Texas leaders weigh need for special session
Preston Smith says no special session needed for now though some Republicans and liberal Democrats urge swift action on redistricting and statutes. Redistricting may proceed via a five member board by Oct 23, while lawmakers could deal with the 1972 appropriations bill next year.
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Texas
Preston Smith
Lawarkers
Austin
House
Gus Mutscher
Texas Supreme Court
Levishiive Redistricting Board
Senate
Mutscher
Ben Barnes
Smith
Senate clears chrome import vote amid Rhodesia embargo
The Senate backs resuming purchases of chrome ore from Rhodesia despite UN sanctions. Supporters say relying on the Soviet Union risks strategic weakness and urge passage to align with US interests and potentially spur broader sanctions reform.
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Rhodesia
Senate
United Nations
Thales
Nest Ab Ite
Soviet Union
Staten
Sen
Marty Berd
Norginia
State Department
U.S
House
Armed Services Committee
Complacency Threatens Security In U S Military Future
Wilbur Rockwell chief executive of North American Rockwell Corp warned that U S security is eroding. He projected Soviet growth in ships soldiers and power by 1975 and warned complacency could leave only one super power in five years. He urged attentive public response to the warning.
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United States
Wilkind FL Rockwell
Chie
North American Rockwell Corp
Miro Rockwell
Soviet Union
Russia
Rockwell
Rockswell
U.S
Free Movies On Bus Run Between Houston And Austin
A bus company on the Houston to Austin route runs free onboard cinema experiences. Passengers may rent headsets for 1.50 dollars to hear the soundtrack. The service highlights a new travel entertainment option.
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Houston
Austin
South Vietnam Election Drama Brings Late Victory Belief
Washington observers described a tense watch party as BBC CBS and NBC reported early Thieu leads across key towns including Chu Phuoc Hai and To Bong. By morning the surprise confirmed Thieu’s victory with Vietnamese ballots showing strong majorities despite pockets of mutilated ballots.
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ABC
NBC
CBS
South Vietnam
Bu Chang Bien
Thien
Walter Cronkite
Thieu
di Boup
Cha Yang Sin
To Bong
Japan Stays Ahead in World Trade Says Nippon Kokan Mill
Kawasaki Japan The Mizue mill of Nippon Kokan shows why Nixon era sanctions may not curb Japan's vast trade edge. Its 1960s modern equipment contrasts with American mills underscoring Japan's competitiveness in global steel output and exports.
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Kawasaki
Japan
Nippon Kokan Steel-Producing Company
Nixon
U.S
United States
Mizue
Yokohama
Mills for President and Japan’s Economic Watchman
The piece profiles Wilbur Mills as a potential 1972 vice presidential candidate and notes his shift to public engagement, press use, and travel. It contrasts Mills with rivals and assesses Japan U.S. trade effects under Nixon policies, including yen revaluation, imports, and labor contexts. It also cites Japanese officials and economists forecasting growth and protectionist shifts amid U.S. policy.
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U.S
Japan
Washington
Tokyo
Big Labor Faces Confidence Gap Over Campaign Reform Push
Washington a year into a widening confidence gap between union leadership and members surfaces as Crane pushes an anti dues for politics amendment. Polls show union households skeptical of leaders and wary of wage price policy, signaling possible shifts amid a forthcoming vote.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Philip Crane
Afl-Cio
Census Bureau
Nixon
Labor
Federation
Congressional
Crane
George Meany & Co
Pass It On Big City Boy President Teddy Roosevelt
A reader asks which U S president fits the description of a big city boy. The response identifies Theodore Roosevelt as born in New York City, with others like F D Roosevelt Brookline Mass and John F Kennedy Brookline Mass as small town natives. The column then ponders chances of becoming president based on birthplace.
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U.S
Teddy Roosevelt
New York City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
John F. Kennedy
Brookline
Mass
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Boyd
P.O
Memory Lane Highlights From Oct 11 1951
Items include a Korea battle rush eight miles into eastern fortress lines with U S tanks and Second Division troops. President Truman reportedly chose to hold atomic bomb control in 1948. Gus Hall, fugitive communist leader, receives a five year sentence after capture in Mexico City. Texarkana ordinance aims to raise Southwestern Bell rates during city commission semi monthly session.
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Korea
U.S
Texarkana
Gus Hall
Communist Party
Mexico City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Lubbock
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There
Saigon
Chancellor
Madame
Nhu A
Larry Reasoner
Mekong Delta
Due ‘Thanh
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
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Representative Mills
D-Ark
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Ways and Means Committee
Canada
Edmund Muskie
Johnson
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International Trade and Industry
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Nippon Steel
Great Britain
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America
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Herb Caen
San Francisco Chronicle
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Opinion Research Corporation
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