Jury Wheel Adoption Required in Texas Counties
Attorney General Crawford Martin said Senate Bill 369 drafting fault requires all Texas counties to adopt the jury wheel system by August 15. The bill had purportedly allowed smaller counties to keep the commission system, but repeal of civil statutes may force a unified approach. Lubbock County sold a jury wheel to Hale County and continues juror selection with a newer wheel.
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Austin
Crawford Martin
Senate
Texas
Martin
Lubbock County
Hale County
Verna Boyd
Astronaut Lovell Linked to Sharp Stock Deal in Braniff Bid
Depositions in a federal stock fraud case reveal Houston financier Frank W. Sharp proposed making astronaut James Lovell Braniff president with stock from National Bankers Life. Lovell accepted none, later returned shares, and received 20 600 dollars in director fees. Sharpstown State Bank debit notes tied to NBL stock aided by Joseph Novotny are noted, with Lovell recounting plans to acquire Braniff and a moon mission commitment letter that deterred him. Leningrad noted as a geographic aside.
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Dallas
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
US. Securities and Exchange Commission
Amon
Sharp
Braniff International
James Lavell
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Lovell
National Bankers Life
Seph P. Novotny
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Sharpstown State Bank
NBL
SEC
NBIL
Ryan Calls for Capitol Earthquake Probe in California
State Assemblyman Leo J. Ryan urges a legislative investigation into whether the 110 year old California State Capitol can endure a major quake. The note appears in a UPI report cited in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Morning Edition.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
Leo J. Ryan
Nixon rules out packaged peace plan in Vietnam talks
White House press secretary says no packaged response to Viet Cong proposals as Paris negotiations continue. He notes negotiators will test sincerity and seek areas of agreement while denying reports of Bruce's forced departure. Bruce plans to leave Paris in August due to a circulatory disease.
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Sam Clemente
Cali
UPI
White House
Nixon
Ronald Ziegler
U.S
Paris
Hanoi
United States
Ziegler
David K.E. Bruce
Bruce
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