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Newspaper
Bowie News
Location
Bowie, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
4
Editorial argues Congress should adopt budget committees in both houses with joint staff to study total spending. It cites growth from 1960s levels to 250 billion this year and calls for formal limits on outlays and cross committee accountability. It urges use of program effectiveness data and revenue forecasts.
The piece notes a 1971-72 public school enrollment of 48.2 million rising 91 percent in two decades and a 375 percent jump in expenditures while staff grew 142 percent. It discusses restructuring categorical grants under H. R. 5823 to five purposes and argues for improved service delivery.
The Texas legislature nears final passage of a sweeping overhaul of the penal code after a seven year study led by the State Bar of Texas. The measure groups felonies and misdemeanors, raises some maximum penalties for violence, defines insanity as a mental disorder, and consolidates many statutes into comprehensive sections, with open records legislation advancing in the House.
A safety guidance piece urges riders to avoid bad weather when possible and to take steps to be visible. It emphasizes wearing bright clothing and using headlights, stopping and looking both ways at intersections, and never assuming drivers will stop. The lesson advocates defensive riding and safer choices when a headlight fails.
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