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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
2
Hundreds of lawmakers arrive in a remodeled Capitol as the 62nd Texas Legislature prepares for five months of reforms and a looming fiscal crisis. Budgets strain with tax estimates from 645 to 850 million dollars and possible sales and income tax changes.
J R Singleton quits as Texas Parks and Wildlife Department director effective March 5 amid a dispute over buying Mustang Island park land for 4.2 million dollars. He cites an offer from an international conservation group and backs deputy Robert Mauermann as successor.
Gov Preston Smith appoints Dr D Clifford Burress of Wichita Falls to the State Board of Medical Examiners. Sen Lloyd Bentsen assigns his Washington staff including Ronald Katz of Houston, DenMan Moody Jr of Austin, and George G Lowrance of Sun An.
The notice names Timothy P. Furlong of Dallas Charles Hodges of Dallas Mrs Ashton Gonella of Washington and Mrs Sissy Schaeffer of Dallas as parties connected to the item.
Texas Industrial Commission reports 319 new industries started in 1970, second only to 199 in 1969, with expansion of existing plants down amid tight money. Unemployment rises but remains below the national average as more layoffs loom in early 1971 from expiring government contracts.
After hearings on Texas leading in theaters showing sex films the Senate committee proposed local licensing and review boards. The panel pledged more recommendations and aims to revoke licenses of theaters showing films unsuitable for minors. Prosecutors argued court decisions leave them without adequate tools to prosecute distributors of skin flicks.
Governor Smith was hospitalized briefly with a stomach ulcer. State reports show health setback but no long term impact disclosed.
VA regional director Jack Coker announced a record 275 million in dividends for 1971 to more than 4.1 million veterans with NSLI and USGLI policies. NSLI recipients total about 4.6 million veterans with World War II policies, averaging 64 dollars each. USGLI World War I holders total 163,400 veterans, about 122 dollars each, with 20 million in dividends. Dividends are automatic and no action is needed by veterans.
Social Security manager J M Talbot notes that lack of birth records creates major filing problems. He says if no church or public birth record exists, best age evidence must be gathered from sources like census, school, military, or voting records. In a remarkable Alabama case, a man used his mother's tombstone to prove birth before her death, and the claim was accepted.
Plans have been approved to replace the VA hospital complex in San Francisco with a new facility valued at 14 million dollars. The project covers the VA medical campus and related services, signaling a major upgrade for veterans care in the Bay Area.
The Texas Highway Commission reduced the normal work week for hourly maintenance staff from 45 to 40 hours, effective March, aligning with salaried employees already on a 40-hour schedule. The move follows long consideration of a proposal to unify hours across the department.
The recent action implements the proposal to adopt a uniform work week for employees without reducing gross pay. The measure affects staffing practices and payroll structures, aligning with the organization’s labor policy goals.
400 acre farm in South Taylor County with 275 acres cultivated and good ASC program. Possession for 1971 crop. Carry part of purchase price. Contact Jno W Norman at 754-5111 to read the classified columns.
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