Texans Poised for Strong Washington Ties in Nixon Era
The piece analyzes Texas clout in Washington as Nixon begins a second term, noting a shift from Johnson Rayburn era dominance by Democrats to a broader mix with Republicans. It highlights key Texans in national roles, including Tower, Connally, Armstrong, Bentsen, Bush, Clements, and Briscoe, Hobby, and the leverage of Lt. Gov. Hobby and Gov. Briscoe.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Texas
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Rayburn
Potomac
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
John Tower
Tower
John Connally
Preston Smith
Congress
Ben Barnes
Will Wilson
U.S. Justice Department
Paul Eggers
Internal Revenue Service
Ken Towery
Yarborough
Connally
Treasury
National Party
Robert Strauss
Dallas
Strong Connally
National Democratic Party
George Bush
Houston
United Nations
William P. Clements
Defense Department
Dolph Briscoe
George McGovern
Briscoe
House
Bill Hobby
Houston Post
Oveta Culp Hobby
Dwight Eisenhower
Odessa American publication and subscription details
The Odessa American, a daily and Sunday newspaper serving Odessa and Ector County, lists mail address at 222 East Fifth Street Odessa Texas 79760 and notes second class matter status under the act of March 3 1879. It provides telephone contact and subscription rates including $2 50 per month in Odessa and Ector County and varying Retail Trading Zone rates, with single copy pricing and annual options.
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Odewa
Texas American Oolssa American
East Ath Street
Odewa Texas
Odessa
Texas Post
Mareh
Odessa Amercar Telephone
Ector County
Lame Ducks Face Plans After 1972 Defeats
Washington AP report surveys veteran lawmakers ousted in 1972. Many plan law practice or Washington consulting jobs, with some staying near the capital as lobbyists or staff. Several pursue part time work or fishing and home projects, while pensions and long careers shape their choices. Names include Emanuel Celler, George Miller, Margaret Chase Smith, Wayne Aspinall, B Everett Jordan, Gordon Allott, John L. McMillan, Fred Schwengel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
George P. Miller
Calif
House Science and Astronautics Committee
Miller
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Wayne N. Aspinall
Colorado
House
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Colorado River
Palisade
B. Everett Jordan
Dn.c
Senate
Gordon Allott
John L. McMillan
5.C
McMillan
District of Columbia
Fred Schwengel
A Lown
Schwengel
U.S. Capitol
Saciety
Prison Farm Conditions Reported At Low Point
Patrick Maynard, 36, an inmate at Cummins Prison Farm, testified that his health deteriorated since October 1971 and that inmates often passed out in farm fields with no medical treatment. He described endless work with no breaks and said a guard deferentially allowed him to collapse without care. The testimony occurred during hearings before US District Court Judge J. Smith Henley on prison improvements ordered after a 1970 ruling.
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Little Rock
Patrick Maynard
Cummins
Maynard
US District Court
J. Smith Henley
Arkansas
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House Judiciary Committee
New York
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M.D
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