State Capital Highlights Walton Building Demolition
The Walton limestone building, home to the Game and Fish Commission and other agencies, faces demolition to make way for a parking lot. The decision rests with the State Building Commission led by Gov. Connally, Atty. Gen. Carr, and Charles Coates.
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Game and Fish Commission
Capitol
Walton
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
58Th
Travis County
Dan Moody
Vocational Education Area
Texas Education Agency
Rehabilitation District Office
Texas Aeronautics Commission
State Building Commission
John Connally
Waggoner Carr
Charles Coates
Chappell Hill
Board of Control
Foot Fungus Cure in 3 Days Promised by Drug Ad
A drug store promotion claims T-4-L liquid can kill athlete's foot fungus in three days. It advertises a 48c refund if not satisfied, plus T-4-L foot powder for sweaty feet and odor. Smith Drug Company carries the products.
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Smith Drug Company
Sabine River Basin Seen as Rich in Water Resources
Surface water supplies in the Sabine River Basin of Texas and Louisiana are described as excellent quality by the Texas Water Commission. The report notes basin rainfall averaging around 40 inches annually, supporting potential development of plentiful supplies.
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Sabine River
Texas
Louisiana
Texas Water Commission
Texas water quality and highway data noted in report
The TWC report cites water quality across multiple Texas lakes and reservoirs and recommends further study for Lake Fork. It also highlights highway mileage growth from 1941 to the present, auto ownership, and state employment, with Texas remaining highly rural despite many metropolitan areas as redistricting moves to January legislative action.
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TWC
Lake Tawakoni
Greenville
Texas
Highway Department
Greer
Growth in Texas Manufacturing Surges in 1962
Value added by Texas manufacturing reached 6.3 million dollars of 9.7 million for the four West South Central states. The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research notes state employment up 67 percent since 1947 and production workers up 4 percent, with automation cited as a factor in slower gains. Productivity of Texas remains a focus.
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Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Oil Pollution Board Jurisdiction Debated by Texas Bodies
Rail road Commission attorney general Waggoner Carr reconsiders his view on whether the Texas Water Pollution Control Board has authority to grant oilfield waste permits. Oil operators on a committee challenge the board while conservationists back the board citing 1961 legislation Art 7621d granting pollution jurisdiction over oil and salt water.
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Railroad Commission
Waggoner Carr
Texas Water Pollution Control Board
Pollution Control Board
Texas Tourism Agency Eyes West Texas Writer Tour Plan
The Texas Tourist Development Agency plans a repeat April tour for out-of-state travel writers, traveling from Dallas to San Antonio Corpus Christi Houston and other eastern cities then to Palo Duro Canyon El Paso Juarez Big Bend Fort Davis and Alamo Village Brackettville. Feature articles in major dailies and magazines praise the first tour and expect increased tourist dollars this summer. The agency aims to build on the publicity to boost Texan business. State Hospital Board requests a 128.6 million two year budget with 28 million for operating expenses 13.2 million for new facilities including Dallas Gulf Coast mental hospitals 4 million each and 2.9 million for West Texas Corpus Christi schools plus 250 thousand for a food service training school.
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Texas Tourist Development Agency
West Texas
Dallas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Houston
Palo Duro Canyon
el Paso
Juarez
Big Bend National Park
Fort Davis
Davis Mountains
Guadalupe Peak
Fort Clark
Alamo Village
Brackettville
Texas
State Hospital Board
Gulf Coast Area
Food Service
Highway spending growth cited by state engineer
State Highway Engineer D C Greer reports highway funding rose from 40200000 in 1940 to an expected 450000000 this year. The figures illustrate rapid expansion of road construction and maintenance programs across the state.
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D. C. Greer
Railroad firemen dispute fuels legal questions
Atty Ben Carr will watch how suits against railroads unfold before deciding whether to enter a dispute over firemen discharges. Rail unions demand enforcement of the full crew law while a federal arbitration board allowed some diesel engine dismissals. Walter Caven of the Texas Railroad Association notes prosecutors will not file complaints under the full crew law, with Lubbock and El Paso prosecutors among those declining.
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Atty. Ben. Carr
Federal Arbitration Board
Walter Caven
Texas Railroad Association
Lubbock
el Paso
E. F. Jergins
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Youth Conference Set by Texas Attorney General
The second annual Texas Attorney General Youth Conference will be July 10 to 12 with over 1,600 junior and senior high students. Delegates will discuss juvenile juries vocational training public awareness projects church and youth activities and other initiatives from the 1963 meeting. Attorney General Waggoner Carr calls the event a vital step toward solving youth crime.
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Texas Attorney General’s
Texas
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Redistricting Hearing Set by Texas Legislative Council
First meeting of the Texas Legislative Council Committee on congressional redistricting is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of May 30. Sen. George Moffett of Chillicothe chairs, planning an informal session as many members will be in Austin for President Johnson's talk at the University of Texas. Public hearings in major cities will follow the second primary elections in June to gather input on creating equal population districts under court orders.
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Texas Legislative Council
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Austin
Johnson
University of Texas
Texas Leads In 1962 Worker Value Added Per Production
Labor measure shows manufacturing value added per production worker at 52 816 in Texas for 1962, compared with 36 572 in Louisiana and 30 946 in Oklahoma according to Census scales.
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Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
First Atomic Energy Conference Outside Washington
The AEC sponsored a first of its kind conference outside Washington attracting delegates from New York California Kentucky Mississippi and Arkansas which like Texas manage their own radi isotope use matters. Willacy County will pay a special prosecutor to assist Edna Cisneros in a murder case. June 1 15 marks the second enrollment period for Texas 65 health coverage for citizens 65 plus. The June draft quota calls for 234 men plus 10 veterinarians. State Education Board reports a 373 648 profit from a 10 600 000 municipal ponds sale and 13 Veterans Land tracts resold for 84 174. Governor Connally sent Crawford Martin to Louisiana inaugurations.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Washington, D. C
New York
California
Kentucky
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Carr
Willacy
Edna Cisneros
Texas 65
State Board of Education
Connally
Crawford Martin
Louisiana
John McKeithan
Briley Released After Major Surgery at Winters Hospital
George Briley, who underwent major surgery at Winters Hospital on May 6, was discharged Saturday and is convalescing at his home.
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George Briley
Winters Hospital
Grenwelge Visit Noted at Local Homes
Ernest Grenwelge of McGuire AFB New Jersey visits the homes of Mr and Mrs Fred Armbrecht and Mr and Mrs B M Grenwelge. Ether was first used as a painkiller before an operation in 1842.
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Ernest Grenwelge
McGuire A.F.B
New Jersey
Fred Armbrecht
B. M. Grenwelge
Housewarming Surprise For C C Funderburgs On Floyd Street
An informal surprise house warming was held Friday evening from 7 30 to 9 00 honoring Mr and Mrs C C Funderburg who recently moved into their new home on Floyd Street Hostesses included Mrs H A Bredemeyer Mrs James Hinds Mrs Don Oakes Mrs Gayland Robinson Mrs Jim Cox Mrs Tommy Davis and Mrs Dennis Rodgers. Mrs Funderburg gave tours of the home as guests arrived. Attendees included a long list of neighbors and friends such as Mrs Gayland Robinson Mr and Mrs Don Oakes Dr and Mrs Tommy Russell Mr and Mrs Tommy Rougas Mr and Mrs James Hinds Mr and Mrs H A Bredemeyer Mr and Mrs Lynn Billups Mr and Mrs Jim Cox Mr and Mrs Dennis Rodgers Mr and Mrs Ergin Compton Mr and Mrs Jimmy Chaney.
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C. C. Funderburg
Floyd Street
H. A.bredemeyer
James Hinds
Don Oakes
Gayland Robinson
Jim Cox
Tommy Davis
Dennis Rodgers
Funderburg
Tommy Russell
Tommy Rougas
H. .A. Bredemeyer
Lynn Billups
Ergin Compton
Jimmy Chaney
Cancer cures rise as early diagnosis saves lives
The American Cancer Society notes about 1,200,000 Americans alive today cured of cancer. Improved treatment and diagnosis drive progress, with emphasis on early detection and prompt treatment as the best protection against death from cancer.
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The
American Cancer Society
Due south to the Pacific Farther Than West from Austin
A geographic note states that traveling directly south from Austin, Texas reaches the Pacific Ocean earlier than a due west route. The claim contrasts two cardinal directions and implies a shorter southern path to the coast.
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Pacific Ocean
Austin
Texas
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Hill & Thomas, Publishers
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Sabine
Lone Star Gas Company
Lone Star
Waa
Chicago
Euclid
Travel Writers’ Tour
Moffett
Legislative Service
City Grocery
Huffman Grocery
Apple
C. Funderburgs
Enterprise
Main Drug Company
Pannell Legg JR
Chevrolet
Corvan
Lake
Yars
TNT
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