Spring Arrives as Vernal Equinox Nears
The column notes the approach of spring with March 20 the vernal equinox and mentions plans to ease air conditioning use. It highlights new use of horse flies to inoculate sheep against bluetongue in Texas Big Bend, and critiques Texas voter turnout prompting support for broader voter registration reform led by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Big Bend
Texas
Arizona
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Sen. Bentsen
Senate
Sen
Bentsen
Cotton gin patent marks milestone in U S history
On March 14 1794 Eli Whitney received the patent for the cotton gin transforming southern agriculture. Other notes recall Earliest town meeting in 1743 Boston and Einstein’s 1879 birth in Ulm Germany. World War II Iwo Jima flag raising and Geneva disarmament conference are also referenced.
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Eli Whitney
South
America
Farneil Hall
Boston
Albert Einstein
Ulm
Germany
Dresden
China
U.S
Iwo Jima
Geneva
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
South Vietnam
Laos
Weather outlook across Texas with scattered storms
Regional forecast notes largely dry periods with partly cloudy mornings and warm afternoons. Central and eastern regions may face scattered thunderstorms possibly severe later today into tonight. Cooler by Wednesday with highs in the 67 to 85 range and lows from 42 to 67 across areas.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Jordan and Israel Reach Full Peace Pact
Baghdad Radio reports King Hussein has sealed a full peace with Israel. The plan creates a United Arab Kingdom with two autonomous states, Palestine and Jordan, federated under Hussein, with Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital. Israel pledges Jerusalem as a united city under Israeli rule.
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Beirut
Hussein
Israel
Baghdad Radio
Amman
Jordan
Cupied
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Jerusalem
Baghdad
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
al Dostour
United Arab Kingdom
Kingdom
Palestine
Moderate Florida primary turnout expected in pivotal vote
Early turnout in Florida was moderate as about 2.1 million Democrats and 800,000 Republicans faced a presidential primary seen as pivotal. George Wallace led Republicans toward a likely delegate sweep while Democrats Muskie Humphrey Jackson McGovern Lindsay vie for second place amid a split delegation.
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Wallace
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Marianna
Fla
Jackson County Court House
Florida
Carl P. Leabsdorf
Miami, Fla
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
New Hampshire
New England
Humphrey
Jackson
Sen
George McGovern
South Dakota
John V. Lindsay
New York
Nixon
Con
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey
California
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Miami
Defense Gambles On Jury in Mutscher Bribery Trial
Abilene Texas defense lawyers rested their case without witnesses, a bold gamble that the jury will find the state failed to prove a bribery conspiracy by Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher and two aides. Prosecutors begin their closing, with a verdict expected by late afternoon.
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Abilene, Tex
Abilene
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
College Board approves learning center at Western Texas College
Scurry County Junior College District trustees accepted the learning resource center building on the Western Texas College campus subject to an architect punch list. Dedication planned for April 28 with Dr. Robert L. Clinton noting immediate move in. Board also approved $15 000 surplus transfer to library funds and a continuing education policy.
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Scurry County Junior College District
Learning and Resource Center
Western Texas College
Robert L. Clinton
WTC
Clinton
Duane Hood
Marvin Genuchi
J. W. Womack Drilling Service
Inter Royal Co
George H. Mahon
Mitchell Denies Involvement In Antitrust Case And Convention
Former Attorney General John Mitchell testified under oath he was not involved in settling the antitrust suit against the International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. nor in negotiations for the upcoming Republican National Convention. He spoke to relations or lack thereof to the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Washington
Atty
John N. Mitchell
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Mitchell
Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jack Anderson
Justice Department
ITT
Anderson
Antitrust Division
Richard G. Kleindienst
Richard McLaren
Antitrust
Department
Harold Geneen
Felix Rohatyn
Dita Beard
Texas Democrats back anti-busing issue for May primary
Texas Democrats voted 34 to 27 to place an anti-busing referendum on the May 6 primary ballot while denying a straw vote on presidential nominees as urged by Gov. Preston Smith. The move followed debates and concerns raised by columnist Jack Anderson over ITT case ties.
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Dati
San
Texas
Preston Smith
Florida
Democratic Executive Committee
Square Dance Request Is Turned Down
Scurry County Commissioners Court unanimously rejected changing center rules to allow square dance clubs in rural community centers. Morning session saw two groups present petitions with about 1600 and 1100 signatures respectively. Current regulations ban dancing and intoxicating drinks on these premises.
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Scurry County Commissioners Court
B52s Destroy Jungle Camp In Cambodia Offensive
U S B52 bombers blasted a North Vietnamese jungle headquarters in eastern Cambodia aiding a South Vietnamese armored push. The strike killed and scattered enemy soldiers, exposing a complex of over 100 underground bunkers with supplies.
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Richard Pyle
Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Tay Ninh
Peam Cheang
Chup
Chap
Indochina
Nguyen van Minh
South Vietnam
Nixon to Canada in April
President Nixon will visit Canada April 13-15 with Mrs Nixon. They will go to Ottawa and possibly other cities at the invitation of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau to discuss international issues and bilateral interests. Tax and trade topics are expected to feature in talks.
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Washington
Nixon
Canada
White House
Ottawa
Gerald L. Warren
Nixons
Warren
Trudeau
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