News Briefs Across Washington Mexico City and Lubbock
Reports from Washington discuss a bill to shield confidential sources with media input possible veto. Global markets see dollar decline amid currency realignments and devaluations. Mexico plans gas supply nationalization with price cuts in Baja California and Sonora. Interest rates on passbook savings rise and mortgage rates cap lifted. Harris County votes to scrap abortion clinic funding. Fort Worth Five remain in minimum security. Lubbock officials reassess Lake disturbance reports. Texas probes child care welfare, and a murder indictment follows. Uganda letter to Nixon deemed unacceptable. Cambodian troops cannibalize a prisoner, signaling rising civil war brutality. European security talks pause as phases shift and Geneva dates are discussed.
Tomato consignment aims to dodge price freeze in San Antonio
California growers ship about 160000 pounds of tomatoes to E A Brown Tomatoes Inc on a consignment basis to bypass the 60 day presidential price freeze. Joe Murphy says the move could be illegal and warns the firm may cease operations if ruled unlawful.
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San Antonio
Tex
California
Joe Murphy
E. A. Browns Tomatoes Inc
Texas
Associated Press
Murphy
E. A. Brown
Brown
Energy crisis spurs nationwide demand for executives
Lester B. Korn of Korn Ferry International says the Southwest is lagging the U S in executive supply as the energy crisis drives a surge in demand. He foresees 1500 new openings worldwide in the 35 000 to 100 000 pay range over two years and notes shortages across energy finance and consumer products sectors.
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Houston
Southwest
Lester B. Korn
Korn- Ferry International
New York
United States
Korn
Cities face July 13 deadline for water survey submittals
The Texas Water Quality Board requires 406 cities to file completed need survey forms by July 13. Only about one third have complied so far. The Board will compile data for EPA grant allocations for sewage treatment facility construction for fiscal years 1975 and 1976.
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Texas Water Quality Board
Milton Rose
Twob Municipal Services Section
Environmental Protection Agency
POW Sparks Returns Home After Five Years In Captivity
Army Spec. 6 John Sparks, a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for nearly five years, received a hero�s welcome in Chattanooga. Asked about future plans he said it depends, noting he may face difficulty getting into college due to his hair being short.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John Sparks
North Vietnam
Sparks
Pecos County Wells Show Mixed Gas Discoveries
Wellaw Corp reports No. 1 Garthasan gas discovery in Pecos County with an 880,000 cubic feet per day flow, drilled to 1,420 feet and cased to 1,429 feet, near Owego. Downie Ellenburger well yields 18.5 million cubic feet daily after acidizing, drilled to 22,955 feet and plugged back to 22,920 feet, near Grey Ranch. Phillips Petroleum to drill 2-A Valley offset to Tubb gas producer. HNG Oil Co. abandons Korn wildcat in Terrell County.
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Wellaw Corp
Midland
Pecos
Owego
H&gn
Girvin
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Downie
Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Gc&sf
Grey Ranch
Ellenburger
Phillips Petroleum Co
HNG Oil Co
Terrell County
Sheffield
Food shortages cause minor inconvenience
AP survey finds most shelves stocked with staple items though some brands and produce like parsley or strawberries are scarce in certain markets. Retailers warn shortages could grow after a June price freeze ends and export controls on agricultural items persist, with several chains reporting item withdrawals or losses.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Chicago
Atlanta
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Bernard Lipskin
Food Fair
Big Apple Super Markets
National Association of Food Chains
Jewel Stores
Midwest
Tom McMasters
Allied Supermarkets
Detroit
Audrey McCafferty
Kroger Stores
Archimedes Quotation and Earth Weight Estimate
The World Almanac notes Archimedes stated Give me a point of support and I shall move the world. It adds geologists estimate the earth’s weight at six sextillion eight hundred eighty eight quintillion tons, or 6.588 followed by 18 zeros.
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Archimedes
Speir Named Honorary Member of Texas Cowboy Artists
Col. Wilson E. Speir director of the Texas Department of Public Safety and former Texas Ranger is named honorary member of the Texas Cowboy Artists Association. The award marks the Rangers 150th anniversary and honors Speir for his service and law enforcement leadership. The presentation occurs at Stagecoach Inn Salado with belt and silver buckle bearing the XIT brand.
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Col
Wilson E. Speir
The
Texas Cowboy Artists Association
Wilson E
Pat’ Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Cowboy Artists’ Assn
Col. Speir
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Frontier Battalion
West Texas
Texas
Baylor University
Capital Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Austin
Texas Cowboy Artist’s Association
XIT
Assn
Stagecoach Inn
Salado
Caleb Pirtle, II
Southern Living Magazine
Joan Weil
Gaines de Graffenreich
Texas Ranger Museum
Charlie Schnabel
Senate of Texas, Western Art
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Bill TI I
Washington
House Judiciary Subcommittee
London
Tokyo
Paris
Mexico City
Industry and Commerce Ministry
Baja California
Sonora
National Gas Distribution Center
Savings and Loan Associations
Fort Worth
Seagoville
Fort Worth, Tex
U. S. District Court
Leo Brewster
Lubbock
Lubbock, Tex
Buffalo Springs Lake
C. H. ‘Choc
Blanchard
Home Office
Liberty County
Welfare Department
Lane Denton
D-Waco
House
Artesia Hall
Capitol
Johnny Joe Garza Jr
DeWayne Russell Spannagel
Uganda
U.S. State Department
Idi Amin
Cambodia
Phon Penh Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Helsinki
Finland
Switzerland
Europe
Geneva
Soviet Union
America
Point Reyes National Seashore
Marin County
San Francisco
John Arms
Wellaw
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