Briscoe era politics and scandals echo in Texas capital
A sprawling feature traces Dolph Briscoe and Janey Briscoe through a 1971 Austin press conference amid campaign finance doubts and health strains, notes his high stakes 1974 bid, and surveys parallel Washington intrigue around Wilbur Mills plus Texas Observer lore and policy intrigue surrounding UT appointments and Ma Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janey Briscoe
Janey Slaughter Briscoe
Ben Barnes
Capitol
Dolph
Janey
Marren
Dolph Briscoe
Frances Farenthold
Lubbock
San Antonio
Harlingen
Austin
Bob Hardesty
Bentsen
M.D. Anderson
Wilbur
Washington
Wilbur Mills
Kinsett
Ala
Cold weather tips cut energy use this winter
Editorial notes that lowering thermostats saves fuel and money. NOAA estimates savings of 2 to 9 percent per degree by cooling indoor temperatures, with greater absolute fuel saved in colder regions, explained via heating degree days and the 65 degree mean threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NOAA
Anchorage
Alaska
Orlando
Fla
Holdings surge as public buys private stock boom
AP analysis notes 1960s to go public boosted early owners wealth as prices rose fast. Now dominant holders push buybacks to return firms to private status, often below book value, risking minority protections and listing status. Sommer cites Rule 10b-5 as possible violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Sommer Jr
Securities and Exchange Commission
Sommer
Stock Exchange
Today in History December 20, 1974
Events listed include the 1813 Congress creating an internal revenue system and 1790 the first successful cotton mill in Pawtucket. Also noted are the 1803 transfer of the Louisiana Purchase, 1860 South Carolina secession, 1922 the USSR formation, 1957 inauguration of the European Nuclear Energy Agency, and later political shocks and a fatal bombing in 1974 Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S. Congress
United States
Pawtucket
Rhode Island
New Orleans
France
Missouri
South Carolina
Russia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
European Nuclear Energy Agency
U.S
South Vietnam
Juan Valasco
Peru
Spain
Luis Carrero Blanco
Madrid
Christmas music appreciation from Pecos students
Mrs. John T. Prewit thanks the Zavala Junior High Choir and Band Crockett Junior High Choir and Band Pecos High School Concert and Symphonic Bands and Pecos High School Choir for two hours of exhilarating Christmas music. The student efforts foster greater pride in Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zavala
Crockett Junior High
Pecos
John T. Prewit
Potato power may ease world hunger says Hansen
Washington based Orval Hansen argues in a floor speech that surplus US potatoes could feed 1.5 billion servings for famine victims. He cites a 12 percent harvest rise and notes dehydrated potato granules could aid South Africa and South Asia without harming US consumers.
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Hansen
South Africa
South Asia
Robert Mercer
National Potato Promotion Board
Europe
United States
Texas Lt Governor Calls for Higher Faculty Salaries
Lt Governor Bill Hobby emphasizes strong Texas post-secondary education rests on good faculty. He notes rising living costs have eroded salaries, urges legislative action and endorses the Texas Association of College Teachers recommendations for 10 to 15 percent cost-of-living raises across fiscal years 1974 to 1977, aiming to retain top educators and reflect their societal role.
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Texas
United States
Texas Association of College Teachers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mills
14Th Street
Texas Observer
BenJack Cage
Bascom Giles
Billie Sol Estes
Observer
Billie Sol
Adlai Stevenson
Tke Eisenhower
Stevenson
Estes
Adlas
Lone Star Express
Briscoe
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Ut-Austin
Page Keeton
Law School
Cambridge
Emmanuel College
J. Frank Dobie
Daily Texan
Steve Russell
Ma Bell
FBI
Maloney
Southwestern Bell
San Antonio Associated Press
John Lumpkin
Postal Service
Pericles Criss
Mama Eleni’s
San Antonio Express
Insurance Board
Joe Christie
Commerce Department
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
Weather Bureau
Pecos Enterprise
O’lerran Pauly
Texas Press Association
Tom Tiede
Lt. Gov
Bill Hobby
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