Remembering Independence Day and the freedoms we defend
The editorial praises Independence Day and the freedoms of speech worship and assembly. It argues a small minority threatens the nation by voicing anti government rhetoric, seeking to impose atheist influence, demanding money from white churches, and promoting communism. It asserts most citizens support prayers in schools and defends the country as the land of the free and the home of the brave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Isabel
United States
Russia
Letters to lawmakers From Texas and federal representatives
A reader collection lists contact addresses for U S senators John Tower and Ralph Yarborough and representatives E de la Garza Henry Sanchez Jr plus Cameron County lawmakers Sen Bates and Rep de la Garza. It notes during legislative sessions letters go to the correct senator or representative and ends with a remark on language usage by women.
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U. S. Congress
John Tower
Senate
Washington, D. C
Ralph Yarborough
Kika) de la Garza
Texas
Cameron County
James S. Bates
P. O
Edinburg
Henry Sanchez Jr
E. Levee St
Brownsville
Harlingen
Sen
Rep
Texas governor pushes two year budget in special session
Governor Preston Smith vetoes the one year spending bill and calls lawmakers back for a 30 day special session to approve a two year appropriation beginning September 1. He seeks a roughly 5.6 billion dollar budget and a balancing tax around 300 million. no state income tax is proposed. Speaker Mutscher and Lt. Gov. Barnes pledge support for biennial budgeting while tax sources remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Preston Smith
Smith
Gus Mutscher
Senate
Murray Watson
Mart
Ben Barnes
House
Mutscher
Liquor Control Board
LCB
John Connally
H. A. Foerster
William J. Burke
State Board of Control
Burke
Edwin R. van Zandt
Beaumont Journal
Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Raleigh R. White
Temple
William F. Baker
Vernon
Texas Board of Optometry
Ira Woods
Grapevine
Baker
Lareds
John G. Hurd
Nixon
Venezuela
Oscar Griffin
Pecos
Office of Public Information
U. S. Department of Transportation
Betty Andujar
Fort Worth
Malcolm Milburn
Republican Party
Lone Star Gas Company
Railroad Commission
Lone Star
Edwards
Texas Water Rights Commission
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Uvalde
Corps
Attorney General
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
Texas Corporation
Parent Savings and Loan Association
Permanent Reserve Fund
Fort Worth Savings and Loan Association
State Board of Education
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Sadler
Veterans Land Fund
Sadler
J. Pearce Johnson
Texas As Representatives
Governor Smith
Parks and Wildlife Commission
L F
Pete) Gilvin
Gilbin
Welfare reforms and crime plan advance in Texas
Welfare changes remove the one year residency rule for aid, align Child Welfare with AFDC under a single head, and project a national cost rise of about 300 million annually. A sweeping Texas crime plan seeks 1.1 million in grants, riot gear funds, and federal support potentially totaling 11 million in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton G. Hickney
U.S. Supreme Court
Hackney
Texas
Department On Publc Welfare
Department
Texas Veterans Land
Ecerd
Austin
U. S. Department of Justice
Preston Smith
Criminal Justice Council
Criminal Justice Office
Urban Coalition
Urban America Inc
U. S. Justice Department
Texas Council
State
National Association of State Mental Health Directors
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Amarillo
San Antonio
Belton
Dallas
el Paso
Houston
Edinburg
Beaumount
Lubbock
Texarkana Fort Worth
Waco
San Angelo
Corpus Christi
Midland
Wichita Falls
Galveston
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Brownsville plans Fourth of July gala and civic notes
Brownsville Jaycees and City Office plan a Fourth of July gala at Dean Porter Park with a festive menu. statewide Prop 5 supporters urge constitutional amendment to raise welfare spending ceiling. Amarillo and Richmond officials see leadership changes. Courts and crime programs receive federal attention. Texas mental health admissions drop sharply. safety standards hearings set for July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Dean Porter Park
Jon. Leon Jaworski
Houston
H. Russell Whits
Amarillo State
Louisiana
Texas
Martin
McAllen
Harlingen
Third Court of Civil Appeals
State Supreme Court
Morgan Express
Dallas
Dallas - Ballinger
High Court
Court of Civil Appeals
Texas’ Plan
Congress
Smith
John Kinross - Wright
Department of Mental Health and
New Edition Textbook on Spanish Published at Texas A&I
The seventh edition of Practical Spoken Spanish by Dr. F. M. Kercheville, A&I professor, was published by the University of New Mexico Printing Plant. The work promotes a natural method prioritizing pronunciation and vocabulary over grammar, with cultural emphasis on Central and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsville
Texas A&i
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
F. M. Kercheville
A&i
Kercheville
Central
South America
Abilene Christain College
University of Wisconsin
Port Isabel Press Page Two July 3 1969
Page two of the Port Isabel Press dated July 3 1969 features local briefs and notices. It covers community updates, upcoming events, and short public notices relevant to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Isabel Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Sandy Retreat Restaurant
Conquistedor Club
Oscar Guerrero
Spadre Island
Vern Lone
Jaycfes & C
Central Texas
Sherman - Denison
Rio Grande Valley
West Central
Department of Public Safety
Wilson E. Speir
U. S. Secret Service
Ralph
Hall
Rockwall
U. S. Senate
Driskill
Alpha Alpha Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Jian Mothers Society
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Frijoles
Chile
Booth
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Joe Lozano
Border Town Brass
Tijuana
Hoover
Vikki Carr
Miller
U.S.A.C
Victo
Milwaukee
LOS Fresnos CE
Breedlove
Port Isabel
Merchants Marine State Bank
Port Isabel-Padre Island Area
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