Local option bill seeks higher pensions for city firefighters
Rep Frank Lombardino of San Antonio has introduced a local option bill in the Legislature to allow a special tax funding for a more generous pension scale for the Firemen and Policemen Pension Fund. Current pensions are as low as 103 a month. resolutions call for at least a 10 percent rise or to reach 150 a month, whichever is greater, with backing from city council and local firemen and policemen organizations.
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Policemen’s
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Reform Aims at Modernizing House Committee Chairmanship
Opening of the 92nd Congress sees both Democratic and Republican caucuses back reforms to end domination by long tenure. Chairs will be limited to one subcommittee, enabling about 30 younger members to lead key panels. The aim is a more democratic, tenure based leadership while current session rules remain largely intact.
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House of Representatives
Jackson's Rise Tests 1968 Liberal Divide in Democratic Race
The essay argues Democrats should unite early behind a leading 1972 candidate to avoid 1968 infighting. It highlights Hubert Humphrey's fragility on Vietnam, the labor movement's limited support, and Henry M. Jackson as a rising standard to challenge isolationist tendencies and reset liberal strategy for the nomination.
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Theodore White
Tumphrey
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Lyndon Johnson
United States
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Humphrey
Middle East
Europe
Eugene McCarthy
Nixon
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Henry M. Jackson
Apollo 14 Moon Landing Seen as Decisive for Manned Flight
The Apollo 14 mission, led by commander Alan Shepard and astronaut Edgar Mitchell, aims to land in hazardous terrain and conduct extensive lunar geology. Maj. Stuart Roosa will orbit above as teams perform surface surveys, with debates over continuing manned spaceflight versus unmanned missions and Lunar 16 Luna 16 links.
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Lunar
Ala Shepard
America
Edgar Mitchell
Maj
Stuart
Soviet Union
The Warrior Class in Kept War Plans and Shifting Politics
The text describes the Warrior class meeting in secret war rooms near a river palace, plotting for months or years. They seek to dominate politics through plans and contingencies, but the Times Newt alters outcomes as the warriors grow weaker and mass casualties mount.
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Toa
Pathy
Pen Ta Gon
Campaign slogans spark calls for resignations over state deals
The text accuses state officials of violating the public trust regarding campaign slogans tied to processing profits. It urges resignations or removal from office for alleged favoritism connected to the Foxas and Working Texas themes associated with WPT.
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Smith
Barnes
Texas
WPT
New Reading Aid Opracan Aids Blind Students At Stanford
A device named Opracan uses over one million phototransistors to read printed text and transmit the message to a blind reader’s fingers, enabling reading without Braille. Students using the instrument show notable gains. researchers emphasize broader implications for accessibility and education.
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Stanford University
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Salsbury
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Colombia seen as solid under Pastrana amid economic tensions
In a Bogota briefing, President Pastrana is portrayed as firm in command yet constrained by Congress. The piece notes Colombia’s agricultural reform backlash, urban slum pressures, Andean Pact implications, and US aid through AID while warning against dampened foreign investment and looming 1974 political shifts.
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Colombia
Lieras
Pastrana
Latin America
Congress
Pant
Nixon
Washington
Chile
United States
Movida
Switzerland
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