Oral History Interview with Jim Earthman, December 8th, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jim Earthman, December 8th, 1972

Interview with Representative Jim Earthman, a Texas State legislator from Houston, Texas. Earthman discusses his experiences in the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, specifically his feelings on state funding of primaries, the "Dirty Thirty," the selection of candidates for House Speaker, opposition to the election of Rayford Price, the legislature's budgeting hearings, his opinion of Bill Heatly, his opinion of Preston Smith, insurance rate making, insurance companies, and his thoughts about his own career on leaving office.
Date: December 8, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Earthman, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972

Interview with Sidney Freeborn, a resident of Fulton, Texas. Freeborn recounts his time growing up in Fulton in the late-19th century, building and owning homes in the area, working as an armed ranch hand near Carrizo Springs, developing a ranch in Orange Grove, the hurricane of 1942, policing Corpus Christi in the aftermath of the 1919 storm as a member of the Texas Cavalry, the Klan's presence in the area, the Texas Rangers, and Hurricane Celia. Mrs. Freeborn talks about her first husband, her careers in the Army and Navy, and how she arrived in Fulton.
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Freeborn, Sidney
System: The UNT Digital Library
Business Outlook, 1972 (open access)

Business Outlook, 1972

A collection of speeches presented at the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Business Outlook Conference in 1972 related to different areas of business and economic growth in San Antonio.
Date: 1972
Creator: Roadman, Charles A.; Peace, John; Zachry, H. B.; Brown, Albert D., Jr.; Shephard, Allan & Reddell, W. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Annual Budget: 1973 (open access)

San Antonio Annual Budget: 1973

Annual budget for the city of San Antonio, Texas including projected expenditures and revenues summarized for various funds, appropriations, and other related documentation for fiscal year 1972-1973.
Date: July 20, 1972
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History