Privacy fears as welfare fraud search sparks Capitol debate
David Linowes, former federal privacy chief, condemns HEW plan to use computer tapes linking welfare rolls with payroll records to catch fraud. HEW Secretary Califano defends approach as privacy respecting, while civil liberties experts warn of broad computer scanning and potential political misuse. Psalm 68:30 quoted.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Commission On Privacy
David F. Linowes
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Linowes
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Califano
Plan for illegal aliens appears at Texas meeting
Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Leonel Castillo told the Texas Municipal League that Carter’s conditional amnesty proposal is the humane path to address illegal aliens. He warned the plan could broaden minority voting and impact elections while urging long term development in sender countries to deter illegal entry.
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San Antonio
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Leonel Castillo
Texas Municipal League
Carter
Castillo
The
San Antonio Express
Bloc
Reeves County farmers beat national trend with higher receipts
Reeves County farm receipts rose 5.5 percent to 38.501 million, outpacing a US decline of 2.4 percent and Texas up 1.9 percent. Crops accounted for about 39 percent of receipts while livestock and related products made up about 61 percent. Net income lagged due to inflation, with 1973 at 32.2 billion and last year at 23.3 billion.
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New York
Reeves County
Standard Rate and Data Service
United States
Texas
Department of Agriculture
County officials meet in San Antonio for Texas conference
Texas county officials from across the state convene October 18 through 20 in San Antonio for the annual County Judges and Commissioners Association meeting. Gov Dolph Briscoe delivers the keynote October 19, with leaders from the Texas Department of Public Safety and state offices also on the program.
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San Antonio
Texas
Commissioners’ Association of Texas
Rockwall
Derwood Wimpee
el Paso
Clyde C. Anderson
Gsandera
W.O. Hatfield, Jr
Dolph Briscoe
Wilson Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Peyton McKnight
Reagan V. Brown
Col
Jesse R. Ward
Division of Defense and
Diaster Relief
J. Robert Brown
Texas County and District Retirement System
Mark White
John Hill
Walter Lilie
Sam Clonts
Texas Association of Counties
Charlie Lawrence
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Mild Days for West Texas Forecast
The Associated Press reports mild conditions across West Texas with a stalled cold front from Sherman to Hobbs. Temperatures range from upper 30s in the northwest Panhandle to upper 60s in far South Texas, with highs in the 70s to 90s across regions and nights cooling to the 40s to near 60.
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Associated Press
Panhandle
South Plains
Sherman
Big Spring
Hobbs
N.M
Northwest Panhandle
South Texas
Big Bend
West Texas
House votes to suspend saccharin ban for 18 months
Roll call shows 268 yes to 128 no to suspend the federal saccharin ban for 18 months with multiple representatives from Arkansas New Mexico and Texas voting yes no or not voting. Names include Alexander Thornton Tucker Runnel Sujan Brooks Burleson de la Garza Eckhardt Gammage Gonzales Hall Hightower Jordan Karen Krueger Mahon Mattox Milford Poage Pickle Roberts Teague Young Wilson White Wright Archer Collins among others.
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Washington
House
Arkansas
New Mexico
Texas
Alexander xxx
Thornton
Tucker
Hammerschmidt
Runnel
Sujan
Brooks
Burleson
de la Garza
Eckhardt
Gammage
Gonzales
Hall
Hightower
Jordan
Karen
Krueger
Mahon
Mattox
Milford
Poage
Pickle
Roberts
Teague
Young
Wilson
White
Wright
Carter to hear farm woes during Iowa visit at Diehl farm
President Carter will hear farmers' headaches in drought stricken Warren County Iowa. Woodrow Diehl hosts a breakfast with Carter followed by a four state swing and fundraising dinner in Des Moines. Diehl, 64, runs Marywood Farm with wife Mary and eight fulltime workers on 1600 acres. The visit echoes a 1966 Johnson stop at the same farm.
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David Carpenter
Associated Press
Indianola
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Woodrow’ Wilson Diehl
Diehl
Carter
Woody
Mary
Des Moines
Warren County
Marywood Farm
Diehls
Lyndon Johnson
West Texas Chamber officer resigns executive post
J Fike Godfrey, executive vice president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, has submitted his resignation effective at the executive committee's pleasure. In his letter he cites a new opportunity to work with greater resources and impact for West Texans. Street notes the resignation is regretted but hopes he remains effective in the coming year.
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E. Bruce Street
Graham
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
J. Fike Godfrey
Godfrey
West Texans
Naomi
Street
Fike
Chamber
West Texas
Texas
Invitations mailed for Caverns and Guadalupe road projects
Don Dayton of Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks announced bid invitations are being mailed to prospective contractors for improvement projects at both parks. Plans available Oct. 21 with bid openings Nov. 17 for Carlsbad Caverns and Nov. 22 for Guadalupe Mountains.
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Don Dayton
Carlsbad Caverns
Guadalupe Mountains National Parks
Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
National Parks Highway
Carlsbad
New Mexico
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