Texas lawmakers face tax fights and budget battles
In Austin legislators convene amid debates over higher taxes and scarce funds. Business leaders warn of burden from higher corporate franchise taxes while UT seeks a larger two year appropriation. Prison, extension service, and traffic bill debates echo the fiscal clash as lawmakers balance growth with cutbacks.
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J. E. Winfree
Houston
University of Texas
Legislative Budget Board
Budget Board
Department of Correction
Texas
O. B. Ellis
Ellis
Texas A. & M
Extension Service
Service
Ben Lewis
Dallas
Lewis
Extension Proposed In Wage-Hour Law
Senators Kennedy Roosevelt and Clark propose raising the minimum wage from 1 to 1.25 dollars per hour and extending wage hour law coverage to seven million more workers. They will introduce the legislation in Congress.
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Washington
House
John F. Kennedy
D.-Mass
James Roosevelt
D.-Calif
Joseph S. Clark
D.-Pa
Texas oyster industry eyes comeback through certification
The Texas Department of Health plans to strengthen oyster certification as bays and rivers drain into the Gulf. Certification requires sources from unpolluted beds and ongoing coastal surveys map polluted versus clean areas for producers.
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Texas
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Texas State Department of Health
State Department of Health
Texans urged to certify oyster harvest for safety
Menry A. Molle, Commissioner, explains periodic sanitations and state certification ensure oyster safety. He notes diners should ask servers about certification, and a proposed bill would require producers to meet Public Health Service standards, enabling interstate shipping and industry growth.
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Public Health Service
State Department of Health
Texans
Texas
Need for Full-Time Legislators
The News Herald argued last year for high pay and no outside work for legislators to ensure integrity. The piece notes that lawyers for loan firms include lawmakers, delaying trials and creating conflicts as ethics and reform efforts unfold. They call for sufficient salaries and prohibitions on outside employment.
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News-Herald
Will Wilson
Girl asks governor to intervene over dog ordinance
Des Moines Iowa Gov Herschel C Loveless advised a girl to bring her complaint about a proposed dog control ordinance to the city council. The girl argued the measure would make good dogs bad by restricting their barking and behavior.
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Des Moines
Herschel C. Loveless
Swans Scattered by Coast Guard Helicopter Gusts
A Coast Guard helicopter circled low over a flock of birds and powerful rotor gusts blasted the frozen swans loose, sending the entire group scrambling toward open water. In construction news a flag is raised when the top steel section is installed on a building. PBX denotes Private Branch Exchange in telecom notes.
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Coast Guard
Door Slammed On Tax Boosts and Cuts This Year
Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas rejects any tax changes this year and calls for a broad overhaul of the tax system. He notes Eisenhower's 1 4 cent per gallon gasoline tax increase as part of the debate. Mills leads the Ways and Means Committee and cites the system as outdated and hindering growth.
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Washington
Wilbur Mills
D., Ark
Eisenhower
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Law Against Texas Income Tax Urged
A Texas constitutional amendment to ban state income and payroll taxes was sent to a subcommittee by the House Constitutional Amendments Committee. Rep. John E. Blaine and Rep. Marshall Bell said barring income taxes could attract new industries from states with levies. The measure would prohibit taxes on individual or corporate incomes and payroll taxes on employees.
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Austin
Texas
House
John E. Blaine
el Paso
Marshall Bell
San Antonio
Coast Guard frees swans trapped on ice in Grand Traverse Bay
Coast Guard units blasted 100 swans off the ice of Grand Traverse Bay near Traverse City Michigan after humane society officials reported swans trapped by a frozen bay last weekend. Rescue crews acted as the flock faced danger if the ice thickened or broke apart.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Price Daniel
Tom James
Court of Criminal Appeals
James
Texas Law Enforcement Commission
Whitewright
Billheads
Dodgers
Teres
Menry A. Molle
Italy
STORE
San Antonio Street
Austin, Texas
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