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Newspaper
Waco News Citizen
Location
Waco, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1963
Page
2
The document lists office details for the Waco News-Citizen including address 317 Franklin Ave Waco Texas telephone and staff names W S Foster editor Bill C Foster publisher and printing details with Centralized Printing Inc.
A letter from Al Quinn asks editor to clarify City of Waco guidance on the two color booklet about the reassessment program. He cites question 17 stating the program has no effect on tax amounts and asks if lowered assessments won’t reduce taxes and raised assessments won’t increase them, calling the program expensive.
A statement by S. M. Griffin of Route 2 Lott Texas warns that the Founding Fathers intended government as a servant and stresses that states rights defend individual liberty. It laments centralization, claims federal powers have expanded at the expense of sovereignty, and urges a reversal to preserve a nation.
Baylor University prepares room assignments for 518 incoming freshmen with the help of Dean of Women Ann Marshall and assistant dean Virginia Crump. They assess interests majors and home backgrounds to match compatible roommates, with all mailings released on July 1 after June’s matching work.
Baylor University political science department will add two new staff members in September. Lyle C. Brown currently at Wayland College Plainview and Ernest A. Newman working on his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University Nashville will join this fall, according to department chair Dr. Robert T. Miller.
July 1 marks a two percent tax on all outer clothing under the extended state sales tax law. Gov. Connally signs the $3 billion budget, trimming $12.4 million in "bricks" projects to preserve funds for higher education. He vetoes measures including criminal procedure overhaul and other county and district provisions.
A contract for 0.818 miles of IH 35 in McLennan County was awarded to a Nacogdoches firm after a low bid of 1 219 942.00. Work from 26th Street to 17th Street in Waco will take about 220 working days under J. H. Aiken and James P. Ledbetter will supervise the project.
The Heart O' Texas Lions Club launches its annual sale named Operation Shoestring starting July 6 for at least five days. Volunteers will cover the city selling 1,625 bags of bulbs at two dollars per bag, each bag containing eight bulbs.
Miss Edna Haney associate English professor at Baylor University serves as a judge in the 1963 National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards program.
Veterans groups join with the 2d Armored Division of Fort Hood to hold a full dress retreat at Lake Air Center on July 3. The ceremony features the 2d Armored Division Drill Team and Band, 173 participants, color presentation to Major General Edwin H. Burba, and Echo Taps by the band.
Walter Meier Texas Farm Bureau commodity director will depart for a 20 day trip to England and several European countries from July 5 to July 25. The purpose is to study export possibilities for markets served by Farm Bureau Trade Development Office in Rotterdam. He will be accompanied by H. H. Alp manager of the Rotterdam office visiting Manchester Liverpool Amsterdam and Oslo.
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