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Newspaper
Burnet County Bulletin
Location
Burnet, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1976
Page
2
A Burnet businessman thanks Roger Holland for apprehending a masked burglar at four in the morning and for solving the store break‑in. He notes the arresting officer held the merchandise as evidence and questions grand jury handling and potential need for medical care for the suspect.
Texas Senator Lloyd Doggett urged the new Public Utilities Commission to adopt tougher rules to curb advertising costs passing to consumers and to require public hearings before any electric rate increases. He called for 100 percent of advertising costs to be excluded from rate making and defined actual advertising costs to include PR agents and personnel. He urged scrutiny of any rate-base decisions tied to energy-saving ads and favored original cost depreciation over economic depreciation.
A House Conference Report on the Congressional Budget passes. The speaker criticizes the Foley Food Stamp Bill for raising costs and notes regional voting patterns. A committee markup may take a week or ten days, with a Memorial Day recess upcoming and local appointments planned in Brownwood Burnet and Brookesmith.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen says the Federal Energy Administration assured him new fuel oil rules won’t raise Texas oil prices while cutting East Coast costs. He sought a clearer explanation after opposing earlier proposals. FEA Deputy Admin Eric Zausnerasserted Texas consumers would see no measurable price impact and that national prices would remain stable.
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