Texas Opens Government to Public Light in Sunshine Push
The Texas Legislature advanced open meetings and open records measures. House committees approved H.R. 10 granting journalist privilege and access to government information, and H.R. 6 broadening public access to records with limited state exceptions. Both measures move to the Senate and House floors with a reform package aim.
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Austin
Texas
Sunshine
Florida
House
House of Representatives
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Price Daniel Jr
House Judiciary Committee
DeWitt Hale
Dave Allred
Wichita Falls
Lane Denton
Waco
Texarkana Robbery Suspect Reclaims Missing Cash
Welch arrested in Texarkana the day of the robbery and authorities recovered all but eight dollars. The suspect claimed twenty dollars he left at the bank was placed in a cellophane bag for safekeeping. The bank and FBI noted the arrangement and plan to return the money. Funeral services were held for Dr. JR Barcus in Arlington Heights and burial followed in Greenwood cemetery. He was a former Gladewater physician and brother to Mrs. Nick Sherman and Mrs. Marcia Foshee.
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Welch
Texarkana
Texas
FBI
First National
W.C. Hebert
Arlington Heights Methodist Church
Fort Worth
Greenwood Cemetery
JR Barcus
Gladewater
Barcus
Nick Sherman
Marcia Foshee
Frank Phillips
Texas lawmakers push Ombudsman and insurance reform bills
Houston and Fort Worth legislators seek an independent Ombudsman to investigate citizen complaints against state government, with power to criticize but not reverse actions. Other proposals target insurance discrimination by age or residence and require level term policies, plus a 30 day DWI license suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Watchdog
Houston
Fort Worth
Texas
Hawkins Menefee
David Finney
Houston Rep
R. C
Nick) Nichols
Nichols
DWI
Baytown
Joe Allen
Allen
Department of Public Safety
Roberts Named to Chair Water Subcommittee in House
Texas Congressman Ray Roberts, long a Public Works Committee member, will chair the newly created Subcommittee on Water Resources. The panel gains jurisdiction over water use legislation, pollution control, flood and watershed programs, inland and coastal navigation, and disaster relief. Roberts previously led the Rivers and Harbors subcommittee and helped push Trinity River, Sabine River, Red River navigation, and Lavon Reservoir projects.
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Texas
Ray Roberts
House Public Works
Public Works Committee
John A. Blatnik
Minnesota
Roberts
Congress
Department of Agriculture
United States
Washington
Trinity River
Sabine River
Red River
Lavon Reservoir
Administration Scuttles Farm Programs Under Nixon Budget
Ray Roberts reports that the Nixon Administration cuts a billion dollars from the 1974 budget ending key rural programs. REAP and disaster loan schemes are terminated affecting farmers. criticism notes programs matched funds and prior congressional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Department of Agriculture
Congress
R.E.A.P
Services Wednesday for Big Sandyman Bailey
Funeral services for 0 W Wes Bailey 97 lifelong Wood County resident were held Wednesday at 2 pm in Gilmer. Rev Leonard Brown officiated burial was in Enon Cemetery. He died Monday in a Winnsboro nursing home and leaves nine sons two daughters a brother a sister and 30 great grandchildren.
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Wes) Bailey
Wood County
Gilmer
Leonard Brown
Enon
Bailey
Winnsboro
Methodist Church
G. T. Bailey
Henderson
E. D. Bailey
Euless
T. C. Bailey
Big Sandy
T. J
Noble
Weldon
Jollie Bailey
Hawkins
S. L. Bailey
San Antonio
Irving
Lucille Freeman
Loreen Heflin
Houston
Louis Bailey
McCaulley
Zella Farr
Fat is Where It’s At in a Satirical Diet Chronicle
A humorous broadside on American obesity and dieting. It lampoons diet industry, fear of fat, and political slogans. It parodies grand plans like a national Fat Limitation Acquisition Bureau and parodies extreme weight loss methods with absurd programs.
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United Nations Security Council
U.S
Congress
Fat Limitation Acquisition Bureau
F.L.A.B
Unstuffing at My House A Household Habit
A narrator chronicles a lifelong habit of stuffing items away to clear space for a social occasion. She plans several weeks of unstuffing while recognizing belongings that belong in storage, including cake plates vases and drawing supplies. She notes clutter shifts to new spots and questions the rule for what should be kept.
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Harriett
Ula
Fifteen Gladeites Called for Central Jury Duty
Fifteen Gladeites have been summoned to report at 10 a.m. Monday for possible duty on the central jury panel at the Gregg County courthouse. The list includes Willie Wynn Virginia D. Anderson Mrs. Carl Meason Leon Clay J. J. Johnson Mrs. Mark Hanna and others. From White Oak several residents are named among the 150 summoned.
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Gregg County
Willie Wynn
Virginia D. Anderson
Carl Meason
Leon Clay
J. J. Johnson
Mark Hanna
Diane Collins
Nell Harris
W. J. Williams
Denis C. Earp, Jr
Lela L. Clements
Mary Ethel Hancock
Genell Deaton
Pearl Hilgenhorst
Paul Smith
White Oak
Amita Meadows
B. J. Hardwick
Hollie Smith
Minnie Lee Byrd
Martha Rhymes
J. W. Phillips
Fish Rest Regularly Despite Lack of Eyelids
Fish seldom sleep as they lack eyelids yet observations show they rest regularly. The note highlights that aquatic creatures routinely enter periods of rest, suggesting a natural sleep pattern despite the absence of conventional eyelid closure.
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Mengden
State Health Department
Interscholastic League
Texas Municipal League
Walter Mengden
US Supreme Court
Ann McKennie
Gladewater Kiwanis Club
A. R. Tucker
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Cowen
Artists’ Advisory Council
Washington St
Ill
Secretary of Agriculture
REA
Fourth
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
By Ace Reid
Franks
Gimpey
Times OF Lincoln
RED Cross
Jimmy Brown
Gladeites
Gladewater Mirror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texas
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