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He said projections of winners have caused some potential voters to stay away from the polls. Reagan appealed also to NBC, CBS, ABC and the Mutual Broad casting system and to The Asso ciated Press and United Press International. The commission’s telegram to Reagan noted that Congress has failed to pass bills to delay pro jections or to delay release of results from polling places. In light of the 1934 Communi cation Act prohibiting FCC cen sorship of radio broadcasts, the commission said it “refrains from directly or indirectly attempting to interfere in the exercise of news judgment by licensees and from intervening in the area of broadcast presentation in any way.” The only exception, the com mission said, is “when extrinsic evidence of deliberate distortion or staging of news is presented.” California polls close at 8 p.m. PS r, which ib 1 1 p.m. on the East Coast. West Coast voters in the past have heard broadcast pre dictions based on early returns from the East Coast hours before their own polls close. The networks disagreed with Reagan. An NBC spokesman said studies had failed to show that projections of electoral results deterred West Coast voters from going to the polls. Richard S. Salant, president of CBS news, said there was no indication that voters changed thier minds about voting even though the winner had apparently been decided. BUSIER - JONES AGENCY nment er st) rd of more thru ol. Adv. You Want a President Who Lays It on the Line, Right? But Not on Both Sides of It McGovern — vs — McGovern MARIJUANA: “A more promising route might be to regulate marijuana along the same lines as alcohol.” —UPI, Feb. 16, 1972 VIETNAM: ‘‘I am not now, nor have I ever been, an advocate of unilateral with drawal of our troops from Vietnam.” —Rapid City Journal, June 2, 1971 WELFARE: ‘There would be no requirement to work. You can't force somebody to work if they don’t want to work.” —‘‘30 Minutes With," May 25, 1972 BUSING ‘‘Without busing as a tool, deseg regation will probably stop dead in its tracks.” —Time, May 8, 1972 ECONOMY: McGovern called "for an immedi ate freeze on wages and prices to stabilize the nation’s economy. —Washington Star, Aug. 8, 1971 ‘‘I have not in the past,.nor do I now advocate the legalization of mari juana.” —Press Release, Feb. 17, 1972 “Within 90 days of my inaugura tion, every American soldier will be home.” —AP, July 14, 1972 “People able to work would be re quired to do so.” —AP, Sept. 16, 1972 “The Federal Government should work to end de facto segregation in housing rather than try to force school desegregation by busing." —UPI, Feb. 12, 1972 Senator McGovern called Presi dent Nixon’s announcement of wage and price controls “economic mad ness.” —News Release, Aug. 15, 1971 President Nixon has a proven record of promise and performance during the last four years. NIXON—Now more than ever. “Sam Kinch, chairman” PAID FOR BY THE TEXAS MEDIA COMMITTEE FOR NIXON. Constitutional Amendments To Be On General Election Ballot As in past elections, the voters of Texas will once again be asked to judge some changes to the State Constitution. One of the admendments is designed to do away with the need to amend the present constitution and write an entirely new constitu tion. This amendment along with 13 others covers areas rang ing from equality to higher sal aries for state officials. Here are how the amendments size up. Amendment #1 — An increase in the salary of a member of the state legislature from $4,- 800 to $8,400. Amendment #2 — to abolish the Lamar County Hospital and allow the county to dispose of the assets of the hospital. Amendment #3 — A change in the method of compensation for the Justice of the Peace from a fee to a set salary. Amendment #4—To form a Con stitutional Revision Commission to report no later than Nov. 1, 1973, and to convene the 63rd Legislature early to act as a Constitutional Convention to draft and submit a new State Constitution. Amendment #5 — A graduated Comedy-Drama Movie To Be Shown Sunday “For Pete’s Sake!,” a film credited as “unique in its capac ity to reach out to meet the prob lems of people,” will be shown Sunday night at the First Baptist Church in College Station, Dr. Malcolm Bane, pastor, announced Thursday. The full-length comedy-drama, filmed entirely on location in Denver and the Colorado Rockies, starts at 6:30 p.m. It is open to the public with no admission charge. “For Pete’s Sake” has been seen nationwide by more than three million persons in theater premieres. The movie is a story of Pete Harper, a family man and service station owner, who is knocked flat by unexpected problems, but finds the strength to stand up again, face life anew. The film stars Robert Sampson who also starred in World Wide’s “The Restless Ones.” Pippa Scott, as Pete’s wife, is well known for her Broadway appear ances and television roles. tax exemption for disabled vet erans on certain property. The exemption would range between $1,500 to $3,000 de pending on the percentage of disability. Amendment #6 — To provide that exemptions for persons over 65 years of age from cer tain ad valorem taxes under certain conditions be not less than $3,000 of the value of residence homesteads. Amendment #7 — To provide that equality under the law shall not be denied because of sex, color, creed or nationality. Amendment #8 — A change in the term of office from two to four years for the governor, lieutenant - governor, attorney general, commissioner of the general land office, secretary of state and certain statutory state offices. Amendment #9 — to exempt di rectors of water and soil con servation districts from pro hibitions against dual office holding and dual compensa tion. Amendment #10 — to revise provisions concerning the time of proposing amendments to the state constitution and the time and method of publishing notice of amendments. Amendment #11 — To provide a salary of $22,500 for the of fices of lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house. state employes and certain other persons to serve on the governing bodies of school dis tricts, cities, towns or other governmental districts with out forfeiting their state sal ary, and to otherwise change the restrictions of dual-office holding. Amendment # 13 — to increase the maximum interest rate which may be on certain bond issued under constitutional au thority. Amendment #14 — To permit the commissioners court of a county to reduce the county permanent school fund and to provide for the per scholastic distribution and use of the money obtained from the re duction. Amendment #12 — To allow TEXAS NEEDS TWO PARTY GOVERMENT You can’t have two party government until you elect Republicans in the State House and the Court House as well as in the White House. VOTE REPUBLICAN HOWARD ANDERSON ’43 For County Commissioner Howard Anderson Supports: Hiring a County Engineer to supervise county em ployees in road maintenance. Development of a plan for the orderly and ecologi cally sound growth of the rural areas of Precinct 1. Improvement of the quality of existing roads and lanes. Amendment Number 12. His Qualifications: B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas A&M University. Teacher for 5 years at A&M Consolidated School. Four years with Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Five and one-half years in management at Alenco. Four years experience with heavy equipment. Self-employed for four years as owner of Anderson Machine and Specialty Company. Republican Club Of Precinct 9 — Tres. Tom Taylor Pd. Pol. Adv. LETS FINISH THE JOB! Last spring Texas voted to clean out those implicated in the Sharpstown scandal. But there’s on& still around, "State Treasurer Jesse James. The State Auditor’s Report shows that Jesse James, the State Treasurer, parked more than $10 million in the Sharpstown Bank. James left $4 million idle in a Sharpstown checking account for over two years, earning absolutely no in terest. The taxpayers of Texas, through state deposits placed by Jesse James, bank rolled the Wheeling and dealing of Frank Sharp. State Rep. Maurice Angly of Austin was one of the original small group of legislators who stood firm last year and spoke out for a full investigation of the Sharpstown case. Rep. Angly needs your help to finish the job. He’s running a hard race to clean up the State Treasury. Angly’s campaign pledges are simple: ‘T will never play favorites. I will put excess state funds to work earning maximum interest consistent with sound bus iness practices. I will run the treasurer’s office honestly and efficiently as a public trust for the taxpayers of Texas.” Let’s finish the job. Vote for Rep. Maurice Angly for State Trea surer on November 7. pd. pel. adv. By Angly for Treasurer Committee Loretta Rouse, Chairman