Fairness For The Older Americans Earnings Limits Debate
The Clifton Record urges Congress to remove all earnings restrictions for Social Security recipients, arguing benefits reflect earned contributions since 1937 and that work income should not reduce already earned benefits. It cites Nixon's raise to 2400 and Tower's push to 3000, urging no income limit at any age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
John Tower
R.-Tex
U. S. Senate
Clifton Record
Sen. Tower
Senate
U. S. House of Representatives
Advisory Council On Social Security
Social Security Trust Fund
Congress
Bill
Awards, reprints, and Texas convention notes
Opinion by Bill Jordan discusses prize judges' tastes in press contests, editorial reprints, and praise for The Burleson Star. It covers TX Press Association activities in Houston, noting Sam Logan's TPA director election, hotel quips, and local publisher James Smith’s humorous reflections on city life and Panola County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Press Association
Burleson Star
Burleson
Texas Press Association
Wayne Hutson
Lone Star State
Houston
Sam
Linda Logan
Steve
Lisa
Laurie
Clifton Record
Madisonville Meteor
TPA
James Smith
Panola County
Dallas
New Orleans
Los Angeles
New York
Waco Office Begins Taking Federal SSI Applications
The Waco Social Security Office is taking applications for Federal supplemental security income payments set to begin in January 1974. Eligibility hinges on age, blindness, disability, income, and assets, with various exclusions. Call 756-6511 or write P O Box 299 Waco 76703 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco Social Security Office
al Bracken
Social Security
Bracken
Social Security Administration
P. O
Waco
To Carry A Pistol Or Not In Texas Law Summary
A historical summary notes that Texas Penal Code Article 483 bans carrying a pistol on or about a person or in a saddle or bag. Exceptions include militia members, peace officers, owners on private property or traveling, and certain special policemen earning at least $40 monthly. Violations carry misdemeanor penalties. fines from 100 to 500 dollars or jail 1 to 12 months. On licensed酒 premises, offenses can be felony with 2 to 5 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
National Guard Announces 90 Day Enlistment Trial Option
Major General Thomas S Bishop, Texas adjutant general, announced a new enlistment option for non-prior service personnel a 90 day trial. The plan lets six year enlistments include three years active drill status and three in the Individual Ready Reserve Control Group with summer training required in the final three years. Texas joins 16 states in the trial replacing the Reserve Enlistment Program. Governor Calloway announced the plan for Texas and 15 others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas S.bishop
Texas Adjutant General
Gen. Bishop
Texas National Guard
Adjutant General
No. 1 Guardsman
Texas
National Guard Bureau
Washington, D. C
Bishop
Howard H. Calloway
the Army
Newspaper Editor Backs Strong Guard and Reserve
William T. Jordan of Clifton, editor and publisher of The Clifton Record, signed a Statement of Support for the Guard and Reserve. The pledge, from the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, commits employers to facilitate eligible employees in Guard and Reserve programs as part of the national defense effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Jordan
Clifton
Clifton Record
Guard and Reserve
National Committee For
J. M. Roche
General Motors
National Guard
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Department of Defense
County eyes Texas film tie for scenic vistas and vintage sets
The Texas Film Commission seeks locations in Bosque County to stage films in Texas with historic streets and period buildings. Local committees list sites such as Lake Whitney, Meridian State Fork, Bosque River, and old rock houses. They propose old barber shops, shops, and props including antique farm equipment and vintage cars to support period productions.
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Boscue County
Texas Film Commission
Texas
Waco
Grosebeck
Houston
Brenham
Dime Box
Lake Whitney
Meridian State Fork
Bosque River
Meridian
Bosque Museum
Letters to the Clifton Records on pet restrictions
A reader objects to city council dog and cat containment ordinances as inhumane while supporting vaccination and control. The letter notes pets, mice and local issues, mentions personal ties to Clifton and nearby areas, and includes an address and subscription payment.
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Clifton
Coun
Local Missouri town aids film crowd scenes
A tiny Missouri town, population 81, provided houses and stores and residents as extras for crowd scenes. Locals speculate on potential outcomes and impacts from the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Hurry Up Fashion Notes and Local Church Schedule
Fashion tips stress easy to sew patterns, faster sleeves, no handwork, and strategic fabric choices. Home economics briefs warn against reheating high protein foods and advise sanitation and high quality freezer items. Church notes from St Olaf Lutheran in Crawfills Gap outline July activities including circ le meetings and worship times and a Lemek Huse reunion with Sunday School and services.
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Bosque County Extension
ST. Olaf Lutheran Church
Crawfills Gap
Texas
Marvin O. Ottmers
Dorcas
Lydia
Mustang
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Bill Jordan
Sam Logan
PA Convention
Ed Leach
Longview News-Journal
Houston Ship Channel
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Lyndon K. Johnson Space Center
Astroworld
T & Om
Galveston
Smith
Mr. Smith
John C. Baxter
Bosque County
Rebecca D. Radde
Bosque County Historical Survey Committee
Wendell Larson
Austin
Clifton College
Highway 22
G. Kn
Jerry Turner
Hillsboro
Delmelia Dunn
Clifton Independent Baptist Church
Pecan & N. Ave. E
The
Jordan Publications, Inc
West
Fifth Street
Danny R. Ivey
Beverly F. Jordan
John E. Finstad
James W. Smith
Alfred E. Olson
Bosque
Coryell, Hill, McLennan
Erath
Johnson
Somerville
Hamil
Texan
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