Briscoe asks legislature for 11.6 billion two year budget
Gov Dolph Briscoe urged approval of an 11.6 billion two year state budget, nearly a billion less than the Legislative Budget Board's recommendation. The plan reserves 1.1 billion in unspent revenue and funds emergency items including state employee raises and school relief. Briscoe touts zero base budgeting to sharpen program needs and directs increased spending to public safety, tuition grants, and medical education.
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Briscoe
Legislative Budget Board
General Revenue Fund
Budget Board
Ernor
The
Department of Briscoe
Public Safety
Lige
Texas
Baylor Medical and Dental Schools
Alcoa reports 1974 net income at 173.1 million
Aluminum Company of America posted 1974 net income of 173.1 million dollars or 5.14 a share on 2.7 billion dollars in sales. Operations yielded 164.4 million. Shipments reached 1.96 million tons, primary production 1.72 million, with a 6.9 percent return on invested capital and 11.2 percent return for shareholders.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America Today
Alcoa
John D. Harper
Meeting planned for City Manager on police complaints
Port Lavaca City Manager Mike Gibson will brief officers and the police chief this afternoon on two council prompted complaints. The cases center on a claimed false arrest in a stolen car matter and alleged harassment of a local businessman by officers.
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Port Lavaca
Mike Gibson
Police Department
Gibson
Durrant
Joe Arriaga
Pedro Leal
Jay Thielen
Austin
Arriaga
Leal
Thielen
Ted Mueller
GCCOG Rejects Plan for Land Use Seminar
Victoria The Golden Crescent Council of Governments will not co sponsor a regional land use planning seminar. LWV officials argued the event would educate the public, but some COG directors viewed participation as an endorsement beyond the group's scope. Mayor Carsner and President Garner weighed in on limiting COG activities to state and federal plan roles.
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Victoria
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Victoria League of Women Voters
COG
LWV
Helen Duckworth
Martha Pritchett
Charles C. Carsner Jr
Tom Garner
Port
Weather and regional planning items discussed at COG meeting
Mostly cloudy and mild with a slight rain chance tonight and Thursday. Marine forecast warns small craft advisory with southerly winds 8-18 knots, seas 3-5 feet and patchy coast fog. Tides, barometer noted. Regional planning bodies endorsed land use planning and welcomed new members and directors. Grants approved for Gulf Bend Center alcoholism program and court bailiff funding. emergency job funds sought. police training program funds requested. Open house for New Directions Site 2 set. several regional committees named and appointments made.
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DeWitt County
Texas Criminal Justice Council
Joe Kelly
24Th Judicial District
U.S. Department of Labor
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Mike Stewart
COG
Larry Hurley
Council
Public Protection Committee
Alamo Area
Shirley Sample
New Directions
Victoria
Ora L. Terrell
Ron Buie
Madeline Taylor
James Pratt
Golden Crescent
W.T. Kallus
Robert Ely
Rob Thomas
Point Comfort Council Approves landfill use resolution
The city council adopted a resolution to use the county sanitary landfill if acquired but did not commit to participation. County officials and city lawyers described the document as an outline of intent while noting a formal contract would set costs and uses. The meeting also named five of twelve Community Development Plan Committee members and discussed the federal grant act and public involvement requirements.
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Point Comfort
Willis Jetton
Commissioners Court
David Roberts
Rhodes, Garner & Roberts
Roberts
Paul Griffith
Mila Cameron
Tom Garner
Calhoun Highs First Speech Tournament Sets Friday Start
Calhoun High School hosts its inaugural speech tournament Friday and Saturday with 17 schools and about 350 students. Registration at 1 30 p m with events across categories A B and C, debates, and an awards assembly.
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Calhoun High School
John White
Jeannine Griffin
Sandra Bazan
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de Witt
Wilbert Roznovsky
James Talley
Gonzales
Gulf Ben Center
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Talbot House
Don Hill
Halletsville
Robert Kubena
TCA
Point Comfort Council
A.A. Rambikar
Robert Sheppard
Robert Keszler
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