Texas House approves criminal code changes and tax exemptions
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee advances a bill easing arrests without warrants and allowing witnesses to reveal names. Other measures sent to Gov Connally include revenue bonds for factories, higher seafood license fees, and fraternal tax exemptions. The Senate also forwarded traffic safety legislation assigning statewide duties to the governor.
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House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Senate
University of Texas South Texas Medical School
San Antonio
House
Area Officers Continue Probe In Levelland Burglaries
Levelland police report two burglaries occurring late Wednesday or Thursday. Israel Service Station on West Avenue and First Street lost office equipment valued at 500 to 1000 dollars plus change. El Sombrero Cafe on Houston Street had cash taken. burglars broke in through a back door panel. Authorities suspect possible relation between the incidents but see no link to recent home break-ins.
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Levelland
Israel Service Station
West Avenue
First Street
Houston St
Charles Israel
Coppolino Jury Deliberates Fate in Fla Murder Trial
A Naples jury debating whether Dr. Carl Coppolino killed his wife Carmela failed to reach a verdict after about three hours of deliberations. Judge Lynn Silver sent the 12 jurors home to resume at 9 a.m. as defense attorney F Lee Bailey urged a poll at 9:30 a.m.
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Naples
Fla
Carl Coppolino
Carmela
Harry Miller
Lynn Silver
Miller
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Coppellino
Frank Schaub
A&M Students March Again
About 500 civilian students protested outside Texas A&M President Earl Rudder’s home on Thursday night. The crowd criticized the board of directors for mandating fees for all students. A student shouted “Burn the house,” and Rudder urged calm and said the protests brought discredit to the university.
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College Station
Texas A&m
Earl Rudder
Board of Directors
Rudder
Intruders Rob Two Stores In April 21 Holdup Spree
Paige and Reyes, both T man suspects, were accosted by intruders. Paige said he was choked and struck, their assailants disarmed the clerk and looted a cash register. Reyes claimed to have drawn on a would be robber and let the intruder leave. W. B. Williams at the drive in grocery reported a lone gunman stole $300 and fled after tearing a telephone from a wall. Investigators filed charges with District Attorney Alton Griffin Thursday.
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Paige
Reyes
W. B. Williams
Dist
Atty. Alton. Griffin
Rallies Split Campus Over Free Speech Rules
On campus tensions rise as SDS holds a disapproved rally and a disciplinary hearing is postponed amid challenges. Two rival Thursday rallies feature free speech advocates and supporters of university regulation. Bill Green of Conservative Democrats on Campus argues for clear rules while Dr. Hackerman pushes for orderly authority to let all students proceed without disruption.
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SDS
Sancion
Hearting Board
Gary Thiher
Harry Ransom
Hubert Humphrey
Capitol
Thiher
Bill Green
Palestine
Democrats
Green
Student Activities Office
Norman Hackerman
Hackerman
Avalanche Journal Star Carrier Awards Highlight Local Teens
Harvey, Drake brothers Phillip and Alan, Martha Vaughn, and other carriers are named Star Carriers for outstanding service in sales, delivery, and collections. The program honors top performers with certificates, bags, lock boxes, jackets, and mentions in the Avalanche-Journal lobby plaque.
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Wilson Jr. High School
Wilson Junior High
Harvey
39Th
40Th
Avalanche-Journal
Bob McVay
Star Carriers
McVay
Phillip
Alan Drake
Jake L. Drake
Martha Vaughn
J. J. Latiner
Avalanche-Journal Star
Tom Dillion
J. L. Dillon
47Th St
Wallace Johns
R. L. Johns
Carl Jones
Hulen Jones
Dixie
Jimmy Giles
William IL. Giles
Gary Trammell
H. G. Trammell
Albert Henderson
V. " Henderson
Ricky Rudd
Billy Rudd
Gary Botkin
Louis Botkin
John Reed
Robert R. Reed
Terry Stokes
L. C. Stokes
Mike Berry
C.C. Berry
Billy Owings
David Benton
Kyle McNeely
C. B. McNeely
Ronnie Trammell
J. W. Trammell
Tommy Reynolds
C. T. Reynolds
David Baucum
William R. Baucum
Sth
James Pettis
A. B. Goode
16Th St
Harald Williams
Aubrey Williams
42Nd St
Ronnie Burns
E. T. Burns Jr
Kenneth Chaffin
Rickman
Jimmy O'Connell
Chaffin
Henderson plans fourth ambulance amid city reviews
Henderson officials reveal intent to add a fourth ambulance before June 1 as the Ambulance Study Committee recommends deregulation and avoids an exclusive franchise. The city backs a nonprofit backup service with no subsidy, while the fire department bears a $72 426 annual drag from the arrangement.
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Jack Eastman
Eastman
Lubbock
Henderson
Hershel Sharp
Avalanche-Journal
Rogers
Birth announcements list several local families and weights
A page of birth notices records multiple families welcoming new babies at West Texas and Methodist Hospitals. Details include parent names, home addresses, baby weights ranging from about 7 pounds 5 ounces to 7 pounds 12 ounces, and times of birth with various fathers’ occupations such as cafeteria worker, painter, musician, mechanic, or self employed.
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Jerry Don Hutchinson
3Th St
West Texas Hospital
Wilbur Ellis Co
Guadalave Martinez
Ba Ave. G
West Texas Hompitat
Ronald Tatum
Abernathy
Methodist Hospital
U.S
Jerry Kennedy
Foreman Critiques Code Changes At City Banquet
Attorney Foreman argues revisions to the Criminal Code are unnecessary and unfair. He notes federal prosecutions succeed despite restrictions and warns the poor will shoulder higher costs while the wealthy retain rights. He cites his own lucrative, controversial career and calls the defense a safeguard against police power.
Marines Battle North Vietnamese on Hill 861 South of DMZ
North Vietnamese troops, possibly 400 strong, hold Hill 861 near the Laotian border as Marines launch multiple assaults. Cheatham reports four of five patrolmen killed, survivor PFC William Marks of Somerville Massachusetts. Artillery and jets pound Gio Linh as DMZ positions come under heavy fire.
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Saigon
Dmz
Cheatham
Pfc
William Marks
Somerville
Mass
Gio Linh
Weather Notes on Storm Impact and Rain Totals
Weather report notes citrus and fruit crops undamaged by the storm. Rain totals include Conception 3.50 inches, Rio Grande City 3.42, Roma 1.70, McCook 1.41 with showers spreading northward and warm southerly breezes. Witnesses describe dual tornadoes with damage including a garage and trees near Matias Pena Jr and Hilario Salinas on the Jaras Chinas ranch.
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Ley
Raina
Conception
Rio Grande City
Roma
McCook
Texarkana
Amarillo
Brownsville
Matias Pena,Jr
Hilario Salinas
Jaras Chinas Ranch
Absentee Ballot Suit Advances in 137th District Court
In a March 31 pre trial hearing Judge James A Ellis upheld County Attorney Fred Wests exceptions to the petition in the Drys Vela election contest. West argued the petitions allegations of irregularities at the absentee box and ballots cast by unqualified voters were not specific enough. Judge Ellis allowed an amended petition from Davis Hammett and the Rev Donley and granted extensions. original deadline April 17 was extended and West received a two week extension to file an amended answer.
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Rod Shaw
Arch Lamb
Max Arrants
Les Derrick Alton Brazel
137Th District Court
James A. Ellis
Fred E. West
West
Justice
Elis
Davis
Hammett
Donley
Ellis
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