Unanimous House approves Texas Dangerous Drug bill
The Texas House passed the dangerous drug bill 142 to 0 with Rep. Burke Musgrove leading the effort to label first offenses as misdemeanors for LSD and other hallucinogens. An attempt to make first offenses felonies failed, while a related speed provision was tabled. The measure expands penalties for second offenses to felonies and allows warrants in investigations. It also carries a companion Senate twin on university land and nurse practice reforms with multiple amendments adopted before final passage.
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Austin Bureau
Austin
Texas House
Burke Musgrove
Breckenridge
House
Senate
Musgrove
Glenn Kothman
San Antonio
Jack Ogg
Houston
Kothmann
Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
W. R. Archer
Will Lee
Curtis Graves
Graves
David Evans
Lee
Evans
Archer
Joe Shannon
Fort Worth
Bate
Floyd
Cumming
Cummings
Dave Allred
Wichita Falls
Senate Backs Expanded Welfare Budget in Texas
Twenty eight of thirty one Texas State Senators favor higher state welfare spending including aid to dependent children old age assistance and aid to the blind. They backed raising the welfare budget ceiling from 60 million to 80 million annually and supported removing the ceiling entirely in a Ber nal resolution sent to the house. Only Ward and Grover opposed. Cole was absent.
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State Senate
Senate
Joe Bernal
San Antonio
Bernal
House
J. P. Ward
Meridian
Hank Grover
Houston
Criss Cole
Change in Bill Aids Insurance Eligibility in Texas
Texas property owners would become eligible for federal flood insurance under a revised SB 688. Sen. Ronald Bridges moved the bill to place compliance responsibility with local governments after objections from water agencies including the Water Development Board. The act sets June 30 1970 as the compliance deadline and authorizes the board and state insurance board to aid and coordinate local entities in adopting necessary rules.
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Light
Austin Bureau
Austin
Texas
Ronald Bridges
Corpus Christi
Water Development Board
WDB
the Light
Con- Battle
Russell Cummings
Servation
Reclamation Dis- Houston
Housing and Urban Development
State Board of Insurance
Solon Bill Seeks Mandatory Drug, Alcohol, and Crime Classes
Senate bill SB821 by Ralph Hall proposes nine member Crime and Narcotics Advisory Commission to guide curricula for grades five through 12 on crime narcotics and excessive use of alcohol and tobacco. Appointments include physician DPS official federal agent local officer educator and others. The panel would assist the Texas Education Agency and support community anti drug efforts while measuring program effectiveness.
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Light
Austin Bureau
Austin
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Hall
Senate
Department of Public Safety
Cator
Texas Education Agency
Nineman Commission
Tax debate swirls over one year Texas budget plan
In Austin budget writers trim a one year state appropriation act and consider a small tax bill of up to 20 million dollars. Lt. Gov. Barnes says no decision yet. House Speaker Mutscher expects no tax bill but Gov. Smith plans a statement opposing the one year plan. Also, a jukebox and tavern item clears with regulation aims. Senators push welfare ceiling removal for 1970 ballot if Aug 5 amendment fails.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
Barnes
Preston Smith
Smith
Mutscher
House
State Consumer Credit Commissioner
Peter Hurd Portrait Hangs at Smithsonian of Johnson
Smithsonian displays Peter Hurd’s 40 by 48 inch oil portrait of President Johnson in a room of its own with the presidential seal. The painting required 400 hours of work, though Hurd had only one 30 minute sitting with the former president.
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Washington
Peter Hurd
President Johnson
Smithsonian
Portrait Gallery
Nixon
Johnson
Hurd
Peter
Stanley Marcus
Neiman- Marcus
Dallas
Marcus
New Mexico
West Point
N. C. Wyeth
Chads- Ford
Wyeth
Henrietta
Andrew
San Patricio
N.M
el Paso
Air Force Academy
San
Lukin Military Academy
St. Mary’s University
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
House
Nicholas Longworth Duringer
Teddy Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Silent Alarm Pilot Aid Aimed At Hijacks
Washington AP reports a new silent alarm for hijacked planes lets pilots signal trouble without speaking. Ground controllers receive instant clearance routes as the pilot just flicks a switch to alter the transponder signal, marking the aircraft on radar. FAA officials said the system was kept quiet to avoid making it widely known.
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Kelly-Scherrer
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery
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