State Welfare Budget Crisis Threatens Health Programs
State health programs for the needy may be cut after January 1 unless the Welfare budget is altered. A deficit for fiscal 1977 could reach 76 million dollars, with unspent funds unable to be transferred due to legislative limits. Officials warn of large reductions in services for the aged blind and disabled if transfers are blocked.
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Austin
Raymond Vowell
State Board of Public Welfare
Dolph Briscoe
Legislative Budget Board
Wes Hjornevik
Hjornevik
Texas agency cuts private benefits and adjusts services rules
The Texas agency limits nursing home payments and caps new eyewear and dental aid, while the Air Control Board shifts air sampling duties from the EPA to state management effective January 1. Sampling spans 14 areas including Dallas Fort Worth and Houston with 100 sites annually. Blue Cross Medicaid contract gains 60 day extension but audits of its costs are not guaranteed. Attorney General Hill expands bond and rate ruling authority for waste districts and utilities. State funds and university insurance policies face new constraints and governance questions.
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Texas Air Control Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Amarillo
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Dallas
el Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
Lubbock
Matagorda County
Pasadena
Tom Green County
Austin
San Antonio
Wichita Falls
Air Control Board
Blue Cross
State Welfare Board
Atty
John Hill
Hill
Southern Governors Conference
Texas
Texas School For the Blind
State Board of Education
Texas Keeps Victory Behind Voter Law Delays
A three judge Austin court blocks Texas voter registration law pending federal approval. Campaign chairmen named Ernest Angel, Mrs. William Staff, and Ray Barnhart lead the Texas Reagan drive. Reports discuss effects of the Federal Voting Rights Act on Texas units and policy timeout.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Justice Department
Ernest Angel
Midland
William Staff
Dallas
Ray Barnhart
Houston
Cochairmen
Ronald Reagan
House Elections Committee
America
Bill Clayton
Democratic Executive Committee
Fort Worth
Senate committee studies federal compensation
The piece argues the Senate Appropriations Committee is reviewing federal pay amid protests by unions and workers. It highlights GS-10 to GS-12 entry salaries, fringe benefits, retirement, life insurance, health coverage, and vacation and sick leave as cost to taxpayers, urging balance with workers nationwide.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington
Washington, D.C
Congressional
Capitol Hill
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Fragments
A scrambled crossword clue list includes entries like State, Author Francoise, and Tamarisk tree. Several across and down hints are partial or garbled with misspellings such as iS CROSSWORD PUZZLE and incomplete entries like Was fair (3 wds.) and Bardic "always".
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Francoise
Tarawa
Puzzle Clue Grid Yields Mixed Word Play
A cryptic style puzzle hints at art and civic themed terms. Across clues reference pedestal, throng, poker duty term, world, sign and smoking time alongside others. The set suggests a wordplay series with varied definitions and a final theme tying items to common phrases.
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Dai
W.D. Scott
Texas Press
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THE
Monahans News
Monahans
D.E
Bookkeeping Dept
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
Great Southwest
Spe
Pearson
Cooper
Air Force
Long Beach
Beersheba
Fez
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