Rural rate hearings highlight telephone regulation debate
Gillespie County residents testified in Austin urging fair rural rates and questioning General Telephone charges. Leaders from Common Cause and industry executives argued for or against statewide regulation, with concerns over cost and fairness for rural customers.
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Rusenberger
General Telephone
John Hannah
Common Cause of Texas
Willian Felps
Atlantic— Richfield Oil Company
Maz Preston
General Telephone Company
Joe Salem
Corpus Christi
Preston
Attorney Generals’ Office
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Austin
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Planning Your Vegetable Garden For Fresh Produce
County Agent Menzies urges planning now for a productive small garden. Choose family favorites, favor tastier fresh harvests, and consider space with dwarf varieties. Start small, use disease resistant seeds, time plantings around vacations, and layout rows to maximize yield and minimize work.
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Duery Menzies
Super S Foods Celebrates Fredricksburg Grand Opening
Super S Foods celebrates its grand opening this week in Fredricksburg with a complete supermarket variety. The store highlights fresh meats produce and week long specials plus every day low prices. Earl Zimmerman invites the public to shop during the sale.
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Super S Foods
Fredericksburg
Super “S
Earl Zimmerman
Super ‘‘S
Ford Proclaims Census Cooperation Sought Nationwide
President Ford urges farmers and ranchers to fully cooperate with the 1974 Census of Agriculture. The proclamation stresses the census’ goal to collect statistical data on agriculture and related resources, noting roughly four million forms mailed across all states, per Bureau of the Census director Vincent Barabba.
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Ford
Vincent P. Barabba
Bureau of the Census
Bureau
U.S. Department of Commorons Ganial and Bannamin
1974 Farm Census Seeks Data From Farmers and Ranchers
The 20th nation wide census of agriculture targets farms and ranches with annual sales of 2500 dollars or more. Data from 1969 operations will be updated by mail. Estimates allowed. responses required by law. confidentiality assured to Census staff only. Wedding invitations offered by The Radio Post.
Eighteenth Century English Boxer Will Let Others Slug His Face
An 18th century English pugilist earned notoriety for extreme pain tolerance. For a small sum, he would permit anyone to strike him on the cheek with full force, showcasing his unusual endurance.
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Malu
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