PATCO leaders urge Houston controllers to stand up for safety
In Houston PATCO officials urged air traffic controllers to challenge supervisors to improve safety. Chairman Mike Rock said the system is failing and needs congressional action as FAA studies are kept from public view. He cited long landings and stressed staffing and new runways at Hobby and Intercontinental.
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Houston
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO
Mike Rock
New York City
Rock
Congress
Federal Aviation Administration
F. Lee Bailey
Roth
Harvard
FAA
Carl Evans
W. P. Hobby
Intercontinental
Evans
Hobby
Iight
Herman Meyer
Regents OK Custodial Supply Bids Totaling 1979.10
Lee College Board of Regents approved custodial supply bids totaling 1979.10 with the largest contract going to the Texas Department of Corrections. Comptroller Alvin Miles noted tax supported status allows such bids from the Corrections Department. DOC bid totaled 612.09 and other bids included Airline Production Division 319.82 American Desk and Papers Inc 186.28 Lone Star Brush and Chemical Co 51 Nationwide Papers 328 Pol lock Paper Co 36.50 State Supply Co 58.66 Stedman Paper Co 320.73.
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Lee College Board of Regents
Texas Department of Corrections
Alvin Miles
Department of Corrections
Miles
Airline
American Desk and Papers, Inc
Lone Star Brush and Chemical Co
Nationwide Papers
Pollock Paper Co
State Supply Co
Stedman Paper Co
Bee larvae fed royal jelly by drones after hatching
A note explains that all bee larvae receive royal jelly as their food until the third day after hatching, with drones providing the nourishment during this early life stage.
UH Line Coach Is Optimist Guest at City Meeting
University of Houston football aides join the Evening Optimist Club as guest speaker for a 7 p.m. Monday gathering at The Tower. Billy Willingham, UH line coach in his third season and a 1951 TCU graduate, formerly coached at West Texas State and helped UH lead the nation in total offense in 1966 and 1967. The Optimists closed their summer baseball program with an awards dinner, naming senior champs McDonald-Herbert Yankees and Culpepper Indians runners-up, while junior league champs Optmis Giants claimed the title. Johnny Harrison led senior pitching with a .621 record and batting crown tie between Alan Beauchamp and Artie Presley at .379.
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University of Houston
Barry Nettles
Billy Willingham
Tower
Willingham
TCU
West Texas State
Houston
McDonald - Herbert Yankees
John
Pee Wee” Thomas
Culpepper Indians
Kenny Lanou
Optimist Giants
Elton Hill
Johnny Harrison
Alan Beauchamp
Artie Presley
Steve Olafson
David Acosta
Elbert Barringer
Bob Warford
Make-Up Clinic Session For Baytown Six Year Olds
A make-up day for six year olds in Baytown to attend spring pre school clinic sessions will be held 8 30 a m to 2 p m next Wednesday at Memorial Baptist Church. The clinic includes sight and hearing screening tests a check for faculty speech patterns and a short test to guide elementary principals in possible learning needs. Initial groupings for instruction rely partly on this data. The effort is a cooperative service by the Baytown Council of Parent Teacher Associations the Baytown Service League and public school personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Memorial Baptist Church
Baytown Council of Parent Teacher Associations
Baytown Service League
Highlands Soldier Is Stationed In Indiana
Highlands resident Johnny Schmadl, son of Mr and Mrs J C Schmadl, is stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis after leave. He completed basic training at Fort Polk and clerk schools with top class average. He joined the Army in March after earning a sociology BA from Texas Christian University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlands
Johnny Schmadl
J. C. Schmadl
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Schmadl
Ft. Polk
Schimach
Vietnam
Schmadi
Texas Christian University
Ft., Worth
Martinizing Store Offers Back to School Sweepstakes
Martinizing at 2348 Bay Plaza Center announces a nationwide back to school sweepstakes with 1200 prizes. Grand prize is a family school bus or a fully equipped 1969 station wagon. other prizes include color television sets AM FM stereos tape players encyclopedia sets and pen and pencil sets. Sweepstakes details and entry blanks available at the store.
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Martinizing
Bay Plaza Center
Fred Vollmer
Vollmer
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Highlands Soldier
Indiana
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N. Main
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O’brien’s
Bama
Bremmers
O’brien
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