Texas Governor and Comptroller clash over special session timing
Gov Preston Smith and the State Comptroller clash over when to convene a special session to fund the 1972 73 budget. Smith prefers delaying until after June elections for a fuller revenue outlook, while aides warn delay could miss revenue by the new fiscal year. The dispute touches redistricting plans and welfare funding as courts review House district lines, with bids totaling nearly 4.8 million for UT land oil and gas leases noted elsewhere.
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Austin
Preston Smith
State Comptroller's Office
Smith
Jong
State Supreme Court
House of Representatives
High Court
Legislative
University lands fetch record bid and oil royalty
The University Fund rose to 579.8 million with an average price of 69.26 per acre the highest since 1965. Allied Chemical Corp and Champlin Petroleum jointly bid 260000 for a 320 acre tract in Ward County, with a one sixth royalty to the permanent University Fund if oil or gas is produced. The School Land Board meets Oct 5 to discuss water use rules on state land under leases. Texas towns lack transit options beyond highways, says DeWitt Greer, as motor vehicle registrations rise 284000 last year and population grows by 162000 annually, prompting calls to expand the highway system to avoid a mobility crisis.
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University Fund
University Hals
Allied Chemical Corporation
Champlin Petroleum Company
Ward County
Permanent University Fund
Donug
School Land Board
Texas
Texas Highway Commission
DeWitt C. Greer
Greer
Help Yourself and Your Country Buy Savings Bonds
Government urged citizens to purchase savings bonds to support national funding efforts. Public notices emphasized patriotism and financial discipline, linking bond purchases to postwar economic stability and national development programs.
Dedication Held For Grave Markers In Robert Lee
A Coke County ceremony in Robert Lee dedicated two historical grave markers for Confederate soldiers Henry Davis Pearce and James Franklin Byrd. Ribbon cuttings took place at Robert Lee Cemetery and Hayfrick Cemetery led by local volunteers, with church service and tributes conducted by West Texas historians.
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Robert Lee
Coke County Historical Survey Committee
Methodist Church
Henry Davis Pearce
James Franklin Byrd
West Texas
Mr. Pearce
Frank Strom
Menard
Byrd
Hayrfick
Lila Austin Cope
Jack Dixon
Bronte
George Foe of
Winters
Mrn
Bryan Yarbrough
Hilton T. Mims
Water Valley
Ulmer Bird
Rev
Kendall
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Bronte Enterprise
Coke County
Oglesby
Ben Oglesby
Coke
Robert S. Calvert
Huse
Senate
University of Texas
W. S W. Thetford
Wilson Bryan
Arthur Kendall
Morgan Motors
Allinger
San Angelo
First Baptist Church
Bob Perrin
Kenneth Coates
Harry K. Morris
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