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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1970
Page
2
Herald seeks tips from community leaders in East Bell Milam and South Falls counties for the Area Roundup feature. News department welcomes reports on developments across a 1500 square mile Central Texas area to broaden local coverage.
Austin hears industry push for an absolute minimum after tax profit of 11.7 percent to stay solvent and serve drivers. Testimony favors including all earnings in rate base and a 6.5 percent potential rate hike. Hearing continues in November with no immediate January change, while union leader Hank Brown vows strong opposition.
Rep Joshua Eilberg testifies for H.R. 795 to compensate firemen not employed by the U S who are killed or injured during civil disorder. He notes increased hazards for firefighters in Washington D C and cites arson, harassment, and booby traps as dangers alongside the gro bearing of coalitions and rising annual deaths. The plan would supplement state local pay with federal aid, while not deducting employees contributions.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules a Houston judge was not disqualified from presiding at a trial for which he once prosecuted the defendant ten years earlier. State Supreme Court sets December 2 arguments on breath sweeter monopolies, vandalism losses, and whether death was caused by auto crash or chronic illness. Bond limits urged as Water Development bonds face marketability issues due to interest caps. Boundary dispute figures Texas Louisiana areas with AG Martin and ex-Gov Daniel touring Sabine Neches region for mapping.
A discussion of several cases shows judges upholding the right of a testator to attach conditions to an inheritance yet limiting these grips on heirs personal life. In one case Freddie must quit smoking to receive a gift, while another found a daughter cannot be forced to make her husband quit. A son who avoided both vices could still keep real estate, as courts resist taking inheritances when options exist. Public service piece by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar.
The piece praises extension of Milano water service to Chriesman and rapid repairs on a break. It argues reliable water stabilizes nonmetro Central Texas populations and supports housing, jobs, and growth. Alcoa's 1500 local jobs since the 1950s and Farmers Home Administration aid are cited as drivers of rural stability.
Dear editor the writer argues that growing crime and longer trials will overwhelm courts as lawbreakers rise and appeals drag cases out. He compares it to a football game and worries about delays harming other schedules while seeking fairness in trials.
A call urging Lloyd Bentsen to win a Texas Senate seat as a Democrat who can oppose tight money and high interest rates while supporting rural development welfare incentives and crime control, aiming to reduce unemployment and preserve Texas independence from Republican control.
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