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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1967
Page
2
Statewide DST starts April 30 and lasts until October 29 as Texas joins most states under federal time rules. A bill to exempt Texas from the Uniform Time Act died in the House 56 to 90 after debate led by Rep. Will Smith.
The House sent two constitutional amendments to the Senate. One would set four year terms for all statewide officials and the other would require annual legislative sessions. An earlier 1965 long term amendment was defeated. If the Senate passes, the issue would be resubmitted in November 1968. Governor Connally backs both amendments.
Texans face tax bills as Senate and House consider general fund spending for 1968 69 totaling 846.8 million dollars, with 4.7 billion from all sources. The proposed funding exceeds current appropriations by about 220 million, though the figure is capped by financial constraints.
The house passed a resolution by Rep. Bill Clayton of Springlake backing a constitutional revision to let the Legislature authorize cities and counties to issue industrial revenue bonds. The plan would let local governments fund industrial plants with rents used to retire the bonds. Rep. Forrest Harding of San Angelo opposed it, warning it would subsidize monopolies and industry against private enterprise.
The measure approving the Water Rights Adjudication Act aims to settle disputes from the statewide water plan. A House amendment requires appeals of Water Rights Commission decisions to be heard in the county of the involved parties, signaling a conference committee may be needed.
A House bill tightening Sunday closing regulations passed the Senate after eight hours of debate led by Sen. A R Schwartz of Galveston. It ends the emergency purchase provisions allowing stores to stay open Sundays in major cities and bans sale of 42 named items with fines up to 500 dollars or six months in jail. Stores may open on either Saturday or Sunday but not both. CONDEMNATION BILL DIES Senate panel shoots down plan for dual representation on land value commission. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION PLANNED Texas approves a program to screen 154 junkyards in 86 counties with 75 percent federal funding for a 664300 dollar project. noncooperating states face 10 percent cuts.
The proposal would allocate about 20 million dollars annually to Texas through highway funding, signaling a major budget impact for the state.
Dr Virgil Tweedie of Baylor University is appointed by the Governor to the State Board of Examiners in Basic Sciences succeeding Dr Cornelia M Smith of Baylor. Dr W Mayne Longnecker of Southern Methodist University is re appointed to the same board. Wright Matthews of Palestine is named to the Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority.
Texas game wardens will strictly enforce state law requiring boat operators to carry official papers. Wardens may demand to see the certificate of number issued by the Texas Highway Department, and the boat must display the number on the bow.
A federal grant of 84 135 dollars funds a preschool training program for 400 underprivileged children in Atascosa Karnes and Wilson Counties. Ross Boothe Jr of Gonzales receives the Texas Restoration Award for restoring the Old Stagecoach Inn in DeWitt County. Business Activity index fell three percent in February.
Mrs. Bill Moore expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during hospitalization at Temple. Appreciation is extended for cards letters gifts and calls from many supporters.
Mrs. Ann Love of Crowley along with Mrs. Irene Stephens and Misses Clara Zella and John Love of Cleburne are visiting in the W. A. Porter and L. D. Saunders homes.
Members of the Winters Riding Club are reminded of a regular meeting to be held Tuesday April 11 at 7 30 p m at Huffman House. The club will show a moving film of past Winters Rodeo parades and invites all members and interested non members to attend.
Kenneth Wayne Wright son of Mr and Mrs Clarence E Wright has been discharged honorably from the Marine Corps He served at Paris Island and San Diego and was assigned to the First Infantry Division First Recruit Training Battalion Co C MC RD He received the Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Medal.
The Kremlin praised a U.S. appeals court decision favorable to the Communist Party, framing the ruling as a proof that concessions to communist groups can pay off. The statement signals Moscow’s reaction to an American legal win referenced by the party.
Tony Curtis stars as Nick Johnson a charming con man who marries then inherits estates before the woman dies. The Paramount Pictures comedy promises farce and romance with Curtis’s celebrated flair. Showing Sunday and Monday at the Fiesta Theatre.
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