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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1951
Page
12
Rep Max Smith of San Marcos pushes a concurrent resolution to ratify a federal constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two successive four year terms. The measure would allow a break before a potential third term and has failed to pass the Texas House twice.
Bellville publisher Representative Franz W. Zeiske said he will back a state effort to ratify the 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two terms and will sponsor or support tax measures tying auto ad valorem tax payment to annual vehicle licenses. He noted ad valorem taxes fund schools and pensions and urged their continued collection or abolition of the tax. Zeiske spoke after a postwar tour of German newspapers and addressed the Texas Editorial Association in Austin last year.
Senator George Moffett introduced a bill to require motorists to slow or stop for pedestrians with raised white canes or guide dogs. Violators face fines up to 25 dollars or 10 days in jail. The measure covers raised canes as a stop signal and restricts cane use to blind or incapacitated individuals. Lions clubs support similar laws nationwide.
Senator Rogers Kelley of Edinburg proposed a Senate joint resolution to repeal a 1876 constitutional provision prohibiting state funding to bring immigrants. He aims to open a Texas advertising bureau and may seek an advertising program budget, noting the change requires a statewide vote.
Doris Slavik wins custody of her three year old son after a car crash in which her husband was injured. The Third Court of Civil Appeals affirms the trial court, noting the mother’s ability to care for the child while Slavik is incapacitated.
H. F. Green of Austin won a Colorado River land dispute appeal against Dr. Joe Gilbert and others. The Third Court of Civil Appeals reversed the Travis County trial ruling, sustaining Green's claim and rendering judgment for Green.
Senator George Parkhouse of Dallas backs two measures to raise fines or jail terms for repeat overloads. The bills would suspend licenses after three convictions and empower the Railroad Commission to revoke a trucking firm’s certificate for ten violations in a year. Current limits are 48 000 pounds gross and 18 000 pounds per axle.
Sandra Peterson, young Massachusetts woman, had her bid for a rehearing denied by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. She remains sentenced to life for the 1949 hitchhike murder of Brady realtor Lewis Patterson, leaving a final option to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Two lawmakers appeared in military attire on Wednesday at the Capitol. Representative Hermae Yerrak wore captain's bars and Bry developed duty with the Fourth Army at Corpus Christi recruiting station. Denny Ingram wore ROTC uniform as UT student drill duties continued.
Associate Justice Clyde E. Smith of Woodville wrote his first dissent in the Texas Supreme Court as a Fort Worth car dealer lost an insurance claim for seven cars damaged by the May 1949 Fort Worth floods. The majority held floods due to heavy rain were not covered, while Smith urged inclusion per accepted definitions.
Edward T. Dicker the first Republican in 27 years to win a Texas House seat lands four committee posts on revenue and taxation counties penitentiaries and constitutional amendments the 37 year old Dallas contractor gains real power in the chamber.
Austin Court of Criminal Appeals denies rehearing in DWI case of T. G. McKay. Breath tests labeled drunkmeter considered weight of evidence, not admissibility. Judge Graves notes breath and lie-detector tests remain experimental and vary by state while consent is required for testing.
John H. Johnson, brief ing attorney of the Texas Supreme Court, is hospitalized at Brackenridge Hospital after a fall from a step ladder while threshing pecans in his yard. He suffered a fractured vertebra.
Dallas representatives John Crosthwait and Preston Mangum prepared to introduce a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing legislative options to waive jury trials in lunacy cases not involving a criminal offense. A 1949 measure passed the Legislature but was defeated by voters in November.
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