Pay-As-Go Budget Urged For Counties
Harris county Judge Roy Hofheing urged Texas county officials to adopt a pay as you go budgeting law, arguing it would curb short financing and improve accountability. He cited Dallas county's cash basis as a precedent and urged state lawmakers to enact a statewide, enforceable budget law with teeth.
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Harris County Ag Utopla
Texas
Roy Hotheine
Houston
Judges’ and Commissioners' Association of Texas
Gunter Hotel
Dude Hofheing
Herns County
Judes Charles
W. Anderson
Mineral Wells Chamber of Commerce
Harris County
Dallas County
Hofbeing
Offioiata
Srope
Sisters of the Gkiliet
Meyer
Eutore
Hatsig
W C Fields Battles Censors in Candid Interview
Hollywood writer recounts visiting W C Fields at his mansion while he laments censorship. Fields, calm and courtly, shows censors’ notes on a new film and a proposed title change. He jokes about love letters, a cigar, and an upcoming book about alcohol replacing man's best friend.
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Darne
New
Fields
Miss Boss
Ensors
Flelde
Flelds
Big Fire
Unis
Rover Ug Man
General Relief Program Sought in Texas
The Texas constitution should be amended to allow a general state relief program. Harey P. Drought notes the need as WPA efforts already feed 345000 Texans with food, 112000 destitute children in school lunch programs, yet funds total only 5.24 per child, urging establishment of broader relief before adjournment.
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Texas
Harey P
Gimter
Mulnutulion
WEA
Defense Notes on Passengers and Army Plane Adaptations
Defense notes describe commercial pilots transporting passengers in planes with reinforced floors and double width doors for military use. The plan envisions 128 transports through mid 1993, with an engine reserve and faster production to meet army needs. Brownwood Texas hosts an Army language school teaching Japanese to officers and soldiers, focusing on spoken language and basic literacy due to difficulty of the alphabet.
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W. W. Chaplin
Planca
PAB
Defense Board
Inna
iGeep
Will Army Corps
Brownwood
Texas
Soldier
E. J. Haliigan
She Chenslnat Warfare Service
Philippines
Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit Triumphs On Broadway
Noel Coward returns to Broadway with Blithe Spirit a domestic triangle of jealousy and specters starring Wood and Webb. A witty celebrated ghostly farce from a Keats country house frame to New Yorks stage, the play contrasts fantasy with harsh wartime realities.
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Vesta Kelling
New York
Noel Coward
Jed
Noel
Manhattan
Moscow
Wood
Leonora Gorett
Thorne
Coward
Earth
Joan D'Arc
Mr. Cowardy
Keat
England
Jack
Clifton Webb
Miss Wood
Mildred
Natwicl
Dame Shoul Nats
Walt
Ife
Helen Hayes
Hitler
EXD
Eevily
Kkrasne
DiMaggio
Mane
Nage
Dollar-a-year men face probe in Congress
Senate and House investigations target defense officials and corporate ties amid the hiring of dollar-a-year men. Chairman Truman cites checks on executives and contractors, while Rep Coffee and Liberal bloc members pledge to expose links between large corporations and defense awards.
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Washinulun
Senate
House
Truman
D.-Mo
Senate Defense
Washington
Saltarles
Representative Coffee
D-Wash
Mberal
Defice
Uberal Bloc
Snllwraayear
Congress
Peoples. Lobby, Inc
OPM
Spy Mappers Triumph in Bronx Arts and Crime Scene Tale
A chaotic review covers a WPA art student exhibit linked to a police chase and a fugitive’s attempted escape. Rex Williams and Eleanor Lynn star in a stage piece with strong casting but uneven writing, while audience reaction highlights demand for sharper drama and realistic brutality.
Rainey Talks on Youth Problems at Kansas Meeting
At the Kansas Teachers association Southeast section meeting in Pittsburgh Homer P. Rainey president of the University of Texas warned that the center of the youth problem lies in the vast numbers of youth now and likely to grow. He urged finding ways to reduce intense competition among youths and between youths and elders to restore faith in elders.
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Pin Fsburgh
Kansas Teachers Association
Dward de
Homer P. Rainey
University of Texas
Tix
Rainey
Recalled May 18 1989 TBond Vote in San Antonio
The narrative recalls a long disputed tuberculosis bond effort in Bexar County centered on constructing a hospital complex at Ravert B. Green and a Southton colony. It traces a 1940 election, county judge and commissioners’ plans, signatures by civic groups, and subsequent court actions toward a bond approval and mill levy, highlighting political maneuvering and delays.
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Don
San Antonio
I. B
Ravert B. Green
Southton
Elihezens
Com
com=merce, the Woodmen of the World
The
Bexar County ‘Tuberculoels Association
Southton Hospital
Menger Hotel
C.J. 3. Koerth
Woo. W. War Memorial Hospital
Charles W. Anderson
Upo
Challenged Solon to Talk to Senate on Hearing Date
Senator Langer said he would answer every charge from petitioners opposing his seat and testify before the Senate Elections Committee. He would present to his own attorneys for cross examination and face petitioners from North Dakota. The committee found insufficient evidence of election fraud but recommended hearings into Langro’s fitness.
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Truman
Senate Committee
Povern
Truman Sai
Willan
Knudsen
OFM
General Motors
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Ie Internaional Ladies Garment Workersanton
Washington
Langer R.N
Monjay
Senate
Senate Elections Committee
North Dakota
Notts
Langet
Tht
Imres
Star's Mate Admits Blow
LOS ANGELES, Noy, i1- John Langan testified at his battery trial that he slapped his divorced wife Actress Joan Mathers after tears failed. He said he hid their daughter Joan for a weekend per a court order, but she refused, accusing him of moral abuse. He claimed years of attempts failed and he struck in desperation. Miss Manners testified Langan had beaten her but denied moral questioning. Hearing resumes Monday.
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Los Angeles
Noy
John Langan
Joan Mathers
Langan
Joan
In the Lost City of the Horse People features
A feature in The American Weekly discusses Mitanni, the Kentucky Colonels of 200 B.C., their near Edenic locale, and genetic links to modern populations. The piece covers ancient finds between the Tigris and Euphrates, plus related tales of invention and fame in a lively Sunday magazine, with notes on contributors and illustrated pieces.
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B.C
Garden of Eden
American Weekly
Morrow
Roger D. Pitter
Ag Great Mound
Upper
Tigris
Euphrates
Padriac Colum
Trist
Ireland
Tomorrow
Wily Pogany
M Nute~ Greth
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