Christmas Rebate Totals 127615 for Plano and County
The City of Plano received a 127 615 20 sales tax rebate from the State Comptroller as part of a statewide first quarter total of 89 5 million. Plano’s share reflects Christmas sales activity and the town’s purchases, with county towns also receiving rebates including Allen 6329 25 and Wylie 8518 22. The state reports 867 city checks totaling 59 million.
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Plano
State Comptroller's Office
Collin County
McKinney
Comptroller
Lowry Crossing
Branch
Bynum
Hill County
Westminister
Weston
Allen
Anna
Blue Ridge
Celina
Fairview
Farmersville
Frisco
Josephine
Melissa
Murphy
Princeton
Prosper
Renner
Wylie
Comptroller's Office
Texas
Texas House Approves Over Fifty Bills in Week
The Texas House, after two days of debate, gave tentative or final approval to more than 50 bills including a tax relief measure for newspapers and magazines and a kindergarten class size plan. A coal slurry pipeline bill would authorize a 50 foot wide land strip across 600 miles for pipeline construction, with railroads opposing strongly. Rep. John Wilson cast the sole negative vote on the medical malpractice bill.
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Frank E. Griffis
UPI
Capitol
Austin, Tex
House
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
John Wilson
D-Lagrange
Texas Medical Association
Final Approval Given To Major Legislation
The House tentatively approved a bill to save the state 38.5 million by limiting public kindergarten classes. The measure allows districts to offer full day, full year programs funded by state money. Also approved lifting the sales tax from Texas newspapers to ease costs for carriers.
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Massey
Texas
House
Plano Pound Visited By Pranksters
The Plano Animal Shelter was pranked on Wednesday night with the pound burglarized but nothing stolen. Animals were released and mixed in another area while police investigated three thefts and two residential burglaries. A 14 year old boy was arrested on burglary charges. Five others were arrested for offenses including no drivers license and driving while intoxicated. Police handled 52 calls for assistance and inspected 30 motor vehicles.
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Plano
Grand Prairie
Labor opposition to Carter minimum wage plan
Organized labor and Democrats denounce President Carter's proposed minimum wage formula as perpetuating poverty. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall cites a $2.50 base with automatic rises to 2.73 and 2.95 by 1978 and 1979, far from labor leaders' demands for $3 immediately and $2.85 with future increases. AFLCIO chief Meany calls the plan shameful, noting it helps only about 4 million workers versus 8 million under House proposals.
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Sara Fritz Washington
UPI
Organized Labor
Congressional Democrats
Carter
Ray Marshall
House
Marshall
Phillip Burton
D-Calif
Aflcio
George Meany
Carter Economists Clash Over Wage Proposal
Demos Marshall says he favored a more generous plan but was overruled by other Carter economists. Subcommittee chairman John Dent says Democrats will push a more reasonable plan, arguing no congressman can back a 20 cent hourly rise after a $13 000 yearly increase.
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Marshall
Subcommittee
John Dent
D-Pa
Mexico seeks help in solving border crimes
Texas Attorney General John Hill returned from Mexico with a list of crimes needing investigation. Mexican officials asked for U.S. help to locate Matamoros assistant police chief Oscar Villarreal, accused mastermind of the kidnapping of Perry Lee Greer Jr., who was freed after a $14,000 ransom paid by his father.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Texas
John Hill
Mexico
Hill
Oscar Flores Sanchez
Sanchez
U.S
Oscar Villarreal
Perry Lee Greer Jr
Lexington
Greer
Tamaulipas
Enrique Cardenas Gonzalez
Villarreal
Austin
Tex
Texas Comptroller’s Office
Howard Hughes
Bob Bullock
Sub Agents Stop License Tag Fees In Tarrant County
Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector Reed Stewart shut about 40 tag issuing stations after sub agents charged extra fees beyond the license rate. Some agents collected up to 3 dollars over the standard fee while most added a one dollar service charge as ordered by the State Highway Department.
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Fort Worth, Tex
UPI
Tarrant County
Reed Stewart
State Highway Department
Stewart
Houston City Council approves $1 billion capital plan
City Council in Houston approves a two year capital improvement package totaling $1 billion. The largest item is $418 million for sewage treatment expansion and improvement, with $163 million for water system upgrades and $115 million for street and bridge work.
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Houston
UPI
Fred Hofheinz
Judge election push seeks popular vote for federal judges
Senator Walter Mengden of Houston introduces a resolution in Congress to elect federal judges by popular vote. He argues lifetime appointments ignore public sentiment and cites rulings on school prayer and criminal rights, contending six year re elections would force accountability.
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Walter Mengden
Houston
Congress
Mengden
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Services Division
Bill Hill
Criminal Investigation Division
Lane
Mike Newman
Tom Massey
D-San Angelo
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Victoria
Charles Finnell
D Holliday
Fred Head
Dathens
Texas Monthly Magazine
Head
Texas Monthly
Plano Pound
Harris County
David Williams
Hughes Audit
Dolph Briscoe
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Texas Bankers Association
American GI Forum
D-Victoria
Ways and Means
D-Athens
D-Holliday
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