Scoopins Improve Aesthetic Quality Of Our Community
A discussion on urban trees and landscaping highlights how properly placed trees lower cooling costs in heat waves while boosting property values. References Milwaukee city forester Robert Skiera and similar benefits seen in residential areas with new house colors at 12th and Bowie and other local improvements. Texas politics shift as John Tower declines another Senate bid.
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New Yorker
Robert Skiera
Milwaukee
Judy
Dennis Cudd
12Th and
Bowie
Pat
Jackie Barnett
East Avenue
Ralph Owens
Texas
John Tower
Tower
U.S. Senate
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
A Nation At Risk sparks debate on U S education quality
The National Commission on Excellence in Education reports widespread public school problems. It notes 13 percent of 17 year olds are functionally illiterate and SAT scores have fallen since 1963 with verbal down about 50 points and math nearly 40. Texas says reforms underway and supports merit pay, while critics warn pay hikes alone may not raise quality.
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Austin
Department of Education
America
National Commission On Excellence In Education
United States
Wale Oh
Iine
State Capital Highlights Austin
Governor Mark White urged a district attorney and grand jury to resolve its probe of Texas Atty. Gen. Jim Mattox amid weekly twists in the saga. Officials allege Mattox intervened in a Galveston financier Moody bankruptcy, supporting a private suit and prompting further scrutiny.
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Austin
Mark White
Texas Atty
Jim Mattox
Texas Southern University
Mattox
SuperTurf International
Bill Pascal
Garland
University
Leonard Spearman
White
Galveston
Peoples
Shearn Moody, Jr
Moody
Don Crowder
Dallas
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Texas
Circuit Court
Moody's
U.S. Supreme Court
Crowder
Agriculture
Jim Hightower
Reagan Administration
West Texas
Coun
Area Congress members recorded on major toll votes before recess
House votes show 286 128 on removal of civil rights commissioners. De la Garza Hance yes Hightower no Stenholm absent. Hazardous waste rule amendment favored by De la Garza and Hance. Stenholm opposed. FSC jobless benefits measure passed 338 84 with Hightower De la Garza Hance yes. Senate blocked bailout of Washington Public Power Supply System 40 56 with Bentsen yes Tower no.
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Washington
Congress
House
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Jack Hightower
D-13
Kika de la Garza
Charles Stenholm
Kent Hance
de la Garza and
Hance
Stenholm
Hightower
Senate
FSC
de la Garza
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
John Tower
Home Delivered Meals for the Homebound
A historical notice lists daily meals for homebound clients from September 1 to September 9, detailing entrees sides desserts and beverages. The text also notes a historical two year gap after talkies in 1927 when cinema drew large weekly patronage and cites the birth of professional tennis in 1926 with Suzanne Lenglen’s tour earnings.
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France
Suzanne Lenglen
Satellite TV Systems for Women Times Six
Satellite TV systems for women are presented as safe reliable options. The article notes factory trained technicians, tested hardware, and service plans aimed at broad access and simple installation across households.
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WOME
Ems
200th Anniversary of Treaty of Paris Celebrations
The text marks September 3, 1983 as the 200th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris and notes The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution role in preserving memories of the men and women who helped shape American history.
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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Daughters of the
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Manges
Mauro
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State Depository Board
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Texas Department of Water Resources
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COPE
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Exxon Corp
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Exxon
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Governor's Mansion
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