Supreme Court Redistricting Ruling Impacts Texas Senate
The U S Supreme Court ruling requiring state legislatures to base districts on population affects Texas Senate seats with five counties gaining representation and others spreading across large areas. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith criticizes equality in practice while urging Congress for relief. House Speaker Byron Tunnell may pursue a similar resolution. A Texas committee weighs the impact on both congressional and legislative districts. The oil production note cites a 27 percent production share and a July 16 hearing on yardstick adjustments.
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Texas
Preston Smith
High Court
Smith
Congress
House of Representatives
Byron Tunnell
Supreme Court
Texas Producers Associations
U. S. Congress
Oil production rolled back by Texas commission
The Texas Railroad Commission orders July oil production reduced to the lowest level since March 1963. The cut follows forecasts from 13 major companies and targets adjusted output across fields and refiners.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Texas Highways Valued at 4.5 Billion, Commission Pledges Balance
Chairman Herbert C. Petry Jr of the Highway Commission announces the state highway system is valued at 4.5 billion dollars and pledges to maintain a balanced network from farm to market roads to interstate highways to serve all traffic.
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Texas
Herbert C. Petry Jr
The
Highway Commission
Petry
Texas Research League Suggests Tax Tying to Benefits
The Texas Research League urges linking employers unemployment tax to benefits paid, noting benefit outlays topped revenue in five of six years. It warns against flat surtaxes by extending employer experience rating, while the Texas Trust Fund remains safeguarded by a surtax when reserves dip below 225 million.
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Texas Research League
League
Texas Employment Commission
Texas Trust Fund
Texas permits for sale of securities peak in May 1964
The State Securities Board issued permits totaling 37,062,966 dollars to 58 corporations in May 1964, the highest monthly total since November 1962 when 42,510,619 dollars in permits were granted.
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Texas
State Securities Board
Texas Sees Record Tourist Visit In 1963
Texas highway Department reports out of state visitors reached 11.7 million in 1963, up 26 percent from 1962, spending 532.2 million and boosting tourism with Dallas attracting 15.8 percent of travelers, Houston Pasadena 14.1, El Paso 9.8, and San Antonio 9.6. A 16 page brochure summarizes the survey on the Texas Tourist Industry.
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Texas
Texas Highway Department
Dallas
Houston - Pasadena
el Paso
San Antonio
Highway Department
Commission studies plan to beef up Texas industry
The Texas Industrial Commission and Texas Tech Agriculture Economics Department contract to study expanding the meat packing sector in Texas. They aim to ease beef import problems for Texas producers with findings due in Fall 1965.
Ground-Water Resources Seen as Key to Hardin County Growth
Texas Water Commission reports untapped groundwater in Hardin County could spur future industrial expansion, following the Houston area example. The free publication Geology and Ground-Water Resources of Hardin County calls the development potential tremendous.
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Texas Water Commission
Hardin County
Houston
Civil service schools warned against fees
Austin Postmaster Oliver Bruck advised the public not to pay fees to civil service schools. He urged that it costs nothing to compete in civil service exams.
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Civil Service Schools
Austin
Oliver Bruck
Civil Service
Bruck
Local women attend Hi Way Inn clinic on hair styling
Mesdames Leona Matthies Pat Wilson Arlene Legg and Joy Shade attended a clinic on permanent waving hair coloring and hair styling at the Hi Way Inn Motel ballroom Tuesday evening in Abilene.
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Leona Matthies
Pat Wilson
Arlene Legg
Joy Shade
Hi Way Inn
Abilene
Harrison Couple Takes Vacation Trip to Washington
Mr and Mrs P L Harrison departed Thursday of last week for a vacation to Washington D C and other points of interest in the region.
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P. L. Harrison
Washington, D. C
Dal vast Milliorn visit spans multiple homes
Mr and Mrs Milliorn of Dallas visited the past week in the homes of Mr and Mrs Bill Milliorn and with her mother Mrs Parilee Griffith and in the Ralph Teten home.
Largest known opal found in Australia weighs 136 pounds
A 136 pound opal discovered in Australia is presented as the world’s largest specimen. The note highlights the exceptional size and significance of the find in gemology.
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Australia
Fossil facts and natural curiosities from a 1964 Winters issue
A reprinted page notes fossil evidence as plant or animal life in rock. It states jade is valued about fifteen times diamonds found in the U S. It claims a 90 ton blue whale generates roughly ten horsepower at five miles per hour. It adds that most sleeping pills cause a hangover and low spirits.
Octopus Colors Change Instantly Across Wide Palette
An octopus can shift its color instantaneously from white to dark, including reddish brown, showcasing rapid camouflage and signaling abilities. This color transformation occurs without a time lag, reflecting the species' adaptive skin pigments and chromatophores.
Supreme Court orders Virginia county to reopen schools
Congressman O C Fisher reports the Supreme Court ruled Virginia County must reopen public schools and levy taxes to support them. The piece questions judicial power over legislative acts and cites Jefferson and Washington on states rights, contrasting with Hamiltonian federalism and Schlesinger’s view of Jefferson.
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Supreme Court
Virginia County
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Virginia
Texas Officials Announce Board Appointments and State Plans
Gov. Connally named Dr. Buford M. Sanders and Dr. Joseph R. Ordile to six year terms on the State Board of Chiropody Examiners. Texas advances a plan to expand park acreage sevenfold in 35 years. Water storage in reserves stands at 63 percent capacity with Abilene and Wichita Falls as the only cities reporting normal rainfall in May. Nursing home construction rises with 186 homes started in 1963 and 94 more by June 1 this year. authorities urge prospective builders to seek guidance. Texas Constitution Party met with Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s secretary, fueling talk of support for Wallace’s presidential bid.
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John Connally
Buford M. Sanders
Tyler
Joseph R. Ordile
Fort Worth
State Board of Chiropody Examiners
Texas
W. M. Gosdin
Texas Water Commission
Abilene
Wichita Falls
State Department of Health
Department
Texas Constitution Party
Alabama
George Wallace
Wallace
Flint Arrow Head Craft Survives Modern Practice
The tradition of flint knapping endures as modern craftsmen continue making arrow heads, preserving a historical skill in contemporary hands.
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