Connally Near Switch to GOP Amid Watergate Backlash
John B. Connally hovered on a Republican switch last week amid furor over Watergate. The former Texas governor leaned toward leaving the Democratic party but paused as controversy over the Watergate break in grew. He cited workload and did not confirm a timetable while denying a definite future plan.
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Texas revisions panel names black executive director
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission approved James F. Ray, 32, as its $30,000 a year executive director after rejecting a secret session. Judge Calvert chaired the two day meeting while Judge Jefferson urged executive session to review Ray and other applicants. Ray plans to recruit minority staff and will take a leave from the Texas Advisory Commission in Intergovernmental Relations.
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Last of POWs coming home
The Communists freed 49 American POWs in Hanoi including a long-held civilian prisoner. Nine Americans captured in Laos and a Canadian missionary were released. Two flying hospitals brought the POWs to Clark Air Base as the final group in a repatriation program running through April.
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Car stolen in Peoria found in Richmond
A 1973 Cougar owned by Marilyn Walker of 2232 Wyoming Street was reported stolen March 19 in Peoria and found in Richmond Saturday. A man is being held in Richmond awaiting extradition as investigators continue.
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March Weather Keeps Heat, Rain Across Texas and Plains
Windy March warmth failed to cool Pecos area as a 74 degree reading occurred and a 47 degree low followed. Heavy rains and flash flood warnings spread from Del Rio to Kerr and Real counties with two to three inches in Kimble County. Locally heavy snow and rising Mississippi River levels added to hazardous conditions along the central plains system.
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Savings and Loan groundbreaking in Pecos for new building
Officials and contractors attended the 3:30 p.m. groundbreaking for a 6,400 sq ft Pecos Savings and Loan building across the street from the present site. The $176,600 project by Oasis Builders of Kermit should finish in about six months and includes space for law offices. Joel Daniel, president, notes the firm grew from its 1956 origins and will employ seven full-time staff, with Dr. E. W. Schmidt and others sharing duties.
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Get Acquainted section highlights local workers
The Enterprise presents a Get Acquainted edition saluting people behind local businesses. Extra copies were printed today and are available at news stands or the office at 324 S. Cedar St for 16 cents each.
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JP Judges Complete 20-Hour Seminar in Midland
Two Reeves County justices of the peace finished a 20-hour training seminar in Midland. Judge Clayton Stallings of Balmorhea and Judge Coy H Perkins of Toyah attended under a program by the Texas Criminal Justice Council funded through the Omnibus Crime Control Act and Safe Streets Act.
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