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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1972 THE RIO GRANDE HERALD PAGE 4
From the desk of
Dr. Ramiro Narro
County Medical Officer
A Jew years ago in Texas,
emergency ambulance service
was more or less a haphazard
affair. Some communities and
rural areas provided excellent
coverage, but others provided
only minimum equipment or
less, and attendants with little
or no emergency medical train-
ing.
Then the Texas State Depart-
ment of Health moved to in-
crease the quality and quantity
of Training and equipment, and
the professionalism of emer-
The Rio Grande Herald, Rio
Grande City, Published every
Thursday by Starr County Pub-
lishing Company, Incorporated,
102 East Second Street. Raul
Trejo, Managing Editor and
General Manager. Second Class
mail privileges authorized at
the Post Office at Rio Grande
City, Texas, 78582. Subscrip-
tion Rates: In Starr County,
$3.00 per year; Outside Starr
County, $3.50 per year. Mail-
ing Address: P. O. Box 452, Rio
Grande City, Texas 78582. Tel.
No. 487-2819.
PHARMACY
TOPICS
"The desire to take medicine
is perhaps the greatest feature
which distinguishes man from
animals." — Sir William Osier
A tiny self-contained nuclear-
powered heart pacemaker, about
the size of a pencil eraser, has
been developed by a medical
institution in Ohio.
Recent medical studies Indicate
that an excess of sugar con-
sumption may contribute to
heart disease.
« * *
A hospital in Massachusetts has
received the first federal li-
cense to freeze blood for trans-
fusions.
• * *
A nine-state survey conducted
by a U.S. federal agency found
that most women who have legal
abortions are young (15 to 24),
white, and unmarried.
♦ ♦ ♦
Technicians at the University
of London have developed min-
iature artificial hands which
are used to perform complex
surgical procedures by remote
control.
* * *
Dieting is not a do-it-yourself
project. Always get the advice
of your doctor before beginning
any weight-reducing program.
* * *
Repeated studies by different
groups of researchers have
established beyond doubt that
eating chocolate has no effect
on adolescent acne.
* * •
CESAR
SALINAS
PHARMACY
Roma, Texas
gency medical care personnel
rose in Texas.
"Emergency ambulance care
in Texas has improved consi-
derably in the past few years
and is continuing to improve,"
said Charles E. King, Director
of Civil Defense and Traffic
Safety, Texas State Department
of Health. "The State Health
Department is now responsible
for assisting communities in
the establishment and improve-
ment of emergency medical
care facilities, the training of
ambulance personnel, and the
maintenance of a State Regis-
try, which encourages emer-
gency medical care personnel
to acquire and maintain a high
level of proficiency."
The importance of properly
trained ambulance attendants
is evident from a study by the
American College of Surgeons
which reveals some 20,000per-
sons die each year berause of
inadequate care prior to reach-
ing a hospital. Some 25,000 per-
sons are permanently disabled
as a result of improper hand-
ling.
After conducting a State sur-
vey to determine the need to
upgrade the skills of ambulance
personnel across the State, the
State Health Department estab-
lished an Emergency Care At-
tendant program designed to
take the classroom as near to
the student as possible. The
first course was held in San An-
gelo in 1968. Now courses are
offered which involve up to 72
hours of intensive and special-
ized training.
As of the first of 1972, these
training schools have been at-
tended by 9,585 students, with
6,766 of those successfully com-
pleting the course. Some 89
schools have been conducted
across the State with students
representing 556 Texas towns
and cities, thus providing many
of those communities with their
first highly trained emergency
care personnel.
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Taxpayers Ask IRS
This column of questions and
answers on Federal tax mat-
ters is provided by the U. S,
Internal Revenue Service and is
published as a public service to
taxpayers. The column answers
questions most frequently asked
by taxpayers.
* * *
Q-What is the personal ex-
emption for 1971*7
A-The Revenue Act of 1971
increased the allowance for
personal exemption to $675 for
the 1971 tax year.
Q-My son earned more than
$675 from a summer job last
year. Can I still claim him as
a dependent?
A-If your son was a full-time
student regardless of age for
some part of each of any five
months of 1971 or was less than
19 years old at the time of the
year, you can claim him as a
dependent regardless of how
much money he made, provided
you meet all the other depend-
ency tests, including furnishing
over one-half of your son's tot-
al support.
Q-I received a refund on my
1970 state income tax in 1971.
Do I have to report this as in-
come on my 1971 Federal in-
come tax return?
A-You must include in in-
come for the year of receipt
that part of the refund that gave
you a tax benefit in the earlier
year. For example, if you took
a deduction for state income
taxes on your 1970 Federal in-
come tax return and received
the full benefit of the deduction
through a reduction in tax, you
must include the refund as in-
come on your 1971 Federal re-
turn. On the other hand, if you
did not deduct state income
taxes on your 1970 Federal re-
turn, the refund is not to be
included on your 1971 Federal
return.
Q-Are all medical expenses
deductible?
A-No. except for medical in-
surance premiums, only those
unreimbursed medical ex-
penses you paid that exceed
three precent of your adjusted
gross income are deductible.
In addition, medical expenses
are deductible only if you
Itemize your deductions. You
may deduct one-half of your
medical insurance premiums up
to $150 without regard to the
three per cent limitation with
the balance also deductible sub-
ject to the three per cent rule.
Payments for medicines and
Guerra
charged
Alfonso A. Guerra, age 52, a
McAllen, Texas attorney, was
charged today with three counts
of failure to file income tax re-
turns. The United States Attor-
ney filed an Information in U.S.
District Court at Austin charg-
ing that Guerra failed to file
income tax returns for the years
1965, 1966, and 1967. According
to that Information, Guerra re-
ceived gross income of $13,646.
70 in 1965, $12,553.29 in 1966,
and $26,606.82 in 1967, but
failed to file an income tax re-
turn for any of these years.
District Director of Internal
Revenue R. L. Phinney at Aus-
tin said that, if convicted of
these charges, Guerra could
receive a maximum sentence of
one year imprisonment and a
$10,000 fine on each of the
three counts plus the cost of
prosecution. Phinney also said
that Guerra will be required to
pay all income taxes, penalties,
and interest found to be due.
drugs may be included in your
medical expenses only to the
extent they exceed one per cent
of your adjusted gross income.
This excess is then subject to
the three per cent limitation.
Q-How much money can I
earn before I have to file a
Federal income tax return?
A-You must file a Federal
income tax return if you are
single and had income of $1,
700 or more last year ($2,300
if you are 65 or older) or if you
are married and you and your
spouse's combined income is
$2,300 or more ($2,900 if one
spouse is 65 or older, $3,500
if both of you are 65 or older).
If you are self-employed and
had net earnings from self-
employment of $400 or more,
you must file a Federal income
tax return.
Q-Will the IRS still figure my
tax for me?
A-If your adjusted gross In-
come is $20,000 or less and
consists only of wages or sal-
aries and tips, dividends, in-
terest, pensions, and annuities,
the IRS will be glad to compute
your tax at your request. How-
ever, you must take the stan-
dard deduction instead of item-
izing your deductions, fill in
certain lines, and file your re-
turn by April 17, to have the
IRS do the figuring for you. Be
sure to read the instructions
that come with the Form 1040
as to the lines that have to be
completed.
Q-When will I get my W-2
form from my employer? I can't
file my income tax return with-
out it.
A-Employers are required to
furnish their employees Wages
and Tax Statements, Forms
W-2, by January 31, 1972,
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 27, 1972, newspaper, January 27, 1972; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194340/m1/4/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.