Rent Controls Seen Likely in Texas Legislature
Dallas representative W O Reed predicted state rent controls will pass in the 50th Texas Legislature after federal ceilings end February 15. Sentiment favors no sweeping hotel rate hikes. some operators expect minor adjustments and targeted increases for multi occupant rooms.
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U.P
Texas
W. O. Reed
Dallas
House of Representatives
Reed
Davis Clifton
McKinney
Clifton
University of Texas
Claude Calloway
Crowell
Paul S. Wilson
St. Augustine
United Press
Stephen F. Austin
Driskill Hotel
Driskill
Nation-Wide Survey on War Bond Spending Plan Announced
Ann Arbor Jan 11 Consumers will be interviewed nationwide about how they will use liquid assets from war bonds and bank accounts during 1947. The Survey Research Center of the University of Michigan conducts the study for the Federal Reserve Board.
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Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Bensis Likert
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Likert
Federal Reserve Board
Survey Research Center
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE Uni
Texas veterans readjustment allowances unaffected by war termination
Austin reports the 700000 Texas veterans remain eligible for readjustment allowances despite President Truman's war termination message. Crozier of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission says the program lasts two years after termination, with 56000 to 60000 veterans currently unemployed collecting 20 dollars weekly.
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Austin
Jan
Texas
Truman
Harry Benge Crozier
Texas Unemployment Compensation’ Commission
Crozier
Thesident
Tech student salaries total rise with part time workers
Texas Tech offices report 576 of 3870 male students hold part time jobs in the fall, with average hourly pay up over 60 percent since 1945. The mean monthly salary reaches about 26 139 dollars as enrollment surges. Departmental assistants and salesmen lead in numbers, while roles range from weather observers to radio announcers.
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Texas Technological College
Tech
Oil production in U S shows week long drop
U S crude oil output fell by 118 975 barrels daily to an average of 4 550 265 in the week ended Jan 11 as Kansas Oklahoma Texas Louisiana New Mexico posted varied changes due to cold weather. Kansas accounted for over half the decline.
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Houston
U.S
U. S
Oil Weekly
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
East Texas
Gulf Coast West
Louisiana
New Mexico
Lubbock To Kick Off January March of Dimes Campaign
Durward Mahon announces the Lubbock County March of Dimes drive starts January 15 and runs to January 30. Funds stay local for treatment, with last year totals showing $2,858.81 retained in Lubbock and $2,858.81 to national for research and nurses. The county chapter spent $5,929.13 in 1946 on 18 local polio cases with no admin costs. the national foundation donated $4,000 locally in 1946 and over $3,000 in 1945.
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National Foundation For
Lubbock
Lubbock County
Mahon
National Foundation For Research, Training of Nurses
National Foundation
Prince Amir Saud to Tour United States in Five Weeks
Prince Amir Saud of Saudi Arabia will arrive in Washington to begin a five week tour, will confer with President Truman on Tuesday and Thursday, then proceed to New York for a stay through Jan 21. The visit is announced by the State Department.
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Lubbock
Texas
Washington
U.P
Amir Saud
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Truman
Crown Prince
New York
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