House Committee Okays Court Bill for Collin County
The House Judicial Affairs Committee advanced Rep. Hendricks' bill creating a new County Court at Law for Collin County in an 8-0 vote. The measure would raise local costs and is slated for the consent calendar with a possible early House passage. If approved and signed, the court would begin operation on January 1, 1976.
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Nathan White Jr
Plano
House Judicial Affairs Committee
Bob Hendricks
Collin County
Hendricks
McKinney
59Th Judicial District Court
Grayson County
White
Senate
House
Dolph Briscoe
Gas Price Signage Proposal Moves Through Texas House
Texas lawmakers push a bill requiring gas stations to post prices per grade visible from the road to curb driving and spark competition. The House tentatively approved the measure and schedules a Tuesday vote after Easter.
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Coleman
Lefors Tornado Levels Town Killing Child In Lefors
A violent tornado struck Lefors Texas injuring more than 40 and destroying 160 homes and businesses. The child, Stephenie Anzaldua, age 3, was killed as the storm also hit Higgins sixty miles away without injuries. Police said downtown was totally demolished and most residences were heavily damaged as streets filled with trees and rubble.
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Lefors
Tex
UPI
W.B. Minter
Higgins
Stephenie Anzaldua
POWER Recruits Volunteers for Disabled Workers Workshop
POWER Inc is seeking volunteer workers to assist at the Pat O Conner Workshop for Evaluation and Rehabilitation in Plano. Volunteers are needed as bus drivers supervisor trainers and clerks in the workshop retail outlet. Call Joe Perry at 424-1566.
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Pat O’ Conner
Power Inc
Dallas North Parkway
Plano
Joe Perry
Favorable Factors Point to U S Economic Recovery
The February composite index of nine leading indicators rose 1 percent, first gain in seven months. Oil imports fell to post 1973 embargo lows, creating a $971 million trade surplus, the biggest on record. Retail sales rose 3.5 percent the prior week and 7 percent year over year. Automakers plan higher production as demand is expected to rise. Ford recalls workers to overtime. The Dow rose 4.07 points to 770.26 as the money supply contracted slightly but remained higher than 13 weeks earlier. Economists say faster growth is needed, but signs point to a recovery from recession and inflation.
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United States
U.S
Ford
Dow Jones
Federal Reserve
Five Escape Smith County Jail Inmate Lineup
Five men fled the Smith County Jail at about 4 a.m. One is Edwin Elton Corley, charged in shotgun killings of three women and a child. Others include Thomas Roger Shaw, Thomas Milton Wilson, and Tommy Leroy Petty. one escapee was later captured amid narcotics possession suspicions.
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Tyler, Tex
UPI
East Texas
Smith County
Edwin Elton Corley
Thomas Roger Shaw
Texas Department of Corrections
Thomas Milton Wilson
Utah
Tommy Leroy Petty
Corley
East
Texas
Ford to Wait On Decision on Tax Cut Bill
President Ford will decide in days whether to sign or veto the $24.8 billion tax cut bill after meetings with economic and energy advisers. If signed, rebates of 100 to 200 dollars begin in May, with changes to 1975 withholding. Ford calls it a mixture of good and bad and directs advisers to draft recommendations.
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UPI
White House
Washington
Ford
Congress
Ron Nessen
Fire Ant Control Meeting set for North Central Texas
The USDA and Texas A&M Extension plan an April meeting at the Dallas Research and Extension Center to aid homeowners, landowners, and ranch operators. Speakers include H A Turney and Billy Smith. topics cover identification, biology, spread, and proven control methods. The event is free and begins at 7 30 p m with contact 235 7108.
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USDA
Collin
Denton
Uel R. Stockard
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Stockard
Coit Rd
Plano General Hospital
H.A. Turney
Billy Smith
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Dissident writer Marchenko to face trial over exile rules
Anatoly Marchenko, a noted dissident writer, will be tried Monday on charges of violating exile conditions after being arrested February 26 in Tarusa. Sakharov says the 38 year old has spent nine years in prison camps since 1960 and faces up to two years for failing to report weekly and to be home by 8 pm.
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Moscow
UPI
Anatoly Marchenko
Andrei Sakharov
Marchenko
Tarusa
Sakharov
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