Texas Seeks Bold Traffic Safety Reforms Stalled by Legislature
Governor Daniel backs six safety measures to cut deaths and reduce costs. Proposals include driver education funding, tougher licensing rules, a chemical test presumption, courts of record for speeding cases, added highway patrols, and a workable speed limit law. Despite Council support, lawmakers resist amid tax fears and legal concerns.
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Austin
Daniel
Texas
Brad Smith
Governor’s Highway Safety Commission
Smith
Department of Public Safety
Senate
National Safety Council
Council
Texas Legislative Council
Safety Associations
Kennedy Proposes Tax Push Despite High Bite
Kilgore News Herald notes Senator Kennedy earns about 500000 before taxes and around 100000 after an 80 percent tax, suggesting the senator may still support spending while facing heavy taxation. The aide says the post tax income is 100000, implying taxes shape his stance on fiscal policy.
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Kennedy
Sam
Kilgore News Herald
City of Denison Eminent Domain Hearing Notice
Legal notice from Grayson County Texas to George Wardlow and unknown heirs. Special Commissioners will assess damages for a sanitary sewer easement on Lot 2 Block 7 Washington Heights Denison. Hearing at 10:00 AM April 3 1961 in Sherman Courthouse court room.
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George Wardlow
Grayson County
Texas
Law
Sherman
City of
Danison
City of Denison
City
Denison
City of Denison Citations Thompson Et Al in Property Proceeding
The City of Denison files a suit against Robert R Thompson and others in Grayson County Texas. A notice sets 10:00 AM on April 3 in the County Court At Law in Sherman for a civil action regarding property on Lot 16, Block 7, Washington Heights, with unpaid taxes noted as interest. If not served within 90 days the citation must be returned.
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Denison
Grayson County
Texas
Washington Heights
Law
Grayson
County
Sherman
George Wardlow
Texastown
County Court At Law
Robert R. Thompson
Nent
Tex
C. Denson
Kennedy sends first farm bill to Congress
President Kennedy sent a new farm bill to Congress aimed at boosting farm income and cutting feed grain surpluses. It would require a 20 percent acreage reduction in corn and other feed grains to receive price supports, with cash payments and optional in kind benefits, plus raised soybean prices to 2.30 a bushel and a CCC authority to sell surplus stocks.
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Kennedy
Congress
Orville L. Freeman
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Freeman
Commodity Credit Corporation
Japanese Doctors Walkout Prompts Emergency Hospital Access
About 100000 doctors and dentists walked out in Japan demanding a 10 percent fee raise. They warned that patients falling ill would be at their own risk as U S Army Navy Air Force and Japanese self defense forces opened hospital doors for emergency cases.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Navy
Air Force
Japanese Self Defense Forces
City of Denison Seeks Eminent Domain in Grayson County
The City of Denison files a condemnation suit in Grayson County Court At Law to acquire a land tract across Lot 16 Block 1 and Lot 1 Block 6 for a sanitary sewer line. Defendants C Denson and heirs have unknown residence and may hold a tax overdue interest.Filed February 16, 1961 by Dale R. Glover.
Little Lines by Margie B Boswell
A short verse by Margie B Boswell urges dropping cold words as sunset folds in and suggests cheer as a powerful source of energy and resilience.
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Margie B. Boswell
Citation in partition suit for Whitewright property
The state commands Ross Reynolds Brown to appear and answer by April 3 1961 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas case No 67324. Plaintiff W C Brown Jr seeks partition of Lot 8 Block 32 Original Town Plat Whitewright with several named defendants including Eugene Brown Irene Medearis Homer Medearis Jessie Meade Leo Meade Gertrude Dawson W F Dawson Willie Faye Spencer Raymond Spencer Robbie Brown and William Curtis Kidd. Publication dates listed February 23 and March 2 9 and 16 1961.
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State OF Texas
Ross Reynolds Brown
A. D
15Th District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
W. C. Brown, Jr
Eugene Brown
Irene Medearis
Homer Medearis
Jessie Meade
Leo Meade
Gertrude Dawson
W. F. Dawson
Willie Faye Spencer
Raymond Spencer
Robbie Brown
William Curtis Kidd
Whitewright
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Frank Darnell Dale R
Glover Jack Smart
Whitewright Sun
C Denson
Grayson County Court
Emi
Frank Darnell Dale R. Glover
Jack Smart
S. V. Earnest
Shirley Davis
Home Service Calls
Gene’s TV Service
Johnson’s
Fisher
Chevrolet
Whitewright, Texas
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