Gov Plans Amistad Area Park Development near Del Rio
Governor Preston Smith pledged rapid development of the Amistad Reservoir area near Del Rio after an air, car, and boat inspection to view 8,000 year old Seminole canyon pictographs. He supports state park development and seeks Amistad National Recreation Area legislation covering about 63,000 acres with bonds possibly funding future work.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Amistad Reservoir
del Rio
Smith
Seminole Canyon
Ors
Amistad
Parks and Wildlife Department
J. R. Singleton
Singleton
U. S
PWD
State Department
No Trespassing Notice at Victor J. Merfeld Ranch
A posted warning forbids trespassing hunting or fishing on the Victor J. Merfeld Ranch with a threat of prosecution for violators. The short notice is unsigned and appears as a blunt property access prohibition.
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Victor J. Merfeld
Texas Plans Anti Crime Narcotics Education
The Texas Education Agency develops a state wide course on the evils of crime and narcotics to start in September 1970. Funding proposals target federal Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act sources plus state and private funds.
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Texas Education Agency
State Board of Education
Texas mental health board approves $6.3 million in new construction
The Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation authorizes over 6.3 million dollars for construction including 1.5 million at Corpus Christi State School phase 3 and 2.5 million at Richmond State School phase 3. Projects total 766 beds across three schools with additional work at Big Spring, Rusk, Vernon Center, Wichita Falls and San Angelo centers.
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Texas’ Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Corpus Christi State School
Lubbock State School
Richmond State School
Big Spring State Hospital
Rusk State Hospital
Vernon Center
Wichita Falls State Hospital
San Angelo Center
Military liquor sales eyed for posts by board
The Liquor Control Board is reassessing tax collection enforcement on federal military posts with aims to expand state sales. The move signals potential changes in revenue and control over liquor transactions at military installations.
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Liquor Control Board
State liquor board weighs posts under jurisdiction study
The board orders a staff study to identify posts where state jurisdiction applies and where it does not. Members consider collecting the new five cent per drink service charge at bases clubs. The board also rejects a master club card plan for guest reciprocity, inviting formal written permit requests and an attorney general opinion.
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LCB
Medical Assistance Unit to Start in San Antonio
State Department of Public Welfare will deploy its first medical assistance unit in San Antonio on December 1, covering 48 counties in South Texas. The team led by a doctor will review medical services offered by physicians, nursing homes, and state institutions under Medicaid, provide consultation on patient care and social services, and aid medical record keeping. The unit will also serve state mental hospitals and schools for the retarded and is slated as the prototype for 16 welfare regions.
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State Department of Public Welfare
San Antonio
South
Texas
Barnes urges new state department of urban affairs
Lt. Gov. Barnes recommends creation of a state department of urban affairs to aid critics with their problems. The State Board of Education upheld the firing of a Wichita Falls coach who refused to ride.
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Barnes
State Department of Urban Affairs
State Board of Education
Wichita Falls
Bus Carrying Players Heads to Practice
Texas beer sales rose 6.7 percent in the first nine months of 1969 while the Liquor Control Board reported October tax receipts dropped from 5.0 million to 4.1 million for the month.
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Texas
Liquor Control Board
Governor names district judge and appointees
Gov. Preston Smith appoints Hidalgo County Court-at-law Judge J. R. Alamia of Edinburg as 92nd District Judge until the next general election, succeeding the late Judge Tom L. Hartley. Other selections include Dr. W. C. Holden and Dr. Fred Wendorf for the State Antiquities Committee, Mrs. James Day, Earl William Gammage, and James Weldon Thomas for the Good Neighbor Commission, Henry LeBrozec for the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Gus for the Texas Tourism Development Council Advisory Board.
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Preston Smith
Hidalgo County
J. R. Alamia
Edinburg
Tom L. Hartley
Smith
State Antiquities Committee
W. C. Holden
Lubbock
Fred Wendorf
Dallas
Good Neighbor Commission
James Day
Brookshire
Earl William Gammage
Houston
James Weldon Thomas
Polygraph Examiners Board
Henry LeBrozec
Austin
Texas Tourist Development Council
Gus
Local Officials Named In Winters Enterprise Item
E Gene Lehmann of Kerrville, Mayor Wesley D Rogers Jr of Lubbock, Robert E Conwell of Corpus Christi and Aubrey N Kline of San Antonio are listed among participants or officials in the Winters Enterprise page item dated Friday November 21 1969.
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Winters
Enterprise
Texas
Gene) Lehmann
Kerrville
Wesley D. Rogers Jr
Lubbock
Robert E. Conwell
Corpus Christi
Aubrey N. Kline
San Antonio
Your Representatives in Texas Legislature
A list of officials includes LT. GOV. BEN BARNES at the Texas State Capitol Austin TX 78711 SEN. DAVID RATLIFF representing the 24th Senatorial District and REP. LYNN NABERS from the 64th House District at the State Capitol.
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Ben Barnes
Texas State Capitol
Austin
Texas
Texas State Senate
Lynn Nabers
State
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Minnie Cooper
N. Fannin Street
Jno. W. Norman
Bill Graham
East Truitt
Lazier
Noleta Rice
N. Rogers
Tex
Balkum Grocery
South Church
L. F. Wilson
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West Dale Winters
Mary Kay
Marva Jean Underwood
N. Sanders
Ted Meyer Or
Manuel Esquivel JR
Ballinger Monument Company
Gibson
Expert Service
Swatchsue Electric CO
Syracuse
China
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Merle Norman
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Vernon Wright
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Clifford Hill
Merrill Nursing Home
Western Mattress Service
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Smith Drug Company
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Martin
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Balkum
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Sen
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Wesley Vogler
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Call
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Blackmon Repair Shop
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Friedrich
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Jose de la Cruz
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Joe Kozelsky
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Tate
Mansell Brothers
Ballinger - Winters
John Deere
Ballinger
North Main
General Insurance
Harrison
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