Turbulent Political Move In Saigon Quiet on Front
Gen Duong Van Minh moved to form a government as Saigon faced limited combat around the city. Premier Can and his cabinet resigned, while Minh met President Huong to outline a path for a new administration likely to seek Communist consent. Uncertainty spread about the city’s fate and talks continued.
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Houston Elevators to Banish Smoking Under New Ordinance
Houston city council approved on first of three readings an ordinance banning smoking in public elevators and related areas. Violations would incur fines up to a specified amount pending final passage.
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Bones of girls found in Bexar County lake area
Law officers return to a secluded eastern Bexar County lake site to search for skeletal remains of at least two girls found Wednesday. A fisherman discovered a severed leg. no clothing or belongings were found. Medical examiners expect teen bodies likely killed, with cause undetermined but probably not natural.
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Carol Warren
Custer Middle School
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Ruben Santos
Army Cost Of Ft Hood Expansion Revealed In Tax Impact
Army Secretary Howard Calloway told Sen. Lloyd Bentsen that purchasing nearly 60,000 acres around Ft. Hood would cost Coryell County about 182000 dollars annually in taxes. The plan would cut school taxes by 124000 and state and county taxes by 58000, with related grazing limits and potential relocation costs estimated for infrastructure upgrades. Reactions note opposition from landowners and questions whether troops could be moved to Ft Bliss instead, given moving costs of about 3 million plus 1.5 million for equipment.
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Hamilton Electric Cooperative
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Relief at food stores as farm prices dip
After months of sagging farm prices, the Agriculture Department reported March retail food costs fell $9 year over year the first decline since July. Economist Summers warned beef and pork prices may rise as cattle prices recover and hog production tightens, with a fuller price appraisal due May 8.
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Agriculture Department
Larry V. Summers
Department
Economic Research Service
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Senate votes 75 to 17 to authorize Vietnam troop evacuation and aid
Texas senators Lloyd Bentsen and John Tower joined the Senate majority as a 75 to 17 bill authorizing evacuation of troops and humanitarian aid in South Vietnam passed. Forty-six Democrats backed it. eleven opposed. Republicans voting yes numbered twenty-nine with six against. Agriculture data show a market basket cost for a 3.2 person household at $1,821 annually in March, down $9 from February. Farmers received $714 annually, down $10. middlemen earned $1,107, up $1. The basket omits imports and seafood and reflects a major price indicator with limited scope.
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Texas
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