Conflict fears over Connally Treasury post silence
Officials urged resignations of Baum and others amid possible conflicts as Connally weighs confirmation hearings. Bruner asked for W. Heatly and Tommy Shannon to step down while Democratic leaders push for action and investigations into dealings with National Bankers Life stock in a bid to avert perception of influence.
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Blythe
Gary Bruner
Tyler
Texas Young Republican Federation
Mutscher
Heatly
Tommy Shannon
Bruner
Elmer Baum
Baum
Tom Moore
Waco
Washington
U.S. Dist
John V. Singleton
SEC
Dallas
Houston
Smith
Mutischer
S. Ross Mc
Odessa
Austin
Gov. Smith
National Bankers Life
Bobby B. Spurjlock
Ling and Co. Brockerage
Spurlock
Steve Watson
Ling. &Co
Watson
Thumper the Great Dane earns best in show in Lubbock
In Lubbock at the Heart of the Plains Kennel Club all breed show 602 dogs competed as Leslie Thumper a 175 pound Great Dane from Miami Florida owned by Ronald and Gloria Earnhardt and shown by Lina Basquette won best in show. The Borzoi top the hound division and a Pekingese named Dragonfire won in toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
The
Plains Kennel Club
Leslie Thumper
von Earnhardt
Miami
Fla
Thumper
Ronald
Gloria Earnhardt
Lina Basquette
le Man
Charles and
Elizabeth Prewitt
Palo Verdes Estates
Calif
Tony Guinner
Mogadan
Volga
N. J. Reese
Bruno Henry
Los Angeles
C. Vroom
Lenenwyre
Marion G. Bunker
Pebble’ Beach
Eddie Boyes
Don-Lar
Vera Crofton
Topanga
John Brown
Lhasa Apsos
Schipperkes
Keeshondens
Austin Bill Pushes Revenue Bonds for UT Medical Network
Gov. Smith and Rep. Slack advocate revenue bonds to finance eight new UT system campuses including a Houston medical school and campuses in San Antonio El Paso Dallas Odessa and more. The plan estimates 181.6 million total cost with 110 million bond issue and 8.4 million annual debt service.
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Houston
San Antonio
el Paso
University of Texas At
Slack
Texas Tech
Parsley
Tech
School of Medicine
UT Medical School
UT Permian
Odessa
UT Dallas
UT San Antonio
Gov. Smith
Tex
Lamar Tech
Texas Southern
Roads Bad Snow Blamed In Power Cuts And Weather
Snow and ice disrupted travel with the New York Thruway opening after 47 hours. Syracuse and other Upstate schools closed as nearly 10 inches fell since Tuesday. Temperatures swung from 20 below to 79 in Texas and a Hawaii tornado injured residents, while power utilities urged cutting nonessential loads to cope with outages.
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York State Thruway
Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Texas
South Texas
Laredo
Brownsville
McAlien
Marfa
Davis Mountains
West Texas
Alice
Victoria
Lubbock
National Weather Service
Kailua-Kona
Hawaii
New England
Labrador
Odessa Skyscraper Twists but Not Imminent Collapse
City officials vow aid to Continental Insurance the damaged Odessa skyscraper may still have life. Estimates near 1.5 million given by area builders while Nix Lax and Curt Turquette note the structure twists twelve inches to the east at the top and the hall opened in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rigsby
Lax
Realty Equities Corp
Continental Insurance Co
Odessa
Turquette
James McDonald
Texas Tech
Deputy Dies In Hospital Shooting During Struggle
In St Paul Minnesota a deputy sheriff Sgt Roger Rosengren was shot to death in a hospital corridor as a youth patient tried to flee. An intern from Portland Dr Stephen Pliska aided in disarming the assailant after authorities bound his hands with tape.
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Stephen E. Pliska
St. Paul
Donima
Rosengren
Ramsey County
Pliska
Leroy Thielen
Pliska l
Thielen
Nixon unveils plan to slow draft calls and boost military pay
The President outlined a plan to forestall threats to the peace while aiming to reduce draft calls to zero by July 1, 1973. A new enlisted pay increase takes effect May 1, 1971 plus higher allowances for lower grades. He noted a 7.9 percent across the board rise last year costing about $1.2 billion, with total proposals at $2.7 billion to curb inequities and include test programs for volunteer incentives in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Nixon
Carr defends court appearance amid SEC deposition details
AWAITS DAY IN COURT Must prove charges Carr asserts he was ousted from RIC and disputes ties to National Bankers Life. SEC depositions outline his roles at RIC International and Universal Magnetics and his denial of high finance expertise. He cites four-year tenure as speaker and says he never owned NBL stock or knew investors there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spurlock
Gov. Smith
Sharpstown
Smith
Tolback
Watson
Ling and Co
Ling Preston Smith
Ajand Co
SEC
Carr
RIC International Industries, Inc
Universal Magnetics, Inc
Landco Coal Co
RIC
Alabama
Joseph Novotny
Sharp
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Dallas
Preston Smith
Democratic
Elmer Baum
Bankers Life
NBL
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Solons
John Connally
Senate Finance Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Connally
Treasury
Tom Crough
Dallas County
Crawford Martin
Jesse C. Burton
Olympic
Yvonne W. Hyde Bryan
Great Dane
Bulldogs
Boston Terhow
Damations
Ch Wye Warner
Rein. Meason
Arcadia
Barbara
Lyndon B. Johnson
Long
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Securities and Exchange Commission
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
National Bankers
ROC Roe Y
Russ Bovee
Great Plains
University of Texas System
Meh Man Sela
Shirley Barberian
Salem
N.H
Chester
Mass
Albany
Portland
Maine
Raleigh-Durham
N.C
A ‘the Plains
Lubau
Kennel Club
Showtime
UPD
U.S. ‘Coast
Guard
Frank W. Sharp
Sharpstown Realty Co
Novotny
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