Court of Appeals Invalidates OSHA Cotton Dust Standard
The Fifth Circuit in New Orleans ruled against OSHA on the cotton dust standard for gins. National Cotton Council President Herman Propst hailed the decision as a victory for small businessmen and urged a more reasonable future regulatory approach while noting no proven health claims tied gins to dust. The court returned the matter to OSHA for further consideration.
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Fifth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
OSHA
National Cotton Council
Herman Propst
Propst
Avoca's early name and growth traced in new Texas history
Avoca in northeastern Jones County emerged as Spring Creek Community in the 1870s as buffalo hunters bone haulers and cattlemen passed through in the 1880s. A 1886 drought slowed growth but by 1915 population reached 250. Livestock and cotton shipping point with 150 residents in 1940. From Handbuch of Texas by Eugene C. Barker for the Texas State Historical Association. Mildred Muehlstein Powell of Georgetown notes local interest.
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Avoca
Jones County
Texas Central Railroad
Spring Creek
Handbook of Texas
Eugene C. Barker
Texas State Historical Association
Mildred Muehlstein Powell
Georgetown
Mildred
Muehlstein
Stamford
IRS urges taxpayers to itemize with receipts for Schedule A
The IRS advises taxpayers who itemize to gather receipts and records to support claims on Form 1040 Schedule A. Organize by category, noting deductible items such as loan interest, mortgage payments, medical insurance, medical expenses, union dues, and charitable contributions. Do not attach receipts to the return.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
NFIB backs Stenholm proposal to limit record retention
National Federation of Independent Business members overwhelmingly approved a measure linking four year retention limits to proposed legislation by Texas Democrats Charles W. Stenholm and Jack Hightower. The plan aims to cut the cost of doing business by reducing long term record keeping while not eliminating existing regulations.
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National Federation of Independent Business
Charles W. Stenholm
Jack Hightower
Texas
NFIB
Stenholm
Hightower
Texas crop outlook shows cotton decline and sorghum drop
November figures from the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service show cotton output in the Southern Low Plains at 220,000 bales, down 80,000 from October and 69 percent below last year. Sorghum at 1,284,000 cwt marks a 16,000 cwt drop from October and 2.5 million cwt below the prior year. statewide forecasts project 3.4 million bales of cotton, 97,888,000 cwt of sorghum, and 108,000 bushels of corn, all down from October or last year.
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Low Plains
Reagan V. Brown
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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Paul Tutt
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Post Ice Square
Greg Jaklewicz
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