Today in History highlights Shakespeare and Washington
On April 23 1975 readers note Shakespeare born in 1564 and died on the same date in 1616. Also recorded are Washington moving into the first presidential mansion in New York in 1789 and other historical events with brief notes and birthdays.
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Associated Press
William Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
England
George Washington
Franklin and
Cherry Streets
New York City
James Buchanan
Franklin County
Penn
New York
Natchez
Miss
George II
Greece
Crete
California highway patrols first women face kisses and speeders
Sacramento AP report on the early weeks of California Highway Patrols female cadets, including Officer Vivian Winsor, who describes drivers kissing attempts and astonished reactions from male motorists. The program began with 41 women enrolling in a 16 week academy, 27 graduates, a two year test to gauge women as patrol officers.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Vivian Winsor
California Highway Patrol
Mrs. Winsor
Pennsylvania
Joe Barnett
Patrol
Briscoe seeks Gulf unity against nuclear explosion plan
Gov Dolph Briscoe urged Gulf Coast states to join forces to monitor federal plans for energy production by nuclear explosions in salt domes across Texas Louisiana Mississippi and in the Gulf of Mexico. He asked each governor to appoint a staffer to meet later with his team to discuss the Pacer Plan.
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Austin, Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Gulf Coast
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Briscoe
Pacer
First Women's Bank to be certified and open this fall
New York AP reports after three years of fundraising and meeting state requirements the First Women's Bank will be certified soon and begin full operation in the fall. It markets itself as nondiscriminatory in hiring and lending with a focus on meeting women's financial needs. Madeline McWhinney, the president, cites strong deposit interest and aims to offer banking careers for women, extend credit to women underserved by larger banks, and provide counseling and financial information. The bank has 7,000 shareholders at $15 per share to raise $3 million in capitalization.
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New York
Madeline McWhinney
Miss McWhinney
Greenwich
Betty Friedan
Pauline Trigere
Jane Trahey
Women’s Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Free trading spurred boom in natural gas
A South Texas gas boom along the Rio Grande spanning 100 miles has yielded five new fields in two years as World Oil argues free intrastate pricing spurred discoveries that would unlikely occur under interstate price controls. Operators drill over 100 wells with La-Vaca Gas Gathering receiving about 85 million cubic feet daily. Good Hopes Refineries builds a 20 inch pipeline to Corpus Christi for an ammonia plant.
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Houston
South Texas
World Oil Magazine
Federal Power Commission
World Oil
Laredo
Zapata
Rio Grande
La-Vaca
Voting listed on farm bill roll call Texas delegation
The House passed the farm bill 248 to 156 with agricultural price and dairy supports. Democrats listed voting yes include Brooks Burleson Casey de la Garza Eckhardt Gonzalez Hightower Jordan Karen Krueger Mahon Milford Patman Pickle Poage Roberts Teague White Wilson Wright Young. Milford voted nay. Republicans Archer Collins Steelman voted nay.
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Washington
Texas
House
Brooks
Burleson
Casey
de la Garza
Eckhardt
Gonzalez
Hightower
Jordan
Karen
Krueger
Mahon
Milford
Patman
Pickle
Poage
Roberts
Teague
White
Wilson
Wright
Young
Archer
Collins
Steelman
False pretense charged in sale case in Arkansas
Fort Smith Arkansas AP Prosecuting Attorney Charles Karr charged Patricia Bakri 37 of Park Ridge Illinois Tuesday with false pretense in the fraudulent sale of film and film processing distributorships in Sebastian County
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Fort Smith, Ark
Charles Karr
Patricia Bakri
Park Ridge
Ill
Sebastian County
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