Consumer alerts on pest control fraud in Texas
The Texas Attorney General warns about con men posing as pest control operators who overcharge elderly homeowners for non existent termite work. Insist on a current Texas Structural Pest Control Board license, and contact the board or AG’s office in Austin for help.
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Austin
Consumer Protection
Texas
Environmental Protection Division
Texas Structural Pest Control Board
Structural Pest Control Board
State Board
Chevy Chase Building
Attorney General's Office
Precious Stones Across and Around a Word Puzzle
A word puzzle listing clues and answers across a grid including stones like aventurine and gemstone terms. Clues cover categories such as minerals, plants, and titles, with entries spanning from K to Z and a mix of nationalities and objects. The puzzle weaves terms like ethical, Roman god, and baseball star into the themed word play.
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Quebec
Fling University
Beluga Sturgeon Hails as World’s Largest Freshwater Fish
The beluga sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish, resides in the Volga and Dnieper rivers and in the Caspian and Black Seas. A specimen of 3 210 pounds is on record. Reptiles are biologically the nearest relatives of birds with kinship dating back over 100 million years.
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Volga
Dnieper
Caspian
Black Seas
Beef price freeze alarms lawmakers amid economic policy debate
The note argues Phase IV price controls keep beef prices frozen until September 12 harming cattle feeders and raising beef shortages. It cites protests to the President and links energy policy with Trans Alaska Pipeline support and tax relief for homeowners through deductions for repairs.
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Congress
Senate
House
Cutest Kid Contest Winners Named
The Licensed Vocation Nurses Association announces winners in the Cutest Kid Contest. Infants to one year winners include Mary Ann Dodgen Holly Elliot Hunter Sheri Rene Huddleston Christopher Paul Hatcher Bradley Sloan Proffitt and Jaret Walker. In the one to three years group Belinda Darleen Brown Tracey Renee Flood Donna Lynn Hall Jef fery Dale Frost Robert Stotts and Christopher John Reed. three to six years winners are Kelly Lee Kristi Gentry Julia Lynn Lane Billy Keith Williams Corky Custer and Allen Clements.
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Licensed
Vocation Nurses Association
Mary Ann Dodgen
Holly Elliot Hunter
Sheri Rene Huddleston
Christopher Paul Hatcher
Bradley Sloan Proffitt
Jaret Walker
Belinda Darleen Brown
Tracey Renee Flood
Donna Lynn Hall
Jeffery Dale Frost
Robert Stotts
Christopher John Reed
Kelly Lee
Kristi Gentry
Julia Lynn Lane
Billy Keith Williams
Corky Custer
Allen Clements
Watergate Developments At A Glance
Subpoenas issued by Archibald Cox and the Senate Watergate committee demand Nixon tapes and documents. The President may ignore the demands as White House says he resists release. Ehrlichman testifies amid questions over Nixon and aides in the coverup. Strachan says Haldeman may have known about secret intelligence gathering on Democrats. George Washington noted as six feet two inches tall and 200 pounds.
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Washington
Archibald Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
White House
Ehrlichman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean III
Strachan
Gordon Strachan
H. R. Haldeman
Supplemental Security Income Payments Start in 1974
Vernon social security office begins accepting applications for federal supplemental security income to support basic cash needs for those 65 and over or blind or disabled. Payments begin January 1974 with eligibility based on income and assets, and up to 1300 per month for individuals or 1950 for couples, subject to other income and asset rules.
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Vernon
Chustz
Social Security Administration
Social Security
P.O
White House Wedding in 1942 Benefits From Roosevelt Role
President Franklin D. Roosevelt served as best man at the East Room wedding of Harry Hopkins to Louise Macy, a New York fashion expert, in the White House during 1942.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Harry Hopkins
Louise Macy
New York
East Room
Plans Made to Finish Washington Cathedral in 1986
Plans move ahead to complete the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Washington DC, commonly called Washington Cathedral, with the church first opened in 1912 and work targeted for 1986 completion.
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St. Peter and St. Paul
Washington Cathedral
Washington, D.C
Berlin Wall Protest Kernels Seven-Foot Breach
West Berliners tear a six foot hole in the Berlin Wall to protest the shooting of three would be escapees by East German border guards. The incident follows a wave of demonstrations across Berlin and Europe.
Supreme Court’s Most Important Decision Ruled on
The article notes that the top court’s most pivotal ruling centers on a landmark decision with lasting constitutional impact. It emphasizes the broad implications for federal power, civil rights, and the balance of governmental authority.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Marbury Decision of 1803 and Constitutional Power
The court asserted its power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional and void. It emphasized the Constitution as the country’s fundamental law. A boomerang analogy suggests consequences return to the originator after impact.
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Marbury
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British Commonwealth
Joe E. Brown
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