Redistricting Clash Thwarts Texas Lawmakers
Legislation creating new House and Senate districts sparks sharp criticism from lawmakers in Dallas Tarrant and Denton counties while Midland leaders file suit to halt the redistricting bill as unconstitutional. Key figures include Charles Wilson D Dowdy Patman Boly Price Graham Purcell Arlington Denton County and Rep Spurlock with Craddick Jones and state party leaders among plaintiffs.
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Tis
Charles Wilson
D. i
Dowdy
Patman
Dallas
Tarrant
Denton County
Daytona
Telph Hall
Borkwall
Tares
Arlington Tn
Joe Spurlock
Arlington
Delwin
D-Lubbock
House
Jones
Hill
Qur Murts
Friday
Nave
14Nd Judicia District
Perry D. Pickett
Ton Craddick
R-Midland
Midlan County
Craddick
Mobile Home Trailers Burn Near Bandera and Austin
Fire destroyed a trailer at Lazy Deze Mobile Homes on Bandera Road Friday after a gas flame from a water heater burst into flames. Damages totaled 9,000 dollars. Kenneth Coleman owned the home. A second fire at a Mobile Housing Inc. vacated trailer on Austin Highway caused 5,000 dollars in damage. Cause under investigation.
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Bandera
Kenneth Coleman
Mobile Housing Inc
Austin Hwy
UTSA site annexation battle sparks Texas move
Amid confusion over extraterritorial limits, Texas lawmakers push an emergency measure to allow land acquisition for a San Antonio campus site. Senate sponsors Ramers and Rathimann seek to extend a special session call, while City Manager Konckel and Gov. Fattienla weigh veto risks and potential litigation.
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Jerry Konckel
Smith
WESA
Bexar County
Senate
Sens
Ine Bermal
Glen Rathimann
Ban Amlumu
Cop Denies Beating Man at Houston Police Station
Houston officer John A. Gough testified denying involvement in the beating of inmate Bobby Joe Conner and another prisoner at Galena Park police station. Co-defendants Jack McMahon and Arthur Mills faced charges for the alleged assault, with testimony recounting prior denials and later statements by witnesses.
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New Braunfels
Houston
John A. Gouch
Conner
Larry Taylor
Galena Park
Gough
J. B. Guerrero
Hill
McMahon
Guerrero
Tater
Urey
Struth
Bernal Seeks Friendly Senate District Amid Redraw Plan
The Texas Senate adopted a resolution outlining new senatorial districts for Bernal and Len Rothmann. A special board will redraw districts later, aiming for about 1000 residents per district. Bernal proposes a westward district including Alamo Heights and nearby areas.
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Austin
Senate
Bernal
San Anton
Bernal l
Len Rothmann
Fragmented OCR Record on Senate Attendance and Voting
A damaged OCR passage reviews 2nd Legislature attendance by Ruth Shann and records from the Senate. It mentions voting on 4,826 hills and cites Charles A. Schnabel as compiling an outstanding record while noting absences and sessions in 1889 and 1971.
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Austin
Ruthshann
San Antio
Joler
Senate
Charles A. Schnaebel
Schnabel
Kolhmsatn
Swedish model gives birth in Lausanne hospital
Mirja Sachs, wife of German industrialist Gunther Sachs, delivered an 8 pound boy in Lausanne's maternity hospital on Friday. Both mother and child were reported well. Sachs, a former partner of Brigitte Bardot, had been linked to the film world.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
UPC
Mirja Sachs
Gunther Sachs
Hirth
Hospital Sacr
Chil
Sachs
Brigine Bardot
Bexar Solons Lose Vote on Congressional Redistrict Plan
Four members of the Bexar County delegation opposed the congressional redistricting plan as approved by both houses. The plan, sent to Gov. Smith, splits Bexar County with two rural districts and includes San Antonio as a major center. Delegation members urged amendments to better represent urban voters, citing population and regional balance concerns.
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Austin
Hexar County
Loos
Priday
Anonio
San Antonio
Ausha Buren
Hall
Hove
WTSA
Gov Fattienla
Vty
San Amon Smith
Clay
Ue Liahls
Bexar County
House
Senate
Gov
Smith
San
Ided Moch
Laween
Bexa
Mea
Aexas
Abraham “Chick
Karen
Honey B. Gant
Zalez
Laredo
Bill Finck
Thj
Neil Caldwell
Angleton
Cenacity Ares
Ruth
South Texas
West Side
Lackland
Kelly Floyd
Hanse
Sami
Houston
San Angelo
C. Fisher
Northyrn
Bexar
Temahi
Nolj
Tommy Shannon
Butt
West Texas
Gus Mutscher
Fisher
Domisis
Mayor Davis Targeted in New Suit Over Unpaid Bills
Edinburg businessman Chesnie Baker, a Texaco distributor, sues former millionaire Mayor Joz E. Davis and Roly prt Gandy Tar for 10,133.67 plus 2,830.00 in attorney fees. The claim says Davis and Gandy bought supplies from Baker’s firm from January 1960 to September 1960 and have not paid. Courts have issued about 5 million in judgments against Davis since 1959 financial troubles began.
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Fpinburg
UPL
Joz E. Davis
Edinburgh
Digtriel Cout Monde
Chesnie Baker
Texaco
Suite Davis
Roly
Prt Gandy
Davis and
Gady
Uaker
Davis
Bank Robbery Arrests Involving Four Suspects
Four men charged in the Brooks Field National Bank holdup include Robert Sanders 22 of 1722 Nebraska, Robert Addington 23 of 127 Belmont, James Jackson 22, and W Turner 23. Turner's held as accessory for the getaway car. arrests followed a found briefcase and accomplice leads. FBI and San Antonio police linked to May robbery with $27,154 reported stolen and some recovered. Bond set at $75,000 each. preliminary date June 10.
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Robert
Bobby Sanders
Nebraska
Bobby" Addington
Belmont
James FE
Mcoreless
FBI
San Antonio
Sanders
Juckson
Catrolmvia Thorns Garnier
C Jackson
Wayfarer Motel
Jackson
Jin Lewis
Baskin
President with largest family and Marines in Honduras
Fragmented items discuss which U S president had the most children, noting Tyler had four with his first wife and Julia Gardiner producing seven more. It also cites Kane’s book and lists presidents with no children. An aside mentions Marines sent to Honduras on March 21, 1907 to protect American property.
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United States
E. Gonzales
Tyler
Toseph N. Kane
Teley Hark
Lelia Christian
Julia Gardiner
White House
William Youry Jackson
Kane
Washington
Madison
Jackson
Polk
Harding
Richanan
Bays — McKinley
Wilsno, Truman
K. B.ohnson Sind Nixon
TV Thal
Sine Denis
Honduras
Mary Larkin
Two American Units Near DMZ Blasted In Clashes
US and South Vietnamese forces reported heavy fighting near the DMZ with several American troops wounded and at least some fatalities. Air and artillery strikes supplemented ground units as two battalions of airborne troopers moved toward prelude to broader operations amid intensified clashes around Fire Base 5 and Me Kong corridor.
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Lian
Voice of Thejiie Edu
Halter Strip
Dmz
South Vietnam
Air Force
Sisids
Me Chi
Gonkesme
Labs
Cayuse
Sprctenmessees
Viettam
Cambodia
Army Oh8
Prey Vang
Cami
Fragmentary War Report From Unknown Fronts
Readable fragments describe violence near Phnom Penh with casualties among soldiers. The text references Communist rockets striking a village and Cambodian air strikes along with North Vietnamese actions east of a city. The fragmented wording limits full clarity on dates and exact locations.
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Tunbedia
Nortigast
Pho Penh
Ity
Bombs Found Arrests Spark New York City Inquiry
Two men claiming to belong to the Jewish Defense League were arrested in New York after police found two bombs in their car. Investigators described one as a black powder antipersonnel bomb with ball bearings and the other as a six inch cylinder pipe bomb. Sheldon Seigal and Israel Danaiper, both teenagers, faced charges of possession of explosives as details emerged from the incident.
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New York
Israel Danaiper
Fda
Banknote robbery at Orange bank ends with suspect fleeing
A bank in Orange was robbed of about 3000 dollars today by a man who produced a note and implied a weapon. Betty Wilhite of Bridge City handed the note to area staff before the suspect fled in a white station wagon toward Interstate 10 near Wy toward Orange.
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Orange
Ubi
Betty Wilhite
Bridge City
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