Hearing on Texas Liquor Board accusations set for January 29
Complaints of misconduct by some LCB employees will be aired before LCB members and Administrator Coke Stevenson Jr. January 29. Governor Connally praised the board for firing seven men over alleged mishandling of a confiscated truck and contraband liquor as grand jurors in Smith County probe a fast grant of one liquor license. Governor vows action against any guilty employee and pledges DPS and the attorney general's help for the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Liquor Control Board
LCB
Coke Stevenson Jr
John Connally
Dallas
Henry Wade
Texas Department of Public Safety
Smith County
Connally
DPS
For Rent Notices in Wingate and Frisco
Two rental ads list a 5 room house with bath in Wingate owned by Bob Loyd and a 3 room house with bath at 103 N Frisco. Contact numbers 754 2400 and 754 5454 are provided for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Arlington
Ray Shaffer
Tfe
Roberts and
Frisco
West Parsonage
Simpson
W. B. Worthington
North Cryer
Wingate
Bob Loyd
N. Frisco
Texas Water Board opens grant reviews March 1
The Texas Water Quality Board will start evaluating applications for area wide sewage treatment planning grants and loans on March 1. A $2,000,000 planning fund was set by the Legislature last year, with an A to D priority system. Top A areas include multiple counties such as Bexar, Harris, Dallas and Tarrant. B and C districts follow, with D in a few more. New leadership changes accompany the board’s shifts as executives and committee members rotate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Water Quality Board
Bexar
Guadalupe
Jefferson
Orange
Galveston
Brazoria
Fort Bend
Harris
Liberty
Montgomery
Cameron County
Collin
Dallas
Denton
Ellis
Johnson, Kaufman
Rockwall
Tarrant
Travis
McLennan
San Patricio
Nueces
Lubbock
Potter
Randall
Archer
Wichita
Gregg and Rusk
Bowie
Grayson, Jones and Taylor
el Paso
Bell
Attorney General Opinions on Open Meetings and State Duties
The opinions hold county commissions need not provide live or delayed broadcasts of meetings. Other notes: anti lottery laws not violated by free prize cards from service stations. Cities may impose building rules on public junior college districts and require permit fees. Board of Examiners in Basic Sciences cannot deny chiropractor certificates for qualified applicants with college credits. Engineers board may hire an investigator. State must bury indigent patients who die in state hospitals or furloughed. Local governments can sue to enforce water and air pollution rules without state agency approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners
Crawford Martin
Martin
State Board of Examiners In
State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers
Eye
Tax Rules and Public Service Carriers in 1900s Statutes
Insurance firms taxed on gross premium receipts also face sales taxes. County commissions can erect cattle guards if in the public interest. FBI cars may be emergency vehicles. Agencies may set copying fees but cannot provide free maps or papers during proceedings. Witness per diem applies to one day. Peace officer and felony case fees governed by specified Code articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas Water Quality Board
State approves McKee bid for new State Finance Building
State Building Commission awarded a 5 050 000 contract to R E Mc Kee General Contractors Inc of Dallas for the Capitol Complex state finance building. McKee was the low of seven bids with others up to 5 328 000. Construction to start February 1 as the third large modern office building in the complex. Statewide school plan approved by U S Office of Education and State Board of Education to coordinate federal and local education programs through TEA. Local districts will file one state level application and one final report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Building Commission
R. E. McKee
General Contractors, Inc
Dallas
State Finance
Capitol Complex
McKee
U. S. Office of Education
State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
Fine arts grants distributed across Texas institutions
The first 23109 in Endowment for Arts grants allocated via the Texas Fine Arts Commission support 11 cultural programs. Recipients include Midland Community Theatre, UT Music, Texas Tech in Lubbock, Victoria Civic Theatre, Dallas and Fort Worth symphonies, Dallas Theatre Center, Houston Municipal Art Foundation, San Antonio Texas Historical Theatre Foundation, and Southwest Texas State College at San Marcos. Also, about 7,000,000 vehicles will be registered this year, the Texas Highway Department reports, with license plates delivered to county tax offices for February and March issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
National Endowment For Arts
The
Texas Fine Arts Commission
Midland Community Theatre
University of Texas Music Department
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Victoria Civic Theatre
Dallas
Austin and Fort Worth
Dallas Theatre Center
Houston Municipal Art Foundation
San Antonio
Texas _ Historical Theatre Foundation
Southwest Texas State College At
San Marcos
Texas
State Highway Department
Vehicle tag totals to rise for 1968 in Texas
About 4,750,000 tags will be issued for passenger cars and 1,900,000 for commercial trucks with the balance for trailers and motorcycles. Motorcycle registrations are expected to rise 16 percent versus 3.5 percent for cars and trucks. Owners must provide the tax collector with the vehicle title 1967 license receipt and current address and ZIP code.
Draft quota set for February fall to 1165 Tex men
February draft quota for Texas stands at 1165 men, with January 1659 December 914 November 1159 October 977 and September 1186 noted by Col Morris Schwartz State Selective Service Director. February’s national call totals 23300 and local boards prepare 5590 men for pre induction examinations, up from January’s 5455.
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Texas
Col
Morris Schwartz
Selective Service
Selective Service Boards
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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
Crockett Hodges
Ballinger
Winters
Annie Williams
Abilene
Simpson Garden Center
Commercial Avenue
Coleman
Comet
Wes Hays
Evans West Dale Grocery
B. L. Beaty
S. Melwood
J.C. Eager
A. D. Smith
Lamar
W. J. Yates Trailer Park
Lucy Kittrell
P. S
Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Chambers of Commerce
Patsy Wurstinger
E. J. Bishop
Taylor County
Rawleigh
Memphis
Tenn
Scrap Iron, Cables, Metals
Ballinger Salvage Company
Merfield Ranch
Merrill Nursing Home
Winters State Bank
Winters, Texas
Tfc
Western Mattress Service
Syracuse
China
Manufacturer’s of Fine China
Bahiman Jewelers
Howard B. Boswell
Austin
Texas Water Development Board
Joe G. Moore Jr
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Robert L. Lewis
Ennis
Talbot S. Huff
Texas Highway Department
John Myers Stokes
Lufkin
Ben Barnes
House
James Nugent
Kerrville
Joe Shannon
Forth Worth
Cletus Davis
Houston
Barton Boling
Joe Frazier Brown
Porter M. Bailes Jr
Tyler
B. E. Masters
Kilgore
DeWitt C. Greer
Mark H. Hulings
Corpus Christi
Floyd J. Childs
Texas Good Roads Association
Enterprise
Spill Bros. CO
Bedford and Underwood
Winters, Tex
Z. I. Hale
Jno. W. Norman
Lois L. Bellis
Byron D. Jobe
Howard's Trading Post
East Dale
Switchsue Electric CO
Sno-Breze and
Friedrich
Motorola Radio and TV Homesite
J. J. Switchsue
Jose de la Cruz
Spill Machine Shop
T. A. McMillan
Blackmon Repair
Auto Glass
North Church
General Insurance
Pune Ta
Folger’s
Imperial Sugar
del Monte
Balkum’s Grocery
E.truett
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