Statewide election costs vary widely across Texas
Texas Secretary of State Bob Bullock notes primary race costs per voter from 0.36 in Travis County to 4.83 in El Paso for Republicans. He calls for single polling places funded by the county clerk to cut costs, citing county-by-county figures and comments on thriftier operations.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Travis
el Paso
Harris
Tarrant
Dallas
Bexar
Secretary of State
Texas 12 Industrialists Planned for August Trade Mission
The International Trade Division of Texas Industrial Commission plans an August 20 31 mission to San Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for 12 Texas industrialists. Targeted export candidates include petrochemicals chemicals power equipment construction and mining gear steel graphics industry equipment machine tools office machines textile machinery transportation and agriculture processing.
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Texas
San’ Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
International Trade Division of
Texas Industrial Commission
South America
McKool Sets Filibuster Record in Dallas Session
Sen Mike McKool of Dallas argued 42 hours 33 minutes for more mental health retardation funds, freezing both legislative chambers for two days and disrupting the timetable. The $4.1 billion budget may not finish before Friday as nearly $128 million in extra federal welfare funds appears likely. A midweek clash over new open session rules to allow governor appointments looms, challenging traditional closed proceedings.
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Mike McKool
Dallas
McKool
Highway Fund In Jeopardy in Texas
Texas Highway Commission member Charles Simons warned at a Corpus Christi summer meeting that the highway program faces threats from proposed environmental controls raids on the highway trust fund and federal revenue sharing. He cited moves to divert trust funds to rail mass transit and questioned a federal reorganization plan aimed at dominating the highway program.
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Texas Highway Commission
Charles Simons
Texas Press Association
Corpus Christi
Simons
Federal Highway Trust Fund
Billboard forms open for highway sign permits
Application blanks to erect billboards within 660 feet of highways are available through the Highway Department and city offices. Sign permits are required under the new State Highway Beautification or billboard control act. Plans to enforce sections on illegal and abandoned signs, junkyards, and auto graveyards will be announced later.
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Highway Department
Governor appoints district board members and hospital chief
Governor Smith named William A. Turner of Crockett Dr Warner A Dunn of Nacogdoches and Charles Earl Nisbet of Lufkin to the Neches River Conservation District Board Dr Louis H Inosa former Havana psychiatrist was named superintendent of Austin State Hospital.
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Smith
William A. Turner
Crockett
Warner A. Dunn
Nacogdoches
Charles Earl Nisbet
Lufkin
Neches River
Texas Recovery and Awards Highlight State Progress
The May unemployment rate in Texas stayed below 1971 levels while state rehab services employed the 20000th handicapped worker in the last year. Atty. Gen. Martin won the Wyman Award for 1971 72. Texas received a 441638 federal grant to expand criminal intelligence and building permits hit a state record.
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William G. Tijerina
San Antonio
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Wyman
Martin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Huffman
Harris County
Keep Your S S Card Available
Do not memorize your social security number for employer records. J M Talbot, social security manager, warns that nine digits are easy to misstate. Providing a wrong number can hinder crediting earnings to your account.
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S. S
J. M. Talbot
Talbot
Social Security benefits depend on credited earnings
An article explains that earnings must be credited to an individual’s Social Security number by the employer. If earnings aren’t properly credited, future benefits may be reduced for retirement disability and survivors.
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S. S
Talbot
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