Levy on Beer Tax Buzz Faces Narrow Path in Senate
A proposed gross receipts tax on beer and cocktails draws support from lawmakers after concessions. Mutscher and beer industry ally Homer Leonard back the measure, which would extend liquor sales taxes to bars, clubs, and package-store purchases, originally aiming for a 10 percent rate.
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House
Homer Leonard
Hale
Liquor Regulation Committee
Christie
John Hannah
Lufkin
Hannah
Allied push into A Shau Valley opens long-delayed drive
U S and South Vietnamese forces began Lam Son 720 with 180 tons of American bombs clearing jungled ridges into the A Shau Valley near Laos. Brig Gen Vu Van Giai says Communists intend to stay and fight in this 35 mile border region as Laos reports a major setback near Pak Song and Pakse.
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Saigon
UPI
A. Shau
Vu van Giai
Lam Son
Laos
Defense Ministry
Pak Song
Bolovens
Pakse
South Vietnam
U.S
A Shau
Cam Lao
Cambodia
Neak Leung
Phnom Penh
Nguyen van Minh
Thailand
Rail Strike Impacts Texas Rail Traffic Across Cities
The walkout blocked lines at Santa Fe and Texas and Pacific yards in Fort Worth and Dallas while other lines operated normally. Amtrak services were cut and cantaloupe shipments warned of disruption as San Antonio joined the strike with around 500 workers. Willis Devnes warned of damage to South Texas cantaloupe growers facing rail delays.
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Houston Street
Santa Fe
Texas and Pacific
Burlington Northern
Fort Worth
Amtrak
Houston
Chicago
Amtrack
New Orleans
San Antonio
Signalmen’s Union
Missouri Pacific
Southern Pacific
Missouri-Kansas-Texas
Willis Devnes
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers Andshippers Association
South
Texas
FHA Means Test Lifted as Texas Drought Loans Rise
FHA reports 1 719 emergency loan requests in Texas through April 30 with 1 491 approved totaling about 15 million dollars. Manchin visits Amarillo and warns drought could surge demand after means test removal, amid 4 to 4 1/2 percent interest and possible future rate changes.
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FHA
Manchin
Nixon
Congress
Amarillo
Ralph Griffitts
Lubbock
Crosby
Arch
Fowler
Griffitts
Police To Test Four Day Week In Longview
Police in Longview Texas switch to a four day 10 hour shift for patrols to cover peak crime hours from 8 p m to 2 a m. Chief Roy Stone cites Denton as a similar example and says the 90 day test will measure merit.
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Longview
UPD
Texas
Roy Stone
Denton
Incinerator Fails On First Try In Waukesha
In Waukesha Wisconsin the new 1.7 million incinerator failed to start on its planned first test. The switch on the 40 000 control panel was thrown and the unit shut down when a 50 cent electrical component burned out. Public Works Director Rodney VandeNoven blamed the outage on the failed part.
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Waukesha
Wis
Public Works
Rodney VandeNoven
Post Office Enforces New Eight Cent Rate On Mail
Officials say patrons may have paid prior to the eight cent rate change. Far rar notes that much postage due mail was forwarded rather than returned. All mail now requires the new rate or postage due. Eight cent stamps exist, but business remains strongest at the two cent rate.
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John A. Volpe
Auto
Detroit
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
West Virginia
Winton M. Blount
U.S. Postal Service
Blount
Congress
Hodgson
U. S
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Nixon
Chamberlain
Farrar
New Disaster Relief Act Sets Ceiling for FHA Loans
The article notes the ceiling set in the disaster relief act and details the current FHA loan rate at about seven percent. It explains eligibility limits when emergency loan designation is inactive and cites Manchin and top administration officials pledging sufficient funds and additional support if needed.
Texas Voter Turnout Pressed Amid Mixed Drinks Vote
Texas counties move toward local option liquor votes with about a million expected voters. Some areas face lawsuits delaying bar openings while totally dry precincts in Dallas County and parts of Tarrant County will not vote. Lubbock Odessa Amarillo and others are excluded due to last November’s wet vote rule.
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Billy Williamson
Tyler
House
Untiil
Senate
University of Texas of the
Clear Lake City
Dallas County
Harris County
Tarrant County
Arlington
Lubbock
Odessa
Abilene
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Orange
San Angelo
Light Voting Rules and Weather Warnings Across Texas Counties
Voters will cast ballots only in their registered precincts while Lubbock County faces no liquor by the drink election after last year's wet-precinct vote. Polling places are listed across Lubbock Hudspeth Culberson and nearby counties amid dust storms and heat, with electricity use hitting a yearly high and water consumption surging to tens of millions of gallons.
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Justice of the Peace
Wolffarth Schoal
Erskine
Arnett
Stanford
McWhorter School
Ist
Jackson Schoai
Ind St
Vernon
Lubbock
N. B. McCullough
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W. Dd. Mount
Water Department
North Texas
Lone Star State
Laredo
Beaumont
Tyler
Houston
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Dakota
Colorado
Slick Threatens Channel Beaches
A new oil slick from the damaged 13,718 ton Norwegian tanker Henry threatened England s Channel coast beaches Monday. British experts faced difficulties dispersing the slick with detergents after a collision with a Paraguayan vessel off the South Goodwin lightship in the English Channel. The tanker moved to a berth in the Thames estuary for damage inspection.
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London
Henry
England
Channel
Heruld
Ithe South Goodwin
English Channel
iThe
Thames Estuary
House Committee OKs 5 Percent Social Security Hike
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 5 percent Social Security benefit increase for 26 million recipients effective June 1 1972. The measure adds to this year's 10 percent and last year's 15 percent raises, with a total bill around 12 billion dollars.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Senate
Nixon
Mills
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