South Texans View on Constitution Revision Hearings
South Texans told the Constitutional Revision Commission their views on death penalty education justice of the peace and agriculture at hearings in McAllen Corpus Christi and Laredo The panel stressed the goal of a shorter constitution while noting proposals could lengthen it and the legislature will act as a constitutional convention.
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Mcallen
Tex
Constitutional Revision Commission
Texas
South Texas
Corpus Christi
Laredo
R. F. Neeley
Pharr
Rio Grande
Commission
Federal Funds Awarded For School Desegregation
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration has awarded four grants under the Emergency School Aid Act to plan metropolitan desegregation efforts in San Antonio Texas Bibb County Georgia Mobile Alabama and Farmington Connecticut The act will provide 2236 million for next school year to promote desegregation and aid disadvantaged minority children The projects aim to curb white flight and foster cross race interaction through biracial education centers and bus exchanges with Hartford areas.
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U.S. Office of Education
San Antonio
Tex
Bibb County
Mobile
Ala
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Conn
Hartford
Herman Goldberg
Supreme Court
High Court
Henrico
Chesterfield
Virginia
Richmond
Goldberg
Nixon
Macon
Escaped Narcotics Kingpin Drive Sparks Slayings Probe
Search renewed for Fred Carrasco as two gangland style deaths surface in south Bexar County. Victims Joe Richard Garcez and David Garcia linked to a revenge list tied to Carrasco who escaped a Guadalajara prison. Authorities say Carrasco faces murder charges and a federal parole violation warrant.
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Tex
Fred Carrasco
Guadalajara
Mexico
Joe Richard Garcez
David Garcia
Bexar County
Alfred Carreon
Garcez
Carrasco
Garcia
Gilbert Escobedo
Escobedo
Carassco
Mike Hernandez
Carreon
Rancher Charged With First Degree Murder Near Grants
Gus Raney, 80, owner of Raney Ranch 30 miles south of Grants, New Mexico, is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of Max Atkinson, 33, operator of Budville Trading Post. Atkinson was shot twice in the back and once in the head while skinning a steer on Raney land. Bond set at $15,000. Witnesses say Atkinson had bought the steer from Raney. a .22 pistol was used, though Atkinson carried one as well. This marks the fourth death linked to the Budville Trading Post shooting.
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N.M
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Raney Ranch
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Marez
Gus Raney
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Max Atkinson
Atkinson
Here
New Mexico
Raney
H. N
Bud” Rice
Rice
U.S. 66
Blanche Brown
Billy Ray White
Illinois
Valencia
Greeks Tell Political Revamping in Greece
Athens AP reports Greece unveils a presidential system with a directly elected president for seven years, no re election. The president selects the premier and 20 of 200 parliament members, borrowing from the French model. A plebiscite to ratify the move and amendments is set by July 29.
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