Texas Bar Bill Aims to Oust Coverture in Texas Law
Editorial outlines a proposed Texas Bar bill to end coverture in marital property law. It grants sole management of community property to each spouse, defines separate and community property, and introduces a joint management default. It also rewrites support duties, abolishes private spousal acknowledgments, and moves toward a future Family Code with broader reforms.
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Texas
State Bar of Texas
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Letters On Harris County Meeting And Frostbite Advice
Letter writer details alleged changes at the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee meeting on November 14, 1986 with police guarding doors and agenda control by Bit Blanton. The piece includes a frostbite prevention section and a Baytown civic appeal urging higher police and fire salaries and public service respect. The letters advocate open meetings, fair play, and broader civic concern.
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Prosecutors Weigh LSD as Dangerous Drug Case in Houston
Houston prosecutors may treat seized lysergic acid diethylamide as a dangerous drug after tests. Twelve charges target eight of 16 arrested in a narcotics sweep that yielded pills and capsules identified as LSD and a pound of marijuana. The case involves four Rock and Roll group members and three other individuals facing marijuana and LSD counts under Texas dangerous drug statutes.
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Texas
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Carol Vance
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Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
California
E. L. Kennedy
George Grandwin Banks Jr
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Steven Stafford Bishop
Wilam Peter Black
Robert Bruce Fulpatrick
Wiliam Lamont Cross
George Charles Binkney
James Carlton Tatham
Barbs on politics and publishing weigh on careers
A witty cartoonish line mocks a married woman becoming speaker of the house, asks readers to compare public life with personal careers, and ends with a jab about atlas publishing and a salon owner facing weighty problems.
Washington perilous border stand could draw world powers
Washington reports a grave, unstable border crisis with 2300 Soviet and Arab tanks and weaponry facing about 600 Israeli tanks. The standoff risks widening into a regional war and drawing the United States and Soviet Union into sides as tensions mount along the Near East front.
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Israel Arab Arms Gap Warns of Quick War Outbreak
In a landscape of shifting power Israel faces overwhelming air and missile strength from Egypt and allied Arab states. Soviet bombers and fighters flank Arab forces while Egypt builds a large missile fleet. Israel’s limited air force and proximity to hostile borders raise the risk of a swift war if one side acts first.
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Try Your Word Power NEA Feature Across Puzzle
Puzzle style clues with themes and wordplay from a NEA feature. Includes tangled hair mimic bustle sea god and other letters hinted by across and down entries. Some entries appear misread or incomplete but the card presents a word power challenge with several known clues and gaps to solve.
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Java
Mount Wyss Named for UT Microbiology Professor
A 3400 foot Mount Wyss in the Queen Elizabeth Range Antarctica will be named for University of Texas scientist Dr. Orville Wyss chair of microbiology. Wyss has advised the National Science Foundation on Antarctica research and the peak lies on the coast off the Ross Ice Shelf about 350 miles from McMurdo Sound.
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Austin Capj
Queen Elizabeth Range
Antarctica
University of Texas
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Wyss
University
National Science Foundation
Ross Ice Shel
Mc Murdo Sound
WIN AT BRIDGE How to Finesse Opponent's Ace
South was Fred Kaplan a brilliant lawyer and avid bridge player who believed in surprise in both law and bridge. His two no trump call shows his style as he sought to bait leads and conceal strength in two suits. West opened the five of spades and Fred assessed the dummy to infer position and force.
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Fred Kaplan
Fred
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East
Fred's risky play turns down one for game in bridge
In a bridge hand at South 109, Fred faced a 3NT contract with West North East and an opening lead. He contemplates risking a set to salvage victory, wins a spade with dummy's ace, then sacrifices by playing the heart jack. East, assuming Fred holds the king of spades, plays low, but Fred reveals the king and converts a near hopeless position into a game.
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East
Bridge bidding puzzle asks defense to four clubs contract
In a hands setting West passes East opens three no trump. South asks about defense after a pass. The advisor suggests defending quietly against a below-game contract. The dialogue mentions four clubs and a response involving diamonds.
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Diamonds
Distinguishing thoroughbred and purebred horses
A purebred horse may be of any breed if its parents belong to that breed. A thoroughbred is a specific breed. Zebras have dark stripes on a light background, making the animal white or nearly white with black stripes.
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