Eggers Attacks Smith on Drug Threat in Texas Campaign
In Austin AP report Paul Eggers Republican attacks Gov Preston Smith for weak drug leadership. He cites missed education funding, proposes 10 million for a drug program, harsher penalties and more narcotics officers, and a special committee on crime and drug traffic to boost federal state cooperation. The piece also notes the 1874 Germantown kidnapping of 4 year old Charles Ross as context.
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Austin
Paul Eggers
Preston Smith
Eggers
Smith
Capitol
Lature
Texas Education Agency
Criminal Justice Council
TEA
Department of Public Safety
United States
Charles Ross
Germantown
Take-home patrol cars show strong results in Indianapolis
In a yearlong experiment Indianapolis allows patrolmen to keep cars at home. Accidents and deaths declined while felony arrests rose. women officers now drive patrol cars on off hours. About 470 cars are used as private vehicles, saving roughly $1000 per officer annually and prompting interest from nearly 50 cities.
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Indianapolis
Raymond Stratton
Stratton
Imen
Strattan
Penny L. Davis
Los Angeles
Logue Fined For Littering During Drive In Maitland
Sydney AP reports Charles Gerrard Logue was fined 53 Australian dollars after a deputy engineer stopped him for tossing a soft drink bottle from his car in East Maitland. Authorities have campaigned for two years to keep highways clean.
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Sydney
Charles Gerrard Logue
East Maitland
Logue
Federal Unemployment Coverage Expanded in New Law
The Texas Employment Commission reports the federal unemployment compensation law will extend coverage to about 400000 more workers in Texas and 100000 more employers begin January 1 1972. The bill raises the wage base to 4200 and expands eligibility for benefits across nonprofit groups state hospitals and many small businesses. It also introduces extended benefits up to 13 weeks paid by the federal government and adds a research program and advisory council to improve unemployment insurance.
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Texas Employment Commission
Texas
Association of Churches
United States
Canada
Virgin Islands
Federal Advisory Council On
Land Purchase Inquiry Near Pecos Sought by Phillip Bernard
Phillip Bernard Industries seeks undeveloped land near Pecos. They request full location details acreage and outskirt options, rejecting real estate brokers. They ask for pictures and note Houston address for contact.
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Pecos
Phillip Bernard Industries
Carvel Lane
Houston
Texas
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National Safety Council
America
Moimwie
FHA
Balmorhea
the Bears
BHS
Pp&k
Pecos Motors Inc
S. Cedar
Frankfurt
Vegas
Chevrolet
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