Texas Textbook Committee Recommends After Hearings
The State Textbook Committee ends three days of hearings in Austin on proposed schoolbooks amid criticism over sexual political and religious content. Witnesses may testify now. six minutes per person. The panel will weigh pros and cons and submit a list to Education Commissioner Bynum by Aug. 29, with final decisions by the State Board of Education in November. Mel Gabler of Longview criticizes a teacher guide for Language 8 linking students to The Inner City Mother Goose for modern versions of poems.
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Bynum
State Board of Education
Mel Gabler
Longview
Mattox opens up records in grand jury subpoena case
A hearing on Attorney General Jim Mattox's bid to quash a subpoena of his office records was cancelled after his lawyer allowed prosecutors to select the documents. DA Ronald Earle checks if the materials match the subpoena and notes the grand jury is examining loans to Mattox's campaign and related matters.
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Austin
Jim Mattox
Mattox
Travis County
Ronald Earle
Bob Jones
Earle
Jones
Houston
Fulbright & Jaworski
Seattle
Tyler boy peers at Mona Lisa cutout exhibit
Ten year old Jason Leewright of Tyler stands beside a cut out copy of Leonardo DaVinci's Mona Lisa, peering through the frame as part of a local museum display.
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Jason Leewright
Tyler
Leonardo DaVinci
Bloody scene outlined in Burnett capital murder trial
Prosecution witness George Phillips described returning to a bloodstained empty house during a 1978 family reunion as Linda May Burnett stands trial for the deaths of his parents, brother, sister in law, and nephew. He added his mother had pressed assault charges against Ovide Joe Dugas, later convicted of capital murder and killed during an escape two months ago.
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San Antonio
George Phillips
Linda May Burnett
Burnett
Phillips
Ovide
Joe Dugas
Dugas
Beaumont
Huntsville
Murderer is stabbed by fellow inmate on Death Row
Johnny Edward Swift, 42, a 101 year sentenced killer from McLennan County, was fatally stabbed 16 times with a 14 inch serving fork during an argument with another Death Row inmate at the Ellis Unit. The incident occurred in the recreation room as a third inmate joined a dispute and a struggle ensued.
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Huntsville
Texas Department of Corrections
Ellis
Johnny Edward Swift
McLennan
Walker County Sheriff Department
Ted Pearch
Swift
Pearch
Well blast injures six near Weatherford
A natural gas leak from a 120 foot drilling rig exploded at 11 a.m. near Weatherford injuring six crew members. Douglas Dumnis 20 Dennis Barrett 24 both Weatherford and Paul Ruland 20 Mineral Wells listed in critical condition at Parkland burn unit. Others Jay Shelton 23 Mineral Wells Robert Sullivan 23 Weatherford and Robert Walker 33 Weatherford listed in stable condition at local hospitals.
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Weatherford
Bobby Johnston
Parker County Fire Department
Fort Worth
Rick Williamson
Williamson Drilling
RAW Energy Corp
Douglas Dumnis
Dennis Barrett
Paul Ruland
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Jay Shelton
Mineral
Robert Sullivan
John Peter Smith Hospital
Robert Walker
Campbell Memorial Hospital
H and R Block Offers Tax Course in Odessa Area
H and R Block announces Basic and Advanced Income Tax Courses starting September 1 1983 with morning and evening classes in Odessa Big Spring Midland and Monahans. The approximately three month seventy five hour program covers 1981 and 1983 tax changes taught by experienced staff. Graduates may be offered interviews but employment is not guaranteed. Suitable for housewives retirees teachers or anyone seeking tax knowledge. For brochures contact 1307 E 8th Odessa TX 332-7801.
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H & R Block
Odessa
Big Spring
Midland
Monahans
Texas
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