House Passage Of GA Sparks Political Worry
Political reverberations from the Gilmer-Aikin school reform debate rise after the House passes Senate Bill 115. Dr. L A Woods state superintendent warned the outcome could affect re elections as lawmakers faced constituent confusion amid a lengthy reform fight. The House amended the bill keeping Woods on payroll as an administration consultant for two years. The page ends noting rare impeachment trials in U S Senate history.
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Walker Seeks Probe of State Optometry Board
Rep. Miller Walker of Beaumont says Speaker Manford will name a House committee to probe the optometry board after the resignation of Dr. N. Jay Rogers. The five member panel would study licensing methods and lobbying, amid claims of oral tests limiting appeals and alleged board influence on applicants.
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Senate Sine Die Adjournment Vote Not Binding
The Senate voted 22 ayes to 8 nays on adjournment sine die after the House sent back Gilmer Aikin bill sections. Lieutenant Governor Shivers called the roll as Senator Jimmie Phillips urged immediate adjournment. The final adjournment requires a concurrent resolution with a fixed day.
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UT Dean Launches Concert Tour Across Texas
E William Doty dean of the University of Texas College of Fine Arts returns from Argentina to begin a concert tour in El Paso Commerce Houston and Tyler He opens in El Paso for Sunland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists then attends the American Guild of Organists regional convention in Houston April 26-27 where he gives an organ recital and discusses Organs and Organists in South America He plays for the Tyler Music Teachers Association May 1 and ends May 3 in Commerce at East Texas State Teachers College Doty is a corresponding member of the Inter American Institute of Musicology who performed at the International Congress in Mendoza Argentina and addressed University of Cuyo students after a recital for 800 attendees.
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San Antonio Woman Found Dead After Fall From Building
A downtown hospital patient was found dead on a sidewalk near midnight Tuesday in San Antonio. Police identified her as Mrs. Barney Sims, 36. She apparently fell three stories. A resident physician found the body. Justice of Peace M. D. Jones withheld an inquest verdict.
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