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OH 0071

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHALE, L. Dewitt (b. 1917)
ProfessionsAttorney
Political PartyDemocrat
Political ServiceTexas House of Representatives

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0071
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-First Legislature. One-year versus two-year budget; comments about Governor Preston smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes; revenue bills; corporate income tax; welfare legislation; state minimum wage law; education legislation; creation of new four-year colleges; beer and liquor lobby; changes in state sales tax base; personal legislation; redistricting under “one-man, one-vote” U.S. Supreme court decision.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description64 pp
Terms of UseOpen