Texas Legislature wraps three day session with broad reforms
Texas lawmakers finish a three day special session approving billboard and primary election financing laws including emergency funding of May and June primaries, a 2 million appropriation, and long term finance work next year. They push rules limiting conference committees and adopt a seniority plan reducing committees. Rayford Price elected speaker 77 65 over L DeWitt Male. They ratify equal rights amendment and reject using traffic violations as hearings under safety act. no state funds for local party primary costs.
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House
Senate
Rayford Price
Palestine
Price
L. DeWitt Male
Corpus Christi
Gus Mutscher
Brenham
Texas oil production cut eyed for East Texas Field in April
Texas Railroad Commission set a 66 percent allowable rate for the East Texas Field in April, delaying a full 100 percent fix pending a study. Chairman Byron Tunnell warned against reservoir damage from excessive production as the nation has much at stake in East Texas.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Big East Texas
East Texas
Byron Tunnell
Insurance Board postpones hearing on home rate rise
State Insurance Board indefinitely delays March 29 hearing on a proposed home insurance rate increase amid talks of compromise. Board Chairman Larry Teaver sought a one year delay in applying an inflation and construction cost rating factor after being outvoted by two colleagues. He says delaying the inflation trend factor could save Texans $14 million while the board foresees $27 million in higher premiums next year without his plan.
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State Insurance Board
Larry Teaver
Teaver
Fire Ant Infestation Expands Across Texas
Imported fire ants move west toward Dallas Fort Worth and south to Corpus Christi. State Agriculture Commissioner John C White reports the pest now occupies 55 counties and 16 million acres. Mirex bait's EPA decision looms as the department distributes bait to officers in infested areas.
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Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
John C. White
White
Environmental Protection Agency
Agriculture Department
Calvert Estimates $711 Million for 1973 General Revenue
Comptroller Robert S. Calvert projects 711.1 million dollars in general revenue available for certification toward the 1973 budget. Texas Air Control Board will deploy air sampling personnel near the Amarillo plant of American Smelting and Refining Company for months. The Texas Civil Liberties Union sues to strike the one year six months state local residency requirement for voting. The Federal Pay Board approves retroactive per diem for state employees from September 1 to November 14, 1971. Barbara Jordan of Houston becomes state senator president pro tempore the first black woman in the U. S. to hold the post. State and local task forces assist veterans in finding jobs.
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Texas Air Control Board
American Smelting and Refining Company
Amarillo
Texas Civil Liberties Union
Federal Pay Board
Barbara Jordan
Houston
U. S
For Sale Good used Elec trolux vacuum cleaner
For sale a used Elec trolux vacuum cleaner with all attachments and a double motor attachment. Contact Mrs. Scottie Danford at 513 N. Main or call 754-4336.
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GE Electric
J. C. Proctor
West Dale St
Electrolux
Scottie Danford
N. Main
Texas Traffic Toll for 1971 Rises Slightly
DPS and Col. Wilson E. Speir report 3,594 people died in Texas motor vehicle accidents in 1971, up 1 percent from 1970. Vehicle miles driven rose 4 percent to over 70.7 billion, with 7 million licensed drivers.
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Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
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Speir
Calendar of Events Features 950 Listings From April to September
Texas Highway Department catalogs nearly 950 events in a spring to fall Calendar of Events. Highlights include the 104th Washington County Fair Brenham and the First Annual Howdy Roo Festival Marble Falls along with Kerrville State Arts and Crafts Fair. Tourists reported 1.36 million visitors seeking event information in 1971. Among new listings is the First Statewide Folklife Festival.
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Texas Highway Department
Washington County
Brenham
Marble Falls
Kerrville
Highway Department
People Should Keep Claim Numbers for Social Security
J M Talbot, social security manager, urges beneficiaries to record their claim numbers. He notes about 27 million beneficiaries exist and many share names, so the claim number uniquely identifies each record. The claim number is linked to the worker’s social security number, not the beneficiary’s.
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J. M. Talbot
Talbot
Social Security claim number guidance from Winters paper
The article explains that claim numbers have nine digits plus one or two letters such as A B or HA. It notes the number appears on monthly checks Medicare cards and most Social Security correspondence. People should include the number in letters and have it handy when contacting offices for prompt accurate action.
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Social Security Administration
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