Redistricting Talks Break Deadlock In Texas
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Speaker Gus Mutscher broker a tentative Texas redistricting agreement after days of stalemate between House and Senate negotiators. The plan reshapes districts in East Texas with last minute concessions, including a Southeast Texas district without an incumbent.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
House
Senate
Texas
Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Lubbock
George Mahon
Mahon
U.S. House Appropriations Committee
Clyde Haynes
Victor
Haynes
Congress
Angelina County
Lufkin
Sen
Charles Wilson
Hilary Doran
del Rio
Craddick Sues To Void Texas House Redistricting Plan
Midland Rep. Tom Craddick and co plaintiffs file a class action seeking to void HB 783 the reapportionment plan. They argue Midland County is split into two districts Dist 66 and Dist 71 violating constitutional rules on contiguous counties and county integrity citing 1965 AG opinion and related cases.
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Midland
Tex
Tom Craddick
Craddick
Midland County
Texas
Preston Smith
Crawford Martin
Martin Dies Jr
Elmer Baum
Rosenelle
Dist
Brewster, Crane, Pecos
Terrell and
Upton
Glasscock
Mitchell
Nolan
Sterling
Cleary
Exas
Counselor Nell Farrow Murdered at Taft Junior High
Nell G. Farrow a 50 year old Oklahoma City school counselor and former teacher was found strangled in a Taft Junior High hallway on Thursday afternoon after she returned to the campus. Custodian Robert Joe Walker 21 was detained as a material witness as police investigated the case.
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Oklahoma City
Taft Junior High
Nell G. Farrow
Harry Cooper
Robert Joe Walker
Miss Farrow
Opal Ridenour
Miss Ridenour
Taft
Spectacular Fire Destroys Windrock Village North
In Albuquerque New Mexico a wind driven blaze destroyed more than 100 units under construction at Windrock Village North a $1.85 million project by Bradbury and Stamm Construction Co. The fire started in a clubhouse and quickly spread to 14 of 16 two story buildings on the site causing about $1 million in damages as crews worked to prevent spread to nearby homes and a completed section.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Bradbury and Stamm Construction Co
Northeast Heights
The Quipster Missing Teeth At Six and Bad At
The Quipster notes a child’s dental issues at age six with concerns about missing teeth and uneven development. It discusses care tips and the role of diet and hygiene in early dental health, offering guidance for parents and caregivers.
Rainfall varying across Odessa area with light to moderate totals
Rainfall Thursday night varied from a trace to 0.70 inch across Odessa with higher totals at West Odessa and several fire stations reporting 0.10 to 0.70 inch. Midwestern stations logged small amounts while Stanton saw about an inch with high winds opening a new country club roof. A 30 percent chance of more showers tonight accompanied by rising temperatures to near 95.
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National Weather Service
Terminal
University and Golder
38Th
East County Road
Brentwood
Grandview
Eighth
Santa Rose
Monahans
Andrews
Seagraves
Texas Electric Service Co
Midland
North Andrews
North Odessa
Permian Basin
Spraberry
Wink
Sheriff's Department
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New Country Club
Colorado River
Texas Panhandle Plains
Sherwood Shores
Clarendon
Tal
Rarures City
Abilene
Alpine
Amarillo
Chicago
Fort Worth
Galveston
Marta
Orkkiahoma City
Antonio
Pem.y
Debate on draft cuts and Vietnam war spending heats Senate
The Senate weighed amendments to end the draft or curb its extension as part of moves toward a volunteer military by mid 1973. McGovern-Hatfield and Schweiker proposals drew intense votes, with leaders eyeing June 18 for voting on Vietnam funds and draft limits while probing a two-thirds cutoff to curb filibusters.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
White House
Mike Gravel
Alaska
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Southeast Asia
Mike Mansfield
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Laos
William Proxmire
Dwis
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Pentagon
Galveston Chosen For Texas GOP State Convention
The Texas Republican party will hold its 1972 state convention in Galveston at Moody Center June 12–13. About 5,006 delegates and their families will attend, the largest convention in Galveston history, with lodging in 2,200 local rooms and 800 at the Manned Spacecraft Center area.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas Republican Party
GOP
Jim Nelson
Moody Center
Nelson
Virginia Broome
Tourists and Visitors Council
Manned Spacecraft Center
Vietnam veterans seek heroin withdrawal help at Madigan
At Madigan Army Hospital, 84 GIs since March entered the detox ward to withdraw from heroin. Most are Vietnam veterans. Maj. Jerry Stoller notes few returning GIs enter the ward. The facility operates under policies allowing voluntary treatment without prosecution, with followup difficult.
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Jim
Maj
Jerry Stoller
Military Hospital
Stoller
United States
Vietnam
Senate
U.S
Madigan Ward
Jobless rate moves up to nine year high in May
The Labor Department reports May unemployment rising to 6.2 percent for construction and sales workers and young women. The national rate climbs from 6.1 percent in April while the number of jobless falls 300,000 to 4.4 million, creating a seasonally adjusted rise of 130,000. Average earnings for about 45 million workers are noted.
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Washington
U.S
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Energy Supply Plans Under Nixon Seek More Offshore Oil
President Nixon announced programs to boost national energy supply focusing on offshore oil geothermal power oil shale coal gasification and long term atomic plants. He also urged negotiations with Canada for unlimited crude oil imports and asked for supplemental budget funds including 27 million for liquid metal fast breeder reactor research and 50 million for plant construction aimed at a 1980 demonstration.
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Washington
Nixon
Canada
Congress
Regents to decide on UT Press guidance today
Regents of the University of Texas are seen deciding today whether the student controlled Daily Texan should receive more direction from the UT Journalism Department. Also noted is the defection of Rackers leaving Gus Mutscher short of a majority for a third term as House speaker.
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Regents
University of Texas Regents
Texan
UT Journalism Department
Rackers
Gus Mutscher
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