Message to Washington inquiry on retirement law and grants
A reader asks how to persuade a school board that mandatory retirement at 65 was blocked by federal law. Senator Bentsen explains Public Law 95-256 becomes effective for public employees Jan 1 1979 and clarifies reapplication if turning 65 before that date. The letter also covers how to obtain law copies and how to receive guidance on government contracts and grants.
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M.H
Bentsen
Commerce Business Daily
Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, D.C
Washington
c/o
Lloyd Bentsen
U.S. Senate
D.C
Bert Lance bill strengthens federal bank oversight in Congress
Washington report notes a major bank regulatory measure passed by the House by a wide margin. The Bert Lance bill expands ceasing and desisting powers and subpoenas, bars interlocking directorates, limits insider loans, and requires reporting. It aims to balance safety with rural capital access and consumer protections in electronic transfers.
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Austin
Texas
Congress
Bert Lance
Lance
Von Dohlen Stresses Offsets Emission Standards Meeting Held
Representative Tim Von Dohlen, chairman of the Select House Committee on Offset Emission Standards, led a Houston meeting on October 4 to weigh EPA air quality rules and Texas impacts. Testimony from the Texas Industrial Commission warned a no growth policy could cost Texas billions in construction, sales, and taxes, while officials cautioned auto inspection programs may add about 36 dollars annually per resident.
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Tim von Dohlen
House
Committee On
Houston
EPA
Texas
von Dohlen
Texas Industrial Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tax Relief Amendment Section Three Details and Impacts
Representative Tim Von Dohlen outlines the Tax Relief Amendment with Section Three of H I R 1. It mandates a $5 000 market value school district homestead exemption and allows up to $10 000 for elderly and disabled groups. The measure includes funding provisions to offset state revenue losses and a tax freeze for qualifying seniors on their homestead.
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Tim von Dohlen
von Dohlen
revolutionary quick recovery cataract surgery at Bryn Mawr Hospital
Ophthalmologist Dr. Joseph Spina Jr introduces phacoemulsification a space age procedure allowing admission, operation, and discharge within 22 hours. The technique uses an ultrasonic probe through a small incision to liquify and remove the cataract with minimal eye trauma and rapid healing. Patients may return to work quickly, sometimes by Monday.
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Joseph Spina, Jr
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr
Phaco
Spina
Cataract Research Institute
Earliest Recording Captured Yankee Doodle on Cornet
Jules Levy made the first-known musical recording playing Yankee Doodle on a cornet in 1878. The performance was captured on a phonograph invented by Thomas Edison just months earlier.
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Jules Levy
Thomas Edison
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