Hill presses Texas inheritance tax case before Supreme Court
Texas Attorney General John Hill urged the Supreme Court to dismiss California’s bid to claim original jurisdiction in the Hughes inheritance tax dispute. He warned the case could yield millions in taxes and noted the Houston jury found Hughes domiciled in Texas, opening the estate to Texas tax claims. California countered that the papers were prepared before a settlement with Hughes heirs.
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Miller Bonner
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Texas
John Hill
Supreme Court
Clenr
California
Howard Hughes
High Court
Hill
Hughes
Jerome B. Falk Jr
Houston
Meet the Candidates Banquet features Joaquin Avila guest speaker
Tickets remain for United Mexican American Council's third annual Meet the Candidates Banquet tomorrow at 7 p.m. at UMAC Hall East Highway 80. Tickets $3 available from Varela's Service Station Hubbs Office Supply or any UMAC member. Avila, MALDEF state director, Yale BA Harvard Law trained, has worked on desegregation and immigration cases and clerked for Alaska Supreme Court.
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Joaquin G. Avila
San Antonio
United Mexican- American Council
UMAC
East Highway 80
Varela
Hubbs Office Supply
Oak Street
Avila
Tricts
United States District Courts
Fifth
Ninth
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Border Patrol
Alaska State Supreme Court
Anchorage
Alaska
Harvard Law School
Americans favor new Social Security tax increases
AP-NBC News polls show 56 percent of Americans support this year's Social Security tax hike, with 38 percent opposed. The public, including many who have noticed higher withholdings, remains split by party and lawmakers seek a rollback. More than 150 Democratic lawmakers urge a rollback, while some House Budget Committee members seek a $7.5 million reduction.
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New York
Congress
Associated Press
NBC News
Eifall
House Budget Committee
Three Former Houston Officers Sentenced In Police Home Case
In Houston, three former police officers received prison terms after being sentenced in a case involving their actions at a police home. Details indicate a judicial decision following convictions, with the defendants facing penalties and related terms.
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Houston
Trull kidnapping trial hinges on Estes witness stand
In Tyler Texas Don Trull faces trial in a kidnapping case tied to Billy Sol Estes and Billy Pyron. Testimony includes taped calls during a four hour standoff and assertions that Trull threatened to blow up the Pyron office. May’s and Estes’s potential testimony looms as defense and prosecution prepare for further proceedings.
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Don Harrison
Associated Press
Tyler
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Don Trull
Estes
Trull
Bill May
Billy Pyron
Pyron
Smith County
A.D. Clark III
G. Brockett Irwin
Longview
Glenn Phillips
Brockett
May
Pyron Investments
Abilene
Bill Hardy
J.B. Smith
Two Pecos students chosen for 1978 Boys State program
Two Pecos High School students were selected to attend the 1978 Texas American Legion Boys State to be held June 7 through June 13 at the University of Texas in Austin. Names are Treg Barry Mitchell and Eddie Lee Vasquez, sponsored by Richard Briscoe Post No. 91. They will learn state and local government, participate in party organization, campaigns, elections, and craft mock laws.
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Pecos
Texas American Legion
Joe Carpenter
Richard Briscoe
American Legion
Treg Barry Mitchell
Bill Mitchell
Wyoming
Eddie Lee Vasquez
George Vasquez
Richard Bricce
University of Texas, Austin
Carpenter
American Legion Boys
American Legion Boys Nation
Washington, D.C
Legion
Trey Mitchell
Eddie Vasquez
Leaking gas pipes prompt board to mull action
Huntington faces a potential lawsuit against the pipe maker as State Insurance Board chair Hugh Yantis orders a review. HUD plans to decide by April 7 on a grant to replace the 1960s ABC plastic gas line deemed an imminent threat, while mayor Gibson says selling the system may be the end goal after repairs.
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Austin
Texas
Huntington
State Insurance Board
Hugh Yantis
Yantis
David Waxman
Waxman
USS. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
East
R.D. Gibson
Insurance Board
Gibson
ABC
Phil Campbell
Railroad Commission
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