Texas fiscal reform and 14 constitutional amendments on ballot
The column notes 14 proposed amendments on the Texas ballot amid a total of 334 since 1876. It outlines past legislative pay scales from 5 dollars per diem in 1876 to 25 dollars in 1964 and reports a current proposal to raise annual legislative salary to 8 400 dollars with existing per diem. The piece also references the Munich Olympic crisis and Israeli hostages with a recap of events and reactions.
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Texas
Wacil McNair
Israel Demands Terrorists Expelled After Munich Killings
Israel warned it would hold foreign governments and groups aiding Arab guerrillas responsible for the Munich Olympic murders and demanded expulsion of terrorists from their territories. Premier Meir thanked West Germany for efforts to free hostages and supported force against the terrorists.
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Israel
Munich
Golda Meir
Germany
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Today in History Highlights and Key Events
On Sept 6, 1620 Pilgrims sailed from England to the New World. Other notes include McKinley shot in 1901, Peary at the North Pole in 1909, the Marne battle beginning in 1914, Romanian king abdication in 1940, Verwoerd's assassination in 1966, and recent labor and political events in Congo, Ford, and Northern Ireland.
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United States
China
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Robert E. Peary
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Marne
Carol II
Romania
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
South Africa
Soviet Union
Katanga
Congo
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United Automobile Workers
Ford
John Lyndon
Northern Ireland
London
Edward Heath
Weather sketch for Texas and New Mexico regions
The forecast shows variable cloudiness and warmth across Texas regions with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Panhandle and Northwest Texas expect cooler nights with lows 60s to 70s and highs near 90. South Central and Southeast Texas face 88 to 102 degree highs with coastal thundershowers. New Mexico expects scattered rain and locally heavy rain central and west with partly cloudy to clear conditions elsewhere.
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Panhandle
New Mexico
Snyder School to Hold Oct 7 Bond Election for 2.9 Million
Snyder School trustees vote to issue a 2.9 million dollar bond to fund air conditioning in classrooms and remodels at the senior high and Lamar Junior High. The election date is set for October 7 with the district annex area and maintenance tax matters also addressed.
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Common Cause Today
U.S. District Court
Nixon
Finance Committee
Common Cause
John Gardner
Lamar
Joe Smith
First Southwest Co
Smith
Nixon orders Rogers to press allies on halting terrorism
President Nixon, after boosting security for Israeli citizens, directs Secretary Rogers to consult governments urgently to seek collective measures against terrorism. Ziegler described a 75 minute morning meeting with Kissinger following the Munich Olympic attacks that killed Israeli athletes and Arab assailants.
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Washington
Nixon
William P. Rogers
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Rogers
Henry Kissinger
Olympic Village
West Germany
Ziegler
George McGovern
Los Angeles
Sales Tax Vote and Mobile Home Zoning Get City Approval
Snyder City Council approved on second reading an ordinance allowing mobile homes in R-2 and R-3 zones and set a sales tax election for Oct 10. The council denied mobile homes in commercial zones without utilities and kept changes minimal. Other actions include a taxi franchise note, tax roll at $21,598,420, traffic signs contract, Lone Star Gas rate increase, bank depository, and engineering contracts for flood damage bridges.
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Board of Equalization
Equalization Board
Eddie Floyd
John Reed
Joel
W.A. Edwards
Jack Dupree
Texas Steel and Supply Co
San Angelo
Lone Star Gas
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
Lubbock
Pritchard and Abbott
McGovern Schedules Tour of NASA Manned Space Center
Democratic candidate Senator George McGovern will tour NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center near Houston on Thursday. A NASA administrator invited him to a complete briefing on the status and future plans of the manned spacecraft program, with efforts to inform him firsthand of plans and directions.
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Aerospace Writer Space Center
Houston
George McGovern
Space Agency
McGovern
Manned Spacecraft Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
James C. Fletcher
NASA
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