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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
6
Texas voters face House Joint Resolution No. 13 proposing amendment to Sections 2 and 4 of Article VI to repeal poll tax voting requirements and to authorize voter registration, with details on sections amended and election timing set for November 8, 1966.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 26 proposes amending Sections 4 and 5 of Article V to create a five member Court of Criminal Appeals with a presiding judge a three judge quorum and three judge concurrence for decisions. It sets six year terms appointments by the governor with Senate advice and transition rules for current judges.
State amendments seek to let qualified residents vote for President and Vice President and for all state wide offices, with rules for registration and absentee voting. The measure also creates a five member Court of Criminal Appeals with rotating terms and sets election procedures for adoption in 1966.
The proposal amends Section 49-d to empower the Texas Water Development Board to issue up to 200 million in bonds and to expand use of the Texas Water Development Fund for storage facility projects. It outlines terms for sale lease or transfer of reservoirs and long terms contracts with federal and state agencies while protecting basin water supplies. Ballots would state the amendment details.
West Texas physicians attend the West Texas tuberculosis Association Symposium on August 27 at the KoKo Palace in Lubbock to learn advances in TB care and the Texas Plan for eradication. Speakers from the Texas Thoracic Society and Texas Department of Health discuss case finding, post hospital care, and Mycobacteria pathology with a Q and A session from 9:00 AM to 2:15 PM.
Terry County Young Farmers gathered Friday night at the high school agriculture building with about 12 members attending. Bill Lyles, irrigation specialist with the Texas Extension Service, led the program. The August meeting closed the 1965 66 year as old officers stepped down and new officers will take over in September.
Voters approved Amendment to Section 3b of Article VII allowing the continued levy of school taxes in districts after boundary changes and permitting issuance of unissued bonds without new elections. The measure applies to independent school districts and junior college districts, with provisions for annexation and consolidation and required proclamations and publications.
Pvt Murphree Doyle R Murphree Jr son of Mr and Mrs Doyle R Murphree Roswell New Mexico completed eight weeks of training at the Army Air Defense School Fort Bliss on Aug 4 He learned firing and maintenance of air defense missiles including weapon systems nuclear warheads electronics and missile repair Also Masters champion Jack Nicklaus tied for 32nd in the U S Open with 299 and had 295 last year.
Public notice announces proposed constitutional Amendment No 48 in Texas to revise Article IX. It details dissolution rules for hospital districts, including voter approval, asset disposition, debt handling, and prohibition of state funding or direct appropriation. The governor and legislative process are referenced.
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