17 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1964
Page
1
The Governor's Committee on Education Beyond the High School tells a panel that only the top 15 percent of Texas high school graduates should enter the state's top universities. A sub committee urged universal access and upgrading of the college system with goals to raise enrollments, cut dropouts, and steadily raise standards.
The Supreme Court affirmed lower court rulings that the 65 million dollar Millican Dam project on the Navasota River is final. Grimes and Brazos County landowners challenged the feasibility of the large federal project.
Texas Youth Council reports a drop in repeaters among juvenile offenders sent to Gatesville Gainesville and Crockett schools. In fall 1961 the rate was 45 percent, after 1961 Legislature funding and parole staff expansion the rate fell to 29 percent by August 1963. Parole personnel rose to 20, with Rev. Clint Kersey saying longer stays help keep youths in school and better prepare them for parole and employment.
Gov. Connally urged Congress to fund a 5.5 million congression al appropriation to sustain a two year screwworm eradication effort in Texas. He noted a barrier along the Mexican border proved feasible to prevent re infestation and urged national financing without local matching. Texas producers and sportsmen would continue inspection and survey work in the United States.
The Texas Water Pollution Control Board schedules a July 1 hearing at 9 a m to enforce its order prohibiting surface disposal of oil field brine in Area II Ogallala formation Middle High Plains. All Area II permit holders must attend and show cause to amend permits. May 27 is set for Area I Panhandle and August 5 for Area IV.
Gubernatorial hopefuls are asked to pledge to consult a State Bar committee on judges. Vernon B. Hill of Mission notes the panel would rate nominees as exceptionally well qualified, qualified, or not qualified, a method akin to federal practice by the President and the Attorney General and the American Bar Association.
The State Bar formed a committee to consult with editors and law officers on publicity during lawsuits and trials. Talbot Rain of Dallas chairs the panel with former District Judge Joe Frazier Brown of San Antonio and Joe Reynolds of Houston as members. The group aims to draft a joint code to police publicity.
The airstrip at the LBJ Ranch a 6300 foot runway twelve miles west of Johnson City is closed to all civil and military aircraft except those on official business with permission. Aircraft must also avoid within one nautical mile of the presidential residence per a Texas Aeronautics Commission order for the FAA.
Texas land commissioner Jerry Sadler invites sealed bids on 608 tracts covering 369 786 acres of public lands for oil and gas leases. Bids are due by 10 a m on May 5. Sadler says the leases will boost the Permanent School Fund by several million dollars.
Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr announced nine civil penalty suits against 14 alleged slant-well operators in East Texas, bringing the total to 106. The first suit outside East Texas targets John Wrather of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in Jackson County. Carr also filed a separate first suit alleging a Rusk County gas well was slanted.
Gov. Connally names Lewis R. Timberlake of Austin to the Texas State Historical Survey Committee succeeding the late Millard Cope. Timberlake, former Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce president, also names Charles H. King Jr. as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. King leaves Dallas AFL-CIO post to accept. Connally selects Judge W. T. McDonald as chairman of the Texas Judiciary Advisory Committee to the U S Olympics. Opinions note Beeville hospital board, prison sentence credit, and Titus County Justice of the Peace terms. Water news covers Victoria based South Texas Electric Cooperatives water take and a new evaporation research bulletin.
Washington newsletter reports the Office of Economic Opportunity forming with Sargent Shriver at the helm and 27 officials plus staff. House approves a $360 million food stamp bill as part of anti poverty efforts, separate from a larger $1 billion package. Governor Wallace’s Wisconsin primary showing stirs Washington as Senate Civil Rights debate continues and Hubert Humphrey reacts.
A bulletin addressing water loss from evaporation is available free from the commission's office in Austin Texas. It outlines concerns and guidance on reducing evaporation and conserving water resources.
Gov. Connally backs an executive order supporting the Texas Education Agency in pursuing the Federal vocational education school contract for the abandoned Gary Army Air field at San Marcos. Water Pollution Board approves three Orange Sewage permits with condition to upgrade facilities. Texas May draft quota set at 28 men while April had 449. UT Board of Regents places law professor Hubert Winston Smith on leave as he serves as Jack Ruby’s lawyer. Texas Industrial Commission coordinated development program seen as a model for other states by UT Bureau of Business Research.
Mrs Gattis Neely hosted a Nan Wright Circle gathering of the Womans Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist Church Tuesday morning. Members discussed Christian Perfection and the Life of John Wesley with prayers led by Mrs Willey and Mrs Vater closing the session.
The coral snake is highlighted as one of the tiniest venomous snakes, underscoring its compact size in comparison with other venomous species.
A note states Thomas Jefferson was the first president of Washington College in Virginia, later renamed Washington and Lee University, highlighting the college's early leadership lineage.
Funeral services for Bell Bradshaw 61 of Ballinger were held Sunday at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Brady with burial at Hext. Bradshaw died after a stroke near Winters and was taken to Bronte Hospital. He was born August 17, 1902 in Bastrop and moved to Brady in 1914 later living in Bradshaw and Ballinger. He married Jessie Walker in 1933. Survivors include wife three sons five daughters and several grandchildren.
Winters Texas page notes family connections including Mrs Bill Nesbitt of La Porte and Miss Joe Ann Bradshaw, plus 11 grandchildren and two Esters, with Mrs Minnie Gray of Abilene and Mrs Beulah Anderson of Eldorado. Mentions three brothers John and Bryan of Brady and Ed of Abilene. Refers to a historical note about six Confederate generals at Gen U S Grant's funeral in 1885.
Monterrey, Mexico's third largest city, earns a nickname as the Pittsburg of Mexico reflecting its industrial profile and steelmaking history. The designation highlights its prominent role in manufacturing and infrastructure during early to mid 20th century discussions.
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