Texas drivers uninsured in a high risk system
Driving in Texas is likened to Russian roulette due to many cars lacking liability coverage. About one in five autos, roughly a million statewide, carry no liability insurance, creating unsafe outcomes when accidents occur. DPS official Cap Ferguson notes enforcement struggles after a Supreme Court ruling, and insurance boards report statewide private car coverage at 79.5 percent with regional gaps in Dallas San Antonio Houston Lubbock and Midland Odessa. Webb County Laredo shows nearly two-thirds uninsured, while El Paso County on the Lower Rio Grande Valley records 43 percent uninsured. Legislators have wrestled with the issue.
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LEE Jones Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Pital
T.G
Cap” Ferguson
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS’ Safety Responsibility Bureau
Ferguson
U.S. Supreme Court
State Insurance Board
Dallas
San Antonio
Houston
Lubbock
Midland-Odessa
Webb County
Laredo
el Paso
Rio Grande Valley
DPS
Texas Supreme Court
Longview
Insurance Board
Virginia
Board
Charles Porter
Balmorhea Bears crush Grandfall 49 to 0 on homecoming night
Balmorhea Bears dominate Grandfall 49 0 in homecoming clash as Jean Gomez opens scoring with a 14 yard TD then Dominguez and others add scores. Ruben Gomez shines with a 33 yard TD run and Jimenez caps with a drive and PAT. About 500 attend as Tammie Looman is crowned homecoming queen amid band and pomp.
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Frankie Kingston
Balmorhea Bears
Grandfall
Balmorhea
Jean Gomez
Robert Gomez
Tommy Dom Nguez
Ruben Gomez
Juan Jiminez
Ruben
Barstow community aids Pee Wee football program
Local Barstow residents and Pecos supporters rallied to fund equipment and uniforms for struggling Pee Wee players, enabling participation. The piece also notes National 4-H Week and praises Barstow youth active in 4-H, church attendance, and local civic improvements including street seal coat projects.
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Lynn Webb
Pecos
America
Barstow
First Baptist Church
World cancer scientists eye treatment potential
AP reports from Bethesda that researchers from 10 nations gather for a two day conference funded by the National Cancer Institute to review BCG as a possible cancer treatment. While no proof exists, early studies are encouraging and may point to preventing childhood leukemia. The meeting includes about 80 scientists.
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World Cancer
Frank Carey
Bethesda, Md
U.S. National Cancer Institute
NCI
Congress overrides veto to raise railroad pension
In Washington, Congress overrode President Nixon's veto by large margins, enacting a temporary 20 percent pension increase for 900,000 retired railroad workers. The measure, intended to match Social Security boosts, faces sunset next June 30 and requires new financing for permanency.
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Congress
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House
Senate
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
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Harley O. Staggers
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