Senate hearings on a multi hundred million tax bill proceed in Austin
The Texas Senate hears arguments on a possible corporate income tax as Lt Governor Ben Barnes flags a week or two more of sessions. Supporters push a six percent profits tax and a higher sales levy while opponents warn of slower growth. Budget timetables target April floor debate and Easter action, with numerous appointments and policy notes interwoven.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Goo
Ben Barnes
Texas
Tom Sealy
Midland
Texas Association of Taxpayers
State Affairs Committee
Afl-Cio
H. S
Hank) Brown
House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Rep. W. S. Heatly
Paducah
Welfare aid cut ordered effective May first in Texas
Welfare Board orders AFDC reductions lowering an average grant from 118 to about 80 dollars monthly. About 4500 families will be dropped from rolls. Gov. Preston Smith regrets lack of power to reverse the cut, citing an 80 million dollar annual welfare ceiling and endorsing a constitutional amendment.
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Welfare Board
Preston Smith
Smith
When Should Any One Be Penalized For Oran
A high school senior wins two statewide scholarships, sparking a pushback to a newspaper phrase lion’s share. The author recalls Aesop, noting the lion’s prerogative motif and asking when it’s fair to penalize someone for taking a large share.
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Oran
Supreme Court upholds injunction against Coleman liquor and food business
Texas high court reaffirms injunction against a Coleman businessman selling liquor and meals in one building while the attorney general's office studies the ruling's breadth. The Bryan discount store lost an appeal to halt a district judge order closing for Sunday blue law violations.
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State Supreme Court
Coleman
Texas Attorney General
High Court
Bryan
Court of Criminal Appeals
San Patricio County
Texas Receives Add On Funding For Crime Figh ting
Texas gets an extra 10.78 million for crime fighting in fiscal 1971. The new award, approved under the 1971 Criminal Justice Plan, increases total block action grants to 18.393 million for the year. The plan outlines a five year program to upgrade criminal justice with 12 programs and 62 categories, administered by the governor with input from a 22 member Criminal Justice Council.
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Texas
Criminal Justice Council
Insurance Payback Ordered in Texas Government Claims
Texas Attorney General directs 105 insurers to refund about 2 million dollars in premiums to state political subdivisions for property damage liability coverage. He says policies violated the state constitution and will sue within 10 days if refunds are not issued. The action was set before his heart attack hospitalization.
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Martin
Texas
Texans Die On Roads Rise In 1970 Toll
Department of Public Safety reports 3,560 traffic deaths in 1970, nine more than 1969, with 223,000 injuries and $1,042,200 in economic loss. Travel miles increased year over year, adding to the toll.
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Department of Public Safety
DPS
Governor signs order creating Interagency Transportation Planning Council
Senate moves to ratify federal constitutional amendment to lower voting age to 18. House support likely. Permanent voter registration bill passes Senate. Senate approves a measure to give students more loan repayment flexibility and to insure loans under a federal program. Governor Smith says emergency drought aid for Texas areas expected from USDA state defense committee soon.
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Senate
House
Smith
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture State Defense Committee
Winters Seniors Attend Career Day at Angelo State University
The Winters High School senior class joined a San Angelo event sponsored by the Altrusa Club. They heard a 9:30 assembly by Spencer Guimarín, then joined sectional career discussions. After lunch, college bound and non college bound panels offered career panels across numerous fields.
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Winters High School
Angelo State University
Altrusa Club of
San Angelo
Spencer Guimarin
Texas Health Careers Program
Angelo State Food Center
Lee Harrison
Winters
Winters HS Guard Landa Walker Named All-Area
Winters High School sophomore guard Landa Walker of the Blizzardette basketball team is chosen as All-Area guard by the Reporter-News. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlos Walker.
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Landa Walker
Winters High School
Blizzardette
Abilene
Miss Walker
Carlos Walker
Starkey Birth Announces Daughter Stacey Dyan
Mr and Mrs Charley Starkey of San Angelo announce the birth of a daughter Stacey Dyan born March 29 1971. The baby weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs J R Starkey and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Buck Matthews of Winters. The Starkeys also have a son Don.
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Charley Starkey
San Angelo
Stacey Dyan
J. R. Starkey
Buck Matthews
Winters
Thanks for Kindness During Hospital Stay
Mr and Mrs P B Brown express gratitude for friends neighbors letters cards and support while in hospital and after returning home. They thank Dr Rives nurses Bobby Bates for prayers visits and meals received.
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Dr. Rives
Bobby Bates
P. B. Brown
Itp
Defector To Russia Felled By Gunfire
A Texas defector to Russia died from small arms fire in Moscow. The victim was a pintail duck handed by Texas Parks and Wildlife on March 12, 1967 near Port Acres. The duck was shot near Ossora in Eastern Siberia on May 25, 1968 and returned to Texas after about three years by the USSR Academy of Sciences Zoological Institute.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Port Acres
Ossora
Siberia
Texas
Ussr Academy of Sciences Zoological In
Rare Pintail Tagging Insight From Central Flyway Study
Biologists report pintails tagged in the Central Flyway rarely stray far, noting Alaska to Siberia crossings. The Centre of Ringing and Marking of Birds and Terrestrial Mammals conducts research on migration routes and nesting patterns.
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Alaska
Siberia
Lubbock Couple Visits Family in Abilene Area
Mr and Mrs George Mostach of Lubbock visited last weekend at the home of his mother Mrs Cal Mostadh and with relatives in Abilene, sharing time with family across the region.
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George Mostach
Lubbock
Cal Mostadh
Abilene
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