Last Tax Bill Hearings in Austin Tonight
In Austin on March 2 the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee holds a 7:30 p.m. hearing on parts of the House approved 25 million omnibus tax bill. Proposals include new levies on oil items, sulfur carbon black, corporate franchises, wholesalers receipts, and chain store taxes. No witnesses appeared in support of the proposed levies.
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Senate to Probe Texas Elections
Austin April 3 The Texas senate ordered an investigation into alleged violations of state election laws with focus on expenditures by and for candidates. A resolution creating an investigating committee led by Senator Hill of Henderson and others aims to review how election expenditures have been handled.
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Mayor Bowron Leads in Los Angeles Mayoral Runoff
Los Angeles voters moved toward a runoff after mayoral candidate Fletcher Bowron led in the April primary with Corneil Stephen W. Cunningham as the rival. Bowron polled near a majority while seven rivals trailed to force a May 6 runoff.
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War-Building Formula Revealed For Nation's Peace Sought
Chicago April 2 report describes a so called formula to suppress a nation’s natural peace instincts and replace them with a million voiced demand for war. An unnamed source claims to have learned the method and disclosed steps to implement it.
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Lillian Gish on Propaganda and War Echoes
Miss Lillian Gish, star of stage and screen, spoke at the Hotel Sherman on a Chicago America First rally about how British wartime films were made to sway American opinion. She recalled maker Sir David Wark Griffith and the use of film to push the United States toward war, warning that propaganda can backfire and urging Americans to consider their country first and act against ruinous conflict.
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Dallas Municipal Ticket Re-elected in Elections
Dallas on April 2 saw Mayor Woodall Rodgers and the Citizens Charter association ticket of councilmen re elected by a broad margin after votes were tallied yesterday. The result consolidates the local political control in the city government.
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Spears Permitted To File Suit For Senate Pay
AUSTIN April 2 4 The Supreme Court granted Capt J Franklin Spears of San Antonio permission to sue and seek full pay as a state senator. Hearing set for April 16. If Spears wins he would receive pay up to the law in effect. If he loses he would not be paid for days the legislature is out or if he is absent.
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