Lawmakers Seek Election Law Reforms In Austin Session
In a Associated Press mail survey lawmakers urge changing state election laws. Many want to abolish the Electoral College and favor a presidential primary and direct popular vote. Support grows for electronic voting devices while some favor leaving laws as is.
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Corpus Christi
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James Cole
Greenville
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San Antonio
Rex Braun
Houston
Congressional leaders foresee cooperation with new Nixon era
Three congressional leaders Sen. Mansfield Rep. Ford and Sen. Muskie said the incoming Congress will be flexible and cooperative with President-elect Nixon. They expect a middle of the road, varied liberal-conservative balance and a broad policy range. Separately, oil refinery workers strike across the nation seeks 72 cents hourly gains. safety concerns arise at automated refineries.
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Mansfield Muskie discuss reforms and salaries in briefing
Senate leaders Mansfield and Muskie weigh shifts in policy and ethics. They call for restraint in personal spending and consider raising senators salaries from 30000 to 50000, with possible reforms to inflation and the Vietnam war.
Muskie to tour nation testing 1972 presidential bid
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie said he will tour campuses ghettos and regions to test prospects for the Democratic presidential nomination. He abandoned plans for Senate leadership to explore a national path, noting he may or may not run and that he enjoyed the national campaign. A Sydney hospital report notes two premature infants died, weighing 1 pound 11 ounces and shortly after birth, mother unnamed.
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Sirhan Sirhan Trial Prep Marks Security and Court Plans
Sirhan Sirhan faces security measures and a high profile trial in Los Angeles. Steel plates cover windows at the Hall of Justice as deputies prepare for a lengthy presentation of evidence on the Kennedy assassination. The trial on the eighth floor is expected to last two months or more with 200 plus witnesses and limited courtroom seating.
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