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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
5
A Lions Club noon luncheon is planned at the Colonial Inn on Tuesday December 12. Members and guests are invited to hear updates and discuss community service projects.
The Texas Insurance Advisory Association urged the State Board of Insurance to cut extended coverage rates by 17.7 percent and homeowners’ premiums by 16.2 percent in the Gulf Coast and North Northwest regions, with similar, smaller cuts proposed for the Central Inland area. The plan could save about 6 million dollars on extended coverage and 9.8 million on homeowners in Central Inland. fire insurance across the state would drop 4 to 4 per cent. About 500 agents backed the proposals but opposed standardizing commissions. The Board staff will decide whether to use its own formula or the association’s plan.
John Hill pledges a lawyers strike force to combat organized crime. The State Bar proposes prepaid legal services. USDA begins seven month survey to detect citrus blackfly in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Parks Dept orders study of Mustang Island for a potential new state park. Senate panel urges stronger tenant protection laws. Morris Webb named to state advisory council for tech vocational ed. Gov. Smith aims for about 50 appointments before term ends. El Paso rep elect to push bill protecting journalists sources. Attorney General Martin underwent cataract surgery at Johns Hopkins.
In a Railroad Commission hearing last week officials considered setting gas distribution priorities during shortages. A pipeline firm claimed its chief supplier supplied over half of agreed gas. A spokesman proposed giving homes and schools first access, then electricity generation for domestic use.
Deputy constables may carry guns only after training. reserve deputies serve at pleasure of the constable with county court limits. Harris County can run a state mental health center but not as a county department. a department can run it for the state. Parks and Wildlife money can exceed Item 10B for park expansion. A beauty operator may offer cosmetology services in a barber shop and run a barber school under supervision. a barber cannot run a beauty shop without a cosmetology license. A district attorney retiring on a date fixes the office vacancy date.
A court scene over upstairs noise shows a judge upholding a moderate level of disturbance as acceptable for apartment living. Cases include a teething baby in a stroller causing noise and a tenant installing parquet flooring with weekday limits. Landlords are not compelled to intervene in most disputes.
A Senate committee is conducting a 5000 questionnaire survey of horse owners and equipment suppliers to gauge the economic impact of pari mutuel wagering. The panel will hear opponents December 14 and discuss potential state revenue and a constitutional amendment to revive betting on races.
The Texas Supreme Court orders a retrial in a Union Carbide explosion case that killed and injured people. The Court of Criminal Appeals rules a San Antonio man cannot complain about black juror exclusion after agreeing to it. The state’s Supreme Court upholds a Houston civil ruling granting heirs a full trial in a malpractice suit over a wreck victim’s death.
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