State Capital Sidelights on Right to Work Debate in Texas
In Austin the Constitutional Convention faces a major clash over right to work. Organized labor opposes including it in the new constitution while a broad statewide committee backs a separate ballot issue. Baylor president Abner McCall chairs the committee with other notable Texans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Harry Hubbard
Baylor University
Abner McCall
Texas
Joe Kilgore
Cotton acreage and irrigation costs rise in area report
Social notes show more than 2.7 million acres planted in the region with 1.1 million dryland. Irrigation costs run 35 to 60 dollars per acre and fuel for irrigation, once 10 cents a gallon, now 27 to 29 cents. Public court items include Texas Supreme Court rulings on child care licenses and disability appeals, plus a Texas Water Quality Board study ordered by Speaker Daniel.
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Lester Foloff
Texas Supreme Court
Price Daniel Jr
Texas Water Quality Board
House Committee On Environmental Affairs
Whitewright Texas ordinance sets local exchange rates
Ordinance No. 220 prescribes Continental Telephone Company of Texas rates for within city limits and outside, including categories Business One-Party 15.00, Residence One-Party 7.50, Residence Two-Party 6.55, Residence Extension 2.00, and mileage charges. Outside city limits rates: Business One-Party 15.00 plus mileage, Residence One-Party 7.50, Residence Four-Party 9.50, Residence Multi-Party 7.00, Mileage 1.50 per something.
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Whitewright
Texas
Continental Telephone Company OF Texas
Whitewright Exchange
State of Texas
A.D
Vincent Freeman
Lake Texoma sets new gate record in 1974 attendance
Lake Texoma reports 311200 visitors in December and 10693400 for the year, topping 1973 totals. December attendance trails 1973 but surpasses 1971 and 1972 marks. Lee's Highport-Tanglewood led December with 23600, followed by Sherwood Shores and Texoma State Park.
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Lake Texoma
The
Lee
Highport-Tanglewood
Sherwood Shores
Texoma State Park
Texas
Damsite
Rock Creek
Paw Paw
Juniper Point
Cedar Bayou
Cedar Mills
Walnut Creek
Big Mineral
Hagerman
Flowing Wells
Paradise Cove
Mill Creek
Preston Bend
Preston Fishing Camp
Island View
Preston Camps
Grandpappy Point
Eisenhower Park
Rocky Point
Common Cold Research and Mobility in the U S
An overview of cold severity grading by the Common Cold Research Unit in Salisbury and notes on U S seasonal prevalence. It cites viruses causing most colds, with regional Oklahoma figures and a Mobility in America study by Dr. John Tropman from the University of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
England
Southeastern Drug/Southern Pharmaceutical Journal
U.S. Public Health Service
John Tropman
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
Allied van Lines
Temple University
Aryness Joy
Tropman
Joy
Mount Holyoke College
Peter Blau
Otis Dudley Duncan
Golden autumn routine in school prep tales
A nostalgic note on autumn days praised as golden for school readiness. The author recalls luck and tradition of giving apples to teachers, even with loose dentures, as a lighthearted, if odd, custom.
America’s Athletic Directors Shape School Sports
Athletic directors oversee interscholastic programs in junior and senior high schools guiding budgets facilities and coaching quality. They engage with students parents educators and health teams to support education while managing safety health issues and officiating standards.
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National Council of Secondary School Athletic Directors
Finding a New Career Age No Obstacle to a Fuller Life
The piece profiles adults like Mary Yates and Tricia Monroe who, despite age or past limits, enroll in vocational schools such as Bryman in Anaheim and Sawyer in Buffalo. It highlights six month programs for medical assisting and secretarial work, and notes success stories including pay gains and renewed purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryman School
Anaheim
Kenya Bush
Tricia Monroe
Sawyer Secretarial School
Buffalo
New York
Jim Sarosi
Santa Monica
California
Bryman and
Sawyer
Commissioners Approve Revaluation Extension in Sherman County
Sherman County Commissioners extended the deadline for North American Revaluation Company to August 1 1975 and named Judge Les Tribble as county agent. Saveco Insurance Co bonding agent had approved the extension. They also approved a $2497.68 lump sum from Grayson Collin Electric Co and accepted Precinct 3's gasoline and diesel bid with State of Texas sharing half the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
North American
Les Tribble
Saveco Insurance Co
Revaluation Company
State of Texas
Precinct 3
Grayson County
Bells Sweeps Doubleheader Over Caddo Mills
Bells boys beat Caddo Mills 51-19 as David Mangrum scored 20 points and lead a 34-19 halftime margin. Bells girls defeated Caddo Mills 51-19 after a 29-12 first half as both teams earned a sweep on Friday night.
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BELLS
Caddo Mills
David Mangrum
Community thank you for brightening residents at Christmas
The note expresses gratitude to all who contributed to bring a happier Christmas to the residents. It acknowledges help in any form and reflects appreciation from the community or organization involved.
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Lyndell Williams
High Plains
John C. White
White
SOCIA
Bee County
U.S. Supreme Court
House
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Houston
Dallas
ITV
Helen M. Bilmner
Oklahoma
Burns Run
Willala Woods
Platter Flats
Willow Springs
Newberry Creek
Alberta Creek
Roads End
Soldier Creek
Buncombe Creek
Briar Creek
Alice Bowman
Miss Bowman
U.S
F.N
Newark
N.J
R.E.M
Mobile
Ala
Journal of Mental Hygiene
By Phil Pastoret
Ann Faison
S. H. Montgomery Agey
Whitewright, Texas
Mary Yates
Nairobi
Stephanie
USC
Bryman
West
Los Angeles
Mr. Sarosi
Elizabeth Gable
Decatur
Georgia
Atlanta
Allied Health Services
Grayson Collin Electric Co
Mrs. Geers Whitewright
COA
Fook Herrea
Bon State Bank Americard
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