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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1966
Page
8
The Alpine Avalanche urges a strong turnout for Tuesday's general election and notes its impact on 16 Congressional Amendments, state senate redistricting, and future state conventions. It warns low turnout risks muffled influence and reminds readers absentee voting must be by Friday Nov 4 if out of county.
A compact roundup lists sixteen proposed amendments: land tax rules for agricultural owners. creation of county airport authorities. removal of Arlington State College from the Permanent University Fund. longer terms and validation for conservation district directors. retirement and benefits for county officials. survivor benefits for law enforcement and fire personnel. repeal of poll tax and annual voter registration. relaxed residence rules for presidential voting and absentee voting for former residents. expansion of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. protections for school district taxes and bonds amid boundary changes. authorizing $200 million more Water Development Board bonds. hospital district dissolution methods. county government consolidation in large counties and intergovernmental contracts. military voting rights changes. funding channeling to aid the handicapped. and the qualifying date for new legislators.
The Scots of Texas plan their fifth annual gathering in Austin on Sunday November 6. About one thousand people of Scottish descent are expected as three pipe bands perform. A note from J S McNeel Jr of San Antonio mentions Dr Norman McNeil Sul Ross president.
Menus list daily meals from Monday to Friday with main dishes sides and desserts. The note adds a historical line about the spoked wheel being invented for war chariots to improve speed and control.
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