Dallas officials clash over commuter tax and Austin reform
Dallas County Municipal League meets Richardson hosts as city and county officials and state legislators discuss commuter taxes and the 63rd Legislature. Rep. Hutchison cites reform myths, Reynolds warns of forces undermining municipal government, Korioth stresses city and county impact, Allen defends a 1 percent commuter tax for workers earning in Dallas with exemptions debated.
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Marriott Inn
Dallas County Municipal League
Richardson
Dallas
George Allen
Dallas County
Dick Reynolds
al Konioth
Carrollton- Farmers Branch
Ray Hutchison
North Dallas
Austin
Reynolds
Council of Governments
COG
Common Cause
Korioth
Konnoth
Rep. Hutchison
Sir Winston Churchill
Churchill
Hutchison
Citizens Bank names two Richardson residents as officers
Citizens Bank announced after the July board meeting that Carey King and Wallace T. Lester Jr. were named assistant cashiers. King will head teller operations and Lester will be a lending officer in installments. King, from Richardson, is a Big Spring Texas native and has extensive service background. Lester, a Hugo Oklahoma native, has prior lending experience. The bank plans to move to a new 34,000 square foot building early in 1974.
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Richardson
Citizens Bank
Philip Jonsson
Douglas Pond
Carey King
Wallace T. Lester, Jr
King
Big Spring
Texas
el] Centro College
Texas Tech University
Carla
Bran
Don
Wallace Lester
Lester
Hugo
Oklahoma
Southwestern State
Durant
University of Texas At Arlington
Marion Hammill
Warrant officers plan for more cooperation
Warrant officers from Richardson Mesquite Fort Worth Dallas and Dallas County met to build an area wide plan to share information and arrest warrants. They aim to improve inter city checks to clear outstanding traffic and felony warrants, boosting safety and efficiency. The five representatives named John Dowell Lee Orr David Hudgens Capt Johnny Hullett and Travis Townsend will reconvene August 16 at the Hilton Inn for further planning.
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Richardson
Mesquite
Fort Worth
Dallas
Eastfield College
Texas
Travis Townsend
Lee Orr
Mesquite Police Department
David Hudgens
Dallas Police Department
John Dowell
Richardson Police Department
Johnny Hullett
Hilton Inn
Funeral services for Leta S. Wilson 91
Funeral services for Leta S. Wilson 91 of 602 S Weatherred Drive were held at 11 am today in Restland Wildwood chapel. She died Wednesday in a nursing home after living in Richardson since 1958 and was born in Granbury Texas. Survivors include son Frank G. Wilson Dallas daughters Leta C Herd and Christine Inman Dallas two grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The Rev Elmer R. Kelley officiated and interment followed at Restland Memorial Park.
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Leta S. Wilson
S. Weatherred Drive
Restland
Wildwood Chapel
Ross Avenue Baptist Church
Frank G. Wilson
Dallas
Leta C. Herd
Christine
H.D.) Inman
Elmer R. Kelley
Restland Memorial Park
Meat shortage looming in Richardson after freeze
Local meat managers warn beef supply may dry up within a week as nationwide price ceilings on red meat constrain processors. Dallas packers cut back production, possibly closing, amid fears of widespread shortages as shoppers stock up.
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Betsie Caldwell
Meat Department
Richardson
Dallas
Permarket
Foodland
O.K
Tom Thumb
Abilene
Richardson Safeway
Ira Riker
Safeway
Campbell Road
Doctors Testify On Ogle Competency In Dallas Kidnap Case
In Judge Gossett's court, Dr. John Holbrook testified that George Braddock Ogle II suffered mild to moderate encephalitis during the February 20 kidnapping of 12-year-old Phillip Ross Terry. A rebuttal by Dr. David Dailey questioned encephalitis as a factor, while Dr. James Grigson urged sociopathic behavior and competence to distinguish right from wrong. Final arguments to follow in the verdict phase.
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Ed Gossett
Criminal District Court
Dallas
George Braddock Ogle II
Phillip Ross Terry
John Holbrook
Ogle
North
Kenneth R. Terry
First Bank and Trust of
Richardson
Terry
Phillip
Northwood
Central Expressway
Holbrook
Tim Reedy
David Dailey
James Grigson
Grigson
FBI
Richardson Weather Forecast Mostly Fair Tonight and Saturday
The Richardson forecast calls for mostly fair skies tonight and Saturday with temperatures edging warmer. No precipitation expected and winds light.
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Richardson
Officials air complaints over North Texas COG at Arlington meeting
About 50 officials from five counties gathered at the Inn of the Six Flags to form a steering committee led by Dallas County commissioner Mel Price to seek redress from the North Central Texas Council of Governments. Critics warned COG could gain taxing power and bureaucracy unless elected officials regain control, with calls for by law changes and a legislative review.
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North Texas
North Central Texas
Roy Orr
Dallas
Orr
Council of Governments
William
Pitstick
COG
al Konioth
Farmers Branch
Korioth
Tarrant
Howard Green
Grand Prairie
Bill Bowles
Bowles
Dallas County
Jim Tyson
Tarrant County
R.T
Dick” Andersen
Price
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Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
America
George Ogle
Nctcog
Ellis County
Melton Hartsfield
Washington
Trinity River
Hartsfield
Burleson
Proctor
Green
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