Law Center Receives Half Million From Foundation in Houston
The M. D. Anderson Foundation of Houston donated $500 000 to the Texas Law Center, complementing a similar 1973 gift. The six story headquarters at 15th and Colorado Streets in Austin is funded by Texas lawyers and friends. Completion is planned for late October.
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Texas Law Center
M. D. Anderson Foundation
Houston
State Bar of Texas
Gibson Gayle Jr
15Th and
Colorado Streets
M. D. Anderson
Gayle
Texas
State Bar
Law Center
HOT Camp draws 450 Scouts from Heart of Texas Council
About 450 scouts from the area attended the Heart of Texas Council Boy Scouts summer camp as part of a year round program. Forty nine troops joined last summer with ten making trips to Big Bend National Park Toledo Bend and sites along the Colorado River. The council also sent representatives to Philmont Scout Ranch and the Land Between the Lake High Adventure Base. A total of 38 needy scouts received financial assistance through the council camping program.
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Heart of Texas Council
Boy Scouts of America
M. W. Kasmiroski
Heart ‘Oo Texas Council
Big Bend National Park
Toledo Bend
Colorado River
Baptists Launch Wide Voter Registration Drive in Texas
Texas Baptists led by the Christian Life Commission seek to register all 2 million members to vote in the November 2 election. They urge 4000 Southern Baptist churches to appoint deputy registrars before the October 2 deadline. Leader Phil Strickland calls it the most intense effort by Texas Baptists to date. A separate note claims oil shipping costs from Louisiana to New York exceed postcard rates.
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Dallas
Texas Baptists
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Phil Strickland
Commission
Southern Baptist
Mosquito Battle Through History and High Tech
Mosquito control has long resisted easy victory. Ancient smudge fires, electric repellents, male-killing traps, and brain surgery have all failed to stop bites. Mosquito borne disease claims millions yearly. researchers pursue nematode-based larva control and other methods in ongoing battles.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Financial Management Seminar for Agribusiness Firms
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service will offer a four day Financial Management Seminar for Agribusiness Firms at Texas A&M University September 21 to 24. Dr Wayne Hayenga, agricultural economist, serves as general chairman.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University
Wayne Hayenga
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Rothe Named Extension Assistant Director
Joe H. Rothe longtime Texas Agricultural Extension Service official is promoted to associate director effective August 1 following approval by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Rothe has 29 years of service in roles from state agent to district and county extension positions.
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Joe H. Rothe
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Extension Service
Rothe
Texas A&m University System Board of Regents
Tamu System
Public Service
Southwestern Bell Rates Plan Public Notice Texas 1976
Southwestern Bell announces an intended new telephone rate schedule in Texas under Public Utility Commission rules. The plan, effective October 7, 1976, is expected to raise intra state gross revenues by about 18 percent. A full copy is on file with the PUC in Austin and with affected municipalities and at company offices in Texas.
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Southwestern Bell
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Texas
Public Utility Commission
Austin
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