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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
6
A potential Evelyn Wood speed reading course is being explored in Stamford with weekly sessions possible in September depending on local interest. Previous similar programs in Abilene show participants boosting reading speed up to 500 percent, with Irene Hubbard and others returning to Stamford.
The measure authorizes the legislature to consolidate governmental offices and allows political subdivisions to contract for performance of preliminary functions in El Paso and Tarrant counties.
Public notice details a proposed Texas constitutional amendment to limit state ad valorem taxes, levy rates through 1974, create funds for textbooks and widows of veterans, and submit the measure to voters in November 1968 with specific ballot wording. It outlines tax changes, trust funds, and limitations on tax collection.
The document proposes a constitutional amendment allowing Dallas County to issue road bonds under Section 52 of Article III by a vote of resident property taxpayers who are qualified electors, excluding prior bonds from debt limit calculations. The ballot language for the November 1968 election includes FOR and AGAINST wording.
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