Texas voters back constitutional revision and select amendments
Voters approved 11 of 14 constitutional amendments while rejecting salary hikes for the lieutenant governor and House speaker. They endorsed a constitutional revision commission to report by Nov. 1, 1973, with a 1974 Legislature drafting a new document for voter submission. Support came from Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and other officials amid broad changes to terms, bonds, and exemptions.
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John Connally
Texans choose new lawmakers and draft a state constitution
Voters oust incumbents John Boyle Irving Tom Christian Claude and Guy Floyd San Antonio amid anti incumbent mood. Republican Phil Cates defeats Christian in only two incumbent race, Davis defeats Boyle, Sage defeats Floyd. Voters reject pay raise but approve 1974 constitutional convention to draft a new state constitution for ratification. The next legislature convenes January 9 for a 140 day session.
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Tom Christian
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Guy Floyd
San Antonio
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Robert E. Davis
Dallas
Floyd
Joseph Sage
Democrats Capture Senate Win Amid Broad Congressional Control
The Democrats solidify control of both houses as Nixon-led Republicans see setbacks. Senate 57 43 for Dems, House near total Democrat seats with 7 undecided races. Virginia, Maine, and Rhode Island shift with notable Republican gains in the South and a historic GOP Senate victory in Virginia.
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Colorado
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Rhode Island
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William GB. Spong Jr
Virginia
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Maine
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Nixon plans shakeup in White House staff restructuring
President Nixon signals a major staff and bureaucratic shakeup and requests standby resignations from all current appointees as he nears a second term. Press secretary Ziegler says restructuring of the executive branch follows traditional resignation practice between terms.
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Tower and Sanders Trade Barbs in Texas Senate Fight
Tower, after spending nearly 2 million, defended his record and leadership while Sanders, a Dallas lawyer, attacked him as a do-nothing absentee. Sanders charged Tower abused franking and took fees from special interests as the campaign spotlighted Nixon coattails and party clashes.
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Nixon landslide reshapes party map across nation and Texas
President Nixon wins a historic victory sweeping the South and industrial states while Democrats gain in Congress. In Texas, Bill Hobby is elected lieutenant governor and Price Daniel Jr. is poised to be House speaker as the state approves four-year terms for top officials. The outcome probes shifting loyalties as Republican Agnew emerges as likely 1976 front runner. national races show McGovern defeated despite youth support and Eagleton’s exit.
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Walter Huddleston
South Dakota
James Abourezk
Illinois
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Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Tennessee
Howard H. Baker Jr
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Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Odessa approves liquor sales in package stores and by the drink
Voters in Odessa and Ector County approve liquor sales in package stores and by the drink. The election totals show 13 011 in favor and 12 087 against.
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Odessa
Odessa, Tex
Ector County
Dallas jailer shot during bold escape attempt
A jailer at the old Dallas jail was shot in the leg and shoulder during an attempted mass escape by about 30 inmates. In the six floor tank the inmate Preston Marshburn pulled a .25 pistol, wounded Jailer Arthur Pickering, and deputies overwhelmed the group as guards recovered keys and restrained suspects. Pickering was listed in serious condition at Parkland Hospital.
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Arthur F. Pickering
Joseph Smart
County Records Building
Smart
Preston Marshburn
Pickering
Marshburn
Stark
Clarence Jones
Jones
Parkland Hospital
Christopher Lee Warren
Robert F. Montegomery
Charlie C. Lopez
Bobby Lee Williams
Bobby Joe Bridger
Steve Joe Lewis
Local Officials and Salaries Listed in Legislative Sheet
A list enumerates names with salaries for state and county posts including Agriculture Commissioner White 2 673, Railroad Commissioner Tunnell 2 066, Chief Justice Greenhill 2 598, Associate Justice Price Daniel 2 655, District Judge Starley 2 717, Sheriff Nail 2 703, County Tax Assessor Barker 2 847, and others.
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Slack
Board of Education
Howell
Barker
Martinez
Carrasco
Hoefs
Humphries
Briscoe Grover Race Tightens Across Rural Urban Areas
Final returns show Briscoe leading by over 160000 in rural counties and Grover ahead by a similar margin in metropolitan areas. Urban regions split the race with no clear winner as Republican sweep influences turnout and results trickle in.
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Bob Armstrong
Howard Petrick
Byron Tunnell
Jim Segrest
Fred Garza
Briscoe
Grover
Metro
Cooler temperatures dip after cold front in Pecos
A cold front moved through Pecos Tuesday keeping highs at 70 and lows near 37. Forecasters say partly cloudy skies will bring a cooler night and a similar cool pattern Thursday.
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Pecos
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