Redistricting Sparks Texas Senate House Clash
Texas lawmakers clash over Senate redistricting plans that would assign Bexar County to far flung districts while the House backs a substitute. debates touch on tax changes, women's rights legislation, and a proposed legislative council to study laws affecting women, with comments from Gov. Connally and lawmakers in Austin.
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Dexar
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O. C. Fishers
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Midland
Ector
Bexar
Culebra Road
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Webb County
Comal
Guadalupe
J. J. Pickle
Randovh
Braak Afb
Lackland
Kelly Afb
Laredo
Spears
John Daniels
Conchors
Boll
Goth
John Connally
Theling
Interagency Planning Council
Walter Richter
Gonzales
Wilson
Water Commission
Highway Department
Parks and Wildlife Department
State Sail Conservation Board
Health Department
Railroad Commission
Industrial Commission
Legislative Council
House State Affairs Committee
George Cowden
Fire disrupts Shell City plant near Odessa
Fire at the Shell Git Co plant south of Odessa spread with an oil line break, adding to cabinet changes in Jakarta as Indonesia appoints seven new ministers. No injuries were reported.
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Odessa
Shell Git Co
Jsurarng
Jakarta
Indonesia
Wasi
Sakatou
All of Cons Break Prison in Nicaragua Escape
Nicaragua reports all female prisoners escaped from jail in Granada. One of the four escapees returned to surrender later. Until the prison was finished two months ago women offenders served terms at home.
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Granada
Nicaragua
House Vote Keeps Death Penalty Debate Alive
In Austin the Texas House rejected a motion to suspend rules 62 to 76 delaying a vote on a death penalty repeal bill HR 577. The dispute featured prosecutors and lawmakers displaying photographs of murder victims to argue for or against abolishing capital punishment as hours of tense floor debate continued.
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Gus Mutscher
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Mutscher
Senate Rules Committee
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A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Texas
Austin
Whitfield
Nugent
Houston
Charles
Jim Nugent
George the Howse
Dallas
Kerrville
Richards
Haresville
Tommy Wayne
Turner
Trinity
Quest River
Whitman
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