Texas pushes civil rights reforms and fair housing plan
A 50 member Governor's Committee on Human Relations in Austin proposes to withhold state funds from segregated districts and to create a Texas fair employment commission and department of housing. It urges a permanent civil rights commission with more funds and power and calls for open housing laws, school textbook review, free school lunches, a state minimum wage, broader vocational education, and revamped juror selection and police training. The panel notes 36 Texas districts have at least one all Negro school and 80 percent of school funding comes from the state.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Fair Employment Commission
Department of Housing
Governor’s Committee On Human Relations
McCall
New Voter Additions Possible If Federal Act Stands
Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr. says up to 395000 Texans under 21 could be added to voter rolls if the federal 18-year-old vote act is upheld. He cites Census and UT studies showing about 594000 Texans aged 18 to 21. He warns registrars face issues if the Supreme Court rules after October 1, 1970, and notes possible removal of names if the act is unconstitutional.
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Martin Dies Jr
Texas
Bureau of Census
University of Texas Studies
Dies
U. S. Supreme Court
State court, federal ruling on libel suit ends federal question
U S District Judge Jack Roberts in Austin ruled that a libel and slander suit by a former Richmond State School superintendent against state mental health officials raises no substantial federal question. The state appealed to the U S Court of Appeals in New Orleans from a June 12 Garza ruling in Brownsville over Platoro Inc treasure recovered from Padre Island shipwreck. The Texas Supreme Court set July 22 arguments on whether irregular tour charter buses require state permits outside city limits. A federal order in Albuquerque halted spraying of toxaphene on 2 000 000 acres of land in the Canadian River inter state watershed by New Mexico ranchers.
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Jack Roberts
Austin
Richmond State
U. S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Reynaldo Garza
Brownsville
Platoro Inc
Padre Island
State Supreme Court
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Canadian River
Texas A&M System Lacks Authority to Set Enrollments
Attorney General Martin states Coordinating Board Texas College and University System has no statutory power to cap enrollment at public colleges and universities. In other opinions he says the Texas Department of Corrections may apply for a barber school permit and license after meeting rules, and the Harris County Sheriff may seize and impound goats running at large in the county.
Officials appoint new members to Texas boards
Raul Tijerina Jr. of Browns ville and Dr. Joe W. May of Edinburg join Pan American College Edinburg Board of Regents appointed by Gov. Pres ton Smith. Governor reappoints Gilbert Gresham Centerville and Dr. Jess Boyd Heath Madisonville to the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors. Dr. J. T. King Austin named to Governor's Committee on Aging and Jack H. Drake Weslaco named to the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas.
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Raul Tijerina Jr
Brownsville
Joe W. May
Edinburg
Pan American College
Board of Regents
Preston Smith
Gilbert Gresham
Centerville
Jess Boyd Heath
Madisonville
Trinity River Authority Board of Directors
J. T. King
Austin
Jack H. Drake
Weslaco
Good Neighbor Commission of Texas
County backs patrolmen amid city dispute over beating case
Governor Smith backed the Department of Public Safety recommendation to keep Highway Patrolmen Jerry Byrd and Kenneth Stafford on duty in the Mathis area. Mathis officials had sought their removal after a beating incident. The San Patricio County grand jury found no wrongdoing and commended the officers for excellent work. Mayor Winston Bott planned an appeal to federal agencies for investigation.
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Smith
Department of Public Safety
Jerry Byrd
Kenneth Stafford
Mathis
San Patricio
Winston Bott
GI Bill marks fourth anniversary with VA enrollment data
VA figures show 1,652,537 veterans and 132,695 servicemen trained from June 1966 to April 1970. In Texas 50,952 veterans and 4,717 servicemen studied, with 32,263 veterans and 725 servicemen in college programs. Spring enrollment reached record highs with 22,420 Texas veterans and 1,984 servicemen studying in colleges. Monthly education assistance ranges from $175 plus, with 36 months entitlement, or 48 months for multiple VA program eligibles.
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Veterans Administration
Jack Coker
Waco Veterans Administration
Texas
Coker
Grants Set to Reach 196000 Total
Six additional grants to be awarded later will raise the overall sum to 196000 dollars.
Hill Named Texas Restaurant Association President
James R. Hill of Corpus Christi becomes president of the Texas Restaurant Association, a 4,000-member group. Other items note George C. Lawrance of San Antonio as state coordinator for Lloyd Bentsen’s Senate campaign, and local option sales tax revenue of 30.9 million dollars in Q1 1970.
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James R. Hill
Corpus Christi
Texas Restaurant Association
George C. Lawrance
San Antonio
Lloyd Bentsen
Amistad Reservoir
Texas’ Water Quality Board
Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Brownsville
Cameron
Jefferson
Veterans aid rules for training in Texas
The article notes Post-Korean and Vietnam era veterans in Texas must complete their approved training by May 31, 1974, or eight years after separation from service, whichever is later, to receive benefits. It discusses eligible costs and tuition as well as payment for approved correspondence courses and dependence-based funding limits.
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Texas
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