dollars. Texas monthly sales reached 17,331,291 dollars and year to date 74,258,429 dollars, while national April sales were 502 million, up 8.4 percent from 1971.
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United States Savings
Gene Frisbie
Childress
Union Leader Calls for National Bargaining Law
A union official argues state laws still favor employers and presses for a national bargaining bill. He notes unions seek recognition to bargain with states and subdivisions and support voluntary arbitration despite resistance to compulsory methods. The group claims public employee rights lag behind other nations and cites a jailed official in Illinois.
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United States
Congress
Wurf
Howard Benedict
Illinois
Inmate Organized Officers While Behind Bars
While jailed, the individual coordinated police officers and directed their actions from within confinement. The description portrays leadership and influence extending beyond prison walls.
Corps report says Buffalo Creek dam doomed to fail
The Army Corps of Engineers says the Buffalo Creek coal waste dam in West Virginia was dangerously flawed and should never have been built. Officials blame possible acts of God while the study cites ongoing seepage and a failing foundation, with at least 118 deaths. Senator Williams pledges hearings into Interior and Bureau of Mines regulation enforcement.
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Washington
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
Buffalo Creek
W.va
Williams
Army Corps of Engineers
Doctors Use Acupuncture On Patient In New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine physicians used acupuncture to anesthetize a patient during a skin graft, the first such practice in a U S hospital. The 65 year old Manhattan bank employee recovered well after grafting skin from his right thigh to his left foot, under Dr Louis R Orkin's supervision.
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New York
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
College Hospital
U. S
Nixon
China
Manhattan Bank
Louis R. Orkin
Department of
Nixon summit delays and travel twists across Eurasia
Nixon’s Moscow to Kiev leg was delayed nearly an hour after a Soviet jet developed engine trouble forcing a switch to another Ilyushin 62. He will attend Kiev’s tomb of a World War II unknown soldier, spend the night in Tehran, then Warsaw for a meeting with Edward Gierek before Rogers and Olszowski sign a decade‑long consular pact and Nixon returns to Washington.
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Nixon
Moscow
Kiev
Tehran
Warsaw
Edward Gierek
Four Die In Delta DC-9 Crash At Southwest Airport
Four people died when a Delta Airlines DC-9 burst into flames during a routine check flight at Greater Southwest International Airport. Witnesses and officer accounts describe flames and a nose-up impact as rescuers attempted to reach the wreckage.
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David McNatt
Delta Airlines
Gonzdz
Greater Southwest International Airport
Amon Carter Field
Air National Guard
Northeast Texas Sees Cool Front Amid Scattered Storms
A cool front moved through parts of Northeast Texas with no reported damage. Gusty thunderstorms dotted regions from Brownwood to San Angelo and west of the Pecos. By morning the front pushed south, storms faded to light showers. temps ranged from 54 in Amarillo to 75 in Galveston, with highs near 91 in Dallas and Waco. More showers expected as the front moves southeast across Texas.
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Texas
Brownwood
San Angelo
Pecos River
College Station
del Rio
Amarillo
Dalhart
Texas Panhandle
Galveston
Dallas
Waco
Laredo
North Vietnamese pull back toward Cambodia amid An Loc siege
North Vietnamese divisions reportedly pulled back into Cambodia from An Loc, the besieged capital north of Saigon, as B52 strikes battered the enemy. Shelling along Highway 13 continues, with South Vietnamese casualties and a halted relief column. Fighting also erupts in southern Cambodia and Kontum in the highlands.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
An Loc
Saigon
Highway 13
Mekong
Highlands
Kontum
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Controversial U S Helicopter Shot Down Near Kontum
An Army OH6 observation helicopter was shot down six miles northwest of Kontum with two crewmen missing. The incident occurred amid ongoing clashes in the provincial capital region.
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U. S
Kontum
Court rules on grand jury power and state appeals
The court agreed to rule on whether grand juries may compel witnesses to provide voice and handwriting samples. It rejected California’s appeal to review a state Supreme Court death penalty ban. It upheld New York’s teacher loyalty oath against a Quaker religious liberty claim. It declined to review a ruling on Model Cities program resident involvement. It dismissed challenges to Pennsylvania and Philadelphia wage tax actions for New Jersey workers.
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California
Supreme Court
New York
Philadelphia
Nixon
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Texas News Snippets From AP Rundown
A sweep of brief AP notices covers several states. Governor Preston Smith honors David Tobin Snowden as Outstanding Teen of Texas. Snowden, 17, is a high school student at Alamo Heights and competes for national and regional scholarships. In San Antonio, a Methodist conference hears lingering debates on homosexuality with minister F Gene Leggett losing credentials amid disruptions. Silver Spring reports Governor Wallace improving after abdominal wound. doctors note less drainage. Raleigh notes Sen Jordan not targeted in a shopping center shooting that left three dead and eight wounded. shooter killed himself. Washington foresees a tight fiscal year as Congress delays annual appropriation bills. Vienna reports Castro ending Romania visit and heading to Hungary during East European tour.
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Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
David Tobin Snowden
Snowden
Alamo Heights High School
San Antonio
Yarborough Sanders clash over GI Bill and reform
In Texas campaign remarks Senator Ralph Yarborough refutes opponent Barefoot Sanders claims of a limited role in the Cold War GI Bill. Sanders denounces the rent a senator practice and urges congressional reform amid farm and pork industry discussions at Texas Tech events.
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Grover
Ralph Yarborough
Lubbock
U. S
Barefoot Sanders
Yarborough
Veterans Organizations of America
Amarillo
Sanders
el Paso
Washington
U.S
Senate
Texas Tech Swine Short Course Set for July on Campus
LUBBOCK Tex The 20th annual Swine Short Course at Texas Tech July 6 7 features a market hog show feeder pig grading contest and a discussion on a regional swine evaluation station Co sponsors are Tech Animal Science Department and the Texas Pork Producers Association Registration starts 8 am July 6 in the Livestock Pavilion with a $5 fee Weigh in for market hogs begins 8 30 am entries due by July 2 limit one hog per producer and weight class 200 400 pounds.
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Animal Science
Leland Tribble
Bob Hinds
O. L. Christie
Larry Tackitt
Hinds
Willow Springs
Christie
Idalou
Tex
Tackitt
Happy, Tex
University Center
Coronado
Anson R. Bertrand
College of Agricultural Sciences At
Tech
Samuel E. Curl
H. Neil Becker
Shabbana
Inl
A. M. Lennon
Tech Animal Science
Tribble
C. B. Ramsey
Hong Lee
Tech Agricultural Economics
Texas
Leonard Keeton
Tech Agricultural Engineering
D. W. Zinn
Texas Park
Helen Howe
Coronado Room
Gilbert Hollis
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Lubbock
Becker
David Bechtel
Dimmitt
T. D. Tanksley
Texas Aa&m University
John Fair
Sherman
Texas Pork Producers Association
Meat Industries
Texas Tech University
Department of Animal Science
Active US pilots hit new peak in World Almanac data
The World Almanac reports a record 732 729 active pilots in the United States for last year. FAA figures show 195 861 student pilots 305 826 private pilots 186 821 commercial pilots 34 430 airline pilots 6 677 helicopter pilots and 3 114 glider pilots.
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United States
Federal Aviation Administration
Airlines
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Elevation Gap in Lower 48 Stretches 85 Miles
The highest and lowest points in the conterminous United States lie only 85 miles apart, between Mount Whitney in California and Death Valley.
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United States
Mount Whitney
Death Valley
California
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