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Newspaper
Grand Saline Sun
Location
Grand Saline, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1976
Page
2
The Sun Office in Grand Saline Texas announces yearly subscription rates five dollars in Van Zandt County and six fifty elsewhere with mail handling as second class matter since 1897. The paper offers corrections if notified and reserves the right to reject submissions.
A Goliad rancher, T A Cunningham, gathered 17 neighbors in 1974 to form the Independent Cattlemen's Association of Texas. The group now exceeds 100,000 members, spanning ranchers, breeders, market operators, bankers, and suppliers. ICA lobbies Congress on import issues and broad regulatory, tax, and trade concerns affecting cattlemen and farmers.
The USDA plans a small scale test of photo identification cards for food stamp users under a proposed regulatory amendment. The test aims to curb unauthorized access and allow evaluation of administrative and cost benefits. States would request approval and comments are invited with a June 26 deadline.
Rep. Ray Roberts announced House approval of an eight million dollar appropriation for five reservoirs to serve his district. The funds include one million for Aubrey Lake and four point one million for Lake Lavon with more than fifty six million already spent. other projects cover Cooper Lake Lakeview Lake and Carl Estes Lake. The package aims to improve water supply flood control and recreation and to boost regional and national prosperity.
Van Zandt County Library in Canton has grown its holdings by 440 books since January 1. Donations include 25 dollars from Watkins Home Demonstration Club and club members personal books. Mrs. Don Cannon of Canton contributed novels biographies and reference works. Librarian Dorothy Slaughter thanks the Friends of the Library for many contributions.
HEW Secretary David Mathews announced a premium increase for the supplementary medical insurance Part B to 7.20 a month, effective July 1, 1976, limited by the 8 percent rise in Social Security benefits in 1975. The program coverage, costs, and enrollment figures are outlined, with the total cost expected to rise to about 5.7 billion dollars next year.
Thomas Collier of Longview, visiting Grand Saline, recalled attending school here 69 years ago and remembered streets paved with cinders or salt plant scale and buying ice cream for a girlfriend at the corner drugstore.
Sergeant Don Anderson of the Texas Highway Patrol in Van Zandt County estimated during the long July Fourth weekend that 42 people may die in traffic accidents statewide. He warned of thousands of injuries and millions in losses from July 2 to July 5 as the public is urged to drive lawfully. The DPS will run Operation Motorcide with local police and media to spotlight fatal mishaps during the period.
A MHMR workshop on training techniques assessments and education plans for mentally retarded people is scheduled June 22 28 29 30 at Texas Power and Light auditorium Tyler.Participants include Dr Keith McCoy Dr Mac Moseley Sam Sevier and Dr Jerry Parham The program covers motor control language development assessment behavior modification and IEP planning for professionals from five East Texas counties.
Joe Mallory of Strawn weds Terri Sigman of Canton James Barton of Edgewood weds Leslie Lawrence of Dallas Richard Whitaker of Canton weds Peggy Clay of Ben Wheeler Michael Coots of Mohank weds Marla Barnett of Canton David Henson of Teague weds Kathy Duke of Garland Richard Lile of Canton weds Cynthia Akin of Canton Rocky Longino of Canton weds Jo Ellen Bozell of Canton
Local residents from Fruitvale Mesquite Hurst and relatives Mary Shields Evelyn Burkham A M Shields James Shields and Micki Shields attend the funeral of their brother in law and uncle W J Fed Shields in Harlingen Saturday afternoon.
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