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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1973
Page
2
An editor notes nine proposed amendments for the Texas Constitution, including annual legislative sessions and salaries. Other items cover homestead protection for single adults, tax exemptions, and voter authority for bonds, with context on prior amendments and a constitutional revision commission established last year. HLW
VA announces a new computer program that will speed GI Bill benefits for students. When separation papers arrive, the system will auto generate a single package including COE eligibility, education applications, and enrollment forms. The package also outlines remaining GI Bill eligibility, counseling, and course options.
George Stilwell a 47 year old dairy firm executive died last July while running near his San Francisco home from ventricular fibrillation Doctors say aggressive personality traits may raise heart attack risk. Dr Friedman notes Type A individuals are more prone to second attacks but can change lifestyle to reduce danger.
Nationally cattle and calf inventories climb with July totals at 131 million heads and Texas at 16.4 million cattle and calves. Calf crops reach record highs with Texas 6.25 million calves, while beef and milk cattle trends shift as prices rise and production adjusts. Texas leads cow inventories, followed by Missouri Oklahoma and others. Agricultural prices show gains. beef at 46.40 per 100 pounds and hogs at 39.40. Commercial red meat production dips slightly from prior year. Drylot sheep feeders report 126000 on feed.
A letter to the editor from Uncle Dan of Coolie laments heat and modern life. He muses on rocking chairs, air conditioning, and how cultural shifts alter views on taxes, prisons, and tradition. He jokes about tractors, preachers, and human nature.
Auto pollution controls for major Texas metropolitan areas are delayed by 60 days, moving the deadline to October 15. The postponement affects Houston Dallas Fort Worth and other large cities as state and federal agencies reassess implementation timelines.
Rev Howard Crane preached in place of pastor Don Travis who is on vacation. Visits from Gillispie of Houston Foster of Dallas and others. memorial for Carrie Boddie. weddings in Edgewood. multiple family visits among Burkham Parker Shields and Foster households through the week.
The hospital lists visiting hours as 10 11 A M to 11 and 2 4 P M and 7 8 P M. Admitted patients include Walter Pettigrew Bertie Fraiser Mary Viola Rogers Robert Brodnax Roy Wright Carol Brannon Minnie Johns Arthur Pickens Joyce Ellison Ralph Fletcher Norman Mc Norton Addie Parker James Mack Pettier Mattie Reynolds. Discharged patients include Dorothy Denton Nell Fowler Larry Stages Elmer Green Donna Garrett Samuel Cooper Russ Vaughan Laura Crocker.
Locals Mr and Mrs James Holton and Chad of Richardson spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Milton Youngblood. Mr and Mrs Wylie Thomas were in Temple with his sister, and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Ray. Mr and Mrs Jack McCoy of Dallas visited Sunday with her parents, Mr and Mrs M J Spears.
Congressman Ray Roberts argues welfare grows where work is scarce and proposes a workfare plan to convert welfare into construction and public works jobs. He notes New York City welfare levels and cites past attempts in 1971 to source $5 billion for job programs, vetoed by President Nixon.
Farmers received only half of each dollar Americans spent on farm foods in 1972. In 1918 German retreat approached the Marne River in France as World War I neared its end. Modern Americans consume about 115.6 pounds of beef per person per year, compared with 63.4 pounds in 1950.
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