House votes to revoke Postal Independence
The House approved a measure to strip the Postal Service of independence by cutting a proposed extra subsidy of 17 billion dollars and requiring annual funding oversight by Congress with revenues placed in the general treasury. Debates spanned five hours with sharp criticism of mail delivery from members across parties.
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Washington
House
Postal Service
Congress
General Treasury
Federal Treasury
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Secret Service protection offered to six Democratic candidates
Six Democratic presidential hopefuls will receive Secret Service protection starting Wednesday unless they reject it. The offer follows theFederal Election Commission's $100,000 fundraising threshold, with reactions ranging from acceptance to rejection. The pool includes Morris Udall Henry Jackson Lloyd Bentsen Terry Sanford Jimmy Carter and George Wallace with Wallace and Sanford responding differently.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Federal Election Commission
Treasury
David Macdonald
Morris K Udall
Ariz
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Lloyd M. Bentsen
D-Tex
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Alabma
George C Wallace Wallace
Secret Service
Laurel
Sanford
Sargent Shiver
Fred R Harris
Oklahoma
Milton
Community Education survey planned and committees named
The Community Education Advisory Council set the week of Nov 15 20 for a community survey to determine the program scope. Volunteers will go door to door, gathering community preferences on course offerings. Committees were formed for survey design recruitment and route planning with named members. A program logo by Kenneth Breeden and Rev. Elaine Smith was approved with minor changes. In service training for volunteers was scheduled for Nov 3 and 4.
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Community Education Advisory Council
Paul Gary
Grace Anne Badgett
Jim Mayfield
Bobby Braden
Breeden
Elaine Smith
Point Comfort
Advisory Council
SLA hideout bombs target lists found in San Francisco
FBI inventory from two SLA apartments reveals bomb making materials, firearms, and thousands of rounds. The Harris and Hearst/Yoshimura locations yielded pipe bombs, bank interior diagrams, fake IDs, wigs, cosmetics, and hundreds of books. Investigations link to La Hibernia Bank raid, Carmichael and Sacramento offenses.
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San Francisco
Symbionese Liberation Army
Patricia Hearst
Wendy Yoshimura
Harris
Wells Fargo
Marysville
Bank of America
la Sierra
Miss Hearst
la Hibernia Bank
Sacramento
Atty
Geoffrey Burroughs
Crocker Bank
Carmichael
Guild Savings and Loan Co
SLA
FBI
Hearst
UT professors sue UT president over merit raise cuts
Seven University of Texas professors file federal suit against President Lorene Rogers and the board of regents alleging First Amendment violations for cutting merit raise recommendations. An eighth economist’s raise was restored to moot the case. average seven’s cut about 836 dollars yearly, over time affecting retirement. Deans of 15 colleges petition regents to restore faculty student participation in future presidential selections.
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James Kinneavy
Rogers
UT Austin
Regents
White
Capitol
Rassment
Allan Shivers
Philpott
David Richards
Austin
Kinneavy
Texas
UT Austin poll seeks Rogers resignation
A 408 student survey at the University of Texas found 78 percent want Dr Lorene Rogers to resign as president, 13 percent back her staying, and 9 percent undecided. The poll was designed by three students and conducted in three campus areas.
Football winners tie broken by Port Lavaca Wharton results
Three winners picked identical victors. Port Lavaca based contestants led by Jame Prober with 14 points in Port Lavaca. Try Fox and Irene Matula earned second and third, scoring 7-20 and 0-21 Wharton respectively.
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Port Lavaca
Wharton
Jame Prober
Justice
Fox
Holloman
Irene Matula
Cheeves
Weather Forecast With Mild Showers This Week
Partly cloudy and mild with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon through Wednesday. Highs in the low 80s, tonight and Wednesday, with easterly winds 8 to 15 mph. P occurrences 4 percent this afternoon, 20 percent tonight and Wednesday. Marine forecast shows east to southeast winds 5 to 11 knots, seas 1.3 to 2.3 feet, increasing Wednesday. Tides include tonight low at 7.13 p.m., tomorrow high at 2:55 a.m., 8:29 a.m. low, 1:08 p.m. high. Sunset 7:16 p.m., sunrise 7:21 a.m. Barometric
Health panel gains more providers to balance consumers
The Golden Present Council of Governments approved a redesign of the health planning committee to broaden representation from health care organizations, moving away from a doctor‑heavy advisory layout. The change, urged by Drs Coleman Muhgan and Kirkman, aims to align with federal rules while preserving local control and regional focus.
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Wave
Victoria
Golden Present Council of Governments
James Coleman
William Muhgan
Marvin Kirkman
Tom Garner
Port Lavaca
South Texas Health System Agency
Coleman
C.C. Carsner
COG
Garner
Kirkman
David Russell
GCOOG
General Assembly
Robert Kubena
Halletsville
Sam Seale
Jackson County
Willis Jetton
Calhoun County
Earl Wyatt
Ken Adams
Kasea Stafford
Matagorda
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Joe Wyatt
D-Bloomington
George Fred Rhodes
Ron Buie
Department of Community Affairs
DeWitt
Jackson
Lavaca
Farmers Home Administration
Ville
Maxwell Ditch
Jean Martin
Marie DeLeon
Sue Mills
Nell
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Pony Express
Post Office Department
James L. Hanley
DNY
Gary, Larry Parra
Kenneth Breeden
Hinds
William and
Emily Harris
Thee Harrises
Miss Yoshimura
California
Marx and
Lenin
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