Engineers in Short Supply as Workforce Fears Grow
September 21, 1972 editorial notes aerospace and electronics layoffs amid anti-technology sentiment. AP reports engineering school enrollments fell, risking a 1975 engineer shortage. Penn State and UCLA deans warn that by mid-1970s engineers will be scarce and highly sought, with 60,000 to 70,000 needed yearly yet only half graduating.
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Washington, D.C
College of Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Ucla School of Engineering and Applied Science
National Hunting and Fishing Day 1972 observance urged
The piece urges observance of National Hunting and Fishing Day on September 23, 1972 to address fallacies about sportsmen and conservation. It notes hunters and anglers have funded about 2.5 billion dollars in taxes and fees for natural resource preservation and promotes harmony between hunters and non hunters. It references the McCauleys and a football injury to Barry Harris. Virginia Payette writes a Dallas Morning syndicated column.
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United States
Virginia Payette
Dallas Morning
Tuning up for the Election referenced in column notes
A page 25A note discusses election campaign tunes for McGovern and Nixon. Ginnie Payette cites suggested songs including Nixon rehearsing Oh What a Beautiful Morning and McGovern tackling How Come You Do Me Like You Do. The voter’s ear knows the old standard Brother Can You Spare A Dime.
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Sen. McGovern
Pres. Nixon
J. H. Harp
Ginnie Payette
Nixon
McGovern
Football season totals and contest standings published
The Dawson County paper lists top weekly marks for grid guessing with Danny Archer and many others named. It notes Bob Brown as the leading predictor at 20 4 for two weeks, with several players close behind. Entries for the second week surpassed the first, with over 100 submissions. final deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.
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Bob Brown
Brown
Bryant
Mark Bickerstaff
Kim Hawkins
Joe Vaszauskas
L Patrick and Hoover Legacy in a Privileged Bond
The speaker recalls admiration for J Edgar Hoover as patriot and administrator, recounting a private reprimand and a gift of gold cuff links engraved with fingerprints. He notes Eisenhower also received similar cuffs and reflects on Hoover’s impact on the nation of laws and his enduring influence through the years.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Governor Pushes Insurance Reform in Special Session
Gov. Preston Smith summons legislators to Austin to push a competitive insurance rate system and budget controls. He aims to replace rate setting by the State Board of Insurance and expects a fourth special session, keeping the agenda tight until the reform bill passes. Legislation faces divided insurer support and AG opinions limiting executive transfer powers. Money news notes possible $50 million welfare aid restrictions and a softer 1973 tax outlook if spending stays in check.
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Preston Smith
Austin
Smith
Trustees discuss school goals and state plan findings
Trustees outlined goals and evaluation plans for the school system with emphasis on the Middle School. The board joined the Permian Basin association, accepted resignations, and ratified contracts while reviewing resolutions for the TASA-TASA convention.
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Dr. Freeman
Texas Tech University
Department of Education Administration
Dr. Watson
Lamesa
Permian Basin School Board Association
Joe Wathan
Dorothy Jowell
Nsa Ani Nsa
Gayle Carter
David Swink
San Antonio
Quality over quantity eyed in cotton season push
Dean cited last year’s poor crop quality and warned that 20 to 22 percent carryover remains. he urged better quality production. He noted two minimum wage bills, one in each chamber, with the House bill keeping exemptions and the Senate bill removing them. A new immigration enforcement law could raise unemployment among Mexican Americans if enforced.
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Dean
House
Senate
PCG
Inventor Seeks Pollution Free Gas Turbine Power
A 62 year old inventor, thirty years at pipe fitting and sheet metal, works on a gas turbine engine for cars. He believes he can meet 1976 air standards now and wonders if society will reward him or tax him heavily for extra earnings. The piece laments punitive taxation stifling innovation.
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Klondike
Barry Harris
Danny Archer
John Barker
Bob Corley
Kenneth Cox
Bobby Davis
Guy Dunbar
Charlotte Dyeus
Linda Ellis
Johnnie Ellis
Gladys Evans
H. B. Everheart
Garry Graves
Eb Jamison
J. B. Johnson
Mark Melanahan
Marshall Middleton
Bob Mooney
Don Newbrough
Joe Norwood
Orville Prather
Marty Rawlings
Roy Tomlinson
John Wheat
North First Shree
Damon County
Teaoy
Sporting
Jessie Alonzo
A. D. Beck
Woody Coyington
Bary Graves
Stephen Henry
Fue
Pels
L. Patrick Who
L. Patrick
Gen. Eisenhower
Paul Harvey
Lamesa Ptess
By Bill Boykin
Texas Press Association
Legislative Budget Board
Tom Keel
Barnes
Keel
Texas
Congress
Board of Pardons and Paroles
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
High
Huntsville
John C. White
California
Iowa
Hidalgo County
Rio Grande Valley
Deaf Smith County
Panhandle
Amarillo
Palmer
Castro
Hale
Swisher
Cameron
Lubbock
Hansford
Lamb
High Plains
Blacklands
Martin Held
Martin
National Guard
Fleet Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz
Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas Department of Public Safety
James Estelle
Criminal Justice Council
Lyle B. Cherry
Wichita Falls
R. L
Bud) Reed
Texas Industrial Commission
Curtis Toews
Ben Barnes
Brownwood
Anthony J. Carnesi
Brownsville
Aris S. Gonzalez
Corpus Christi
Bill Smith
Fort Worth
Lee Taylor
Arlington
Texas Employment Commission Advisory Council
Jack Gaubert
State Democratic Executive Committee
William M. McIsaac
Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences
Houston
Criminal Justice Council Executive Committee
Board
University of Texas
Winkler County
Wayne Connally
Floresville
Texas Tokamak
Kerr, Engeling, Chaparral
Stephen F. Austin
Iowa Park
White House
L. Patrick Gray
FBI
Justice
Mr. Hoover
Bureau
Gray
Annapolis
Submarine Command
Hoover
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