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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1973
Page
2
A West Texas legislator urges a statewide lottery to fund programs without an income tax. Rep. James Kaster says a 50 cent ticket system could raise about 500 million annually, with a governor appointed lottery commission and ongoing studies.
Rep Jim Nowlin of San Antonio introduced a House citation motion congratulating six San Antonio Light staffers Sharon Watkins Al Ransom Harry Young Jerry Osborne Tom McCowan and John Trowbridge for outstanding news coverage and journalistic ability The Tyler Junior College Band and Apache Belles presented Texas House Speaker Price Daniel Jr with a certificate naming him an Apache Beau Thursday.
Austin witnesses urged a Texas Senate subcommittee to back a bill by Sen. Ron Clower to form a three member Texas Telephone Commission. The measure would regulate intrastate rates and oversee telex and affiliated companies at an estimated annual cost of 408,000 dollars, arguing current city council rating leads to a patchwork system harming rural residents. Austin Telephone Co. opposed as Bell's rival, calling the plan an unfair confrontation and noting possible escalation in regulatory conflict.
In Austin the Senate tentatively passes AB 262 to repeal statutes prohibiting adoption of children by persons of a different race. The bill, carried by Sen Glenn Rathmann with Rep GL Sutton as sponsor, aims to clean up state law after constitutional questions.
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