Word: governors
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...governor's office has not received any response from Finley concerning the governor's letter, Alan Raymond, the governor's press secretary, said yesterday...
...know if the threat is real or not," Raymond said. "The governor would like to make sure that the last plants stay in the state. However, he wants decent working condition for the workers...
...outside Nevada that permits casino gambling, has not escaped the attention of other states. A group called Let's Help Florida, which hopes to rejuvenate decaying Miami Beach with casino gambling, claims to have enough voters' signatures to hold a referendum on the issue this November. But Governor Reubin Askew is organizing a statewide campaign to fight the proposal. The New York legislature has approved a state constitutional amendment to allow casinos. If the same measure is approved a second time, next year, as required by state law, the amendment will be on the ballot next year...
Many Californians are finding that habits acquired during the dry years are hard to break. Even though water rationing has ended in Marin County, north of San Francisco, residents are continuing to abide by a version of Governor Jerry Brown's thoughts about "less is more." They are conserving water by taking short showers, keeping bricks in their toilet tanks and watering their lawns infrequently. They consequently are using 35% less water than three years ago. "I will never again waste water," boasts Helen Davis of Sausalito. In many Marin restaurants, water is still served only on request...
Some guests thought it was a lot of bull. But others were delighted to dress formally for the invitation-only cattle, horse and art auction in Houston's Shamrock Hilton hotel. Among the sponsors: John Connally, former Governor of Texas, who now practices law in Houston and breeds livestock. Besides cattle and horses, art by the likes of Frederic Remington was up for bids. At evening's end $507,400 worth of paintings and livestock had been sold. Best price paid for an animal: $26,000 for Connally's bull Boxcar...