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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1972
Page
2
Lt. Governor elect Bill Hobby spoke at an Austin fundraising dinner urging unity to heal campaign wounds and strengthen state local government cooperation. He urged citizens to join in Driving Friendly efforts to save lives and improve elderly nutrition programs across multiple Texas counties.
Col. Wilson E. Speir of the Texas Department of Public Safety forecasts 48 traffic fatalities over the 78 hour Labor Day weekend from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday. Last year tolls reached 43 deaths in 36 accidents. The plan includes Operation Motorcide with radar and breath tests, full patrol staffing, and 500 Texas National Guardsmen aiding in 107 counties to curb speed and drunk driving.
More than seventy urban experts from across Texas gathered in Austin to draft future goals for the Texas Municipal League. The group aims to guide programs for cities during the 1970s and influence municipal leaders statewide. Alfred Koebig and Erik Jonasson commented on the process and its potential impact.
The Governor's Committee on Aging approves ten urban target areas to establish Area Agencies on Aging and states rural designations will follow. Agencies will supply planning to the governor's committee for federal programs and oversight.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission now requires that any portion of deer meat given to another hunter must be accompanied by a signed note from the killer. The note must include the killer’s name address hunting license number date and location of the kill. Officers say the rule helps prove legal harvest and identifies the deer.
Strange and wonderous odors rise above cooking pots as contestants gather for the Third Annual Republic of Texas Chilympiad in San Marcos from September 20 to October 1. The chili cook-off is recognized as the official Texas competition by the Chili Appreciation Society.
The event by the Texas Chili Society International runs three days to crown a champion chili cooker to represent Texas at a world championship later this year. Highlights include a Confederate Air Force appearance and a Harlingen WWII aircraft collection. The Chilympiad honors the 25th anniversary of the United States Air Force.
Gov. Preston Smith appoints Dr. Philip C. Johnson Jr. of Waco and Frank L. Paschal Jr. of Fort Worth to six year terms on the Radiation Advisory Board. Attorney General Crawford Martin rules the governor lacks authority to transfer legislatively appropriated funds to another agency. H. C. Pittman, Austin Attorney and former member and chairman of the Texas Indus-
Winters High School announces its pre season football scrimmage with Eastland is rescheduled for Friday night. Junior varsity will scrimmage at 6 30 p m and the varsity teams at 7 45 p m. Coach Chili Black said the venue remains Eastland for the practice.
Trial Accident Board announces Pittman named executive director of the State Bar of Texas succeeding acting director Josiah Wheat of Woodville. Wheat had been serving in the role on an interim basis.
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