Texas Medicare Hearing Set On Proposed Bill
Texas lawmakers move to amend the constitution for a Texas Medicare Plan for the aged. Senators Moore and Patman sponsor the bill with a Senate hearing by the Constitutional Amendments Committee. If approved and voted, the program would cover medical costs for 65 plus residents not on aid, allowing Texas to receive federal Medicare funds with state matching. House hearings also set on exemptions for airplanes in the gasoline tax and a $10 table tax on billiard tables.
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UPI
Texas
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Bryan
William Patman
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Constitutional Amendments Committee
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Dallas
Hearings Open On Tax and Public Access Proposals
Open hearings were proposed on several issues including a 5 cent gasoline tax exemption for exclusive farm use, constitutional amendments for aid and medical care, and annual legislative sessions. The House State Affairs Committee advanced a transparency bill mandating public access to meetings of agencies supported by public funds, while the Senate approved a condominium ownership bill.
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Lufkin
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Bryan
Bill Patman
Canada
House State Affairs Committee
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Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Len Murray Watson
Mart
Birthday dispute and policy debates ripple through Texas House
February birthday note highlights Randall Mc Mahon as a celebrant surpassing Abe Lincoln. Willis Duff relays a dachshund scare after a rabbit burst from a brush pile during field work. House Education Committee debates capitalism versus communism course for public schools. Licenses and speed limits proposed in tax and highway bills. Republicans challenge poll watcher restrictions in election code revision. Municipalities seek up to one percent sales tax authority.
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Duff
House Education Committee
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McKinney
House
Senate
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Breckenridge
Forest Harding
San Angelo
Election Code
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Committee
Texas Municipal League
State Affairs Committee
May Be On Way a Test Ban Talks Reopen in Geneva
The United States told the 17 nation disarmament conference that a nuclear test ban treaty may be on the way. William C Foster, director of the Arms Control Agency, said there is reason to hope for progress at the first 1963 meeting, urging Kennedy administration action.
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Soviets Blame U S For Failures In Geneva Talks
Moscow reports blame U S for disarmament deadlock as Geneva talks resume after eight week recess. Soviet outlets publish government statement accusing Washington of ignoring UN Assembly decision on test cessation and resuming underground nuclear tests. Kennedy and Foster press for hard facts and a viable test ban treaty amid Western calls for real inspection.
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Fire department to charge for Fannin county runs
Whitewright Volunteer Fire Department will bill farm owners or tenants for fires on Fannin county land. Previously runs to Grayson county were county funded, but now charges apply for incidents in Fannin. The move is noted by local papers in Whitewright and Leonard.
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Whitewright
Grayson County
Glenn Doss
Whitewright Sun
Band Meeting Set At School Tonight
Parents of Bailey Inglish fifth graders are urged to attend the band organization meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Bailey Inglish school. Band director James A Taylor announced talent tests to assign instruments and all beginner band instruments will be shown.
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Bailey Inglish School
James A Taylor
Employee wears blazer with Latin grass slogan
Pittsburgh dispatch notes Heritage House lawn products firm employee wearing a blazer bearing the motto Null ambulare in gramine meaning Keep off the grass. The item highlights a quirky corporate apparel detail in a UPI report.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Heritage House
Law and science must partner to guide space age
Chief Justice Earl Warren told a Lincoln birthday audience at Georgia Tech that law has not kept pace with scientific advances. He urged that law guide and restrain the powerful new technologies to prevent self destruction, praising the Constitution as a timeless, divine document for future needs.
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NBC Gets Gate In Moscow
Moscow Tass reports the Soviet government ordered NBC to close its Moscow bureau and expel its correspondent for anti Soviet broadcasts that distorted reality. NBCs Russell Jones and Newsweeks Whitman Basson had been working as vacation relief and were cited amid slanderous broadcasts.
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Seven Fannin Farmers to Be Honored for 1962 Demonstrations
Seven Fannin county farmers who participated in 1962 extension crop demonstrations will be honored at a Thursday dinner in the Texas Power and Light auditorium. Honorees include John Dobb in, O K Lehtinen, Frank Crawford, Ed Reagan, W Johnson, J E Meade, and Bob Old with demonstrations in grain sorghums and small grains.
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Leonard Cotton
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Trenton
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Bonham
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Cornell Griffitt
Leonard
Spence Fatension Service Area Agronomist
City Election Set April 2
Bennham's annual city election set for Tuesday April 2 after city commission meeting. Polling place planned in the hall. Petitions to run must be filed by March 2 with the city secretary. Officials to hold the election will be named at the March commission meeting.
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Ae Commission
44 Cuban refugees rescued from open Rost near Kida
Cuban refugees totaling 44 were picked up by the Coast Guard after their open boat encounter near Rost. The group included 14 women and 17 children and was transferred from a tanker to three Coast Guard patrol boats before arriving in Miami for processing.
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Jail Sentence is Assessed Monday
A 30 day jail sentence was assessed in county court Monday after a plea of guilty was entered by the defendant Jo Ann Morris of Ardmore Oklahoma. The judge Choice Moore tuted the sentence. Morris was arrested Sunday afternoon by city and county officers north of Bunham on State Highway 18.
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Cold Weather Hovering Over Bonham Area
Weather forecast for Bonham and North Central Texas predicts partly cloudy skies with a high near 40 degrees Wednesday. Morning temps expected around 20 to 22 degrees, slight warmth from the previous day. Snow and ice have largely melted, though some icy slickness may persist on untreated surfaces. Winds abated after Monday’s biting cold.
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Snow Returns Thrust Panhandle Into Deep Freeze
United Press reports a fresh wave of snow gripping the Panhandle, delaying travel and blanketing towns from Odessa to Childress. Schools consider closures as highways slick and temperatures plunge, with heavy accumulation forcing crews to work overnight while residents adapt to disrupted routines.
Bonham approves water mains and permits at Monday meeting
Bonham city commission authorized laying 1600 feet of new water mains to reinforce the western water supply at an estimated 3594. The plan includes upgrading a 6 inch line from West Street to connect with an 8 inch main serving the armory and extending lines on West 7th 6th 5th and 30th streets. City Manager Ed Koenig urged the project to bolster water and fire fighting capacity. Permits were granted for several cattle and other local matters amid winter weather reports of a heavy cold snap and snow across North Texas.
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