Railroad brine spills approved by Texas Railroad Commission
A Senate committee hears that the Railroad Commission approved oil field brine discharges into public waters at least 109 times despite Parks and Wildlife objections. PW officials say many cases were overruled while the commission emphasizes education and rarely fines operators for spills.
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Tex
Rairoad Commission
Parks and Wildlife Department
Paw
James Cross
PIW
Senate
Fred Young
Cross
A. R
Babe’’ Schwartz
Galveston
Young
The
Railroad Commission
P&w
Skylab to Use Space Scales for Weight and Health
Skylab astronauts will be weighed in space without Earth gravity using a chair like device that measures mass via oscillation timing. The system, developed by Southwest Research Institute and Brooks Air Force Base, weighs up to about 220 pounds and helps monitor crew health alongside a smaller unit for weighing food and wastes.
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San Antonio, Tex
Southwest Research Institute
Skylab Space Station
Skylab
Earth
Southwest Research
Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
Brooks Air Force Base
Army private to run for Congress against Gonzalez
The Texas Socialist Workers Party announced Pvt. Steve Wattenmaker, 23, a medic at Ft. Sam Houston, will run against incumbent Rep. Henry Gonzalez. Spokesmen said military rules barred servicemen from campaigning and may file legal challenges to both the regulation and the 25 year age requirement for candidates.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas Socialist Workers Party
Congress
Henry Gonzalez
Susan LaMont
Steve Wattenmaker
Ft. Sam Houston
Wattenmaker
Two subpoenaed in Mutscher bribery trial in Abilene
Two more witnesses face oath in the Feb. 28 bribery conspiracy trial of House Speaker Gus Mutscher. Subpoenas for Harold Lehrman of Dallas and Faye Williams of Houston command appearance with records. Trial moved from Austin to Abilene on venue change. prosecutors include Bob Smith.
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Gus Mutscher
Harold Lehram
Dallas
Faye Williams
Houston
Lehrman
Williams
Asst
Travis County Dist
Atty
Harold Jacquet
Bob Smith
Austin
Abilene
Adolphus Towers
Institutional Equity Corp
Smith touts state progress amid Sharpstown bank probe
Gov. Pres ton Smith, launching his Harris County re election bid at the Rice Hotel, defends his administration while noting a SEC probe into Sharpstown Bank. He argues programs can finish in two terms, credits supporters, and says he has not been charged with any illegal act.
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Houston
Preston Smith
Sharpstown State Bank
Smith
Harris County
Rice Hotel
Skull found in field may identify missing man
North Plains officers await Austin crime lab results on seven teeth to confirm the skull’s identity. Found Feb. 8 by an oil worker near Borger, remains may date back four to five years with a pencil eraser sized hole and a two inch fracture suggesting a violent death. California officials are being asked about missing persons as deputies compare clothing remains to a presumed adult male.
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Panhandle
Tex
North Plains
Austin
Carson County
John Nunn
Nunn
Borger
Texas 162
Texas Panhandle
Tanker W. M. Fogg Master Describes Vessel Condition
Rubin H. McLurin former master of the tanker W. M. Fogg testifies the vessel was in good shape and well maintained during his three years in command. The Fogg exploded and sank about 50 miles off Galveston, with 39 men presumed lost, while transporting benzene from Freeport to Houston.
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Galveston
Tex
W.M. Fogg
Rubin H. McLurin
William J. Fields
Coast Guard Investigation Board
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston Island
Freeport
Houston
Fen. I
Spaniel Guides Hunter to Starving Bull Terrier
Hyattsville Maryland dog Smokie steered his hunter Alden McKim Crane away from a rabbit to a starved Boston bull terrier with a broken leg. Crane said he was hunting when the dog diverted the chase and led him to the needy animal.
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Alden McKim Crane
Boston
Accused murderer called daddy by children in Ballard case
In Alpine Texas Witmer Jean Ballard faces murder trial for the 1976 shooting death of Stephen Currie. A California woman Janie Montgomery testifies about their relationship while Ballard seeks to use her as a non witness. Court to decide if Montgomery is Ballard's common law wife. Jurors selected so far but not complete.
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Alpine
Tex
Witmer Jean Ballard
Ballard
Glasscock County
Stephen Currie
Currie
Garden City
California
Janie Montgomery
Big Spring
Miss Montgomery
Bobby Bearden
Jean
Rise of Mao and the Chinese Communist rise to power
A historical overview tracing the May 4 movement and the rise of Communist forces in China from 1919 through the Long March, Chiang Kai-shek's purge, and the eventual emergence of Mao Zedong in Yenan, detailing Soviet influence, internal splits, and Japan's invasion shaping the path to Beijing.
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Sun
Chiang
Moscow
Chou En-lai
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Russia
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Mao
Anni
Shensi
Henan
Asia
Yenan
Chou
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