Special Texas Legislature Faces Possible July Session
Gov. Dolph Briscoe issued notice that a special session is likely in mid July after the 140 day regular session failed to pass the $900 million school finance compromise. The session approved many measures including the sunset law and water agency merger.
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Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Texas Medical Association
Department of Water Resources
John Hill
Hill
Texas
Don Adams
Jasper
Texas Senate
George G. Killinger
Paul F. Cromwell Jr
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Bob Bullock
Thomas H. Rout
Houston
Harris County
R. Kenneth Towery
University of Texas
U.S
John Tower
Railroad Commission
Youth Walks Across America Finds Heroes in People
A young, red-bearded college graduate from Alfred New York begins a cross country trek across the United States. He discovers kindness, meets locals like Homer Davenport in Virginia and the Lloyd family in North Carolina, works odd jobs to fund the journey, and endures loss when his dog Cooper is killed. The Narrative appears in National Geographic Life of Extremes detailing his shift from disillusionment to renewed faith in America.
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Peter Gorton Jenkins
America
Jenkins
Alfred
New York
United States
New Orleans
National Geographic
West Virginia
Alabama
Cooper
Virginia
George Wallace
Homer Davenport
Saltville
Davenport
Murphy
North Carolina
Mary Elizabeth Lloyd
Lloyd
Smokey Hollow
Summertown
Tennessee
Marathon Walk Brings Hard Won Heroes to Light
Peter Jenkins travels across America seeking meaning and encounters everyday heroes. In New Orleans he meets individuals including Oscar Winkler and Barbara Jo Pennell who marry him in 1976. The National Geographic feature highlights his cross country trek and a 40 mile day with his dog Cooper.
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George Wallace
Montgomery
South
Alabama
Peter Jenkins
New Orleans
Barbara Jo Pennell
The
Baptist Theological Seminary
America
Dallas
Jenkins
Peter Gorton Jenkins
National Geographic
Mobile
Oscar
Winkler
Bart
Murphy
North Carolina
Cooper
Andrews County News Publication Details
The item lists the Andrews County News address 112 Northwest First, Andrews Texas 79714 and notes publication on Sundays and Thursdays with James Roberts as editor publisher. Subscriptions cost 9.10 within county and 12.75 out of county.
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Andrews County News
Northwest First
Andrews
Texas
James Roberts
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
High Court
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Department of Public Welfare
Andy's
State Capitol
Albania
Ouida Carruth
Kendall Robertson
Clay
ValDosta
Georgia
Lubbock
Charlie
Carrie Lee Bishop
FDIC
First National Bank
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