East Texans urged to testify on Texas constitution revision
Editorial urges citizens to attend public hearings in Texarkana Tyler and Lufkin May 16 17 and 18 to present views on constitutional revision. It notes the commission will accept oral and written testimony and stresses the historic chance to shape a new or revised constitution.
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Texas
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
East Texas
Texarkana
Tyler
Lufkin
Constitutional Revision Commission
Robert Calvert
Wise Auditorium
Tyler Junior College
Commission
West
Revision Commission
COW POKES By Ace Reid Seeks statewide vote on pay and sessions
A proposed constitutional amendment would set annual legislative sessions and a $15 000 salary for lawmakers, with the measure headed for a November 6 statewide election. Legislation also advances workmen compensation reforms raising benefits to 63 dollars weekly from September 1, and the House backs death penalty restoration, marijuana penalties, and auto insurance rate changes. The House amends 18 20 year olds full voting rights to restrict drinking and abortion access until age 21.
Texas House Advances Redistricting Bill Amid Court Pressure
The House Reapportionment Committee approved a redistricting bill 12 to 8 preserving most multi member districts except in Bexar Dallas and Harris counties. Sponsor Rep Joe Wyatt offered a floor amendment for single member districts in Tarrant County. committee actions reflect pressure from federal court rulings and possible Supreme Court outcomes. The panel also discussed HSR 131 urging advertisers not to push excessive energy use.
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Austin
House
Bexar
Dallas
Harris
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
Tarrant County
Fred Head
Troup
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Wyatt
Supreme Court
Virginia
House Natural Resources Committee
Ben Grant
Marshall
Woody Denson
Houston
Grant
Energy ad rules stir Texas advertisers debate
A Texas Senate panel weighed a bill urging advertisers to promote energy conservation. Utility spokesmen opposed state advertising controls while conceding power surpluses and winter heating needs. Other notes report record 1973 Frio wheat yield and convention planning tensions.
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Texas
Conn Edison
East
Southwest Electric Power Company
Grant
Oil and Gas Subcommittee
The
Natural Resources Committee
John C. White
Frio
Skylab Diapering Idea Emerges From Space Firsts
A tongue in cheek column riffs on NASA's Skylab woes with humor about wrapping the craft in a giant diaper and hiring nursery style engineers. The piece notes heating trouble, solar battery issues, and speculative fixes while lampooning Washington headlines.
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Washington
NASA
Outer Space
CIA
Space
Skylab
East Texas
Earth
U.S
U.S. Space
Longview Exhibit and Family Weekend Echoes
An account recalls a Saturday in Longview visiting the Peggy Mory exhibit at L and L Gallery, mingled with family events, church and school activities, and a Sunday of dinner, gifts, and Mother’s Day moments. The writer notes splinters of daily life, painting, and missed tasks, hoping to remember what else was left undone.
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Mary Jean
Peggy Mory
L and L
Longview
Jack
Fred Alene
Mother
Chris Clark
Chris
Lorena’s
Mur
Methodist minister named Tyler District superintendent
United Methodist Bishop Kenneth W. Copeland announces Dr. Compton Riley as Tyler District superintendent elect. Riley, pastor at Westbury United Methodist Church in Houston, will take the post after the Texas Annual Conference in Tyler, replacing Rev. Carlos O. Davis. Riley’s past duties include Trinity Beaumont and Texarkana District leaderships.
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Moody Memorial-First
Galveston
Gladewater
Wesley
Longview
Texas Annual Conference
Board of Education
World Service Commission
Rules
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Jimmy Brown
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