Pay Ending For Lawmakers But Work To Keep Them Past Deadline
A Texas legislative session nears its 120 day limit with lawmakers set to work without pay after the period ends. The 25 dollar daily pay makes this one of the state’s highest paid legislatures, and voters approved a constitutional amendment tying pay to the 120 day limit. The deadline approaches, and significant workload remains before adjournment.
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C. B. Lloyd Jr
Austin
Teas
Texas
State Legislature Faces Long Session With Tax Proposals
A lengthy legislative session continues with an unclear end date as lawmakers debate a $15 billion spending package and seek $80 million in additional revenue over two years. The House has passed a tax bill to close a $600 million gap, including provisions on beer taxes snuff and chewing tobacco, and natural gas production tax, awaiting Senate hearings.
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Senate
House
Senate State Affairs Committee
Washington Notes On Capitol Style And Baseball Prospects
Washington observer Harman W Nichols reports on a Capitol luncheon at the Statler where a gavel rule urged one clap per guest to save time. He notes Clark Griffiths 85 optimistic about the Washington baseball club and shows his grandson Clarke entering Nat’s system as a second baseman. Also mentioned are fashion displays by haberdashers and CIO official James Carey needing a late report hand delivered to Silver Spring.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
National Trade Policy Commission
Statler Hotel
Clark Griffith
Washington Baseball Club
Clarke
Calvin Griffith
Cal
James B. Carey
CIO
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Jimmy
Silver Spring
Hugh Cullen Wins Horatio Alger Award in 1960s
Houston philanthropist Hugh Roy Cullen, noted for funding the University of Houston, is named one of 10 Horatio Alger award winners. The honor is announced by the American Schools and Colleges Association based on nationwide student ballots. Cullen cannot attend the May 10 New York banquet. his biography publishers will accept on his behalf.
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Houston
Hugh Roy Cullen
American Schools and Colleges Association
Cullen
University of Houston
New York
Extension of Doctors Draft Vote Approved in House
The House Armed Services committee voted 27 to 5 to extend the doctor draft for two years to July 1, 1947. The bill adds federal scholarships for a limited number of medical and dental students and maintains the $100 monthly extra pay for doctors dentists and veterinarians who join the armed services as volunteers or draftees. The scholarship plan would cover medical or dental school costs for about 300 physicians and 126 dentists who commit to five years of active duty after graduation.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Forest Oil Firm Has New Producing Well
GLENDALE CA UP Mon terey Oil Co and Forest Oil Co announce a producing well on a westerly extension of the Prichard oil field in Andrews county Texas No 1 E University the first drilled on a joint ten acre lease Another well planned on the immediate future the new well flowed 2968 barrels per day of 423 gravity crude and was completed between 12480 and 12570 feet Also notes dra valley in French Mo Tocco dates rise above 300 varieties and the valley resident eats three pounds of dried dates daily.
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Glendale
Calif
Monterey Oil Co
Forest Oil Co
Prichard
Andrews County
Texas
E University
Monterey-Forest
Dra Valley
Mo Tocco
National Geographic Society
Valley
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FBI
Maryland Club
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K.C
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Penney’s
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