Identifying the Boys in the Backroom Lobbying Openness Call
A citizen plea condemns secret lobbying and urges Congress to pass a stronger lobby disclosure law. It notes past attempts stalled by behind the scenes power, calls for government openness, and stresses the need to reveal who funds influence over officials.
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Congress of the
United States
Senate Government Operations Committee
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Washington
Ethics code clash stalls outside income limit rule
Washington roll call tallies show 79 to 344 opposing an amendment striking from the ethics code a 15 percent cap on outside earned income for House members. The measure would have banned earnings beyond 15 percent of salary from second jobs while protecting stock dividends as unearned income.
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Senate
Mario Biaggi
D-N.y
Samuel Hall
James Collins
Ray Roberts
Jack Brooks
John Young
Omar Burleson
Robert Krueger
Dale Milford
Charles Wilson
Jim Mattox
Abraham Kazen
Olin Teague
Henry Gonzalez
David Obey
Dwisconsin
Hall
Collins
Archer
Poage
Hightower
Young
Burleson
Mahon
Gammage
Karen
Yea
Wilson
Roberts
Mattox
Eckhardt
Pickle
Wright
de la Garza
White
Jordan
Krueger
Milford
Readers praise fair editorials and urge vote in La Marque
A reader commends last week's TIMES for avoiding personal attacks in local election coverage and urges registered voters to go to the polls as the best mayor departs in April. The letter then quotes Sen Patman’s battle over consumer credit regulation, endorsing S B 615 as protective for borrowers and noting hearings and supportive testimony from Baylor University figures and First International Bancshares.
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la Marque
A. A. Calhoun la Marque
Texas
Dewey Presley
Baylor University
First International Bancshares, Inc
Dallas
Protect Your Home and Family Safeguard Against Crime Tips
Police tip sheet urges double check caller identity and install deadbolt locks on outside doors. Advice covers lighting, locking cars, keeping valuables out of sight, securing garages, staying on well lit streets, and teaching children to avoid scams. Published as Kiwanis Club safety initiative.
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Kiwanis Club
Focal Press
Bentsen calls for probe into gas withholding in East
Senator Lloyd Bentsen charges East and Midwest governors and courts with delaying natural gas production during a harsh winter. He cites 600 billion cubic feet under Lake Erie and 1.3 trillion cubic feet in Ohio as examples of regulated, blocked reserves. He compares eastern drilling bans to Texas and Louisiana access and urges transparency amid calls to end government policies hampering gas development.
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U.S
Lake Erie
Canada
Bentsen
Atlantic Ocean
Baltimore Canyon
Texas
Ohio
Federal Power Commission
Community backs two major La Marque events
In La Marque two schools drew full crowds Friday night as the Cougar basketball team faced Galveston Ball while La Marque Junior High staged a pageant with 14 contestants. Despite the scheduling conflict, both events thrived, with patrons at the high school seeking score updates and families at the junior high applauding performances. The community’s strong support highlighted shared pride in both activities.
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la Marque
la Marque High School
la Marque Junior High School
Cougar
Galveston
Ball High
Cougars
Tors
Get Into The Act Bicentennial Year Reflections
A reflective vignette of 1976 noting widespread participation in Bicentennial events from San Francisco to Vermont. It recalls Nadia Comaneci’s perfect Olympic score at Montreal and a postelection moment with the Carters, framing the year as a benchmark for future reminiscence and optimism.
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Patman
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Energy Unit
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Galveston County
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