UT Dental School gets $9.5 million federal grant
Texas Senator John Tower announces a 9.5 million dollar federal construction grant to the University of Texas Dental School in San Antonio. The grant aims to raise enrollment to 154 by fall 1975 from about 32, currently in leased space at the UT Medical School complex. The article also notes other AP briefs from San Antonio Paris San Francisco Evansville and Odessa.
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San Antonio, Tex
University of Texas Dental School
John Tower
R-Tex
UT Medical School
Airbase Bien Hoa Hit Twice By Shelling
Soviet built rockets struck Bien Hoa air base near Saigon for a second time in a month. Reports say three Vietnamese airmen killed and three wounded while eight allied aircraft were hit. Debris cleared and operations resumed with no American casualties reported.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
Benzpyrene Linked to Lung Cancer Under Scrutiny
Two leading researchers report that benzpyrene may not cause lung cancer after studying 5939 U.S. roofing workers exposed to benzpyrene from coal tar pitch and asphalt. The study found lung cancer incidence similar to the general population, challenging the chemical’s presumed role.
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New York
U.S
Topless dancers on trial in crowded Houston court
Eight topless go go dancers charged with lewd performances face continued trial in Houston. Spectators packed the County Criminal Court at Law seeking demonstrations of the routines as Judge J. D. Guy presided.
IBWC plans water level swap at Falcon and Amistad
Harlingen Texas AP report says the International Boundary and Water Commission will lower Falcon Reservoir and raise Amistad Reservoir. Project engineer N H Scoggins said the move aims to adjust levels as the peak hurricane and flood season approaches in South Texas.
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Harlingen, Tex
Falcon Reservoir
Amistad Reservoir
International Boundary and Water Commission
N. H. Scoggins
International Agency
Texas
Texans entitled to 49500 from anti trust suit
Atty. Gen. Crawford Martin seeks 137 Texans owed a total of 49500 from the 1967 drug manufacturers settlement. Notices were mailed to about 4500 Texans who claimed they were overcharged for tetracycline, an antibiotic. State police in Hagerman, New Mexico report roadblocks to seal a leaking well spreading flammable gas. several highways closed in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties as a safety precaution.
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Austin
Tex
Crawford Martin
Martin
Hagerman
N. M
New Mexico
Eddy
Lea
Chaves
All-White Private Schools Level Off in the South
Attendance in private all white schools across the South topped 500000 this past year and will rise again this fall but officials say the growth is leveling off. Florida South Carolina and Texas show record enrollments as more parents send children to private schools though the increase is expected to slow.
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Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
South
Florida
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
Mississippi
Robert Hilldrop
Richmond, Va
City
Public Information Office
Hilldrup
State Departments of Education
Richmond
State Education Department
Florida Council of Independent Schools
Floyd Christian
Christian
Dallas
Education Department
Mississippi Private School Association
Association
Columbia
Cyril Busbee
Hijack attempts fail. Algerian money return cited
AP reports all 18 hijacking attempts this year failed with perpetrators arrested killed or held by authorities. Shaffer notes Algeria returned 1.5 million dollars. experts say hijacking profits are shrinking. The piece also surveys civil rights era school desegregation and private schooling trends across several states, citing officials on enrollment shifts and busing debates.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
John H. Shaffer
Shaffer
Honduras
Red China
Wheat export subsidies cut to 32 cents a bushel
The Agriculture Department reduced hard red winter wheat export subsidies to 32 cents per bushel for Gulf and Eastern ports to cool domestic prices and curb overseas buying. Subsidies had been 38 cents late last week and Monday, with the shift tied to rising U.S. prices and large Soviet sales last month. If domestic prices stay high, exporters may charge more on world markets under the stricter policy.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Gulf and Eastern
U.S
Soviet Union
U. S
Balloon Inflation At Washington Crossing Flight Site
A ground crew inflates a large balloon in Washington Crossing New Jersey. A gasoline powered fan pushes air into the 60 foot bag while a propane burner supplies heat. The burner capacity is four million BTUs per hour as the balloon begins to lift off.
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Washington Crossing
N.J
Tragedy ends summer fun on Virginia Beach
Beth Ann Pratt 17 met Tony Herbert 18 in Virginia Beach last weekend. Pratt died at General Hospital from suspected drug inhalation. Herbert, a parole violator, was found hanged in his jail cell after questioning and possession charges. Police see no clear link between the two deaths and call the case a permanent mystery.
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Virginia Beach
Beth Ann Pratt
Oil City Pa
Anthony Jerome
Tony
Herbert
Beth
General Hospital
Henry Capps
Capps
Oil City
Pennsylvania
Richard D. Pratt
Dick Pratt
Cleve
Orange
Tex
Houston
James W. Bryant
Ocean
Miss Pratt
Bryant
Juvenile Division
Beginning teachers find jobs scarce in big Texas districts
Nationwide a glut of new teaching graduates meets few openings as big city districts hire mostly experienced staff. In Texas, math science and special education positions linger while rural and urban districts seek top talent, prompting shifts to upgrade staffs and steer new grads toward growing fields like special education and early education.
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Texas
Jim Barlow
Associated Press
National Education Association
Dallas Independent School District
Big City
Claude Kellam
San Antonio Independent School
Charles G. Samson Jr
Austin Public School System
Austin
University of Texas
Sam Houston State
St. Edwards
Ivan W. Fitzwater
North East Independent School District
San Antonio
Texas State Teachers Association
Houston Independent School
George Garver
Houston
Robert A. Montgomery
Texas Education Agency
Susan Hatch
University of Houston
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Willie J. Cooke
Ft. Sam Houston
Dental School
Paris
North Vietnam
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South Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
Stradivarius
San Francisco
Arpad D’zurko
Word On Rock
Evansville
Ind
Chandler
Warrick County
Gunners Shell
Algeria
Garver
Yolanda Rawlings
Kansas City
Robert Howson
University of Texas System
North Texas State University
Denton
James L. Williamson
Department of Education
Pan American University
Edinburg
Williamson
Rio Grande Valley
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