Organized crime a billion-dollar-a-year business in Texas
Education campaign notes Texas organized crime is a billion-dollar industry with narcotics, bookmaking, prostitution and auto theft rings. It details police surveillance, calls for tighter laws on electronic surveillance, and the need to protect citizens’ privacy while disrupting crime networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
John Hill
Wilson E. Speir
Department of Public Safety
Hill
Speir
Colege
San Antonio
Ted Butler
Dallas
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
California
Mexico
Europe
Mny
Briscoe
Tex 5
Gulf Coast
United States
Easter Feast at Safeway Promises Grand Food Array
A cheerful ad invites families to celebrate Easter with Safeway. It touts a grand selection of fine foods for the feast and urges shoppers to start now to ensure a proud, delicious parade of dishes at home.
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Safeway
Rural Blacks Face Slowing Prejudice and Rising Farm Costs
Rural Black farmers report diminished prejudice but face higher expenses as land, labor, machinery, and borrowing costs rise. Farm debt hits a record high, with Hopkin noting debt growth matching earlier totals and investment per worker doubling others, while savings decline and urban income outpaces farm earnings.
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Hopkin
Bank of America
San Francisco
Expert predicts wine drinking to rise across America
Dallas reports California wine expert Dr Maynard Amerine told an ACS meeting that at least half of Americans will drink wine regularly as new vineyard acreage comes into production aimed at lowering bottle prices by 1975. He noted 360 million gallons were consumed last year with 78 percent from California and more states joining in wine making.
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Texas
Chicago
New York
Miami
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
Bexar County
Dallas
America
California
American Chemical Society
Maynard A. Amerine
University of California
Salinas Valley
Amerine
Ohio
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
del Rio
Bordeaux
France
A.C. Rice
Hammondsport
N.Y
A.D. Webb
Dif
Water hardness linked to lower heart disease risk says researcher
Dr. Harold Wolf of Texas A and M University, visiting Dallas, suggests high sodium drinking water may elevate heart disease risk. He notes Texas water is high in sodium and low in calcium, potentially justifying stricter limits. He compares cardiovascular death rates in Dallas to suburban areas to test the theory. A separate note mentions a wasp venom claim about killing caterpillars.
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Dallas
American Chemical Society
Harold Wolf
Texas A&m University
Dallas Water Department
Wolf
Texas Health Department
Dallas County
Houston blamed for Houston Ship Channel pollution surge
EPA official Mal Kallus warns Houston now is the main polluter of the Houston Ship Channel as city discharges rise 67 percent in two years while industry reduces 70 percent. He cites BOD levels and notes Houston must cut load by 81 percent by end of 1974 with a $50 million bond issue aiding plant upgrades.
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Houston
Houston Ship Channel
Mal Kallus
Federal
Environmental Protection Agency
Kallus
EPA
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Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council
Council
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
New Jersey
Paso
Lubbock
South Texas
Mafia
Moscow
Polaroid
KODAK
Peyton
Fancy Steen
Ana
Instamatic
Cragmont Soda
Betty Crocker
Brown & Serve
Armour
Fryer Parts
Iy E
Haddock
U. S
Usda Choice
Jimmy Dean
USDA
Obe
Pillsbury
Wright
Swift Premium
Califor Strawberries
Winesap Sales
Califor
Ripe Select
Lucerne
Holiday
Cn Oie
Aga Aya
Hilc . S
SDA Choice
Ivory
Sue
Bil
Ines
Lucerne Sherbet
Bel-Air
Parkerhouse Rolls
Pie
Morton
Sara Lee
Brussels
Mrs. Wright
Ozark
Velkay
Empress
Durkee Coconut
Abe
Lucerne Fresh
Nestle's
Eveready
Pecos Safeway
S. Eddy
Woon
Nester, Wigar and
Lemon
Cragmont Bowderad
Pka
Cen
Btl
Andy
Bristol
Conn
Jimmy Ryan
College Station
Tex
Texas A&m
Texas Agriculture
John Hopkins
Department
Hopkins
Safeway Stores, Incorporated
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
Canterbury
Ralph E. Kunkee
Pecos
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Marine Science Consortium
Wallops Island
Lewes
Del
Terra Alta
Preston County
W.V
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