Texas Liquor Board Hearing Yields Little Evidence
A Texas Liquor Control Board public hearing produced scant proof of irregularities amid threats of disclosures. Witnesses including ex-inspector William Grace and Raymond Valenta disputed wrongdoing while discussions of further hearings in Jasper Dallas Odessa and Tyler arose. The board note and a shaken staff change followed amid calls for continued fact finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Liquor Control Board
LCB
W. D. Noel
Odessa
Nora White
John Connally
William Grace
Raymond Valenta
Dallas Lcb
Dallas
William F. Alexander
Grace and
Valenta
Smokey Joe Smith
Smith
White
Jasper
Tyler
John W. Crank
Crank
Agencies Begin Budget Hearings for 1968 69 Plans
State agencies present 1968 69 budget requests to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Budget Office. Staffers indicate readiness for a special session by late February if Governor Connally desires. Budget office focuses on agencies proposing major changes from fiscal 1968 allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Budget Board
Governor’s Budget Office
Connally
Blue Ribbon Commission Eyes Late May Constitution Update
A blue ribbon constitutional revision commission sets a late May deadline to process study group proposals for section by section changes. Sub committees have broad leeway to pursue philosophical rewrite or simple updating and pruning. Most members favor updating and warn the legislature may override the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Dallas firms sue Water Quality Board over Sabine River pollution
Two Dallas corporations sue the Texas Water Quality Board after it ordered cessation of untreated sewage into the Sabine River near Orange. The board also targets Harris County WCI District No 60 and Spring Branch Utilities to halt discharges into Middle Bayou, Clay Lake, and Spring Branch Creek. Inwood Development and Westgate sue after being told to tie into Orange sewage system amid boundary dispute questions. Shell Chemical builds a 4 million dollar secondary wastewater plant in Houston.
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Dallas
Texas Water Quality Board
Sabine River
Orange
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 60
Middle Bayou
Clay Lake
Spring Branch Utilities, Inc
Spring Branch Creek
Houston
Spring Valley
Inwood Development Company
Westgate Corporation
Riverside Homes
Orange U. S. Naval Station
Shell Chemical Company
Texas junior colleges and car safety inspections noted
The Coordinating Board reports Dallas County Junior College leads Texas in average salary at 8962 dollars annually while Tarrant County Junior College shows the top individual pay at 13600 dollars. Hill Junior College records the lowest average at 6525 dollars. Texas DPS notes 4,250,000 vehicles lack 1968 safety stickers with April 15 deadline.
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Coordinating Board, Texas Colleges and University System
Dallas County Junior College
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Hill Junior College
Hillsboro
Texas Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison Jr
DPS
Garrison
Texas
Supreme Court denies Sun Oil injunctions over groundwater dispute
State Supreme Court, backing lower courts, refused Sun Oil's bid to bar two Hockley County men from blocking access to underground water used in secondary oil recovery. The High Court also declined to review a Midland woman’s suit against a physician alleging an unnecessary operation caused a stroke.
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State Supreme Court
Sun Oil
Hockley County
High Court
Midland
Railroad Commissioner Langdon Seeks Re election
Chicago bank syndicate backs Rail Road Commissioner Jim Langdon as he files for re election to the post.
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Chicago Bank
Jim Langdon
Legislature urged to authorize new medical and dental schools
The Legislative Budget Board backs at least one new medical and one new dental school next year. Lt. Gov. Smith says two in each category may be authorized. The Higher Education Coordinating Board favors a Houston medical school and Dallas dental school, while the Texas Dental Association supports San Antonio for the dental school where a medical school already exists.
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Legislative Budget Board
Jack K. Williams
Preston Smith
Higher Education Coordinating Board
Houston
Dallas
Texas Dental Association
San Antonio
The Feat of Lanterns in New Year Celebration
The Feat of Lanterns marks part of the Chinese New Year festivities with lantern displays and cultural activities. It showcases traditional crafts, performances, and public gatherings highlighting the lantern festival's symbolism of light and renewal.
Political Candidates Named for May Primary
The Enterprise announces candidates for the Democratic primary on May 4. State Representative 64th District nominees are Bert V. Massey, Everett J. Grindstaff, and Lynn Nabers. For District Judge 119th Judicial District, Glenn R. Lewis is listed. Commissioner Precinct 3 candidate is David Bryan.
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Bert V. Massey
Brown County
Everett J. Grindstaff
Runnels County
Lynn Nabers
119Th Judicial
Glenn R. Lewis
State Leaders Named To Modernization Council Co Chairs
House Speaker Ben Barnes and California Speaker Jesse Unrah are named co vice chairs of a new Council of State Government Committee on Legislative Modernization to develop techniques for rising state legislature challenges. Danny Burger of La Marque will head the $400 million Texas Water Development Fund.
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House
Ben Barnes
California
Jesse Unrah
Council of State Government
Danny Burger
la Marque
Texas Water Development Fund
Howard B. Boswell
Water Development Board
Howard Rose
Austin
Texas Water Quality Board
Katherine Ard
Conroe
Texas State Library
Texas
Connally
Ed Gossett
Dallas
A. D. Bowie
Eggers Emerges as GOP Governor Front Runner in Texas Race
Texas Republicans rally around Wichita Falls attorney Paul W. Eggers as their preferred gubernatorial candidate amid filings from John Trice and Wallace Sisk. The Texas State Teachers Association surveys candidates on teacher pay raises while the Public Safety Commission launches a broad crime crackdown. Attorney General Crawford's office touts a 98.5 percent win rate across 4,095 cases. Water Development Board sells a $15 million bond issue.
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Wichita Falls
Paul W. Eggers
GOP
John Trice
Dallas
Wallace Sisk
Houston
Texas State Teachers' Association
Public Safety. Commission
Crawford ‘Martin
Development. Board
Quote on selfhood and blushes in humanity
A reflective remark notes that humans uniquely blush and feel the need to conform to an ideal. It emphasizes authenticity and the impossibility of perfect selfhood, drawing on the idea that striving to be anything other than one’s true self is fruitless.
Honest Man best embodies virtue, says preacher
A local minister cites the proverb that an honest man is the noblest work of God, urging integrity as the community standard and quoting scripture to bolster moral conduct.
Work as Way to Make a Life Not Just a Living
The quote frames work as more than income, presenting labor as a path to purpose and personal fulfillment. It contrasts merely earning with shaping a meaningful life through effort, discipline, and dedication.
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A. D. Lee
Winters Flower Shop
Dial
Wayne Stone
Harrison Auto Parts
Western Auto Store
Bill Bell
Bell’s Cashway
Richard Bauer
Reyco
Page & Page
LeRoi
Johnston Truck & Supply
Cross Plains
Main Drug Co
Simpson Garden Center
Commercial Avenue
Coleman
Winters
James D. Elliott
Tulsa
Okla
Ed Adams
E. Pierce St
Scottie Danford
Bath
North Magnolia
Quanah
D. S. Graham
Ovale
Hereford
J. W. Dunn
Wingate
East Truett
A. D. Smith
Lamar
W. J. Yates Trailer Park
Lucy Kittrell
Bob Loyd
N. Frisco
J. C. Lacy
South Arlington
Itc
Spill St
Paul Gerlach
W. B. Reeves
Melwood
Merrill Nursing Home
Winters State Bank
Travis Jordan
West Pierce St
Syracuse
China
Manufacturer’s of Fine China
Registry Service
Bahiman Jewelers
Scrap Iron, Cables, Metals
Ballinger Salvage Company
Western Mattress Service
Tfc
Carl Bynum
Hutchings Avenue
Ballinger
Dorothy and
Shirley
Children’s Nursery
East Popular St
Expert Service
iWestemn
Abilene
Byron D. Jobe
Nya Ateles
Spill Bros. CO
Winters, Texas
Rey
Kilgore
Gainesville
George Hinson
Mineola
Texas Education Agency
Regional Education Centers
Governor’s Public School Study Committee
David Bryan
Bedford and Underwood
Attorneys-At-Law
Winters, Tex
Z. I. Hale
Ino. W. Norman
Lois L. Bellis
Enterprise
Howard's Trading Post
East Dale
Swatchsue Electric CO
Sno-Breze and
Friedrich
Motorola Radio and TV
J. J. Swatchsue
Jose de la Cruz
Spill Machine Shop
T. A. McMillan
Blackmon Repair
North Church
General Insurance
Ana
Tae
del Monte
Dans
Kimbell’s
Gandy
Frozan
Balkum’s
E. Trust
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