Texas Legislature reconvenes under restricted session
The Texas Legislature meets on 72 hours notice to secure 24 million dollars in federal highway funds and craft a plan to fund the May 6 primary elections. Gov. Preston Smith could expand the agenda, while Rep. Paul Moreno pushes impeachment moves against Smith and Lt. Gov. Barnes.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Preston Smith
Paul Moreno
el Paso
Smith
Ben Barnes
House
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Abilene
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Bob Bullock
Mauzy
Tom Holmes
Granbury
Barnes
Frances Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Henry Grover
Houston
Moreno
Paul C. Moreno
Today In History March 27 1972 overview
Key historical events noted include Eisenhower declaring Western Front defeat in 1945, Maryland’s first settlement in 1634, St Petersburg founded in 1703, Japan’s 1933 League of Nations exit, 1939 Danzig annexation demand, Yugoslavia regime change in 1941, 1964 Alaska earthquake damages, Syria’s 1967-68 power move, 1972 rail merger delay and East Pakistan conflict reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leonard
George Calvert
Maryland
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Pennsylvania
New York Central
East
Pakistan
Weather snapshot across Texas regions
Snyder temperatures range from 41 to 77 with 7 am readings. Northwest Texas sees clear to partly cloudy and cooler conditions today and tonight with a cool Tuesday. North Central Texas remains clear to partly cloudy through Tuesday with a chance of thundershowers in the south today. Northeast Texas cloudy with storms then clearing. Southeast Texas cloudy to partly cloudy with showers and cooler Tuesday. South Central Texas partly cloudy today and tonight with scattered showers near the coast.
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Snyder
Northwest
Texas
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Cigarette Ads on Radio TV
The Supreme Court upholds the 1970 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act ban on cigarette advertising on radio and television. NAB and six broadcasters argued it violates free speech and discriminates against broadcast media. The Court declines hearings on school hair length cases and other actions, while noting no previous ruling on school dress codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
National Association of Broadcasters
Justice Department
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Broadcasting Companies
Douglas
Brennan
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Congress
Nixon
NAB
Protestant Strike Paralyzes Northern Ireland in Protest
Thousands of Protestant workers walked out paralyzing Northern Ireland in a strike over British rule and the suspended Stormont parliament. William Craig led the Ulster Vanguard Movement rally outside Belfast city hall while IRA factions disputed truces and car bombs occurred with no casualties.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Vanguard Movement
Vanguard
William Craig
Craig
Liament
Stormont
Brian Faulkner
Ulster
Faulkner
William Whitelaw
Siciliano Stays On Pay Board
President Nixon named Roc C. Siciliano the sole business member to remain on the revamped Federal Pay Board. The seven member panel now includes Siciliano, while four business members quit and three labor members walked out. Frank E. Fitzsimmons remains as the labor representative.
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Washington
Rocco C. Siciliano
Los Angeles
Nixon
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Gerald L. Warren
Siciliano
Salt Lake City
Eisenhower
T.I. Corp
Pacific Maritime Association
San Francisco
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
Tornadoes Precede Texas Cool Snap Across North Texas
A line of tornadoes and hail swept from near San Angelo to Collin County before a cold front cooled the state. Hillsboro suffered the most damage with churches and homes affected. one elderly resident died in Fluvanna. No other serious injuries were reported as storms moved eastward.
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Associated Press
Hillsboro
Texas
San Angelo
Mexia
Dallas-Fort Worth
Collin County
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Dallas
Waco
Wall
Hensley Field
Grand Prairie
Tulsa
Oklo
Richardson
Pecos River
Concert Association Sets 1972 73 Campaign And Season
The Scurry Concert Association will open memberships for the 1972 73 season next Saturday at West Texas State Bank community room. The series runs from November 14 1972 with the New York Camarata, February 27 1973 Hale Shane and March 30 1973 the Ronnie Kole Trio. Memberships priced at 9 for adults 5 for students and 25 for a family. Contact 573 8139 for details.
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Ralph Wesson
Scurry Concert Association
Virginia Cox
Carole Hahan
Continental Concert Service
New York City
West Texas State Bank
Carole Hahn
Janesville
Wis
Snyder
Wesson
Association
Apollo 16 Crew Enters Isolation at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly II begin three weeks of medical isolation at Kennedy Space Center to prevent illness that could delay the April 16 moon launch. Backup crew joins in the restricted regime at three zones with limited movement.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Kennedy Space Center
Patrick Air Force Base
Woolsey Rites Set Tuesday
Claude L. Woolsey 51 of 200 Thirty first St. died 8 40 p.m. Saturday at Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene. He lived in Scurry County 20 years born Jan 2 1921 Lometa. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday Bell Seale Chapel Rev L W Hatfield officiating burial Hillside Memorial Gardens Bell Seale Funeral Home. Survived by wife Chrystallene two daughters Mrs Karl Smitherman Panama City Fla and Mrs David Clemens Snyder a brother James Woolsey Odessa and three grandchildren.
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Mary Belew
Fluvanna
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Fluvanna Community Center
Burl Belew
J.J. Belew
Burl
Ross
la Junta
Colo
Eunice Nesbitt
Church of Christ
Claude L. Woolsey
Thirty First St
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Scurry County
Lometa
Bell-Seale
The
Baptist Church
Chrystallene Woolsey
Lovington
N.M
Karl Smitherman
Panama City
Fla
David Clemens
Snyder
James Woolsey
Odessa
Theft Of Missile Weapon Probed In Central Texas
Investigators probe the reported theft of a 2.75 inch air defense missile from an F4C Phantom at Bergstrom Air Force Base during a joint Army Air Force exercise at Ft. Hood. Pentagon officials confirm the weapon, used for close air support, is missing no nuclear arms involved.
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Austin
Tex
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Ft. Hood
Texas
Army
Office of Special Investigation
Washington
Pentagon
Charles Garrett
KNOW
Ber
Tstrom
Garrett
Bergstrom
49Th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
N.M
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