Insurance Rate Debate Plans Could Benefit Few Drivers
In Austin AP coverage outlines lawmakers considering competitive car insurance rates. Testimony by Dr. Arthur Williams and Percy Gentle frames the debate, arguing rates would favor elites while harming the masses. Gov. Smith backs competition, Sen. McKool disputes Gentle’s critique of industry influence. The Texas board’s uniform-rate system faces wide opposition. The AFL-CIO Labor Committee endorses the bill with a clause fix.
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Austin
Texas
House Insurance Committee
Senate Economic Development
Arthur Wil
Liams
University of Minnesota Business School
Percy Gentle
Houston
Texas Association of Insurance Agents Legislative Committee
Gentle
Preston Smith
Mike McKen
Ballas
Senate
Smith
McKool
Gearle
Texas Apl-Cio
United Labor Legislative Committee
Mechael
Legislature votes and pressures in Bullock confirmation
A Texas Senate debate reveals pressure and accusations around Bullock's confirmation. Bridges accuses Gov Roe of lies while Harris and Teaver oppose the move. An AFL-CIO roster lists blocking senators Blanchard to Ward, leaving an unexpired term on the State Insurance Board and noting Bullock’s prior role as secretary of state.
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Bullock
Corpus Christi
Bridges
Povernor
D. H. Harris
Dallas
Anid
Teaver
Afl-C10
Barnes
Blanchard
Connally
Creighton
Harris
Highfater
Rothmann
Maury
Sherman
Snelson
Ward
Barees
Auld
Bard
Charles Mathews
Austin
Senate
Insurance Board
Rudlock
Aillsboro
Lough
State Insurance Board
British Plan U.N. Plea for Ousted Asians
In New York during the General Assembly, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denounced U S policy in Vietnam and Israeli actions while proposing a plebiscite treaty to bar force. U S officials hinted at possible new Soviet pacts, and Moscow condemned Palestinian terrorism as criminal, signaling nuanced shifts on terrorism and neutrality in the talks.
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John Walach
Washington
United Nations
Andrei Gramyko
General Assembly
Vietnam
Israeti
Peking
Gromyko
Munich
Russia
United States
Crinnal
Moscow
U.S
Serate
Kremlin
U.N
Cuba
Welfare Plans Stir Senate Debates Over Aid Programs
Senate debate centers on welfare and health reforms with Sen. Russell B. Long guiding the bill. Provisions target welfare families and Social Security programs, while extending Medicare Part A and adding drug coverage for chronically ill elderly. Nixon’s plan aims at a $2400 family income and working poor subsidies, with Workfare proposals tying benefits to employment.
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Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Nixon
Finance Committee
Light's Action Line: Local inquiries and safety notes
Readers discuss All Saints Day status in NESD, a county sheriff response to a neighbor threat, replacing a lost Korean War discharge certificate via standard 180 form at Ft. Sam Houston, and a warning about two children with matches left in a car. Also a reader endorses the comment.
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Ft. Sam Houston
North Side
Fresno Court Bombing Suspect Arrested in 1971 Case
Federal agents arrested Elny Duran Reyes, 31, of Fresno, linked to the 1971 bombing of Fresno County Courthouse. Reyes, described as a member of the Brown Berets, faces a three count indictment for possession of illegal and unregistered destructive devices without serial numbers.
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Calif
UPI
Elny Duran Reyes
U.S
Dwayne Keyes
Brown Berets
Keyes
Controversial F111s Back in Action at Nellis AFB
A partial text reports that F111 bombers, tied to Indochina combat, are being reassigned from Thailand to Nellis Air Force Base Nevada amid four-year operational gaps. Pentagon and Air Force officials cite unknown causes for crashes and ongoing experiments.
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Nev
UPI
Takhli Royal Air Base
Hae
Pentagon
Ndes Force
Asia
Nevada
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Sheriff's Office
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