New Officers Pick Assistants in State Administration
Dallas executive assistant Charles G. Purnell named to Gov elect Dolph Briscoe. Houston lawyer Larry York named executive assistant to Atty Gen Hill. Mary Jane Bode of Austin named press secretary. Other gubernatorial appointments include BR Fuller as Department of Community Affairs director, Anne Armstrong counselor to President Nixon, F Ray McCormick to the State Judicial Qualifications Commission, Eugene E Wilson to the State Board of Pharmacy, Joe Bill Watkins as Hill’s administrative assistant, and Philip Kent Maxwell as assistant chief of environmental protection.
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Charles G. Purnell
Dallas
Dolph Briscoe
Hill
Larry York
Houston
Mary Jane Bode
Austin
BR. Fuller
Preston Smith
Department of Community Affairs
Governor’s Office
Eagle Pass
San Marcos
Smith
F. Ray McCormick
el Paso
State Judicial Qualifications Commission
Jack Balagia
Joe Bill Watkins
Atty. Gen
John Hill
Philip Kent Maxwell
Corpus Christi
Attorney General Opinions Mention Local Elections For Homestead Exemptions
Governor Crawford Martin notes that local political subdivisions may call elections on granting homestead property tax exemptions of at least 3000 to residents over 65 upon petition by 20 percent of voters. He also states the State Air Control Board shares waste stockpile oversight with the Water Quality Board and the Health Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Martin
Martin
State Air Control Board
Texas Water Quality Board
Texas State Department of Health
Bentsen Pushes Federal Shield Law For News Sources
Senator Lloyd Bentsen will sponsor 93rd Congress legislation to shield reporters sources, citing Farr and Bridge cases. He argues Congress must back federal protection to spur state laws, balance press freedom with national security, and curb government overreach while condemning unethical reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Bentsen
Bridge
New Jersey
Congress
Bentsen
Farr
Texas lawmakers set to meet amid school funding and reform
Texas legislators report January 9 with new leadership and many freshmen. Major agenda items include revising school financing tied to a Supreme Court ruling, ethics reform, lobby and campaign finance laws, election law overhaul, court reform, and redistricting. The State Board of Education may vote January 13 on fully state financing basic education over several years.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
High Court
San Antonio
State Board of Education
Supreme Court
Inaugural Dinner Planned for Briscoe and Hobby
Democrats plan a January 15 inaugural dinner combining fund raising and victory celebration for Governor Briscoe and Lt. Gov. Hobby. The $25 plate event will feature Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, with remarks by Briscoe Hobby and National Democratic Chairman Robert Strauss. Calvin Guest of Bryan will serve as master of ceremonies.
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Briscoe
Bill Hobby
Danny Davis
Nashville Brass
Briscoe, Hobby
New National Democratic
Robert Strauss
Calvin Guest
Bryan
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Tex) News
Anne Armstrong
Armstrong
Republican National Committee
Nixon
State Board of Pharmacy
Eugene E. Wilson
Robert C. Keppler
Freedom of the Press
William T. Farr
Los Angeles
Peter J
Otto Carroll
Monahans Convalescent Center
Carroll
Vickie Haynes
S:itate Capital
Texas Press Association
Thomas Paine
Bill Goin Chevrolet
Get Goin
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Chester
Kent Tire Company
Delta Tires
W. Sealy
Martin Water Laboratories
Monahans-Midland
Buster’s Well Service, Inc
Monahans-Kermit
R.C
Spanky) Hammack
Star Electric Company Construction & Maintenance
O’brien Wickett
Western Concrete Co
Monahans-Kermit-Andrews
Speed’s Automotive
East Sealy
Coleman Advertising
Tarna Drive
Smitty’s
20 & G'falls Hwy
Doc’s
S. Arizona
George R. Bentley Construction Company
McLain’s
Shamrock
Hwy
Goodyear Tire
Monahans
Maytag KitchenAid
Friedrich Air Conditioners
Clark’s Automotive & Oilfield
Winter
George Washington
Valley Forge
Washington
Nation
United States
Jefferson
Hamilton
Monahans Pharmacy
Ith & S
Gary
Ward Memorial Hospital
Bill Neace
Draughons Business College
Lubbock, Texas
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