Legislature Opens With New Faces and Old Routines
Austin returns to business as 30 of 34 new lawmakers join 151 seasoned colleagues. Veterans Doyle Willis and Glenn Rothmann ease in, while others wrestle with Capitol layout and desk numbers. Inauguration week brings Gov Preston Smith and Lt Gov Ben Barnes, plus safety talks on underground tank storage and agency appointments across state government.
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Austin
Senate
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Snelson
Ronald Bridges
Corpus Christi
Bruce Reagan
Texas
Capitol
Gus Mutscher
Ben Barnes
Mutscher
Preston Smith
Barnes
Inauguration Parade and Balls Draw Thousands
Governor Smith expects more than 4200 people in about 190 marching and performing groups for the inauguration parade on Congress Avenue at 3 p m Tuesday January 21. At least three times that many will dance at six inaugural balls for Smith and Barnes that night. A 730 a m prayer breakfast at the Terrace Motor Hotel starts the day followed by inaugural ceremonies at noon.
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Smith
Congress Avenue
Barnes
Terrace Motor Hotel
Gas storage safety bill pushed by state rep Jungmichel
La Grange legislator Rep Charles Jungmichel urges a House State Affairs subcommittee to advance a bill mandating safety standards for gas service stations. The measure seeks to tighten controls and protect the public from potential gas storage risks.
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Charles Jungmichel
la Grange
House
Summer migrant children to attend eight week program
A federal grant will fund eight weeks of all day school for migrant children. High school students will join regular summer schools with tuition covered for low income families. About 11,500 migrant children are expected to participate in a $1.6 million program approved by the State Board of Education.
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State Board of Education
State Education Board Names New Leaders And Appoints Officials
Ben R. Howell of El Paso becomes chairman of the state board of education. Paul R. Haas of Corpus Christi is vice chairman, Paul G. Breen of Harlingen secretary, and Dr. J. W. Edgar earns a new four year term as commissioner of education. Governor elect Smith’s planning director Dan S. Petty also named. Incoming Governor Connally issued many appointments including Dee J. Kelly, Jerome Johnson, and Bernard G. Johnson to the board of regents.
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Ben R. Howell
el Paso
State Board of Education
Paul R. Haas
Corpus Christi
Paul G. Breenwood
Harlingen
J. W. Edgar
Dan S. Petty
Smith
John Connally
Dee J. Kelly
Fort Worth
Jerome Johnson
Amarillo
Bernard G. Johnson
Houston
Board of Regents
Randall C. Jackson
Abilene
State Securities Board
Carl €. Anderson
Waco
Jack T. Bowman
San Antonio
E. L. Green I Jr
Pampa
Frank B. Appleman
Board of
Regents
Texas Woman's University
Sylvan Lang
Edwin Singer
W. R. Hawn
Dallas
Fayez Sarafim
Texas Fine Arts Commission
Thomas R. Williams
Gatesville
State Board of Dental Examiners
Isaac Eugene Willis Jr
Longview
State Board of Podiatry
Jack Winston
Dental Board
J. C. Littell
House panel probes Gatesville school guards brutality
A House investigating committee led by Rep. Vernon Stewart examined brutality allegations at Gatesville Mountain View School for Boys. Lie detector tests ordered after a midnight check showed inmates not truthful, guards defended using necessary force, and the Texas Youth Council criticized press coverage while House Speaker Ben Barnes urged reforms and better pay and counseling for guards and inmates.
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House
Gatesville Mountain View School
Vernon Stewart
Wichita Falls
Ben Barnes
Stewart
Texas Youth Council
Barnes
Tyc
Supreme Court keeps retrial order in widow's malicious prosecution suit
State Supreme Court refused to alter an intermediate ruling directing a retrial of a suit filed by a Pasadena doctor’s widow against his former hospital partners alleging malicious prosecution. High court also upheld a Henderson County real estate man’s $6 574 commission claim on an exclusive listing. The court found contract unenforceability not a defense to tortious interference. Court of Criminal Appeals reversed a Beaumont woman’s four year assault to murder sentence due to jury doubling punishment under state law for knife use. Gulf and Western lost bid to buy control of Sinclair Oil as Atlantic Richfield and Sinclair merger approved by stockholders in federal court.
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Pasadena
High Court
Henderson County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Beaumont
Gulf and Western Industries Inc
Sinclair Oil Corporation
Atlantic Richfield
Sinclair
U. S. District Court
Texas Officer Powers Allow Calling State Forces
The attorney general explains Texas laws that permit officials other than the governor to order out state military forces including the National Guard. The ruling clarifies eligibility, processes, and authorities across executive branch roles.
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Texas
National Guard
Atty Gen Crawford Martin Opinions On Constitutional and District Powers
The attorney general Crawford C. Martin ruled that certain actions require constitutional approval and outlined opinions on district borrowing practices, Houston fire and police powers within district limits, and Harris County enforcement of state laws in the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District. The opinions also address district authority over terminal facilities beyond city limits and related environmental acts.
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Atty, Gen
Crawford C. Martin
Martin
State Public Affairs Panel Ends Open Meeting
The State Public Affairs Subcommittee studying state amusement vending machines closes as contempt proceedings begin against Dallas vendor C. E. Bradshaw.
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Dallas
C. E. Bradshaw
City Sanitation Truck Out Of Service In Lubbock
The sanitation truck is under extensive repair in Lubbock for a week. Two Street Department dump trucks are handling garbage collection. Officials thank residents for patience and ask use of paper bags or boxes to reduce litter until the truck returns next week.
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Lubbock
Sanitation
Winters Junior Livestock Show Prize Acknowledgment
Freddie Grohman Bertha Jean Grohman and Bobbie Jean Thompson express gratitude to all who purchased shares enabling the prize money won at the Winters Junior Livestock Show.
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Freddie Grohman
Bertha Jean Grohman
Bobbie Jean Thompson
Langston Wheeler Engagement Set for February Wedding
Marjorie Ruth Langston of Abilene and Clinton Wheeler of the Shop Community announce their engagement. Langston, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Langston, is a Winters High School graduate employed at Hendrick Memorial Hospital in Abilene. Wheeler, a Blackwell School graduate, lives in farming. The wedding is planned for Saturday February 1 at 7 30 PM at the Chapel Hickmans Nursing Home in Cisco, where the bride’s grandmother resides.
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Marjorie Ruth Langston
Abilene
Clinton Wheeler
Wayne Langston
Route 2
Wingate
Winters High School
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Blackwell School
Hickman
Cisco
Smiths announce birth of Monty Dean Smith
Mr and Mrs S D Smith of Tohoka announce the birth of a son Monty Dean on January 13 at 4 30 p m The baby has two sisters Marsha and Carmela The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs J L Wright of Winters and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs R E Smith of Bownfield
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S. D. Smith
Tohoka
Monty Dean
Marsha
Carmela
J. L. Wright
Winters
R. E. Smith
Brownfield
Classified notice for receipt books in Enterprise
Short classified ad asks readers to place a wanted column notice at The Enterprise Office for receipt books. It invites readers to submit details and is a call to action for buyers seeking specific office supplies.
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Enterprise
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