State leaders weigh tax rise to fund education programs
Gov. Price Daniel and the State Budget Board push for a 3 percent temporary natural gas tax and franchise tax to cover a projected near 65 million dollar deficit. They favor shifting the farm to market road program to the highway fund and raising state college tuition to balance the budget. The plan includes a senior program and higher teacher salaries as education inputs.
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R Daniel
Budget Board
Rnor
State Finance Committee
General Revenue
Highway Fund
Bill to curb city annexation limits in Texas
Rep W T Oliver of Port Neches introduces a bill to slow annexation limiting cities to 10 percent of surrounding land per year and granting extraterritorial jurisdiction for 1 to 5 miles along perimeters to regulate construction sanitation codes and curb outlying slums. Officials say cities have overextended annexations.
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W. T. Oliver
Port Neches
Texas
Liberal auto insurance plan from Sen Grady Hazlewood
Sen Grady Hazlewood of Amarillo proposes a liberalized auto insurance plan asking the Legislature to adopt changes. The plan uses only record since 1960, removes minor violations from penalties, and raises the damage threshold for penalty eligibility from $25 to $100.
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Grady Hazlewood
Amarillo
School Board Debates Teacher Raise Without Amount
A school board recommends a teacher pay raise but does not specify the exact amount. The discussion centers on improving compensation to attract and retain educators while weighing budget constraints and district needs.
Wealth From The Past Spurs Texas Tourism Plan
The State Historical Survey Committee told the Legislature that more historic sites could lift tourism by ten percent and raise state tax revenue by about 1.75 million annually. It did not seek state renovation funds, but asked for 82,775 to guide local preservation efforts and 50,000 for a Civil War Commission to plan Texas centennial observances. The report notes southern states already combine scenery and Civil War memorabilia to attract visitors.
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Texas
Daniel
Texas Education
Texas State Board of Education
TEA
State Historical Survey Committee
Civil War Commission
South
Texans Witness Bold Push for Equal Rights Amendment
Women's rights advocates in Austin press for a constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women and abolish laws treating women differently. The Federated Business and Professional Women's Club members lead the effort as Rep. Ben Atwell of Hutchins plans to introduce the measure in the House.
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Austin
Texas
Federated Business and Professional Women’s Club
Ben Atwell
Hutchins
Dallas County
Smith named Texas GOP spokesman on new generation leadership
Tad Smith of El Paso, 32, an attorney, becomes spokesman after Thad Hutcheson’s resignation. The Texas Republican plan targets election code revisions, a strong April 4 special election for a U S Senate seat, and building momentum to challenge Ralph Yarborough in 1964. Even inexperienced bosses accept imperfect help to retain workers.
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Texas Republican Party
Tad Smith
el Paso
Smith
Thad Hutcheson
Houston
Texas
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Texans Shine in Washington During Transition Week Inauguration
Texans were prominent in Washington during Transition Week with 8000 at the Lyndon Johnson reception in the Statler. Kennedy delivered a strong address reaffirming the Monroe Doctrine as Texans from Brownwood San Angelo Bangs and Fredericksburg attended events and met officials including Supreme Court bar admission. The Texas University Band led the parade and a breakfast with all 45 Uvalde visitors followed the Inauguration as Eisenhower left and Kennedy entered with high popularity.
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O. C. “Fisher
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Statler
Kennedy
Charlie Woodsons
Brownwood
Gordon Griffin
Texas
Uvalde
Ken Clapp
Capitol
Texas University
San Marcus College
Eisenhower
Ike
Gallup
Truman
Becomes an Elder Statesman and faces a Great Challenge
The text reflects hope for a new President to prove worthy. It notes a veteran show business adage that audiences want to like a performer, implying public opinion plays a key role in success.
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Ford Dealers
America
Ninety Degrees South Film Seeks Local Showings
A 30 minute documentary on the frozen Antarctic features dog teams and ski equipped cargo planes. The film is available for district screenings and groups may request to be placed on the receiving list.
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Ninety Degrees South
Antarctic
South Polar
Literary Service Club Met Thursday At Lewis Home
The Literary and Service Club gathered Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Lewis. Rev. H. K. Flathman showed a film A Matter of Fact on jury service. Mike Lee noted women can serve on juries and the jury system administers justice. he answered questions. Business session followed. yearbook committee names read. several members to assist. A politician likes to have plenty of private ages to fall back on.
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Max Lewis
L. E. Ellison
Lewis
H. K. Flathman
Mike Lee
McMahon
McMahon, Smart, Sprain, Wilson
Lee
H. K. Flathmann
J. T. Randolph
Loyd Roberson
Floyd Sims
John Davis
Randolph
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