Getting Cattle To Market
The article notes a price drop for some live cattle at the local auction with feeder cattle down while other cattle prices held steady. Poultry and egg prices fall due to voluntary boycotts. pork remains up. Texas cattle head counts stay steady or higher, indicating producers do not hold stock off market during price fluctuations. Households in metropolitan areas see implications for agricultural price controls and consumer beef availability.
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Texas
BIG Brother
James M. Collins
Washington
Archibald Cox
Mortgage Rates Rise in Cameron Housing Drive
Rates on federally insured mortgages reach 8.5 percent to aid low and middle income buyers. The policy covers homes up to 33 000 dollars, with Cameron housing typically costing 17 000 to 25 000 dollars, aiming to ease scarce mortgage money and improve local living conditions. A public figure voices frustration with increased vehicle safety mandates and urges personal choice over belt and buzzer systems.
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Cameron
Revision Commission Sets Key Schedules For Texas Basics
The Texas Constitutional Revision Commission outlined plans for September sessions on judiciary and education provisions and reviews of local government and general provisions. Delegates to the January 1974 constitutional convention will gather December 6-8 to discuss recommendations, with the convention opening January 8. Also noted were budgeted costs for convention furnishings and inmate-made desks. Texas farmers report record crops in multiple staples, with cotton and grain sorghum leading and cattle production high. The state will field a full Army National Guard division by November 1, with reactivated 49th Armored Division and three brigades plus a 36th Airborne Brigade joining an active division if mobilization occurs. Tourism attendance rose modestly through July, totaling 29.7 million visitors across 47 attractions.
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Bill Boykin
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
House of Representatives
Revision Commission
Texas
John White
White
Iowa
Army National Guard
Army Guard
49Th Armored Division
Texas Ang
Camp Mabry
Lone Star
Old Philosopher Ponders National Investigations
A reader laments pervasive probes into politics and sports, noting ongoing inquiries from Cox’s Watergate to local coaching scandals. He jokes resignation as a cure, while a neighbor argues voter abstention deserves harsher punishment. The letter ends with the writer signing J.A.
Pipeline negligence cases illustrate duty of care and damages
A farmer sues a pipeline for dead sheep after crude oil leaks onto pasture and a resident seeks damages for toxic gas from a buried line. Courts require reasonable care and note contributory fault when warnings or precautions are ignored. Public service feature by the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas.
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Watson
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
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Miami
Crump
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Lonngworth House
Washington, D.C
By Joe Crump
Congressional Record Daily
Dateline Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
36Th Airborne Brigade
Houston
Highway Tourist Bureau
J.A
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