Texas ruling could force tax hike for student fees
A Texas attorney general opinion says schools may charge fees for activities like band and driver education, leaving districts to seek funding or raise taxes. Houston ISD expects about 10 million yearly impact. other districts fear higher taxes or program cuts. Contingent effects vary by district with driver education and field trips most affected.
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Associated Press
Texas
Texas Atty
John Hill
Marion Brockett Hill
Bult Brockett
Houston
Houston Independent School
Billy Reagan Reagan
Palestine Independent School District
Evans Hood
Marlin
Sam Gray
Gray
Ector County
Bill Holm
Abilene
Harold Brinson
East Texas
Lufkin
Sam Slaydon
Daison
Bill Ford
Supreme Court rejects Texas school district busing appeal
The Supreme Court declined to hear Richardson Independent School District's bid, leaving a New Orleans appeals court ruling that the district was responsible for Hamilton Park Elementary School’s racial segregation in Dallas area desegregation efforts. The district argued forced busing is flawed and unconstitutional as a means to end segregation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Richardson, Tex.s
District Court In
Dallas
Richardson
District Court
Hamilton Park
Richardson Independent
Texas
Justice Department
US District Court
Henry D Akin
Robert H. Bork
Akin
Open House at Wave Office for National Newspaper Week
An open house at the Wave office at 3018 Colorado will run 3 to 5 p.m. daily this week to celebrate National Newspaper Week. Visitors can tour the plant now in its second year of daily operation, with refreshments and a briefing on newspaper operations. About 200 people attended last year.
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Colorado
Ford tax-cut plan sparks clash with Congress in Capitol
In Washington a spat over a 28 billion dollar tax cut pits President Ford against Congress. House Ways and Means Chairman Ullman demands a 395 billion spending ceiling before any tax relief, while Treasury Secretary Simon argues for tied spending limits and progress on a January tax cut, as lawmakers weigh individual and business cuts and face possible veto battles.
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Ford
White House
Oval Office
Washington
House
Congress
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
William E. Simon
Simon
Robert H. Michel
R-Ii
Ways and Means
Legislative Branch
Ullman
Michel
Cbs-Tv
Morning News
William E Simon
City approves annexation of 171 acres in Seadrift bayfront
Crowd packs City Hall as Seadrift council votes to annex 171 acres bounded by Orange and 15th Streets extending into the bay. Supporters argue for police protection and access to federal funds for a Sixth Street fishing pier park. opponents cite tax concerns and service costs. The measure accompanies a beer-ordinance amendment for a Highway 185 service station and other city actions including naming a new Fire Marshall and hiring a Victoria firm for audits.
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Bill Pack
Seadrift
Lloyd Chatham
Walter Futch
Theola Holder
Pete Hall
Marilyn O'Briant
Sixth Street
George Fred Rhodes
Rhodes
Aransas Pass
Roy Rubalecabea
Billy Wison
Chatham
David Fites
Houston Natural Gas
Texas Railroad Commission
HNG
Ronald Hodges
David Gaskamp
Point Comfort Credit Union
Sandhop & Moore of
Victoria
Injunction lifted Palmetto Bend Dam cleared for work
U S District Judge Owen D Cox dismissed environmental objections to the Palmetto Bend Reservoir project ruling the environmental impact statement adequate The decision ends the temporary injunction and permits the $70 million eight mile dam on Navidad River to proceed The ruling notes the project could employ about 500 people over five years and may boost local construction while Texas Basins Project links remain under consideration The plaintiffs Sierra Club and Palmetto Citizens Group may appeal by October 17 in the Fifth Circuit New Orleans
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Victoria
U.S
Palmetto Bend
Owen D. Cox
Plantiffs
Sierra Club of
San Francisco
Palmetto Citizens Group of
Edna
Navidad
Lavaca
Cox
Justice branch attacks interlocking directorates
The Justice Department filed suit in San Francisco alleging that major banks and insurance firms violate antitrust laws by dual directorships. Defendants include E Hornsby Wasson and Paul A Groman on boards of Bank of America BankAmerica Prudential and Bankers Trust New York Corp. Crocker National Bank Metropolitan Life Equitable Life and Mutual Life face similar actions. The case seeks to bar dual directorships on competing firms with over 1 million in assets and to prevent appointments of directors already on rival boards. A spokesman said dual directorships hinder competition in banking and insurance.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bank of America
BankAmerica Corp
Prudential Insurance Co of America
Bankers Trust New York Corp
San Francisco
E. Hornsby Wasson
Prudential
Paul A. Groman
Bankers Trust
Prudential Wasson
Insurance Con Penties
Crocker National Bank
Crocker National Corp
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Mutual Life Insurance Co
New York
Emmett G. Solomon
Otto N. Miller
Thomas R. Wilcox Solomon
Metropolitan
Miller
Crocker Bank
Equitable
Wilcox
Crocker
and Mutual of New York
Weather forecast shows clear to partly cloudy conditions
Weather outlook reports mild temperatures with high today in the middle 80s and nights near 70. Fog expected through Wednesday with northeast to east-southeast winds 6 to 12 mph. Seas 1 to 3 feet, tides high at 8 12 p.m. tonight and 1 24 a.m. tomorrow, sunrise 7 25 a.m. sunset 7 08 p.m. Barometer steady at 30.5.
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Carl Albert
Albert
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Brock Adams
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Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
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Bayfront
Owen Ricks
Beer O'Briant
Ricks
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Palmetto Dam
Texas Water Right Commission
Texas Basins
Chamber of Commerce
Jim Wilson
Cp&l
Justice Branch
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