Florida ex-education chief begins 90 day federal jail tests
Floyd Christian, former Florida Commissioner of Education, entered a Texarkana federal prison for 90 days of diagnostic testing after pleading guilty to income tax evasion. Warden R A Osborne said he will not receive special treatment and will be returned to Tallahassee afterward unless a longer term is imposed. Christian admitted failing to report 30,000 dollars in income with kickbacks and evading 15,751 dollars in taxes.
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Florida
Floyd Christian
R.A. Osborne
Christian
Osborne
Tallahassee
Fla
Osborn
Nashville film opens in 12 cities with strong raves
Robert Altman's Nashville debuts in 12 U S cities this week after critics in New York and Los Angeles hailed it. The multi character satire follows 24 people over five days in Music City weaving country stars, industry figures, and a third party presidential campaign amid praise and criticism over its portrait of the scene.
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Robert Altman
Nashville
United States
New York
Los Angeles
Music City
Music Row
Henry Gibson
Roy Acuff
Renee Blakely
Loretta Lynn
Ms. Blakely
Miss Lynn
Altman
W.W
Edna Texana Museum Display Highlights Pioneer Artifacts
A swing butter churn shaped like a powder horn, wagon attached, dates from transit butter making and bonnie clapper. The museum shows McHenry family portraits from Linnville's 1840 destruction, historic duel pistols linked to Huston Johnston, and an 1849 long hand bill announcing a public sale. The unsigned ad hints at pioneer life and Oregon migration routes from Port Lavaca.
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Texana Museum
McHenry
John McHenry
Jean
Oregon Territory
Many 'ifs' in the economy amid cautious recovery
The piece analyzes an uneven economic rebound with unemployment likely to stay high into next year. It cites forecasts of 9 percent joblessness through mid 1975 and 7.8 to 8.2 percent by late 1976. It warns expansion cutbacks, idle plants, and cautious hiring amid weather and energy price uncertainties.
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Ford Administration
Congressional Budget Office
Luxury car sales surge despite inflation and slump
Detroit reports luxury car demand remains strong as buyers overlook higher prices. Ford notes a core group ignores cost as model lineups push above 9 000 dollars with top stickers near 70 000. Through May 1975 luxury cars rise 5 percent while overall U.S. car sales fall 18 percent. Cadillac leads with 93 308 U.S. sales January May. Lincoln Continental and Mercedes Benz also post gains amid an industry pivot toward luxury models.
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Ford Motor Co
John Naughton
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Mercedes-Benz
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Cadillac
Imperial
U.S
Ford
Lincoln
Cactus Receives 3 Million Grant to Reopen Plant
Washington reports the Commerce Department awarded a 3 million dollar grant to Cactus Texas to aid local groups in restoring operations at the beef packing plant shut down after American Beef Packing Co faced financial problems. About 500 jobs were lost when the plant closed in January as Dumas Chamber of Commerce and 100 CID Inc. join city efforts to reopen.
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Commerce Department Today
Cactus
Tex
American Beef Packing Co
The
Dumas Chamber of Commerce
100 CID Inc
Plane truck crash near Bowie injuries reported
A Beechcraft Bonanza piloted by Larry Penwright age 38 from Fort Worth struck tree tops and descended onto Texas 59 north of Bowie before colliding with a Bowie pickup driven by Pete Lemmons age 58. Lemmons was in good condition and Penwright in fair condition at a Bowie hospital.
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Department of Public Safety
Larry Penwright
Fort Worth
Texas 59
Bowie
Pete Lemmons
Lemmons
Penwright
Chautauqua building rededication in Waxahachie
The 1902 Chautauqua Auditorium, the last original structure from the traveling chautauqua era, will be rededicated in July 4 ceremonies in Waxahachie Texas. Dr. Ernest Allen Connally of the Interior Department will attend the event. The octagonal wooden building, once hosting John Philip Sousa and Will Rogers, remains a rare National Register site.
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Tex
America
Ernest Allen Connally
Interior Department
John Philip Sousa
William Jennings Bryan
Will Rogers
W.C. Fields
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