Texas 2 Percent Sales Tax Shifts State Finance
The 1961 two percent limited sales and use tax began Sept 1 and funded state growth. Legislators weigh boosting 1966 67 spending to 3 64 billion with potential tax shifts including groceries and education funding. The tax is praised for revenues but criticized as regressive affecting lower income families.
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Austin, Tex
State of
Texas
John Connally
Connally
59Th
Charles Wilson
Trinity
Kenneth Kimbro
General Revenue Fund
Preston Smith
Roy Evans
Texas Afl-Cio
Smith
Associated Press
Senate
Dallas
Evans
Daniel C. Morgan Jr
University of Texas
Jam Crushes Metropolitan Courts
Metropolitan courts face growing backlogs as indictments flood dockets. Dallas County has 65 murder indictments dating to 1958, while Fort Worth and Houston struggle with rising case loads. Judges note delays boost crime exposure and complicate trials, urging new courts and court reforms.
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Associated Press
Dallas County
Fort Worth
Houston
Brownsville
Hidalgo County
Dallas
Ben Stevens
Dallas Times Herald
John McKee
Dallas Crime Com
Spinal Nerve Pressure Described By Chiropractor
Mis aligned vertebra press nerves as they exit the spinal cord causing ill health. The chiropractor uses skilled manual adjustments to restore alignment and provide quick relief. Dr. J. L. Shipman Chiropractor.
Final Rites Set For Sam Cooke
Glendale Calif final funeral services and burial were set for singer Sam Cooke after large crowds attended services in Los Angeles and Chicago. Cooke was shot to death in Los Angeles on December 11 by a motel manager who burst into her office. A coroner inquest ruled the shooting justifiable homicide.
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Glendale
Calif
UPI
Sam Cooke
Los Angeles
Chicago
Cooke
Viet Victim Buried in Military Funeral
Melrose Massachusetts held a military funeral for 1st Lt. James G. Dunton age 24 who was killed in the Viet Nam fighting.
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Melrose
Mass
UPI
James G. Dunton
Cotton futures drift on thin week of trading
On the New York Cotton Exchange, No 1 cotton futures traded irregularly and closed 24 points lower to 15 points higher for the week amid muted activity. No 2 futures fell 5 to 15 points higher on the day and ended the week 20 lower to 15 higher. A government crop report cited rains in Texas and Oklahoma halting harvest.
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New York
UPI
New York Cotton Exchange
Texas
Oklahoma
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