Jury and rules reform reshape Civil Court procedure
Sere Austin reports on 12 member juries in civil cases with required unanimous verdicts and broader discovery changes. The rules, effective February 1 1973, also let the state Supreme Court reverse lower court findings without full hearings and apply to criminal cases with 10 or more jurors. Gov. Preston Smith expands the special session with 16 new bills touching schools, bonds, and purchasing authority.
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State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Calvert
Justice of the Peace
Preston Smith
Fort Worth
State Board of Control
Smith
Texas weighs offshore seaport plan amid legislative debate
Oil firms back a private seadeck facility by 1975 or 1976 with no state funding, while a governor’s bill to create a offshore port authority gains support as Texas eyes a new super terminal. Voter registration for the November election nears record levels with about 4.8 million eligible. Texas Supreme Court opens its new term issuing over 100 rulings including Fort Worth case actions.
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Texas
Oil
House
Senate
Smith
Governor's Office
Texas Supreme Court
Fort Worth
Governor names judges and officials to state posts
Governor Smith named Associate Justice Joe R. Greenhill chief justice of the State Supreme Court on retirement October 4 of Judge Robert W. Calvert and selected Hawthorne Phillips of Austin to fill Greenhill's place. R. J. Balch of Seymour was appointed district judge of the 50th district. Robert J. Glasgow of Stephenville was named 29th district attorney. John B. Latchford is new field operations director of Texas Water Quality Board. Dr. Joseph C. Schoolar was elevated to director of Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences, Houston.
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Smith
Joe R. Greenhill
State Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Hawthorne Phillips
Austin
Greenhill
R. J. Balch
Seymour
Robert J. Glasgow
Stephenville
John B. Latchford
Texas Water Quality Board
Joseph C. Schoolar
Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences
Houston
Atty General OKs Capitol Area HQ Construction Plan
Atty Gen Crawford Martin urged the State Highway Commission to proceed with the controversial new state headquarters near the Capitol. He also issued opinions on navigable vessel lighting, state insurance contributions, and budgeting salaries for exempt state positions.
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Crawford Martin
State Highway Commission
Capitol
Martin
Migrant Workshop Planned by Texas Education Agency
More than 2,900 teachers from 21 states will attend the 10th annual Child Migrant Workshop in McAllen October 9-11. Sixty-six consultants will lead 262 workshops focusing on continuing needs of migrant students including oral language reading bilingual education and individualized instruction. TEA advisory committees held a joint meeting here Tuesday on cultural or language differences among the state's school children.
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McAllen
Texas Education Agency
School Land Board Sets Record High Lease Proceeds
The School Land Board accepted high bids totaling 2,694,939 in oil and gas leases, pushing the permanent school fund to 944,246,467. The Texas Water Development Board sold a 25 million dollar bond issue for local water supply project aid. Seguin Independent School District board of education was cited as the outstanding school.
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Texas Water Development Board
Seguin Independent School District Board of Education
Wallace-Murray Sees Strong 1972 Finish Boosted by Turbocharger
Wallace-Murray Corp projects nine month and year end earnings about 30 percent ahead of 1971 with sales up around 15 percent to near 260 million. CEO Fred R. Raach told New York analysts that fully diluted 1972 earnings may reach 1.90 a share, versus 1.46 last year, and that the third quarter should equal or exceed the 1971 third quarter. He cited turbochargers from Schwitzer as a key factor in cleaning emissions while boosting engine power and said the company expects about 1.30 earnings per share for nine months, up from 99 cents in the prior year.
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New York
Wallace- Murray Corporation
New York Society of Security Analysts
Fred R. Raach
Wallace Murray
Raach
Wallace- Murray
Schwitzer Division
Schwitzer turbocharger tests on engines
Mr. Raach said Wallace-Murray is collaborating with a major auto maker to test the Schwitzer turbocharger on a conventional piston engine. He noted work on turbocharging the Wankel engine, which suits turbocharging due to high temperature exhaust and easy attachment.
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Raach
Wallace- Murray
Schwitzer
Compton Family Reunion After Dallas Visit
Mrs. E. W. Compton returned home Saturday after a month with son Darrell Compton and family in Red Oak. She spent four days in Dallas where grandson Kevin Compton underwent surgery.
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Darrell Compton
Red Oak
Dallas
Kevin Compton
Texas Public Sale Securities Rise in 1971 72
Texas securities registered for public sale in the 1971 72 fiscal year soared beyond 1.5 billion dollars. Construction continues on Terrell State Hospital recreation and training building and a Big Spring State Hospital maintenance building. Finalists for the Lady Bird Johnson highway beautification award included Milton C Campbell Balls Cullen Luttrell Sonora Herbert Smith Rusk Melvin E Bayless La Grange and rumaldo Rivera Falfurrias.
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Texas
Terrell State Hospital
Big Spring State Hospital
Milton C. Campbell
Balls
Cullen Luttrell
Sonora
Herbert Smith
Rusk
Melvin E. Bayless
la Grange
Rumaldo Rivera
Falfurrias
Lady Bird Johnson
Card of Thanks from the Lopez Family after accident
The Adam Lopez Family thanks neighbors friends and relatives who visited Hendrick Hospital and offered care after their automobile accident. Special thanks go to Mrs. Walter Adams Mrs Bo Williams Mr and Mrs Doyle Pumphrey and Mrs E J Bishop for their special care and kindness.
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Walter Adams
Bo Williams
Doyle Pumphrey
E. J. Bishop
Adam Lopez
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