Texans Debate Tax Needs and 1960 Governorship Prospects
Texas lawmakers face a proposed 192.9 million tax bill as budget boards predict a rise to around 200 million by mid next year. Gov Connally, Lt Gov Smith, and Speaker Barnes clash over timing and size of new revenue. Smith announces candidacy plans while Barnes hints at a run for lieutenant governor. Connally decides his own plans after consultations. Oil output cuts and voting machine studies accompany broader Texas economic and political landscape coverage.
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Austin
Tex
Legislative Budget Board
John Connally
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Preston Smith
Smith
Connally
Brown
Coleman
Comanche
Runnels
Texas
Mid-East
Dean Turner
Henderson
Jack W. Hayden
Houston
J. B. Williams
University of Texas At Austin
John Hill
Hill
Bureau of Business Research
Possible candidates emerge for Texas statewide posts
Don Yarborough of Houston may enter the race with others speculated as contenders for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket including Barnes and former Sen. Franklin Spears. Spears heads a liberal coalition to register 5,000,000 Texans to vote in 1968, while 32 districts face accreditation warnings. State Bank deposits yield a record $10 million in interest, with an estimated $11.6 million likely this year.
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John Connally
Capitol
Ben Barnes
Connally
Barnes
Preston Smith
Smith
Will Wilson
Ralph Yarborough
Don Yarborough
Houston
Waggoner Carr
Sen
Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Murray Watson
Waco
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Texas
AFL Cio
Political Association of the
Spanish Speaking Organizations
PASO
Liberal Democrats
Spears
Committee For
Jesse James
State colleges warned on loyalty oath compliance by federal orders
Atty Gen Crawford Martin advised state colleges and universities that forcing teachers to sign loyalty oaths could violate federal court orders. Dove hunters bagged 118315 white winged and 38439 mourning doves in the final Rio Grande Valley weekend per the Parks and Wildlife Dept. Winston Martin of Rockdale named State Safety Engineer and head of the Division of Occupational Safety at the Texas State Department of Health.
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Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
State Building Commission
Zack Burkett Co
Graham
Lake Brownwood
Possum Kingdom Lake
Lake Corpus Christi
Fort Parker State Park
Daingerfield State Park
Huntsville
Martin Dies Jr
Frank Miskell
Crawford Martin
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Parks and Wildlife Department
Winston Martin
Rockdale
Division of
Texas State Department of Health
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Pontiac
Pontiac Motor Division
le Mans
Goodyear
Ave. E & 3Rd St
Clifton
State Board of Education
Austin State School Independent School District
Bastrop Isd
Beckville Isd
Crandall Isd
Eagle Pass Isd
Forney Isd
Franklin Isd
Holland Isd
Latexa Isd
Liberty Hill Isd
Melvin Isd
Mission Valley Isd
Montgomery Isd
Moody Isd
Natalia Isd
Southland Isd
Sunset Isd
Timpson Isd
Tolar Isd
Valley View Isd
Waelder Isd
Wortham Isd
Liberty Chapel Consol
Idated
Mereta Isd
Wotaw Isd
Manchaca - Oak Hill
Court of Criminal Appeals
Code of Criminal Procedure
Texas Highway Department
van Zandt County
Grady Gentry
Texas Highway Commis
Sion
Park
Van
Gentry
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
John White
Cameron
Willacy
Hidalgo
Starr
Golden Acres
Northrup
King & McGregor Fertilizers
Armour & Smith Douglas
Hancock Olds
Clifton, Texas
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