Pay Raise Bill Expands State Kindergarten Plan in Texas
Austin reports Sen. Joe Bernal's amendment to the teacher pay raise bill would start state supported kindergartens in districts by 1979 with local districts covering 20 percent of costs. The plan estimates rise from 6 million in 1979 to 125.6 million overall, with TEA projections and economics index adjustments. The vote was 20 to 11 and now returns to the House for concurrence.
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the Light
Austin Bureau
Austin
Joe Bernal
San Antonio
House
Texas Education Agency
South Texas
Bernal
Wage Bill Passed After Senate Conference Vote
The Senate accepted the conference report on the wage bill, marking a key step in finalizing labor legislation. Details on the bill’s provisions and potential impacts were not included in the readable fragments.
Local newspaper subscription rates page front San Antonio papers
The notice lists subscription prices for the San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette, detailing rates by carrier and by mail for local Texas towns, other U S states, Mexico and Central America, and Canada and foreign countries, with monthly and yearly options.
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San Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Hearst Corporation
McCullough
San Antonio
Texas
Mexico
Central America
Uth America
Canada
State Hospital Staffers Get Pay Hike
Salary increases for physicians dentists clinical psychologists technicians and researchers at state hospitals schools and youth institutions are approved in the appropriations bill. raises range from 500 to 2500 for the year ending Aug 31 1970 with specific increases for psychiatrists physicians dentists medical specialists and clinical psychologists.
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Light
Austin Bureau
Austin
No. II
No. I
Cians
Nugent seeks delay on Texas water rights filings
Rep. Jim Nugent of Kerrville pressed a move Friday to extend the Sept. 1 deadline for Texas Water Rights Commission water right claims to Sept. 1, 1971. He aims to push the bill through the House and Senate before Monday’s deadline, citing lack of district awareness and potential impact from prior law. The effort requires multiple legislative suspensions to become law.
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Austin
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Texas Water Rights Commission
Nugent
House
Senate
Governor appoints judges to El Paso court and district bench
Gov. Preston Smith named William E. Ward to the El Paso Court of Civil Appeals to succeed William E. Clayton and Jerry Woodard to replace Ward on the district court. Senate confirmation was expected Saturday. Clayton requested retirement due to illness, Smith said.
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Senate
Joel Christie
D-El Paso
Smith
Clayton
Texas House approves extended voter registration period
The Texas House passed a bill to extend voter registration from Oct 1 to Feb 15 for primaries and reopen in July for general elections. The measure also creates a statewide mail system for reregistration. It now moves to the Senate for action.
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Austin
UPI
House
Senate
Texas
James Stroud
Dallas
Stroud
Texas House kills 20-year voting age amendment
In Austin the Texas House rejected Rep. James Nowlin's bid to lower the voting age to 20. Initial results suggested 100 votes, with Speaker Gus F. Mutscher supporting, but a later roll call showed 94 for and 36 against, failing to reach the 100-vote threshold needed for passage in this session.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
House
Texas
James Nowlin
San Antonio
Senate
Gus F. Mutscher
British explorers complete first surface Arctic Ocean crossing
Four Britons led by Wally Herbert radioed Queen Elizabeth that they reached a tiny island north of Spitzbergen after a 464 day journey from Point Barrow. The team crossed 3600 miles across the Arctic roof on foot and sled, riding an ice floe for days before landing.
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UPI
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Arctic Ocean
Wally Herbert
Buckingham Palace
Spitzbergen
Hammerfest
Norway
Point Barrow
Alaska
North Pole
Herbert
Sjuveyane Seven Islands
Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Sir John Hunt Edward Hillary
Westminster Abbey
Oil Workers Rampage Hits Willemstad in Curacao Riots
Mobs of 2000 to 3000 striking oil workers looted stores and set fire to Curacao's Shell complex in Willemstad. Six shot as police clashed with rioters. Dutch Royal Navy sent about 300 marines to restore order. damages may reach $10 million.
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Venezuela
UPI
Willemstad
Curacao
Shell Oil Co
Royal Dutch Marines
Henriqueta Fructuioso
Tauber
Hague
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
Venezuelan Red Cross
Nixon Invited To Visit Japan For Osaka World Fair
Tokyo reports the Japanese government invited President Nixon to visit Japan next year in connection with the World Fair at Osaka, according to a foreign ministry official.
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Tokyo
UPI
Nixon
Japan
Osaka
Foreign Ministry
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