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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1972
Page
2
101 1/3 acres six miles northwest of Winters for cultivation. Contact 677-9874 Abilene for details.
Classified notice states receipt books are for sale now at The Enterprise office. Listing lacks price or contact details.
A three judge federal panel in San Antonio declares Texas funding of public schools unconstitutional under equal protection. Edgewood ISD plaintiffs argued per pupil funding via local property taxes discriminates against poorer districts and minorities. Judges order two years for lawmakers to craft a new financing system and warn of further steps if needed.
A three judge panel planned to begin trial Monday January 3 on suits challenging 1971 legislative redistricting. Cases from Dallas Houston Tyler and San Antonio were moved to Austin for hearings. Houston attorney Leon Jaworski will lead the state's defense as special attorney after removal of George Schatzki as special master due to concerns over his prior ties with involved attorneys and plaintiffs.
The Texas International Trade Office in Mexico City may use state funds to buy Mexican postage stamps. Counties can buy two way radios for sheriffs' personally owned cars. Only two types of lifesavers equipment meet requirements of a new law for child life jackets in motorboats. State employees may travel first class on airlines even when cheaper tourist seats are available.
Governor appoints James F. Warren of Navasota as 12th district judge effective January 1, succeeding Reginald Bracewell who has resigned. Other appointments include Marie Winters reappointed firemen s pension commissioner. Dan Hemphill and Don L. Scarbrough named to the Texas Library and Historical Commission. Walter E. Long reap pointed. Ernest A. Emerson named to the Commission on Fire Protection. Reappointments of Hugh Keepers and Richard Russell announced.
Agriculture Commissioner John C. White ordered an end to household use of DDT in Texas following recommendations from the Pesticide Advisory Committee. The ban does not affect DDT for agriculture or public health, and about half of current DDT usage is domestic. After August, home DDT registrations will be forbidden.
Attorney General Martin holds private clubs in dry areas may purchase beer from a general distributor and transport it under proper permits and written agreements. In another opinion, Martin addressed microfilms of student loan records and related matters.
Extended unemployment compensation will start in January with January 10 as the first filing date in Texas. Benefits may total up to 50 percent of regular unemployment, payable at the same weekly rate, for claimants who have exhausted regular benefits and are not eligible for regular benefits.
Governor Smith warned Texas faces its most difficult welfare problems in the next two years. He said drastic aid cuts may be necessary after next September and indicated the state must prepare for tighter fiscal constraints.
A notice specifies that benefits in any state or territory must have a benefit year ending on or after January 2. It outlines eligibility timing and requirement that the benefit year extend past the start of the new year.
Top Texas officials push for retroactive pay raises for all state workers including teachers. In prison stats, over half of drug offenders are linked to other crimes and about 12.4 percent of inmates are drug users. The State Board of Education will not hold further hearings on 1971 textbook adoptions at its January meeting. An application has been filed to charter Sugar Creek Bank in Sugarland. First Savings and Loan Association of Bowie seeks a Gainesville branch. A tentative hearing is set for February 15. Retailers must prominently display base prices in each department per IRS guidance. More Texans move to apartments per UT Business News. Reading and math test workshops for teachers will start January 10 in 20 centers.
The article explains flu as an upper respiratory infection that can damage airways and reach air sacs, with potential disruptions to the body. It notes antibiotics do not treat viruses but help against bacterial pneumonia, and mentions walking pneumonia caused by mycoplasmas, with rest and care aiding recovery.
Mrs W J Yates and her grandson Morty Guy spent last week in Arlington visiting Mr and Mrs John Sowders and daughter Johnita.
Household workers in private homes are covered by social security with exceptions for close relatives. Wages of $50 or more per quarter from each employer trigger coverage and must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service at quarter end. The fourth quarter ends in December, with October to December wages reported in January.
The RCAA of Winters plans a February 1 range opening near Winters Lake and an Invitational Tournament on March 19. Marvin Clark serves as Field Governor and district board member for District 3 of the Texas Field Archery Association, an area including Runnels County Fort Stockton Pecos Odessa and San Angelo.
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