College receives large Texas history book collection
AUSTIN College library obtains about 400 Texas history and folklore volumes valued at 20000 dollars from Dr. and Mrs. A M Pate Jr of Fort Worth. Highlights include reprints of Mirabeau B Lamar papers and 1850s Texas maps. Pate chairs Texas Refinery Corp and notes Sam Houston and other early trustees. In Waco, Texas State Technical Institute starts fall trimester with 57 programs and 18 new faculty, total instructors 162.
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Sherman, Tex
Texas
Arthur Hopkins
Austin College
A.M. Pate Jr
Fort Worth
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Mexico
Pate
Texas Refinery Corp
Sam Houston
Daniel Baker
Anson Jones
Henderson Yoakum
Waco, Tex
Texas State Technical Institute
Carnival of Science Studies Air Turbulence at A&M
Texas A&M University scientists plan to study clear air turbulence using a NASA device. The instrument, previously used to examine atmospheric conditions around rocket launches, aims to reveal how invisible, treacherous air pockets impact pilots and passengers.
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College Station
Texa
Ap- Texas A&m University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
James R. Scoggins
Meteorology
College of Geosciences For
Scoggins
A&m
Cape Kennedy
New voting machine debut and contract for Datamedia
Datamedia International Inc of Dallas unveils the Vote-A-Corder Model 5 second generation punch card voting device and an $850,000 exclusive manufacturing contract awarded to Howard International of New York City. Initial order total about 10,000 units due early 1972.
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Dallas
Datamedia International Inc
Howard International
New York City
Thomas L. Schoen
Datamedia
Schoen
Datamedia International
Board tabs new leader for Texas Real Estate Commission
Lawrence Miller Jr. of Dallas was elected chairman of the Texas Real Estate Commission with Joe Farmer of Austin as vice chairman and Harold Chapman of Lubbock as secretary. Other members include George Bolin Houston Harold P. Cheathem Texarkana and Clifford Hensley El Campo. A separate San Antonio item reports a couple returning home to find a note claiming a $500 television set had been taken and would be returned after repayment of debts.
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Austin
Lawrence Miller Jr
Dallas
Texas Association of Realtors
Texas Real Estate Commission
Joe Farmer
Harold Chapman
Lubbock
George Bolin
Houston
Harold P. Cheatham
Texarkana
Clifford Hensley
el Campo
Almost lost insurance firm tied to Rockefeller money
The 1929 bid for Southwestern Life almost pulled it under Rockefeller influence and moved the base from Dallas as Missouri State Life’s assets helped form General American Life. After political pressure and a 506,600 payoff proposal, Southwestern’s stock was repurchased and General American grew into a major mutual insurer.
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Dallas
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Rockefeller
Southwestern Business News Weekly
Southwestern Life
T. W. Wardell
T. L. Bradford Sr
Missouri State Life Insurance Co
St. Louis
Missouri Company
John D.rockefeller
David M. Milton
Missouri State Life
General American Life
Southwestern
C. F. Odonnell
General American
Missouri
Pendergast
More Murders In Houston Surpass Traffic Fatalities
AP reports Houston through July 1971 shows 183 murders versus 101 traffic deaths, highlighting higher homicide risk in the city.
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Houston
Police Department
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Highway Users Federation For Safety and Mobility
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Southern Union Gas Company
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