Alpine City Council Critiqued in New Year Letter
W. E. Lockhart values council work but urges reforms for Alpine's water supply street paving and tax evaluation. He cites Marfa as a model and urges expanded water capacity and a locally staffed paving program while criticizing sewage costs and municipal tax practices. He closes with New Year wishes to the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Marfa
Henry Coffield
Kokernot Park
Goa
McMorrie
City of
Dempster
Municipal Air Field
Alpine high school bans long pants in cold weather
Folklore and school policy collide as Alpine High School Handbook is believed to bar girls from wearing long pants on bitterly cold days, while morning temperatures dipped to 9 degrees. Superintendent Clarence Winn and Principal Richard Bain may clarify the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Winn
Richard Bain
Fowler Fare by Wick Fowler
This column discusses Texas development in the 1960s noting spikes in crime and traffic, explains the Nixon era tax bill reducing moving costs for moves over 50 miles, questions hobby farming status, and cites former Chief Justice Earl Warren criticizing delayed criminal trials.
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Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Dreams in color and cautionary color signals
The article notes most dreams are in color and speculates color television as a cause. It warns color lovers to distrust green traffic lights and red signals, and to avoid yellow lane stripes. It also notes violets are blue and equates violence with red in stigma.
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