Texas Tech board to be renamed Board of Regents in Texas Senate move
The Texas Senate quietly passed Senate Bill 747 to rename Tech’s Board of Directors the Board of Regents and shift governance toward a university style structure. The measure, introduced by Sen. H. J. Blanchard, passed 26 to 0 under suspended rules and awaits House action.
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Texas Senate
Texas Tech
Board of Regents
House of Representatives
Tech
Senate
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Lubbock
Tech Board
del Jones
Preston Smith
Blanchard
House
Governmental Affairs Committee
Jones
Nate
Supreme Court voids welfare residency rules nationwide
The Supreme Court outlawed state residency requirements for welfare, striking down one year waits in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and DC. The ruling, led by Justice Brennan, implicates aid for families with dependent children and could raise federal standards, possibly increasing costs by 125 to 175 million dollars for 100,000 to 200,000 potential beneficiaries.
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Charlotte G. Moulton
Washington
UPC
Supreme‘ Court
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Sec
Robert H. Finch
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nixon
Finch
HEW
Bureau of the Budget
White House
William J. Brennan Jr
Washington, D.C
Earl Warren
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Sould
Nixon proposes broad tax cuts to aid low income families
President Nixon asks Congress to eliminate income taxes for most low income families, halve the earned income tax surcharge, repeal the investment tax credit, and ensure affluence pays taxes. Administration outlines a 5 percent top rate, poverty line relief, and broader reforms with net neutral revenue impact. Details to follow before the Ways and Means Committee.
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Tom Stewart Washington
Nixon Askes
Congress
Cleal
Treasury Department
House
Ways and Means
Nixon
Treasury
Texas Welfare Ruling Prompts Call to Raise Aid Ceiling
In Austin UPI reports a Supreme Court ruling removing residency rules for welfare increases urgency to raise Texas annual welfare ceiling from 60 million to 80 million. Deputy welfare commissioner Herbert G. Wilson warns of deeper cuts and cites 474 denied applications for residency issues last year. See TEXAS AID Page 6.
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United Press International
Austin
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Herbert G. Wilson
Public Welfare
Wilson
Ambitious Texas church assembly opens in Lubbock
Clues and crime reports mix with statewide news as the 82nd Annual Assembly of the Texas Association of Christian Churches opens in Lubbock. Voters in Clovis face a decision on liberty bonds while Newport socialite headlines hint at a marriage linked to Adam Clayton Powell.
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Assembly of Texas Association Christian Churches
Clovis
Newport
Adam Clayton Powell
Prayer for guidance and service to the less fortunate
A brief prayer asks for daily guidance toward worthwhile endeavors. It emphasizes mindfulness of helping those in need and humility before God.
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Quitaque
Life or death verdict looms in Sirhan case
UPI reports the Los Angeles jury could not decide on Sirhan B. Sirhan's fate after 2 1 2 hours of deliberation. They must choose between life imprisonment or death for the Kennedy assassin as the prosecution warns against mercy. Sirhan showed no emotion, while his lawyer urged the jury to spare his life.
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United Press International
Los Angeles
Sirhan B
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Grant Cooper
Cooper
Kennedy
Sirhanan
Fom
Task Force 71 In Sea of Japan Details
The Pentagon announced that Task Force 71 is the result of North Korea shooting down an unarmed Navy reconnaissance plane a week earlier. The statement provided no further specifics on operations or locations.
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Sea OF Japan
Pentagon
North Korea
Open door policy for Texas 1969 71 spending bill conference
The Texas House, backed by Speaker Gus Mutscher, orders conferees on the 1969 71 spending bill to open negotiations with the Senate to the press and public. Conferees must publish a full 48 hour advance analysis of changes and meet publicly. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes notes Senate conferees expect public meetings. Also, the Senate approves oral confessions as admissible in certain criminal cases.
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Lee Jones Austin
House
Conference
Gus Mutscher
Senate
Capitol
Ann Pannun
Vinvany
Amiel Ecs
Searion
Mutscher
W. S. Heatly
Appropriations Committee
Richard Slack
Pecos
Raul Longoria
Pharr
Bill Braecklein
Dallas
Jim Slider
Naples
Vand
Ben Barnes
Texas
Burglars Hit Stereo Center, Stole Value Packaged Items
A $4,970 burglary at the Stereo Center 1805 34th St was reported. Thieves breached a back door and seized recorders, turntables, a tuner amplifier tapes and players totaling about $4,970, with owner Herbert Pinkert noting a prior loss earlier in the month. Police recovered some items.
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Stereo Center
34Th St
Herbert Pinkert
162Nd Street
Slide Road
University of Texas Permian Basin proposal considered
A committee weighs a coeducational, state-supported upper college for the Permian Basin. The plan versus a three year Per mian State College would place the school under UT rather than a new board. Site options include 200 acres in Ector or adjacent counties with UT Regents acquiring land by December 31, 1969.
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Odessa
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Ace Pickens
Odesa
Pickens
Permian State College
Iar
UT Board of Regent
Couny
Odessa Junior College
ASCS Chief Notes 1969 Crop Folio Under Review
Kenneth E. administers a meeting as the 1969 crop folio remains under review. officials discuss policy and potential disbursements with decisions pending. See CCO's Page for details.
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Howell
Kenneth E
Palicy
CCO
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Austin Action
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Avalanche-Journal
St. Petersburg
Fla
Sec. A
Don
ASCS
UOC
Bae A.m
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