Record Funds Paid In Social Security Benefits
Texas benefited from a record 31,952,268 in social security cash benefits in 1974 per Pete Wall. The year saw a 3,848,000 rise from 1973 with automatic future increases and a June 1975 first raise. National payments reached 58.5 billion with about 31 million beneficiaries, including retired workers, survivors, and disabled categories. Thomas Ivey of Cameron competes in the Fort Worth tractor pull for prize money and trophies.
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Texas
Pete Wall
Fort Worth
Thomas Ivey
Cameron
Ivey
Southwest
Wall
Anothr
Milam County 4-H and Buckholts FFA to Show at Houston
Twenty three Milam County 4 H Club members and 14 Buckholts High School FFA members will compete in the junior division of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from February 19 to March 2. The junior events attract 4 H and FFA youth from across the state vying for premiums and prizes.
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Milam County
Buckholts High School
FFA
Houston
Boswell's Rest Home Joins Texas Nursing Home Association
Boswell's Rest Home at 700 Dyer Street Rockdale was accepted as a member of the Texas Nursing Home Association by the TNHA Executive Board at its February meeting in Austin. Emory C. Camp will serve as the home’s TNHA representative and the facility pledges to follow the TNHA Code of Ethics and support statewide efforts to raise nursing home standards and improve patient care.
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Boswell's Rest Home
Dyer Street
Rockdale
Texas Nursing Home Association
TNHA
Austin
Emory C. Camp
Boswell’s Rest Home
Texas
Kubiak Proposes Texas Presidential Primary Plan
Rep Dan Kubiak asks the House Elections Committee to back a bill creating a Texas Presidential Primary. The plan allocates 75 percent of delegates by primary results and 25 percent by state party conventions, aiming to give the people a stronger role while preserving party leadership and convention rules.
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Austin
Dan Kubiak
House Elections Committee
Texas
Kubiak
Choosin
TEC Places 328 In Jobs In January at Temple Office
The Temple office of the Texas Employment Commission placed 328 people in jobs during January, up from 323 a year earlier. Veteran placements reached 91, slightly above last year, while weather and economy trimmed rehiring after attrition. Unemployment claims rose to 458 from 232.
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Temple Office
Texas Employment Commission
Want to Get Rid of Something Call 697 6671
A terse classified item urges readers to call a local telephone number 697 6671 for disposal or removal services. The brief notice offers no further details about the service or location.
Inherited Genes Determine 10 Score
University of Texas psychologists report that a child’s intelligence is more strongly influenced by inherited genes than by environment. By comparing IQ scores of adopted children with their natural and adoptive mothers, researchers find adoptees’ IQs align more with biological mothers despite shared environments.
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University of Texas
VA reduces GI loan rate to 8.5 percent
The maximum VA and FHA home loan rate drops from 9.0 to 8.5 percent effective January 21, 1975. Administrator Richard L. Roudebush cites prior cuts since November and notes the 8.5 percent level is the lowest since April 1974. Savings reach about 9.90 monthly for a typical veteran on a $27,500 loan, potentially totaling $3,535 over 30 years.
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Richard L. Roudebush
Veterans Affairs
Roudebush
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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