Mixup Blocks Smith Veto on Snelson Unitization Bill
A clerical mixup claimed to wipe out Gov. Preston Smiths veto of a bill aiding accident victims in court. Rep DeWitt Hate of Corpus Christi disputed the claim, saying the measure sought to override the rule that faultless victims cannot recover if they contributed to the accident. Smith vetoed the bill, warning it could raise auto liability insurance rates.
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Austin
Preston Smith
DeWitt
Corpus Christi
Smith
House
Hale
Govl Austin
Cornwall
University of Texas Land
Jenner
Senate
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Hightower
Ale Committee
Ington
Texas Mid-1
Continent Oil & Gas Association
Secretary of State
Martin Dies Jr
Texas
Gus Mulscher
House Journal
Courts of Texas
Peace Candle Lighting Set
Scappoose Oregon hosts Brock's Peace Candle of the World a 50 foot wax silo to be lit by Gov Tom Mc Call with a 60 foot match The $16 candle hollow silo coated with 4500 pounds of wax and 18 feet diameter features yellow with red blue green and pink stripes It took Brock and eight workers 600 man hours to build it and Brock says it will burn forever while wax is pumped up there
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Scappoose
Ore
Brock
Sandle
Oregon
Tom McCall
Columbia County
Mexican President Echeverria visits Rio Bravo farm station
Mexican President Luis Echeverria completes a two day border trip with a stop at the Rio Bravo agriculture research station. He met Texas Governor Preston Smith in Nuevo Laredo and toured events in Reynosa discussing farm policy, drought relief and open doors for farmers to seek his help. Governor Ravize urged action to aid Tamaulipas farmers amid drought conditions since last September.
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Rio Bravo
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Texas-Mexico
Reynosa
Texas
Preston Smith
Nuevo Laredo
Mexixico City
Echeverria
Nuevo Jaredo
National Cattlemen's As
Tamaulipas
Manuel Ravize
Ravize
Rio Grande
Suuiatien
Gov. Smith
Texas Agriculture Count
Missioner
John White
Agrileek
Vention
Dallas Woman Fined For Riot At University of Houston
Miss Margery Davis of Dallas pleaded guilty to inciting a riot at the University of Houston. She was fined 1 000 and faced a probated sentence for the March 10, 1969, incident that damaged Cougar Book Store. About a dozen others were arrested. She renounced the Students for a Democratic Society after her arrest.
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Guvon
Miss Davis
Cougar Ren
Oasis
Soci
SDS
Texas Gulf Coast Gas Prices Up Under New FPC Plan
Produc ers of natural gas along the Texas Gulf Coast win government permission to raise prices. The Federal Power Commission offers incentives to send more gas to interstate customers rather than intrastate markets. Area ceilings set at 15, 18 19, and 24 cents per thousand cubic feet for pre 1961, 1961-1968, and post 1968 sales. Incentives include a 1 cent credit toward refunds for dedicating gas to interstate use and a formula for future increases if producers boost interstate shipments by 1976.
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Washington
Texas Gulf Coast
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Louisiana
Mexico
Midwest
Consumer Spending Increases For Food In 1971
Washington AP report from the Agriculture Department details a $600 million rise in food spending for January-March 1971. Prices at home rose 0.8% year over year, with fats oils fish up over 10% in the quarter and eggs pork poultry varying. The forecast sees overall per capita food price increases of 2.5 to 3% for the year, and per capita food consumption possibly rising 2 to 3% from 1970 levels as pork beef and dairy drive gains.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Igusanes
USDA
Bridge bidding question in duplicate tournament
In a bidding sequence with North South vulnerable and esoteric shorthand, the question asks what the responder should do after partner has jumped to two no trump following a first bid. It discusses aiming for a game rather than a slam and asks for the best bid now, with the answer promised tomorrow.
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West
South
North
East
Destroyer Collides With Soviet Tug Near Japan
A U.S. destroyer Hansen sustained a six foot dent on its bow after colliding with a Soviet tug in international waters, six miles west of Japan near Sasha Naval Base. The Soviet tug Diemund suffered minor damage with no casualties reported. The Preble and Hanson were on patrol in the area.
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Sasebo
Japan
Hansen
Sasha
Washington
Pentagon
Hanson
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Ronald Bridges
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
C.H. “Ke” Harris
Dallas
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San Antonio
W. T. Moore
Bryan Charles Wilson
Lufkin
Sens
Lindley Beckworth
Gladewater
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Bill Patman
Ganado
Maxi Sherman
Amarillo
Murray Watson
Waco
Safer
Ownars
Railroad Commission
Tto
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Abington
Robert Payne
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
TIPRO
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Yee
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Duchess
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Coessa
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Oswald and
James Jacoby
LEE Optical
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