Austin insurers face 11.4 percent private auto rate hike
Gov. Preston Smith vows a full scale investigation into rising auto insurance rates after State Insurance Board staff recommend a statewide 9.2 percent average increase. The plan targets liability, collision, and comprehensive coverages with varied percentage changes and August 1 review before September 1 implementation.
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Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
Smith
Insurance Company
Afl-Cio
Treasure Hunt Sparks Texas Row Over Galleon Loot
The 1953 Padre Island treasure dispute widens as Land Commissioner Sadler claims custody of artifacts from a sunken Spanish galleon and seeks a 50 50 split with the state. A court order blocks Gary Indiana firm Platora Inc from further salvage while a Corpus Christi judge delays disposition hearings and forms a committee to recover any remaining treasure.
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Padre Island
Jerry Sadler
Gary
Ind
Platoro, Inc
Sadler
Platora
Martin Dies
Padre
Corpus Christi
Gary Salvage
Col
Wilson E. Speir
Department of Public Safety
Crawford C. Martin
Ed Harte
Jake Johnson
Parks and Wildlife Commission Sets Long Deer Season
The commission announced a record deer hunting season opening November 8 and ending January 1, 1970. They also curtailed the white wing dove season to a single September weekend due to a 20 percent drop in dove numbers from last year.
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Parks and Wildlife Commission
Commission
Nine candidates file for District 73 special House election
Nine candidates filed for the July 22 special election to replace Rep. Randy Pendleton in District 73 covering Andrews Dawson Gaines Lynn Martin and Yoakum counties. Names include Raymond G. Burton Jim Clack Jack R. Cooke Jer ry D. Mitchell E. L. Short Ray Trent Delbert R. Warren and S. W. Wheeler. Two other applicants were rejected for late filing.
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House of Representatives
Rep
R. G
Randy) Pendleton
Andrews
Dawson
Gaines
Lynn
Martin
Yoakum Counties
Raymond G. Burton
Jim Clack
Jack R. Cooke
Jerry D. Mitchell
E. L. Short
Tohoka
Ray Trent
Denver City
Delbert R. Warren
Seminole
S. W. Wheeler
Stanton
HSU to Offer Law Enforcement Degree This Fall
Hardin-Simmons University will begin a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement this fall. President Dr Elwin L Skiles and VP Edward G Groesbeck announced that Jack L Ryle, a 1968 HSU alumnus, will teach the introductory course in Law Enforcement this fall.
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Hardin-Simmons University
Elwin L. Skiles
Edward G. Groesbeck
Jack L. Ryle
HSU
Managing stock ponds for lasting fishing in Texas
A Texas pond expert explains pond aging and the need to manage fish like livestock. Regular cleaning and rotenone treatments every seven to ten years refreshes ponds, with restocking from hatcheries and careful handling of bass and catfish to restore productive fishing within months.
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Bill Kuykendall
Kyle
Texas
Bill
Kuykendall
Jimmy Hefner
Old
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Hefner
Bell’s Early Experiments Linked to Telephone Invention
The fragment notes Alexander Graham Bell pursued inventing a telephone while attempting to build an electric organ, highlighting his early experimentation phase and cross tech interests.
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Alexander Graham Bell
California's Central Valley crops total eighty five varieties
California's Central Valley grows 85 major crops across vast farming regions. The note highlights diverse cultivation and emphasizes establishing good farming practices to curb weed and bad habits in agricultural methods.
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California
Central Valley
State Senators Ratliff Nabers Contact Capitol Offices
The listing shows Texas State Senator David Ratliff of the 24th District and Representative Lynn Nabers of the 64th District with their state capitol contact details in Austin. Official locations: Texas State Capitol, Austin, TX 78711.
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Texas State Capitol
Austin
Texas
House of Rep
State
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