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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1965

Page

5

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.

Gov. Connally Segislature Texas Austin Besar County Senate Bexar County Odessa Rio Grande My Sei Franklin Spears San Antonio Dexar Fishers House Besar O. C. Fishers San Angelo 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.

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.

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.

HOUSE Gus Mutscher Senate Mutscher Senate Rules Committee Sen 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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