Texas set for January 8 opening of historic constitutional convention
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby will open Texas constitutional convention on January 8 as 181 lawmakers pursue a new constitution to replace the 1876 document. The series reviews past constitutions, the 1972 setup, and the path to ratification amid debates on modernizing county government and expanding state powers.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Texas Legislative Council
Citizens Advisory
Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
Robert N. Calvert
Texas Supreme Court
Revision Commission
Christmas family gathering spans multiple Texas towns
Frazier and Isa Cunningham hosted a large Christmas dinner with relatives from Elk City Oklahoma to Quanah and Paducah. Guests included Hight, Anderson, Jeter, Biddy, Walker, Spencer and many others across Lubbock, Amarillo, Austin, Richfield and Plainview. Mrs. McGowen spent the holiday on patient leave from Lockney hospital.
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Isa Cunningham
Johnnie Hight
Harley Anderson
Linda Rae and
Wallace
Elk City
Okla
Jack Walker
Norma Frances Spencer
Waylon Jeter
Austin
Gaylon Biddy
Glenda
Joan
Bennie Gale Biddy
Bengie
Quanah
G. S. Barnes
Jack Cowart
Gregg
Cindy
Shallowater
Ronald Cowart
Susan
Lubbock
H. L. Garrisons
Norwin Garrison
Kendall
Kyle
Amarillo
Gerald Baum
Greg
Doug
Bryan Garrison
Lillie Moss
Paducah
Travis Jones
Steve
Bruce
Brenda
Bill Goodwin
Carla
L. B. Simmons
E. M. ‘Doll’ Jones
Aspermont
Prentiss Biddy
Bob
Richfield
Utah
Eddie Moore
Shane
Brandon
O'Donnell
S. A. McGowen
Tom Weathers
Lockney
M. A. Taylor
Plainview
S. E. Thomson
Pyote
McGowen
Lockney Hospital
Oil reserves and needs elude precise measurement
An exploration of energy data sources shows no single, consistent tally of U S crude oil reserves and consumption. Miller notes data gaps after 1971 and pre-1972, with conflicting methods among agencies and imports counted differently by the Bureau of Mines and Census. A six month hope for policy guidelines remains.
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Miller
Bureau of Mines
Census Bureau
Federal Power Commission
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Ndustry
American Petroleum Institute
American Gas Association
Edison Electric Institute
Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
Bureau of Census Customs
U.S
Productivity lag prompts U.S. in global ranking says Science Management
Moorestown New Jersey AP reports that despite growing calls for productivity gains in government and business the United States trails at least 10 other industrial nations. If growth rises by 1 percent annually for 10 years America could gain 600 billion in new wealth. White collar and service sectors, forming over 60 percent of the workforce, show the most improvement potential.
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Moorestown
N.J
U.S
Science Management Corp
America
Japan
Science Management
James A. Skidmore Jr
Harth Named Concertmaster and Associate Conductor
Sid ney Harth, 44, is named dual concertmaster and associate conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the first to hold both posts. He succeeds David Frisina as concertmaster and Gerhard Samuel’s podium role, having led the Carnegie Mellon music department prior to this appointment.
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Los Angeles
Sidney Harth
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Orchestra
Harth
David Frisina
Gerhard Samuel
California Institute of Arts
Valencia
Carnegie-Mellon University
Important 1974 Social Security Benefits Deadlines
The early part of 1974 brings key dates for Social Security recipients. By April 15, 1974, those under 72 who received benefits in 1973 and earned over 2100 must file a SSA report. filing income tax returns does not substitute. March 31, 1974 is the deadline to sign up for Medical Insurance Part B, with coverage starting July 1, 1974. 1974 also starts the federal Supplemental Security Income program for the aged, blind, and disabled. For help with reports or Social Security matters, contact the Vernon SSA office.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security Office
Vernon
Jefferson's playful note on pickles from Aunt Sally's cellar
The passage recalls Thomas Jefferson enjoying pickles on a hot Virginia day. He humorously likens a fine spiced pickle to trout rising from a sparkling jar beneath Aunt Sally's stairs, capturing a lighter side of his culinary sensibilities.
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Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Sally
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