Texas Postal Service Decline Cited By GAO Report
Senator Lloyd Bentsen reports the GAO study shows Texas mail service deteriorated since 1970 with fewer collections and deliveries, less Saturday service, and slower in-state delivery. A 500-letter Texas test reached 88 percent on time, below the 95 percent claimed by service. Causes include surge in mail, rigid budget, morale, overtime, and overreliance on urban centers and mechanization. Immediate changes include lowering sorting rate to 60 letters per minute.
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Mental slowdown by older people might not be true
A Penn State researcher, Dr. Paul B Baltes, argues that apparent declines in old age on intelligence tests reflect generational differences rather than age. The team shows older adults can improve test speed with training, with decrements mainly near death or after acute illness, not as a typical aging pattern.
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Paul B. Baltes
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Rights of Unwed Fathers in Child Custody
A public service feature by Will Bernard, 1973 ABA, examines whether unwed fathers can gain custody when the mother is absent or unfit. Courts have increasingly favored the father when the closer parent-child bond and best interests align, but paternal fault can bar custody, as shown in cases involving cruelty or depravity.
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Will Bernard
Library Listings and Local Visit Notes
Week ending Friday March 23 reports books checked out at Smith Welch Memorial Library. Librarian Mrs James Cortemelia will attend a Fort Worth workshop April 4 through 6. Mrs Mike Roll of Houston visited Hearne to see her parents. Baytown residents Mr and Mrs Mercer Bussa and Mrs Gertrude Russell visited with Mrs Bussa’s relatives in Bryan and Baytown visitors visited Mrs Ola Lynn Belva Seale and Helen Palmos. L J Falgeau and sister from Bryan spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs H M Dotson. FOR SALE 1970 Dodge Coronet 500 Tudor hardtop in good condition. Call 279 3781. FOR SALE Young donkey named Jerry. Call 279 3523.
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Fort Worth
Mercer Bussa
Gertrude Russell
Baytown
February Robertson County highway wrecks injure 11 people
Highway patrolmen Fred Forsthoff and George Ellington investigated 23 accidents on Robertson County highways in February. Sgt. Paul Allen reports 11 injuries in February, bringing the year total to 18 injured.
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George Ellington
Robertson County
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