Gubernatorial hopefuls push for public serving Texas
Democratic gubernatorial candidates Dolph Briscoe in Amarillo and Frances Farenthold in Houston urged reform while advocating consumer oriented government and a public utilities regulator. Senate rivals Barefoot Sanders and Ralph Yarborough traded sharp exchanges over school busing and lobbying records.
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Texas
Frances Farenthold
Briscoe
Amarillo
Ority
Preston Smith
Austin
Panhandle
Senate
Sanders
Yarborough
Texan loses rifles shadowed by secret service during VFW convention
John Doe, a devoted VFW Cooties worker, borrowed two Springfield rifles for a funeral volley at a national convention. He was tailed for days by two Secret Service agents guarding President Nixon, then later retired from the Army. The story ends with a charity rifle contest.
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Secret Service
Nixon
Army
Veterans Post
Cooties
Vandal Attacks Michelangelo Pieta in St Peter's Basilica
Laszlo Toth, an Australian citizen born in Hungary, struck the Pieta with a sledge hammer shouting I am Jesus Christ. The arm and face of Mary were damaged though Christ remained intact. Vatican and Italian police detained him as Pope Paul VI mourned the act. Authorities hope restoration will restore the sculpture to its former appearance.
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Associated Press
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Michelangelo
Florentine
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Vatican
Jesus Christ
Beatrice
Laslo Toth
Hungary
St. Peter’s Square
Paul
Francesco Vacchini
Americans shed fears and inhibitions about debt rise in credit era
AP reports a shift in attitudes from debt aversion to leveraging equity. Households increasingly mortgage, refinance, and use home equity for education medical costs investments and travel as expectations of rising incomes and job stability temper concerns about debt.
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John Cunniff
New York
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