Texas education finance bill stalls district budgets state wide
Lawmakers failed to pass a new school finance formula by adjournment, forcing Texas school districts to draft multiple in case budgets. Houston and 1,100 districts fear shifts in local taxes and staffing as a special session is planned for mid summer to resolve funding. Governor Briscoe seeks a swift, equitable plan.
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Lubbock
House
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Capitol
Briscoe
Port Arthur
Clyde Gott
Ganado Sen
Bill Patman
Austin
Houston
Bill Reagan
John Hill
Galveston
Frank Volert
House Public Education Committee
Lee Jackson
Dallas
House Senate
John Poerner
Jackson
Poerner
Worth Repeating Quote on Values and Society
A compact quotation from Lin Utang questions belief in traditional virtues as the world grows sicker. The speaker criticizes simple words like goodness mercy and kindness and argues values have faded in modern times.
Summer band program starts Monday for Mexia students
Summer band classes begin Monday June 13 with morning sessions for seventh and eighth graders at the Middle School band hall and ninth through 12th graders at the High School band hall. Afternoon classes for older students also meet at the Middle School band hall. Students should bring horns and attend at their assigned times.
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Mexia
Dow Jones Averages at 11 A.M. Trade Slip Across Sectors
The Dow Jones 11 a.m. readings show declines across major groups with the industrials at 909.51 down 0.34, the transports at 236.32 down 0.69, the utilities at 112.67 down 0.22, and the broader Stocks index at 309.17 off 0.05.
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Indus
Market Movers Snapshot With Mixed Stock Shifts
Daily stock notes show AT&T down 625 percent and Coca Cola up 374 percent indicating volatility. Exxon falls 4 percent while General Electric declines 55 percent and Penney rises 34 percent amid broad swings across major groups.
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duPont
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RCA
Safeway
Sears
Ross Church to end family study with last lecture
Reuel Lemmons of Austin will close the Family Bible School adult lectures at the Ross Avenue Church of Christ with the topic The Bible Is For All. A veteran evangelist and editor, he has spoken at over 1,000 gospel meetings in the U S and 50 foreign lands, and serves on multiple editorial boards. Tonight’s session ends a week of intensive Bible study followed by a brief general assembly.
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Austin
Family Bible School
Ross Avenue Church of Christ
U.S
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Firm Foundation
Church of Christ
20Th Century Christian
Abundant Living
Doubleday and Co
Abilene Christian University
Pepperdine University
Southwest
South
Dictionary of International Biography
Poage Says He Is On Way To Recovery
Texas Congressman W. R. Bob Poage 77, the oldest House member, says he is on the road to recovery after leaving Bethesda Naval Hospital three weeks after major surgery. He was released from the hospital on Thursday.
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Washington
Texas
W.R
Bob’ Poage
Bethseda Naval Hospital
Poage
Verse About Mutual Kindness and Knowledge
A concise biblical reflection cites Romans 15:1 praising brethren for compassion and knowledge. The verse urges believers to bear with the weak and build one another up in faith and charity.
Newton claims energy plan to deter rural industry
Texas Railroad Commissioner Jon Newton said President Carter's energy plan would discourage industry from locating in small towns. He noted meat dairy and poultry as heavy energy users and rice production with the highest fuel cost per unit, warning the policy could spur urban migration.
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Tex
Carter
Texas Railroad
Jon Newton
Newton
Port of Houston Bureau
Weather forecast favors sunny to partly cloudy days
The report calls for partly cloudy skies through Saturday with hot afternoons peaking near 97 degrees. Night temps around 72 degrees.
Limestone attorney cracks down on hot check writers
Limestone County merchants are urged to halt hold and post dated checks and verify identity with Texas Driver's Licenses. Initials on checks and careful handling of counter checks are advised. If a bank refuses a check, send notices promptly, then forward cases to the County Attorney within 10 days.
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Limestone Attorney
Don S. Caldwell, Jr
Limestone County
Caldwell
Groesbeck
Farm groups push for agricultural land tax plan in session talks
Austin reports farm groups urge Lee Briscoe to add productive value taxation for farm, ranch, and timber land to a mid July special session agenda. Observers note split over school funding and rural urban interests, with lawmakers debating taxing reform and corporate farm breaks.
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Lns
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas
Briscoe
Delimmma
House Senate
House
Bill Clayton
Senate
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Bill Sullivant
Gainesville
Dallas
John Bryant
Bryant
Creighton and Sullivant
State Comptroller’s Office
Farm Bureau
Genetics talk slated Sunday for State School parents group
Ann Slater of Central Texas Planned Parenthood will speak at Mexia State School Parents Association summer meeting. About 200 parents are expected for the open house at 1 p.m. With an executive board noon chapel session and separate meetings for dormitory areas, a 3 p.m. All Faiths Chapel group session includes a business meeting. Refreshments follow in the chapel courtyard.
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Ann Slater
Central Texas Planned Parenthood Association
Mexia State
Rose Mary Osborne
All Faiths
Parents Association
Mediation fails in South Moluccas hostage crisis
Hostages held in northern Holland for 19 days remain in danger as mediators fail to free 55 captives. Dutch government calls situation serious and unresolved. Authorities report no progress despite negotiations with terrorists.
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The
Netherlands
Holland
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