Insurance study urges auto rate reform and repair charges
A blue-ribbon Texas committee urges examining compulsory auto liability coverage and repairs priced with policy work. Gov. Smith awaits State Insurance Board input amid talks on investment income in rate making and possible larger premium hikes at August hearings. The panel proposes curbing excessive repair charges and compares rates with North Carolina Massachusetts and New York.
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Texas officials reorganize posts and new appointees named
George P. Taylor becomes director of the Texas Office of Economic Opportunity succeeding Bob G. Allen. Winston W. Lorenz of Stockdale is named to the San Antonio River Authority Board, replacing C. W. Millikin Jr. Robert E. Stewart takes oath as State Banking Commissioner. Other opinions cover legal and administrative rulings, while the Institute of Texas Cultures publishes ethnic group booklets and tax-supported forestry and wildlife programs are noted.
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Stockdale
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Martin
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International Business Machines Corporation
Commissioners Court
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New Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Jimmy Banks
Dallas Morning News
Lloyd Bentson Senate
Institute of Texas Cultures
John C. White
Charters Forfeited Over Unpaid State Franchise Taxes
Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr announces the forfeiture of charters for 10 907 corporators due to unpaid state franchise taxes. He notes the figure nearly doubles last year and calls it a barometer of broad economic decline nationwide.
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Martin Dies Jr
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Federal grants approved for Texas agencies and programs
A broad slate of new federal funding lines includes 531,286 for Head Start in Cameron County, 709,415 for emergency food and medical services, 150,605 for family planning, 50,135 for police tactical squad trial, 42,000 for youth opportunity development, and 30,000 to standardize criminal justice recording and reporting procedures.
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Cameron County
Sen A R Schwartz Suggests Tax Proposal
Brief note says Senator A R Schwartz proposed imposing a tax. The fragment implies legislative activity but provides no details on tax type, rate, or scope.
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A. R. Schwartz
Porcupine Damages Trees In Nighttime Foray
A porcupine can destroy two trees in a single night and causes damages ranging from ten to one hundred dollars per acre. The note adds the phrase he is a busy little fellow.
Camping stays as crowds fill national park camps
Camping remains popular with about 30 000 camps in the national park system. In summer most are filled each night, reflecting strong outdoor recreation demand. Cotton is noted as a natural fiber.
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National Park System
Schrag and Webb to Marry in California Church
Marcella Jane Schrag of Pretty Prairie Kansas and Bryan Lee Webb of Winters Texas announce their August 22 wedding in the Grace Brethren Church San Bernardino California. The bride studied at Wichita State University and the groom is a Texas A&M 1967 graduate. Both work with Campus Crusade for Christ International in San Bernardino.
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Marcella Jane Schrag
Kansas
Bryan Lee Webb
Harvey E. Schrag
Pretty Prairie
Henry Webb
Winters
Grace Brethren Church
San Bernardino
California
Wichita State University
Texas A. & M. University
Campus Crusade For Christ, International
San Bernardino, California
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