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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
2
The Texas Senate passes House Bill 1005 by Rep. Glenn Rothmann and Sen. Charles Herring 31 to 0 to force narcotics addicts into state hospital care, sending the measure back to the House for concurrence or conference to align with the governor.
The Texas House approved a resolution by Sen. Wayne Connally to form a committee to study consolidating all natural resources agencies. The panel would report to the next legislature and seek to end duplication of authority, with members appointed by the speaker and lieutenant governor.
Atty Gen Crawford Martin said state tax money may be used to buy health and accident insurance for legislators dependents but not life insurance. He responded to Comptroller Robert Calvert who said a request had been received and cited the Texas Constitution and laws supporting group sickness and accident coverage.
The opinion distinguishes life insurance as mainly for private needs while public expenditures cover land payments above a $4800 annual salary and $2 daily expenses during legislative sessions. It notes dependent coverage is not an expense for a public purpose.
The Senate Constitutional Amendments Committee voted four to two to favor a House approved plan allowing oil and gas income from state school land to fund current school expenses. The measure would generate about 35 million dollars annually and, if the Senate endorses it, would go to voters to add the provision to the Texas Constitution.
London reports Ford will lock its waste baskets to stop industrial spies from stealing trash. A company spokesman says, obviously a company of this size handling secret projects must take precautions.
Gov. Preston Smith signs into law the University of Texas Clinical Nursing School at San Antonio to be funded system wide with board of regents setting allocations. a nursing school will also open at UT El Paso. Senate must act on Rep. Lombardino’s bill allowing county commissioners to raise Barlow’s salary from 18 000. A crime and narcotics interim study proposal clears House.
The Texas legislature approved $50,000 for the Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum Commission as the state matching portion for the Fredericksburg museum project. SB 49 by Sen. J. P. Ward established the commission, with members not yet appointed.
AUSTIN Bexar County Dist. Atty. Jim Barlow may obtain a raise of 2000 dollars per year. The potential increase is being considered by officials and could affect his salary package.
The Defense Department confirms seven destroyers and the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk remain operational in international waters off the Korean coast to protect U S reconnaissance flights after North Korea shot down a U S intelligence plane two and a half months earlier.
The record notes carp were first imported into the United States from England in 1877, marking an early introduction of the species to American fish culture.
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