Recount set to determine runoff in council race
Becker sought a recount delaying canvass as 46 voting machines from 18 precincts plus absentees were reviewed. Judge Eugene Williams and aide Don Wright will oversee the recount, with results likely deciding if a runoff occurs by April 24 if not finished by Monday.
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Becker
Gatti
Agai
Eugene Williams
Don Wright
Reeves
Williams
Alvin Padilla
Leo Mendoza
Robert L. M. Hilliard
RUNOFF CALL AS Independent Rohde seeks City runoff support
Independent candidate RUNOFF AB ROHDE appeals for defections from Place and runoff rivals ahead of April 17. He asks defeated candidates to back him and notes Robert Cowan, who trailed in Place 2 with 7,168 votes, plans to switch support to Rohde after defeat by Dr San Martin of the Good Government League.
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Ab Rohde
Good Government League
Cliff Morton
Rohde
San Martin
Cawan
Nixon Vetoes Rural Grants
President Nixon vetoed a 300 million federal grants program for rural water and waste disposal systems. Supporters say the veto could be overridden as the plan funds projects in most congressional districts.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
New resident motor tax rules in Texas questioned
The Light's Action Line explains the $15 new resident tax is not a sales tax but a fee on first vehicle registration in Texas. If prior state taxed the vehicle more than $15, the fee is reduced or waived. Texas sales tax on autos is 4 percent of the total price. New residents must show proof of tax paid elsewhere, or pay the difference.
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York
Texas
J.R
William C. Wilford
Automobile Department
Bexar County
J. R
Returnee accounts of POW camp conditions during Vietnam War
Prisoners and officers describe how North Vietnamese captors manipulated appearances at the Hanoi Hilton during Miss Fonda's visit and heavy bombing. Witnesses recall coordinated efforts to frighten detainees and statements claiming Nixon would bomb POW camps, while assurances of safety were given.
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Spencer
Ayres
Acosta
Miss Fonda
Hanoi Hilton
Stischer
Nixon
United States
U S Forces Demand Not To Drop Below 2.2 Million
Defense Secretary Eliot L. Richardson told the House Armed Services Committee that the administration will not cut U S armed forces below 2.2 million. He noted the Army has shrunk from 19 divisions at the Vietnam peak to 13.
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Washington
UPT
U.S
Defense
Eliot L. Richardson
House Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam Indonesia and Poland discuss Tong Le Ctran crisis
Viet Nam, Indonesia, and Poland discussed the Tong Le Chan situation for two hours. A second letter to the JMC was proposed asking for a liaison officer to aid investigation. The South Vietnamese threaten to boycott JMC meetings until action is taken. A cease-fire could fail without camp measures and a 10,000 man relief force is planned.
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Mary
Indonesia
Poland
Tong le Ctran
JMC
South Vietnam
Viet Cone
Tong le Chan
House Nixes Food Price Rollback as Bill Moves On
Democrats overturn a food price rollback to May 1 1972 levels in the House while a GOP effort to stall the bill fails. The Patman bill undergoes two major amendments including the removal of a public disclosure provision that would expose private company data behind price increases. Opponents warn it would reveal trade secrets. An identical Senate provision exists.
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House
GOP
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Senate
Wholesale food prices rise 1.2 percent in March
The wholesale index for farm products and processed foods and feeds climbed 1.2 percent in March, the largest gain since January 1951, with an annual rate of 53.1 percent for the first quarter. A congressional study forecast 10 percent consumer food price increases this year, blaming Agriculture Department policy blunders. Hawaii Cowboy Hawaiian cowboys are known as paniolos.
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BLS
Agriculture Department
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