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Newspaper
La Marque Times
Location
La Marque, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1975
Page
9
The piece urges frequent professional eye exams before age 3 and yearly screenings 6 to 20 to prevent reading problems and delinquent behavior. It notes school eye tests miss key factors like reading-range vision, eye coordination, focus, and common eye diseases, and highlights amblyopia in 1 in 100 children ages 3 to 5 that is correctable if detected early.
A federal tax Q&A column explains: construction started before March 26 1975 qualifies for the five percent house purchase credit up to $2,000, with limits and occupancy rules. It also covers security deposits, rental income, and the 1975 personal exemption tax credit of $30 per $750 exemption, excluding blindness or old age.
A short guide explains how to prevent and treat stings from bees and wasps. Tips include keeping lawns free of attractants, avoiding flowering plants during peak activity, brushing insects away instead of slapping, remaining still to deter stings, and using pyrethrin aerosols for nests 10 to 15 feet away.
The text outlines a 40 year federal flood program, its funding of over 9 billion since 1936, and rising damages. It notes Texas studies by McNeely and Lacewell urging careful site planning and floodproofing, and describes the 1968 voluntary National Flood Insurance Program followed by the mandatory Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 aimed at shifting relief costs and limiting new development in hazard areas.
On August 7, 1789 the War Department was established by Congress and General Henry Knox was named the first Secretary of War. Previously the military was managed by Congressional committees through the Revolutionary era.
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