Congressmen Approve Billions Without Knowing What It's For
U S Representative Jim Mattox says Congressmen approve huge budgets without understanding details. He cites an apparent under 500 million threshold and the practice of rounding figures to whole billions, inflating apparent spending by billions. He notes confusion over an asterisk indicating below 500 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Jim Mattox
D.fex
House Budget Committee
Mattox
House
Economist
Washington, D. C
Four Earn GED Certificates From La Grange Adult Ed
Four people completed the GED tests after attending La Grange Adult Basic Education classes. Malcome Conine of Round Top Myrtle Diers Virginia Olenick and LaVerne Wittmann of La Grange earned certificates equal to a high school diploma.
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la Grange
Malcome Conine
Round Top
Myrtle Diers
Virginia Olenick
LaVerne Wittmann
Conine
Diers
Hermes Elementary
Olenick and Wittmann
Obituary: Shiner Resident, Walter Brunkenhoefer Dies
Fort Worth and Shiner families mourn the death of Walter Brunkenhoefer a long time farmer who lived in Shiner for many years He is survived by a daughter Mrs Emmett Blohm of Shiner four grandchildren and two great grandchildren a brother Walter Brunkenhoefer of Shiner two sisters Mrs Fritz Meinke of Yoakum and Mrs Otto Gerloff of Moulton Pallbearers included Mark Tobola Edward Tobola Alvin Vaclavik Jr Timothy Landry Joe Jalufka and Herbert Goedrich.
Christmas Party at Boehm Home Draws Area Guests
A pre Christmas gathering was hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Boehm on December 18 with many relatives in attendance from San Antonio Boerne Houston Mc Queeney and here. Guests included Mr and Mrs Hugo Boehm Jr Mr and Mrs Harry Boehm Mrs Julia Morgan Joe Balska Doris Mrs Bob Sprague and daughter Mr and Mrs David Anderle and sons Mr and Mrs Kenneth Anderle and children Mrs Jerry Little Cheryl Scott Boehm Mr and Mrs Johnnie Haas Gretchen Wiedemann and Mr and Mrs Julius Anderle.
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Elizabeth Boehm
Hugo Boehm
Victor Boehm
San Antonio
Boerne
Harry Boehm
Julia Morgan
Joe Balaska
Doris
Bob Sprague
It’s a Boy Goforth Born in San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Alfred Kelly Goforth of San Antonio announce the birth of a son on December 20 weighing 7 14. He will be named Alfred Kelly Goforth Jr. He is welcomed by sisters Lynn and Kim. The mother is Merlene Fishbeck formerly of here. Grandparents are Raymond and Mrs Fishbeck of Moulton and Alfred and Mrs Goforth of San Antonio.
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Alfred Kelly Goforth
San Antonio
Lynn
Kim
Merlene Fishbeck
Here
Raymond Fishbeck
Moulton
Dam Vegetationless Pond Dam Severely Damaged by Rain
A Lavaca Soil Conservation District pond dam lost over 92 cubic yards of dirt and three-fourths inch of sheet erosion after a single rain event. Mud filled the pond reducing storage by about 6000 gallons, enough for 10 cows for two months, at a dirt loss cost of 32.20 dollars. Flooding could have been mitigated with grass cover and maintenance.
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Lavaca
Georgia Grows Enough Peanuts for All U S Peanut Butter
Georgia harvest produces a giant peanut crop capable of supplying the nation’s entire peanut butter consumption. Experts note statewide yields and the scale of farming programs support the claim.
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Georgia
Soviets Eavesdropping Antennas Found In Cuba
Washington officials revealed the Soviet Union installed large listening antennas outside Havana to intercept U S to overseas communications via the Intelsat satellites. The system listens to commercial traffic and global financial signals as Soviet technicians run captured data through computers.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
United States
Havanna
U.S
Atlantic
Space
Ocean
Intelsat
Etam
W.va
Andover
Maine
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The
Moulton Eagle Owned
Texas
Knights OF Columbus
Joseph Kopp
Moulton Catholic Gym
G.K
Gene Hrneck
Benjamin Kleihege
Bill
Moulton Vfw
W.F.W
Paul Mosier
Gene Hinch
Adjutant Entertainment
Catholic Daughters OF America
Saint Joseph’s Gym
Regina Kleihege
Elyse Chaloupka
American Legion
Geier-Merrem
Legion Home
Alton Fojtik
Rudi Pant
Albert Pavlicer
Margaret Hermes
Lavaca County
Moulton Insurance Agency
Henry Joe Henke
Henke Insurance Agency
East 4Th Street
Sulphur Park
Herman Kartz
Earl Kaiser
Sec’y.Treas
Edward Sigall
Man
Brunkenhoefer
Shiner
LSCD
P.O. Box
Hallettsville
Atlantic Ocean
Communications Satellite Corp
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Weimar
Columbus
Gonzales - Yoakum
Kresta’s Welding Shop
Moulton, Texas
General Welding
Richard Kresta, JR
MANET
Sis
Fisbeck Auto Supply, Inc
State Bank
F.D.I.C
Voskamp Motors
Koenig Bed
GMC
Volkamp Motors
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