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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1973
Page
8
Austin lawmakers push the first full revision of the Texas penal code in over a century. The seven year study by the State Bar of Texas consolidates laws, defines insanity as a mental disorder hindering conduct, and sets new maximums for violent crimes while lowering others. Lawmakers continued lengthy sessions to clear unfinished bills.
The Court of Criminal Appeals overturned a Houston man’s murder conviction due to impossibility of proving who fired the fatal shot in a motel shootout. The State Supreme Court ruled a druggist may be liable for refilling a prescription leading to cataracts, while the drug company cannot be held responsible as directions specify short term use.
Washington Post Office and Civil Service Committee backs a bill to create a mid‑decade census by sampling and loosen confidentiality on census records. The measure omits apportionment use for Congress and would open 1900 census files to accredited genealogists while protecting individual identities.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen renews call for mandatory wage and price controls under Phase II to curb inflation. He argues Phase III is ineffective and cites rising prices, higher interest rates, and past recessions as reasons for a stronger policy response.
The program allows the VA to advance up to 250 in extra education allowances to veterans in agency programs in exchange for up to 100 hours of work. More than 18 000 Vietnam Era veterans work as paid VA employees, about 9.5 percent of the total workforce. VA benefits potentially reach 47.1 percent of the population through direct and indirect services.
National survey of independent businesses shows one in four firms fined under OSHA with average costs of 7627. regional variations are large with farm areas in the west north central hardest hit near 16000. Retailers and manufacturers face rising bills while Congress debates relief amid a broader regulatory backlash.
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