State Moves Against SEC in Banking Probe and Legislature Action
The article reports widespread moves tied to the Sharpstown case with state lawmakers rushing a conflict of interest bill in Texas. Michael Makris surrendered in Houston amid SEC probes, while Dr Elmer Baum faces possible Texas Senate confirmation to the State Banking Board. Judge Hughes considers responses to counterclaims as secrecy and subpoenas draw critique.
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Michael Angel Socrates Makris
U.S. Marshal's Office
Houston
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Hughes
SEC
Texas
Michael Makris
Elmer Baum
Texas Senate
State Banking Board
Sharp and Stock
Watson
Morton Susman
Jerry Hill
Hany Court
United States
Sharp
Makris
Bill
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Nugent
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Texas Senate backs welfare ceiling expansion despite backlash
The Texas Senate advanced a constitutional amendment to set an 80 million dollar annual ceiling on welfare payments to families with dependent children and to remove caps in three other categories, funding aid to the blind aged and disabled. Senate vote 26 to 4 with 19 to 12 and 20 to 9 weaker margins on related motions. final House action pending.
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Austin
Senate
Charles Wilson
Lufkin
W. T. Moore
Bryan
Wayne Connally
Floresville
H. J. Blanchard
Lubbock
Texas
Blanchard
Connally
Henry Grover
Houston
O. H. Harris
Dallas
Wilson
House
Bombs and fighting rock Phnom Penh as embassy attacked
In Phnom Penh a bomb failed to explode at the Vietnamese embassy while another wrecked the residence of the Vietnamese ambassador and wounded him. A separate blast destroyed an immigration records office and half of the electric power company HQ. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces shelled the airport as U S forces pressed arms deliveries and Vietnamese troops began withdrawing after Highway 4 operations.
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Tran van Phuoc
Electric Power Company
Phnom Penh
U.S. Air Force
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Siam
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Neak Luong
South Vietnam
Lions Plan Blood Drive for Local Leukemia Patient
Lions Club sponsors a blood drive in Seagraves to aid Melvin Francis a 1968 graduate suffering leukemia. principal W L Willingham and American Red Cross arrange station at the community building Feb 3 with Brownfield Hospital patient needing transfusions and surplus blood stored for the Seagraves area.
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Seagraves
Melvin Francis
W. L. Willingham
American Red Cross
Lions Club
Francis
Brownfield Hospital
Five Seek Post In Crosbyton
Five applicants were interviewed by the County Commissioners in Crosbyton for the county judge post. Commissioner Curt Hendrick said interviews continue today and until 10 a.m. Wednesday with a 3 p.m. Wednesday announcement. Hendrick will preside over court during the interim. the new judge will fill the unexpired term of the late Cecil Berry and serve until the 1972 general election.
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Crosbyton
Curt Hendrick
Hendrick
Cecil Berry
Berry
Daughter Born To Entertainer Grace Wing Slick Welcomes Daughter
Grace Wing Slick, 31, singer with the Jefferson Airplane, gave birth Monday to a 6 pounds 4 ounces daughter in a San Francisco hospital at 7 31 am. Both mother and baby are reported well. no name was announced.
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San Francisco
Grace Wing Slick
Jefferson Airplane
JackieWatts
Jefferison Airplane
Watts
Trial Inters New Phase Over Manson Case
The court moves into a new phase of the Manson case amid continued doubt of guilt. The defense seeks imprisonment rather than the death penalty, arguing concerns over the reliability of the evidence and potential wrongful conviction. The debate centers on whether the state can secure a lengthy sentence without resorting to capital punishment.
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Fitveernid
Tle
Hoe Wil
Quarantine Tightened Amid Space Mission Efforts
Efforts to tighten quarantine face limits as astronauts confront exposure risks. Four jet tracking planes depart Patrick AFB for long range support, with bases in Perth Darwin and Cocos Islands to rush lunar samples to Houston for analysis.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Patrick Air Force Base
Chief Witness Not Surprised in Manson Trial Verdict
Lan da Kasabian 22 a member of the Manson family and the state s chief witness said she was not surprised by the guilty verdict in the Los Angeles trial of Charles Manson and three women. She added her heart grieves for them.
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Rypter
Charles Manson
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Hoe
Cap
Susan Atkins
Patricre Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Ccourt Tee
Fivr
Manson
Atty
Vincent Bugliosi
Milford
Landa Kasabian
Dust Fog Causes Fatal Wrecks Across Texas and Regional Weather
Blowing dust and fog crippled central and eastern Texas with poor visibility on Monday. A two car collision near Zeasley killed Gloria Sosa and William Hall Faircloth, with three others injured.
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Texas Department of Police Safety
Smal
South Texas
Zeasley
Gloria Sosa
Houston
Wiliam Hall Faircloth
Channelview
South Plains
Pon Ue Hth
National Weather Service
Texas
Dallas Love Field
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Marfa
Dalhart
Pacific Northwest
Cascade Mountains
Seattle
Mountains
Defense predicts verdict as evidence overwhelms jury
Chief defense counsel Paul Fitzgerald says the defendants told him Monday night they expect the worst, citing the overwhelming amount of evidence as the deciding factor before the clerk reads the verdict.
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Paul Fitzgerald
Move to Oust Mutscher Seen as Test of Public Trust
Graves urges removal of Speaker designates from the Texas House to bypass normal referrals and clear the air over alleged bank and political insider dealings. He argues public trust is at a low and a committee of the whole could accelerate action without admitting guilt.
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Mutscher
Reed
Graves
Spearker
Heaths
Shyiman
Vheig Viemehaarinen
Ships Collide at Sea near Galveston. One Dead
Coast Guard reports two freighters crashed at sea sixty miles southeast of Galveston. A third ship stood by as the vessels rocked together causing fatalities. Houston authorities and maritime officials investigate the collision and search for survivors.
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Houston
Galveston
Coast Guard
County Attorney Adds Fourth Staff Member
Lealind Peter Green was sworn in by Judge Edwin Snedeker as the county attorney’s fourth staff member. Green rejoined the county staff after service since 1969 and will serve as the third assistant with Joel Howard and Leeta Alexander, originally from Snyder.
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Batternes
Lealind ¢Peter Green
Edwin Snedeker
Green
Tom Purdom
Joel Howard
Leeta Alexander
Snyder
Purdom
City weighs options for selling obsolete tank and transport ideas
Local officials discuss selling an old tank by disassembly or transport to nearby cities and industries. Possible buyers include Southwest Feed Yards and Jimpty Dean Meat Crin Plaines, with proposals ranging from dismantling to airlifting by two army helicopters to move the tank to a new site.
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McCaipe
Reese
FBI Pasa
Central Texas
Southwest Feed Yards, Inc
Hereford
McCguiire
Jimpty Dean
Plaines
McCluire
McGruise
Fire alarms department quotes details and scene report
Four units remained on scene after a fire incident causing damage to the structure and apartments. Estimated damage listed for the structure and apartments, with no other clarms. Minor damages reported at two blocks and a motor vehicle total loss in another location.
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Alvertanty
Blosk Beta Street
Bence
Blok Toa
Motorcvere
Mth
SEC Probe Data Sparks Scrutiny Block Bid By Attorneys
Attorney Susman led a bid to stop newsmen from scrutinizing SEC data as 14 individuals and 11 companies faced action over stock dealings with state officials. Testimony and depositions were publicized, revealing links to Gov. Smith and Lt. Gov. Farnes loan issues. A hearing on permanent injunction against Sharp and others is set for Friday with possible delay.
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Sharp
SEC
Smith
Ben Farnes
Dallas
Federal c
Susman
Ling & Co
Hughes
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