Bilingual education bill clears last legislative hurdle
The bilingual education measure advances after the House tentatively approved Senate revisions. Rep. Carlos Truan says it targets Mexico American dropout rates and would start bilingual training in first grade in 1974 75 with gradual expansion to sixth grade as needed. About 55 000 Mexican Americans begin school each year.
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Austin, Tex
Carlos Truan
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Tom Craddick
D-Midland
Bill Hollowell
D-Grand Saline
Truan
House
Texas
Mountain folk get service on wheels
In the Upper Cumberland Mountains five weekday van routes bring medical and dental care to rural villages in seven eastern Tennessee counties. Project Concern staff including Dr Richard Orlowski and the Turnpins deliver clinics from vans with limited waiting rooms. The bilingual education debate in the legislature follows, with lawmakers split over grades four to six and native language studies.
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Clarkrange
Tenn
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
Deer Lodge
Pine Haven
Pleasant Valley
Grimsley
Wilder-Davidon
Crab Orchard
Hanging Limb
Project Concern
International Medical Relief Organization
Richard Orlowski
James
Mollie Turnpin
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Mexico
Ethiopia
Navaholand
New Mexico
Appalachia
Upper Cumberlands
Price Daniel says funds on hand to finance House education bill
Price Daniel Jr. announced at a news conference that about $6.4 million in additional revenues had been found for the biennial budget. He said the House school finance bill would need $97 million in new aid to poor districts, with the extra measures boosting total revenue to at least $70 million for the plan.
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Price Daniel
Daniel
Senate
Bill Hobby
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
House- Senate
House
Sturgeon
Governor’s Budget Office
Texas Legislators Pay Homage to Astronauts Amid Policy Fights
Texas lawmakers honored Navy Captain Eugene Cernan and Cmdr Ronald Evans, while debating a broad pen al code revision and bills on telephone regulation and juke boxes. House action aimed at a 1974 school funding overhaul, bilingual education, and seniority limits faced votes, with revenue and tax implications shaping the budget discussions.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Navy
Eugene Cernan
Ronald Evans
Dolph Briscoe
Ron Clower
Garland
Senate
Texas Telephone Commission
Clower
House
Texas Amusement Machine Commission
Senate panel backs limits on presidential war powers
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill barring a president from deploying U S troops abroad for more than 30 days without congressional approval, not applying to current hostilities. A House sub committee tied to the issue also backed limiting forces abroad beyond 120 days, while Sen Hugh Scott urged a joint executive legislative approach to future war powers. Adm Zumwalt warned that without bombing Cambodia would likely fall, risking South Vietnam.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Senate
Cambodia
Jacob K. Javits
House Foreign Affairs
Congress
Hugh Scott
Foreign Policy Association
Scott
Nixon
United States
House
Adm Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Rio Blanco Nuclear Test Aimed to Free Gas Resources
A nuclear device four times Hiroshima's yield detonated a mile underground in Rio Blanco Colorado to release natural gas. Three 30 kiloton charges combined for 90 000 tons of TNT. The blast produced only a slight ground jar and disappointed spectators.
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Rio Blanco
Colo
Hiroshima
Colorado Rockies
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Ground Zero
Caveral
Milac
Prachers Warned Of Pupil Traps
The Teacher warns teachers to avoid solitary interactions with any pupil and to refrain from unnecessary physical contact. The British weekly urges caution amid concerns over child misbehavior and adult–pupil boundaries in classrooms.
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Prachers
London
Britains National Union of Teachers
Evening Optimist awards scholarships and plans activities
The Evening Optimist Club met at Saragosa Hall with Frank Vasquez Jr. and Harvey Rivera in attendance. Vasquez received one of three 500 scholarships, extends 200 extra for his career, and plans further study in respiratory therapy. The club added Faustino Pineda as a new member and awarded a 17 color TV to Wally Gonzales. The group outlined upcoming scholarships, Little League sponsorships, a girls softball team, a June 2 ladies night, Boy Scout support, and a June 18 trip to Six Flags Over Texas.
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Frank Vasquez Jr
Harvey Rivera
Saragosa Hall
Frank
Pecos
Odessa College
Houston Community College
Barstow
Six Flags Over Texas
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Corpus Christi
Tino Pineda and
Manuel Galindo
Senate Finance Committee
Texas State Teachers Association
Legislative Budget Board
L.P. Sturgeon
TSTA
Texas Education Agency
Walter Lamsargis
Westerville, Ill
At&t
Borden
Chrysler
Paso NG
Exxon
FairchildCam
Ford
GenElec
Gen Foods
GenMtrs
Gen Tel
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
Hart-Hill
IBM
Int Paper
John & John
Litton
Marathon
Marcor
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
PennCent
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Sun Oil
Texaco
UnCarbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolwich
Vorny
Board of Directors
Eer
Pecos High School
Fred Martin Jr
Frank Kelly
David Dutchover
The
Queens
Yankees
Missions
Barons
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar St
P.O
Reeves County
Dyers & Sons
Pecos, Texas
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