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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1971
Page
10
A compact item records an odd scene where a rugged figure must read a rough tree model. The note hints at a tense moment as the subject confronts a blurred map of roots and branches. The event suggests a symbolic confrontation rather than a literal contest.
Ed M Bowers of the Social Security District Office advises applicants to bring social security numbers birth records and crucially a W-2 form or last year’s tax return. Filing by phone may be possible and the Austin office at 531 Harton Springs Road serves claimants with phone line 475-5771.
A House coalition approved a welfare measure offering 2400 per year for all four-person families, adding about 14 million to relief rolls. Recipients would be urged to work when possible, with Texas members split on the provision as it moves to Senate committee for possible liberalization.
Gov. Preston Smith announced a veto of $3.1 billion in state spending and will seek a new 1973 budget from lawmakers before September 1972. He warned a 1972 special session is likely as welfare funds were not appropriated, with a broad review of all 1973 spending and no new taxes guaranteed. The move shapes a tight election year fiscal backdrop and prompts scrutiny of future plans.
Auto insurers seek more than 25 percent rate increases at a June 30 hearing, after a 14 percent rise six months ago. A new law allows deductible liability coverage for motorists willing to cover the first 250 in property damage, and another act directs rules for cancelation and non renewal of polices. Six cities won governor’s community achievement awards for living conditions improvements. A series of park projects were approved in Lake Arrowhead, Dallas, Denton, Pasadena and Terrell with multi county funding. Biologists note pond rearing shrimp remains an intricate, potentially breakthrough venture.
On wet highways hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on a water film at speed, reducing steering and braking control. To avoid it, ensure good tire tread, reduce speed on wet roads, increase following distance, and relax brakes if skidding.
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