Public records guarded and withheld in local dispute
The Bulletin recalls its bid to publish public records and the resistance faced from local officials. A long account details difficulty accessing names charged in a Long Branch incident, including partial disclosure by JP Chester Kincheloe and the need to obtain information elsewhere. The piece questions why public information must be sought outside official records.
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THE
Bulletin
Long Branch
JP Chester Kincheloe
Jp’s
Kincheloe
Briscoe Tax Plan Draws Rural Burnet County Fire Over Valuations
The Independent Cattlemen's Association meets to oppose Governor Briscoe's plan amid feared steep tax hikes for rural areas. ICA highlights proposed increases of 227 percent for Burnet ISD and 367 percent for Somerset, contrasting with smaller city rises, urging residents to push for equitable taxation.
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Briscoe
Burnet County
Independent Cattlemen’s Association
Rural Voice
Austin
ICA
Burnet Independent
Marble Falls
Bexar County
Edgewood
San Antonio
Somerset
Misplaced comma and zero alter library cistern cost
A typographical error in a library project story misstated the cistern removal as costing 17 052 dollars due to a comma and zero. The actual payment by the library board was 1 752 dollars and the BULLETIN apologizes for the confusion caused to library board president Janie Corby.
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Library Board
Janie Corby
Bulletin
ICA Meeting Promotes Rural Citizens Rights in Burnet Court
The ICA plans a 7 30 p m meeting in the Burnet County Courthouse District Courtroom. It invites its 100 000 members to join the effort to defend rural citizens' rights across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ICA
Burnet County
Marble Falls Chamber Plans Bicentennial Efforts and Christmas Preparations
The Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce outlines Christmas interior and exterior project support with partners A M Essary Barnes Reed Moving and Storage and Marble Falls Rotary Club pledging to paint the exterior. Col Jim Conine and other groups are thanked for Bicentennial Armed Services displays. Next meeting is January 4 1977.
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Ham
A. M. Essary
W. F
J. F. Barnes, Inc
H. G
Reed
Marble Falls Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Conine
Armed Services
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JP Kincheloe
Henry
Burnet
Texas
Bluebonnet Publishing Inc
George W. Puckett
Sunahes Neral
Bertram Reporte
Joan A. Puckett
Virgil E. Moore
Eddie A. Fisher
Marty Primeau
Charmain Harris
Congress
Association
MFC
Johnson Park
Beta Rho
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Tommy Ryan
Santa Claus
Don Bandy
Jerri Cunning
W. R. Savage
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