Texas adopts new HMO guidelines to control costs
The State Board of Insurance outlines Health Maintenance Organizations offering prepaid care as a cost control measure. Lt. Gov. Hobby and officials expect better health and consumer strength. four companies have filed to provide prepaid plans, with early operation in San Antonio. The article also notes 1974 constitutional convention plans and oil and gas lease details.
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Austin—Texans
State Board of Insurance
HMO
Joe Christie
Texas
Christie
Bill Hobby
San Antonio
Bexar County Medical Foundation
Piano Tuning and Repair In Coleman Tex
Piano tuning and repair at reasonable rates. Ed Watson guarantees work. Call Coleman 625-4445 or write 306 East Elm Coleman Tex 76834. 35-the
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Ed Watson
Coleman
East Elm
Tex
Texas oil and gas lease sale nets 11.1 million
University of Texas oil and gas lease sale last week brought in 11.1 million dollars for 84 642 acres, more than twice expectations. The average was over 131 dollars per acre, Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong cited crude oil and natural gas prices and higher energy demand as factors.
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University of Texas Oil and Gas Lance
Bob Armstrong
Supreme Court Sets Arguments in Various Texas Cases
The court scheduled hearings in two contempt cases from Bexar and Frio Counties over refusals to produce real estate appraisal reports in condemnation proceedings. It also considered tax valuations of Hays County deer leases and rendered a $94,500 jury award for a man struck by an Abilene Christian College bus. The court found an open car door does not automatically prove negligence and refused to release investigative records on air condemnation to a Jefferson County firm. A widow may sue in Austin for 27 600 spent on dance lessons. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed a Houston youth’s conviction for his parents murder in 1969. An Austin federal court removed roadblocks to the San Antonio North Expressway but environmental challenges loom.
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Supreme Court
Bexar
Frio County
High Court
Hays County
Abilene Christian College
Port Arthur
Jefferson County
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Houston
Don Odum Named Insurance Commissioner for Austin
Don B. Odum of Austin was chosen to replace Clay Cotten as commissioner of insurance, marking a leadership change in the agency. Odum will assume duties for the regulatory department and policy oversight.
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Don B. Odum of
Austin
Clay Cotten
Insurance
Fire Prevention Posters Awarded by Winters Schools
Fire Chief Marvin Bedford awarded ribbons to top posters from Winters Primary and Elementary schools after judging entries in three classes A B and C. Winners across grades included Leslie Dunlap Kelli Busher Rhonda Davis Tanya Grun Mona Cooper Julia Grun and others with classroom teachers cited.
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Marvin Bedford
Leslie Dunlap
Kelli Busher
Rhonda Davis
Susan Grenwelge
Joe Eubank
Paula Davis
Tanya Grun
Mona Cooper
Julia Grun
James Jones
Lesli Dunlap
Jamiye Clough
Mary E. Stanfield
Literary and Service Club Christmas Party Held at Ray Laughon Home
The Literary and Service Club hosted its annual Christmas party at the Ray Laughon residence with co hosts Mrs. Laughon and Mrs. Wayne Sims. Miss Carolene Eastman performed accordion solos and accompanied Rev. Harry Grantz on piano as he sang O Holy Night and Sweet Little Jesus Boy. Mrs. J. S. Tierce read The Virgin's Story by G M Anderson. Gifts were exchanged and seven members plus one guest Mrs Mel Swoyer attended.
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Ray Laughon
Grantz
Miss Eastman
Earl Dorsett
Mel Swoyer
Mesdames Howard Worthington
Oliver Wood
E. E. Thormeyer
Jake Smith
H. M. Nichols
M. G. Middlebrook
Eli Michaelis
Max Lewis
C. A. Lacy
Charles Kruse Jr
Joe Irvin
Lee Harrison
A. N. Blackerby
Sims
Laughon
Tierce
Dorsett
Resignations and Appointments Shaping Texas Agencies
Cotton resigns as commissioner after 21 years to enter private law practice. Gov. Briscoe names Knape and Sammons to the Rehabilitation Commission, Wright to SFA board, Hartman and Bridgefarmer to the Air Control Board, Thayer to Nimitz Naval Museum, Moore to Library and Historical Commission, Whiteside becomes UT nursing school VP for business affairs.
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Paul Thayer
Dallas
Chester W. Nimitz
Walter B. Moore
Texas Library and Historical Commission
Democratic candidate Hightower seeks 13th district seat
State Sen. Jack Hightower of Vernon announced as a Democratic candidate for congress in the 13th district. Rep. Charles Finnell of Holliday announced for Hightower's senate seat. A Democratic party rules committee held hearings on delegate selection for a 1974 mini convention. Credit life and disability insur ance rates have been slashed 22.7 percent and a state employee car pool plan is being developed by the State Board of Control.
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Credit Life
State Board of Control
Democratic Party Rules Committee
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Charles Finnell
Holliday
Hightower
Oscar Childers 83 Died in Winters Nursing Home
Oscar Childers, 83, died Sunday night at Merrill Nursing Home in Winters. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Spill Memorial Chapel with burial in Wingate Cemetery. He was born December 15, 1890, in Wingate and lived as a farmer in the Wingate area until retirement in the mid 1940s. He is survived by his wife Oma Emfinger, three sons, two daughters, and several siblings.
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Oscar Childers
Merrill Nursing Home
Spill Memorial
G. T. Black
Lawn
Wingate
Spill Funeral Home
Mr. Childers
Oma Emfinger
Obituary Notes From Winters Enterprise
The Winters Enterprise lists relatives of the deceased including Abilene residents and family members from Lubbock and Odessa with twelve grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Pallbearers were nephews. A local tip extols repurposing old cotton gloves for cleaning duties such as dusting a crystal chandelier with two gloved hands dipped in ammonia water.
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Abilene
Myrtle Crawford
Lubbock
Lola Clements
Odessa
Golf as a Healthful Escape and Temper Test
The line notes golf offers health benefits while challenging a player’s temperament. It frames the sport as both restorative and frustrating, appealing to enthusiasts who value physical activity alongside mental discipline.
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