Texas panel kills plan to drop county judge title
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission rejected Sen Ralph Yarborough’s amendment to remove the county judge title. Opponents warned the move could provoke strong resistance from judges and other officials while supporters argued for a refreshed nomenclature.
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Gas Price Ceiling Raise Promised Within Weeks
The Cost of Living Council urged prompt action to ease Phase IV gas price ceilings and asked dealers for cost data by Sept. 25. ARCO's wholesale gasoline and home heating oil prices were raised by 1 cent per gallon, with Exxon and others under review.
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Tax policy rift rumors hit Nixon aides in Tokyo
In Washington the White House said mis understanding exists about tax policy between George P. Shultz and Melvin R. Laird but no real split. Shultz called Laird’s proposals off limits with comments in Tokyo, while Deputy Press Secretary Warren downplayed discord and noted no decisions had been made on any tax changes.
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Watergate Four Appeal Seeks Convictions Vacated
Four Miami area defendants Bernard Barker Frank Sturgis Virgilio Gonzalez and Eugenio Martinez petitioned U S District Court to vacate their Watergate convictions and withdraw guilty pleas claiming officials lured them into crime and concealed sensitive national security operations. They say the entire process was tainted by fraud and they suffered amid exposure and imprisonment. The motion notes their arrests occurred June 17 1972 at the Democratic National Committee offices and references James McCord Jr. as a related figure.
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Prayer Verse Inspires Daily Duty and Faith
A reader offers a morning prayer asking God for worthy living and guidance in all actions, invoking Jesus' name in a simple devotional note. The brief plea emphasizes daily faith and spiritual discipline.
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Banks face government inquiry over prime rate at 10 percent
Washington AP report says the Nixon administration’s Committee on Interest and Dividends asked First National City Bank and Wells Fargo to justify their rise to a 10 percent prime lending rate. Citibank and New Yorker banks also cited guidelines while others joined the move, signaling possible broader consumer loan impact.
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Raiders Utes Set for Week One Showdown at Jones Stadium
Texas Tech hosts Utah in the season opener drawing about 40 000 fans to Jones Stadium with Tech favored. Kickoff at 7 30 p m is forecast near 78 degrees with a low around 70 as southerly winds 10 to 15 mph and possible evening storms loom. Restaurants expect crowds and Bonanza Steak House plans extra food to meet demand.
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INCOMPATIBILITY The marriage of a bore and a chatterbox
A humorous look at a couple whose daily dynamic hinges on one constant monologue and the other perpetual listening. The piece plays on mismatched communication styles to lampoon domestic life and social satire.
Auto Workers Strike After Failing to Reach Contract
United Auto Workers across the United States and Canada, totaling 127 500 workers at Chrysler, were ordered to strike after negotiators failed to agree on a new contract in a final daylong session. UAW President Leonard Woodcock announced the strike less than an hour before the existing three year agreement expired, ending two years of labor peace.
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Suspect Held In Hit Run Death Here
Two teenage girls identified a 22 year old man as a suspect in the hit and run death of Linda Flanagan an 18 year old Texas Tech student from Odessa Sept 2 The man remained jailed on an assault with intent to murder charge from a separate shooting while no charges yet filed in the Flanagan case Police said pictures of the suspect car aided the investigation and a $1000 reward was announced by Odessa resident Dan Hemphill for information leading to arrests.
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Man Found Guilty In $41 000 Theft
A six man six woman jury in Judge Howard C. Davison's court found Troy Lynn Smith guilty of stealing 41 000 from the basement of Texas Commerce Bank as money was to be moved to an armored car. The verdict followed a lengthy deliberation after an earlier deadlock and the judge planned to reconvene to consider punishment.
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Troy Lynn Smith
Texas Commerce Bank
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