Conferees Approve Spending Bill Raising Tax Outlook
The legislature’s conferees approved a spending bill lifting the estimated tax impact to about 165 million dollars versus 125 million forecast at session start. Voter fear grows as House members face November elections and oppose a sales tax increase set for October 1 while senators largely run unopposed.
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University of Texas
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Law School
Weather and politics mix of heat alerts and budget talks
Sweltering heat prevails on the South Plains with 100 plus readings in many towns, while mountain passes face wintry hazards and severe storms sweep Illinois and Wisconsin. Congress and state budget talks continue with liquor reform debates and university payroll items amid LBJ Park funding discussions.
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Granberry proposals on auto tax seizure as last resort
Granberry suggests a resolution making auto seizure for delinquent taxes a last resort. He will present it at the July 11 council session after learning seizures require a court judgment. Mayor Rogers says no action now and no cars will be seized during council consideration.
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Denton Rigsby
Saturlay
Births for Hender son III Lauderdale Chapa in Texas
Mr and Mrs John Washington Henderson III welcome a son at West Texas Hospital weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces born 10 08 am Saturday. Father works for Ernest and Ernest. Mr and Mrs Larry Lauderdale Spur announce a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces born 10 20 am Saturday. Father employed at Houston Co. Mr and Mrs John Chapa Friona announce a daughter at Methodist Hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces born 11 04 pm Friday. Father is a farm worker.
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Larry Lauderdale
Spur
Methodist Hospital
Houston Co
John Chapa
Friona
City youths repaint fire hydrant tops and water meters
The Public Works Department uses youths for summer work on hydrant tops color coded by flow capacity green over 1000 GPM orange 500 to 1000 GPM red under 500 GPM. They also dismantle repair and repaint water meters with repair costing about 5 dollars per unit versus 35 dollars to replace.
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Joel Locke
Public Works
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Colby Quits As Airport Chief With Jet Age Expansion
Colby resigns as Lubbock airport chief amid rapid jet era growth. Since 1965 jets arrived, daily departures rose from 16 to 34, passenger enplanements climbed to 147,846 in 1969, and a federal grant plus city funds support runway repairs as the master study shapes a major expansion. Colby, a veteran aviator and airport adviser, plans to return after the study to help extend runways and boost service.
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Michael
Norfolk
Des Moines
Iowa
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District Court
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Bean
Saigon Sentry Battles and Delta Supply Routes Update
In Vietnam Saigon on highway 4 the main route to the delta drives food supply. Engineers rush to build an emergency pontoon bridge and repair a damaged span. U S planes report enemy sampans sunk with 12 killed. Two large caches of arms and explosives found north of Saigon. Inside the capital defense drills enter a second day as Maj Gen John H Hay warns manpower shortages risk infiltration.
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Rev Asa Hunt to speak at Shrine Club meeting
Protestant chaplain at Reese AFB will address the South Plains Shrine Club at Monday noon at the Johnson House Restaurant. Mrs Hugh C Fisher of 2717 26th Street has returned from Shreveport where her husband, a retired attorney, was buried June 22 in Forest Park Cemetery.
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Reese Afb
South Plains
Hugh C. Fisher
26Th St
Shreveport
Forest Park Cemetery
Johnson hints at new talks with Russians on nuclear arms
President Johnson signals possible early talks with Soviet leaders to de escalate the nuclear arms race. Gromyko gestures to preliminary reductions while observers expect no concrete time and place details for a major US Soviet meeting. Johnson plans to sign the UN nonproliferation treaty at 11 30 am Monday, calling for broader control of both offensive and defensive nuclear forces. The Tennessee visit lasted about an hour and a half.
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Washington
War widow starts new life after loss of husband in Vietnam
Patsy Alderson, widow of Spec. 4 Terry H. Alderson, plans to raise their daughter Angela Dawn in Crane. He died in Vietnam at 25 after writing loving letters to Patsy and predicting their child’s birth as she bore the baby four days after his funeral. Patsy seeks education, aims to teach drama, and will have church baptism for Angela Dawn.
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Patsy
Honolulu
Terry H. Aderson
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Ha
Angela Dawn
Crane
Jerry E. Cowden
Odessa Junior College
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Big Bend National Park
Joe Brown
Odessa
First Presbyterian Church
Terry Anderson
Utahns seek change in liquor by the drink vote
Utah supporters say petition to place liquor by the drink on the November ballot gathered 40 715 certified signatures surpassing the 40 000 requirement. The initiative needs 10 percent of voters in 15 counties who voted in 1964 and the deadline is July 5. The Mormon church has been a strong opponent.
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