Texas Population to Double by 1990 Says UT Study
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research predicts Texas population will near 18 million by 1990 with rapid factory growth driving the economy. Manufacturing value added could reach 37.5 billion annually as service industries expand and agriculture doubles output amid urban population booms in Houston and Dallas–Fort Worth. The Negro share rises modestly while Spanish-surname residents grow to about 15 percent.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Houston
Dallas-Fort Worth
U. S
Connelly Denies Defense Post Rumors Amid HemisFair 68 Tour
Gov. Connally faces capitol speculation as he denies plans to become U S Secretary of Defense. He says he will complete his term, then he signals the job would be hard to refuse if offered. He soon heads to France for HemisFair 68 promo tour.
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John Connally
Connally
U. S
Washington
France
San Antonio
Texas
Con
Texan Gubernatorial Bid Talks Narrow in 1970 Field
Former Congressman Frank Ikard of Wichita Falls says he will not run and Secretary of State John L. Hill plans a mid January announcement. State Rep. Don Gladden of Fort Worth enters the lieutenant governor race against Ben Barnes and mutters about a Yarborough ticket. Houston lawyer Don Yarborough says he would not seek the governorship if Ralph Yarborough runs.
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Houston
Don Yarborough
Attorney General Rules on Taxes and Ballot Design
Atty Gen Crawford C Martin holds that telephone companies owe sales tax on electricity used in operations. Other opinions: school board vacancies must be named on ballots. grandfath er clause permits require prior alcohol business activity. UT may contract for data processing equipment at cost with state entities. firemen may get refunds on retirement contributions after separation. Harrison County may approve road and bridge purchases. children under 15 can be convicted only for perjury.
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Crawford C. Martin
Martin
University of Texas
Coordinating Board, College and University System
Harrison County
The Gnome Mobile in Colorful Disney Fantasy
Walt Disney Productions presents The Gnome Mobile a Technicolor comedy with two-foot gnomes who converse with animals and humans in California redwoods. Stars include Walter Brennan Tom Lowell Ed Wynn and child actors Matthew Garber Karen Dotrice. Jasper the eligible gnome figures in a humorous chase set amid forest giants.
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Walt Disney Productions
Walter Brennan
Tom Lowell
Magnificent
California Redwoods
Brennan
Mary Poppins
Matthew Garber
Karen Dotrice
Rolls-Royce
Jasper
Sadie Hawkins
Technicolor
Ed Wynn
Richard Deacon
Sean McClory
Cami Sebring
Ellis Kadison
Upton Sinclair
James Algar
Walt Disney
Buena Vista
Tspe Hits Water Requirements
Texas Society of Professional Engineers denounces federal plans to store large water quantities to flush streams as unrealistic. President H. E. Bovay Jr. warns EPA and Army Corps policies threaten Texas water development while predicting future waste treatment advances.
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Texas Society of Professional Engineers
TSPE
H. E. Bovay Jr
Federal Pollution Control Administration
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Texas
Texas Supreme Court to review flood damage case in Houston
The Texas Supreme Court will review a Harris County case where a dealer in foreign cars seeks 862000 in damages for flood damage to his cars. He asserts city of Houston could have controlled via a culvert. The court also weighs a Jefferson County suit alleging vision damage from improperly fitted contact lenses.
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Texas Supreme Court
Harris County
Houston
High Court
Jefferson County
Secretary of State approves five low cost voting devices in Texas
Secretary Hill after study sanctioned five brands for elections in Texas. IBM Votomatic Seismograph Vote Recorder Datamedia Vote-A-Corder VIP Vote-A-Maker Cubic Votronics Vote Counter are praised for fast accurate counts and costs under 185 dollars each vs traditional machines priced around 1900 dollars.
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Hill
Texas
IBM Votomatic
Seismograph
Datamedia
VIP
Cubic Votronics
Rio Grande Valley road and bridge projects approved
Highway Commission authorized 17 road projects in four lower Rio Grande Valley counties and planned repair or reconstruction of seven bridges in Victoria and DeWitt Counties due to Hurricane Beulah. Air Southwest proposes low fares as it seeks certification for new San Antonio airliners. Eleven Texas businessmen to meet in Austin to press state policy. Union Bank of Texas City seeks a state charter. Industrial accidents rose 235 last year to 204 102 with 678 fatal claims.
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Short Snorts Highway Commission
Rio Grande Valley
Victoria
DeWitt
Air Southwest Co
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Fort Worth-Dallas
Houston-San Antonio
Texas
Austin
Dolph Briscoe Jr
State Chamber of Commerce
Union Bank of Texas City
Industrial Accident Board of Texas
Bil.j. Doggett
Travis
Robert L. Breckenridge
Denton State
Dogcett
Department of Mental
Edith
Congress Reforms Suffer From Too Much Lawmaking
Omar Burleson argues the 1960s Congress extended sessions, expanded legislation, and federal reach. He cites 18,522 House bills and 4,000 Senate measures, calls for less government, and notes a push for August recess and possible computer aid while stressing human judgment remains essential.
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Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Thankful Thanks From Hoots Family for Support
In sorrow for daughter and sister Anna Hoots the Hoots family thanks friends who came or called to Rev. Brooks Rev. Grantz Spill Funeral Home pallbearers and others who sent food and flowers. Mrs. A. M. Hoots and family.
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Anna Hoots
Brooks
Grantz
Spill Funeral Home
A. M. Hoots
Students Working During Holidays Need SS Cards
Workers and students told during the Christmas holidays they must have a social security card. The card number tracks earnings for future benefits, including death disability or retirement. Employers should copy the name and number exactly from the card to avoid errors. Only one social security number is issued in a lifetime. Housewives and others who
Classified Notice for Name Change Replacement Card
A brief snippet instructs married individuals who changed names to obtain replacement cards before work. It also markets a classified ad approach for selling items described as a white elephant in The Winters Enterprise Classified Column. Additionally a drug ad promises quick kidney relief using Bukets tablets from Main Drug Co.
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Winters Enterprise
Nature
Main Drug Co
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Fred Young
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