White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1974 Page: 7 of 8
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN, Tex. — Many dele-
gates to the Constitutional
Convention think it is now
virtually impossible to wind
up their revision job by April
7.
President Price Daniel Jr.’s
90-day timetable for the his-
toric task went out the win-
dow when debate on the edu-
cation article dragged over 11
half-day sessions.
Even Daniel conceded as
the education article debate
droned toward a close that
the convention is off schedule.
He said he still feels, however,
chat there is a chance to make
up for lost time by speedy
action on relatively non-con-
troversial (if any) sections.
More pessimistic delegates
are stating now that the whole
convention assignment is in
jeopardy due to strong feeling
on many issues.
At root of the problem,
many now acknowledge, is the
basic difficulty of getting
elected officials to agree on
monumental decisions during
an election year.
Pressure is mounting for
recess until after the May
and June primary elections.
Daniel hopes to keep the
delegates plugging away at
decision making until early
April. If it is then obvious
that the job is a long way
from complete, he probably
will go along with motions
to take off until after the
elections, although he isn’t
ready to commit himself to
that.'
Some delegates would like
to move up the recess date
to March — and head for
home as soon as all conven-
tion committees have handed
in their reports.
NIXON POLL NOTED - An
informal poll on the question
of impeachment of President
Richard Nixon at the January
Texas Press Association con-
vention drew the attention of
the,White House.
According to Margaret
Mayer, Dallas Times Herald
Washington correspondent: “A
call from the White House
communications office recent-
ly directed the attention of
the Times Herald Washing-
ton Bureau to a story that,
in the opinion of the White
House, merited more atten-
tion than it had received.
“Publishers of Texas daily
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TPA in Austin were asked
how they would vote on im-
peachment of President Nixon
if they were members of the
House,” Mayer added.
“Eighty-nine would have
voted against impeachment;
one, for,” Mayer’s story point-
ed out.
GASOLINE ALLOCATED -
The Rio Grande Valley and
the Midland-Odessa area,
which reported severe gaso-
line shortages, have received
additional supplies through
the State Emergency Fuel Al-
location Office.
SEFAC ordered 200,000
more gallons sent to the Val-
ley and 869,000 gallons to
Midland-Odessa.
The total emergency allo-
cation routed to the Valley
now comes to about 925,000
gallons.
Shipments are made from
the state’s set-aside for emer-
gencies and hardships. SEFAC
operates in conjunction with
the Federal Energy Office to
administer the federal fuel
allocation program.
The state’s set-aside a-
mounts to three per cent of
all fuel marketable in Texas
on a month-to-month basis.
SEFAC determines where it is
to be delivered based on need.
Other emergency alloca-
tions include 120,000 gallons
to Laredo, 195,000 to Corpus
Christi, 8,000 gallons to San
Antonio, 90,000 to Longview
and 60,000 to Dallas.
INSURANCE COMPANY
“SUPERVISED” —The state’s
second largest insurance com-
pany has been placed under
supervision by the state in-
surance commissioner pending
an April 29 hearing.
Commissioner Don Odum
said it appeared Republic
National Life Insurance Com-
pany of Dallas had exceeded
its powers and “failed to com-
ply with the law in regard to
the acquisition of certain in-
vestments.”
Republic National has been
in business since 1928 and has
more than $10 billion in
policies in force. Odum said
there is no change in the com-
pany’s obligation to pay
claims.
COURTS SPEAK - A 1973
act permitting cities to issue
revenue bonds to promote
new industries has been, in
effect, held unconstitutional
by the Texas Supreme Court
in a McAllen case.
• High Court held Tyler’s
Peoples National Bank and its
officers not at fault in jailing
of a man who guarded his pro-
perty from foreclosure sale
with a shotgun.
• Representation of a Dallas
detective that a confession by
a murder trial defendant might
benefit the man on trial re-
sulted in reversal by the Court
of Criminal Appeals of a death
penalty.
• A Jefferson County boy
with low intelligence won a
new trial on robbery charges
after appeal to the Court of
Criminal Appeals.
Political
Announcements
The White Deer News has
been authorized to present the
names of the following candi-
dates for office subject to the
Democratic Primary Election
May 4, 1974.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
For Carson County Judge:
* CLARENCE C. WILLIAMS
For County & District Clerk:
* SUE COCKRELL
For Carson County Commissioner
Precinct 4
* JOHN MORRIS
CLINT FREEMAN
For Carson County Treasurer
* PEGGY BUTLER
Texas House of Representatives,
65th District
ROBERT D. SIMPSON
Congressman, 13th Congressional
District
JACK HIGHTOWER
( * Incumbent)
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White Deer News (White Deer, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1974, newspaper, March 7, 1974; White Deer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1169950/m1/7/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.