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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1970
Page
6
The Veterans Administration reports a bill signed August 21 will raise monthly disability compensation for most of about two million veterans. Administrator Donald E. Johnson says the 8 to 12 percent increase will be retroactive to July 1 with August checks issued at the old rate on September 1.
In September most veterans receive retroactive checks reflecting July and August increases, with October payments including the new rates. The 12 percent raise applies to totally disabled veterans plus those with related impairments. 100% goes from 400 to 450 dollars monthly, 90% to 250, 80% to 223, 70% to 193, 60% to 163, 50% to 135, and lower rates rise accordingly. Remarried widows may restore pensions and DIC next January 1. A few POW era illness presumptions are added for compensation. The Administrator notes these changes are automatic.
The JOY Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church held an officer installation Thursday October 26 with a salad dinner. Mrs M D Johnston presided and the theme Hands. New officers include Loyd Roberson teacher Kenneth Sneed president Marshall Wharton vice president Ray Laughan secretary treasurer Frank Antilley assistant secretary treasurer Monroe Boles benevolence and reporter Jay Simmons Ellis Moore Carson Easterly G W Sneed group leader. Gifts were given to Loyd Roberson Johnston Krause and the outgoing president.
The Texas State Department of Health reports mercury contamination in Lavaca Bay oysters, with densities above FDA guidelines, leading to a closure of the oyster beds. Surveillance shows no widespread mercury problem in Texas waters, though seven states report contamination, and the duration of Lavaca Bay's restriction is uncertain.
A partial list appears naming Kenneth Sneed Harry Grantz Ray Laughan Raymond Schwartz Jay Simmons Pyburn Brown Joyce Krause Jack Pierce Marshall Wharton Carl Pendergrass M D Johnston Garland Crouch and G W Sneed among individuals referenced in the document.
From Arkansas Mr and Mrs Max Parker of Camden Ark have been visiting his parents Mr and Mrs O R Parker in Winters with his brother and family Mr and Mrs A V Parker and sister and family Mr and Mrs W T Coleman of Abilene
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