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Outcry at Officials Over Sharpstown Stock Probe in Texas
The January 22 1974 report details SEC suits and hearings involving former Texas Attorney General Wagooner Carr and others tied to Sharpstown stock deals. It notes Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes calls for disclosure while U.S. Atty. Eldon Mahon and banking examiners monitor related cases and banks. The piece covers Ramilies hearings, Shivers and Smith depositions, and claims of impropriety denied by defendants.
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Ben Barnes
Barnes
U.S. Atty
Eldon Mahon
Fort Worth
SEC
Houston
Grand
Mahon
Robert Stewart
Dallas Bank and Trust Co
City Bank and Trust Co
Dallas
Sharpstown State Bank
Smith
Speaker Mutscher
Fed
Allan Shivers
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Sharpstown Realty Co
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Wilson
U.S. Justice Department
Shivers
Gov
Sarah T. Hughes
Gen. Carr
Sharpstown Bank
National Bankers Insurance Co
Master Control, Inc
Olympic Life Insurance Co
Oak Forest Realty Co
Oak Forest Investment Co
Frank W. Sharp
Sam Stock
Soundness
City National Bank
State Banking Commission
Sharp
Gayle Schroeder
Dallas Bank and Trust
Schroeder
Joseph Novotny
City Bank and Trust
Banking Commission
Hughes
NBL
John Osorio
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
Baum
Watson
Osorio
Dr. Baum
Frank Sharp
John
Boltz
Austin National Bank
Governor’s Office
Austin
House
Senate
FDIC
Texas
Industrial and Investment Enterprises Inc
Supreme Court of Texas
National Bankers
Sims
Commission
Preston Smith