Grain inspection probe widens amid corruption charges
A two year probe with 60 indictments on grain inspection and export corruption expands. Sen Dick Clark and Undersecretary Campbell press for stronger federal takeover or reforms as Congress investigates oversight, standards, and misgrading amid rising grain prices and tighter supply.
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Brenner
UPI
Washington
Dick Clark
D Lown
Congress
J. Phil Campbell
St Charles
Destrehan
Senate Agriculture Committee
General Accounting Office
GAO
Food and air conditioning open at Plano Senior High
On Monday the new Plano Senior High School will begin classes with air conditioning and restrooms functioning. The cafeteria in the Media Commons Building won’t be finished until September, but sandwiches snacks and drinks will be sold on the porch of the Business-Humanities Building with prices 35 20 25 20 and 7 cents. Juniors and seniors may leave campus for lunch while sophomores stay on campus per board policy.
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Plano Senior High School
Media Commons
Business-Humanities
Plano wastewater plant expansion on track for partial completion
The Ever Growing Expansion of Plano's wastewater treatment plant aims to be partially complete by September 1 as the contractor lags but the full facility should operate within months. The $2.8 million plant, with a six million gallon daily capacity, currently handles four to five million gallons though its current two million capacity. The upgrade adds a three stage treatment process from two.
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Plano
Mike Newman
Plano Police Dept Reports Quiet Week With Routine Calls
The Plano Police Dept. described a calm week with no major incidents, while routine service calls kept officers busy. A departmental spokesman cited steady activity in daily operations and public safety responsiveness throughout the period.
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Plano
Hoffa Theory Doubted in FBI remarks
FBI spokesman said Hoffa disappearance theory lacks support, adding it stacks up no better than other theories. Police logged several nonfatal crashes and multiple offenses, with thefts, mischief, burglaries, and DWI arrests noted across Plano and surrounding areas.
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Detroit
UPI
FBI
Teamsters
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Inconsistencies Found In Bill
The Texas Public Utilities Act faces questions over who may appeal city rate decisions and which bodies regulate municipal utility rates. Dick Brown of the Texas Municipal League highlights conflicts about jurisdiction between the utility commission, railroad commission, and city governments, plus timing issues for regulatory start dates.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
New
Texas Public Utilities Act
Texas Municipal League
Utility Commission
Railroad Commission
Dick Brown
League
Brown
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Bacon Prices Skyrocket Across Major Brands
Harold Hill of Oscar Mayer says distributors pay a record 1.92 per pound, pushing retail near 2.00. Hormel and other brands follow with prices around 2.00, while Safeway reports Ruth Blackhawk at 1.93 and Oscar Mayer at 2.12. A stockpile shortage and reduced piglet supply due to earlier sow culling underlie the rise.
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John Lesar
Harold Hill
Oscar Mayer & Co
Madison
Wis
Oscar Mayer
George C. Hormel Co
Austin
Krey Packing Co
St. Louis
Safeway
San Francisco
Ruth Blackhawk Bacon
Texas Comptroller reports nearly 4 million in back taxes found
Comptroller Bob Bullock said July audits uncovered 3.98 million dollars in back taxes for Texas. A diesel fuel tax audit added 1,021,520 dollars, audits of 24 out of state firms yielded 521,259 dollars, and field audits totaling 298 found 2.86 million in taxes with 944 sales tax exams adding 1.2 million in additional taxes.
Former San Antonio cops indicted for beating robbery suspect
A federal grand jury indicted Richard P. Cusson and John Trawick of San Antonio for beating James F. Crowton 17 during a robbery probe on October 16, 1973. Crowton suffered a broken nose and head injuries and was hospitalized five days. A second item reports bus driver Harvey Wells, 57, killed when a city bus struck a car and ran him over at an intersection. two others injured.
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James Edward Stanford
Dallas
Dallas North Parkway
Stanford
Plano General Hospital
Elizabeth Hill
Plano
Kathleen
Jupiter Rd
14Th St
Washington
UPI
San Antonio
Wacq, Tex
Harvey Wells
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Dallas Navy Recruiting District
Jud Brown
Dallas West Zone
NCL
Sam Farrell
Collin County
U.S. Navy
E. 15Th St
Farrell
Ed Voss
U.S
Campbell
Senate
Karl Butz
Butz
USDA
New Orleans
Agriculture Department
Internal Revenue Service
Houston
Bunge Corp
Kenneth C. Beighle
Tyler
Cassandra Rae Lambert
Colfax
Custer Rd
Park
Miss Lambert
Custer
Beighle
Avenue K
19Th St
LaGayla Sue Payne
Ava Hill Isbell
David John Carlton
Hwy. 75
New Utilities Act
Ed Smith
St. Louis National Stockyards
East St. Louis
Ill
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