Heavier trucks allowed on Interstates after House vote
The House approved a law permitting heavier trucks on the Interstate system after a lobbying drive that included campaign contributions to 117 members. President Ford signed the measure into law on Saturday.
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Washington
House
93Rd Congress
Ford
Senate
American Trucking Association
House of Representatives
Bennett Whitlock
Association
Auto industry shaken by worst year since World War II
The 1974 auto year saw record high prices and slumping sales as gasoline shortages and a recession hit. GM, Chrysler, and Ford faced layoffs and profit drops while small cars gained share and new fuel economy rules emerged. Industry transformation included plant changes, leadership warnings, and a shift toward premium compact models.
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Detroit
America
General Motors
Richard Gerstenberg
Kerplunk
Chrysler
Lynn Townsend Fields
Henry Ford II
U.S
County Court Dismisses Sixteen Cases and Fines Doled Out
County Judge Willis F Jetton oversaw 56 cases with six dismissed and 23 fined or penalized. others reset. Dismissals included Raul Villarreal and Paul Villarreal for worthless checks. penalties ranged from 25 to 250 dollars for DWI forgery weapon and marijuana offenses. bond forfeiture noted for Donald Colvett. Jury trials set for several defendants. pretrial hearings scheduled for multiple DWI and weapons cases. Also briefly notes a federal-level truck weight bill and related PAC activity.
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Willis F. Jetton
Raul Villarreal
William Henry Clark
Issac Aleman
Alvaro Arnold Maseda
Mary D. Horn
Christopher C. Parker
Guadalupe Rivas
Chancey
Mona Cervantes
Donald Lee Colvett
Maseda
D.W.I
Travis Lorraine Dennis Jr
Lynda Elliott
Perry Mark Johnson
D.W.1
Kathryn Guenther Edwards
D.W.L
William D. Blevins
Paul Gonzales Rangel
Jesse C. Solis
William W. Taylor
Patrick Clark Ryan Jr
Janetta Penney Cummings
Johnnie Charles Morehead
Lee Fredrich Bogaczyk
Jerry R. James
Jesus Merced Galaviz
D.W
Gerald Dean Mitchell
Henry Joe Rodriguez
Richard Martinez Casarez
G. Geza
Rex Rucker
Ad Dennis Wilson
House Energy Crisis Committee pushes gas reserve rules
The Texas House Energy Crisis Committee recommends laws to force natural gas supplies to back sales with proven reserves and penalties for over selling. It backs unitization of oil fields, lower or no coal and uranium taxes, expanded radiation oversight, and mass transit funding considerations while resisting a guaranteed $60 million transit fund.
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Austin, Tex
Coastal States Gas Corp
House Energy Crisis Committee
Texas
Coastal States
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Jon Newton
D-Beeville
Tom Schieffer
D-Fort
Fox
Newton
Oscar Wyatt
La-Vaca
Austin
San Antonio
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Lo Vaca
Nebraska Tests Alcohol Gasoline Mix For State Cars
Nebraska plans to spike gasoline with 200 proof alcohol for state cars using 14 000 gallons supplied by Georgia Pacific. The alcohol will be made from surplus grain or waste pulp mill sugars in Bellingham and mixed one to nine with gasoline. Transportation cost adds 27 cents per gallon to deliver to Omaha.
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Bellingham
Wash
Nebraska
Georgia-Pacific
Omaha
LULAC appoints two member dance committee and outlines events
At the LULAC meeting Ishmael Torres and Chris Gonzalez were named to a two member dance committee. The chapter, now chartered, will sponsor an Easter Sunday dance on March 29 at the Continental Ballroom and contact bands for bookings. Officers were installed, with Torres as president and Gonzalez as vice president, plus other appointed roles.
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League of United Latin American Citizens
Ishmael Torres
Chris Gonzalez
LULAC
Torres
Abel Silva
Apolonio Carrion
Juan Salazar
Gonzalez
Brigido Gonzalez
Steve Delgado
Club Westerner
Victoria
Rose Delgado
Dora Cervantes
Calhoun
Port Lavaca
Cervantes
Delgado
Eula Grace Wedig
Calhoun County Care Center
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Ford Assembly
Chicago
Torrance Ave
Europe
Citroen
Peugeot
Oilrich
Kuwait
Daimler- Benz
Germany
Mazda
Ford Motor Co
Paul Villarreal
Arnold Maseda
James Clarence Thompson
Curtis Raymond McCoy
Manuel Carriles
Humberto Garza Jr
Ruben Fuentez
Jerry Armendariz
William L. Coffey
Truck Operators Nonpartisan Committee
TON
House Public Works Commitee
House Rules Committee
House Group
Peyton McKnight
D-Tyler
Texas Radiation Control Agency
Nebraska Spikes Gas
Dance Committee
Corpus Christi
United States
S. Colorado
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