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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1972

Page

2

Texas Has More Detectives Than State Can Handle

AUSTIN Tex AP Private detectives are booming after a federal law limited liability for credit card purchases to $50. The Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies reports current licensing shortages and underfunding. Executive director Thomas W Brown and chairman J Mason Lankford urged a larger budget for 1974 75 to boost licenses from 300 to 3 000 and expand the staff beyond two to enforce regulations. The law has increased demand as loss and theft drive investigations in retail and personal spending.

Thomas W. Brown Brown J Mason Lankford Governor's Office Legislative Budget Board Lankford

Stans Denies Role In Bugging Deal And Campaign funds

Miami Beach AP Maurice H Stans Nixon campaign finance chairman denied involvement in the Democratic headquarters break in case. He told CBS he may be a witness against others and said a $25,000 check he received was passed to his treasurer and elsewhere. Several other remarks discuss investigators and licensing for private detectives and regulatory gaps in Texas.

Miami Beach Fla Maurice H Stans Nixon CBS Stans Bernard Barker Democratic National Committee Washington Barker Hugh Sloan Jr Finance Committee

Tomato Company Bursts Into Scene

Houston AP reports Hydroponic Farms Inc aims to grow over 12 million tomatoes annually in a large vinyl bubble greenhouse about 30 miles west of Houston and eight miles north of Richmond. Charles Robinson, 59, president, plans water cooled air to control 63 to 80 degree temperatures and uses sterilized pebbles with nutrient jets.

Houston Charles Robinson Hydroponic Farms, Inc Richmond Robinson

Contempt Conviction Overturned for Two Newsmen

A federal appeals court reversed criminal contempt convictions of Baton Rouge journalists Larry Dickinson and Gibbs Adams who published testimony from a civil rights hearing. The court ruled the orders restricting reporting violated the First Amendment and stressed press freedom to accurately report open-court proceedings.

New Orleans Baton Rouge Larry Dickinson Gibbs Adams VISTA Frank Stewar U.S District Court Stewart FE. Gordon West Ams Py Radia Teleg Sas Morning Advocate State Times 3Rh U.S Circuit Court of Appeals John R. Brown Brown

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