Light turnout in Ector County school bond election
Early voting totals at noon showed 1,883 ballots cast across 21 polling places, far below 1971 benchmarks. Officials expected a late surge as workers returned home, with absentee ballots at 222 and a projected 6,000 voters overall.
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Ector County Independent School District
Bonham Junior High School
Burnet Elementary
John Ireland
Notrees Community Center
Dean May Be Given Immunity
Sen. Sam J. Ervin announced that the Watergate committee will open hearings May 17 and may grant limited immunity to John W. Dean III to compel testimony about high level White House involvement. Eight suspects may testify with immunity if they invoke the Fifth Amendment, as hearings run May 17 to Memorial Day and possibly to June 14.
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Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Watergate Investigating Committee
White House
John W. Dean III
Ervin
Dean
Ion
Senate
Miami
Watergate Building
Democratic National Committee
James McCord Jr
E. Howard Hunt
G. Gordon Liddy
Jeb Stuart Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Wounded Knee Militants Lay Down Arms
In a terse report from Wounded Knee the Native militants surrendered today ending the occupation. The story notes a Pulitzer Prize context for the paper and references related pages and sections across the Odessa American. The collapse of the siege marks a pivotal moment in the stand at Wounded Knee and shifts regional dynamics.
State Senate approves energy crisis study council for Texas
AUSTIN AP Texas senators approved a resolution to create an Energy Crisis Council to coordinate state energy policy. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby would chair a panel including top state agencies to keep oil and gas produced in Texas for Texans and study potential nuclear power options while avoiding fuel shortages for DPS patrols. The plan aligns with Gov. Briscoe and aims to reduce reliance on foreign energy sources by 1985.
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Texas
Max Sherman
D-Amarillo
Jack Ogg
Damarillo
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Department of Public Safety
Dolph Briscoe
United States
Energy Crisis Council
Railroad Commission
Offshore Terminal Commission
General Land Office
Highway Department
Senate
University of Texas System
State School Land Board
Ut-Austin
Resource Fears Flare Up Again
Washington report from the U S Geological Survey warns that world civilization could be jeopardized by mineral shortages. The 722 page study analyzes 64 minerals and notes many are or will be in short supply, urging action to reassess resource adequacy and energy costs shaping future mining and policy.
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U.S
U.S. Geological Survey
Geological Survey
Donald A Brobat
Walden P Pratt
United States
Brobat
Pratt
WE. McKelvey
McKelvey
McKelvey. Ton
Car Insurance Reform Aims To Lower Texas Auto Rates
The Texas House votes today on a Briscoe backed bill to cut auto insurance costs by replacing the 1937 uniform rating system with modified competition. It also tackles a revived death penalty plan with mandatory executions for certain murders. Senators have not acted yet.
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Tex
House
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
U.S Supreme Court
Don Cavness
D-Austin
Joe Christie
State Insurance Board
Weather outlook for Permian Basin and Texas shows warm highs
Forecasts predict upper 80s in the Permian Basin through Wednesday with sunny skies and light northeast to east winds. Monday high reached 80, overnight 49, with an early Wednesday low around 35. Central Texas reports flood deaths at Bertram, multiple storms in Panhandle and West Texas with scattered showers and highs from 50s to 70s across regions.
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Texas Panhandle
Bertram
Em Ho Escamillo
Dalhart
Panhandle
Paso
Galveston
Brownsville
Alice
McAllen
Amarillo
Diplomat Terrance Leonhardy Freed After Kidnap Threat Cloud
US Consul General Terrance G. Leonhardy was released in Guadalajara after being kidnapped Friday afternoon by a guerrilla group. He appeared exhausted but unharmed, thanking Mexican authorities and his family as he returned home 76 hours after the abduction. The release came as Mexico freed 30 prisoners and sent them to Cuba in a separate action.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Terrance G. Leonhardy
Jack Higgins
State Department
Leonhardy
Cuba
United States
Jack Denis
Dennis
Nixon seeks single federal disaster agency proposal
President Nixon asked Congress to unite disaster activities under one federal agency to speed aid and push states to take more responsibility. The Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act would standardize benefits, improve execution, and expand state and local roles, with a $25,000 first-year grant to each state for faster readiness.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Renief
Xian
The Quipster Belors Critics Faults of Others
The Quipster Belors delivers a sharp critique targeting faults in others, urging readers to enumerate their own faults. The piece blends satirical wit with moral admonition, reflecting a columnist’s posture toward social flaws and personal accountability.
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