Eckhardt Backs Bill On Offshore Lease Revenue
Congressman Bob Eckhardt and 335 colleagues backed a bill to divert $100 million yearly from offshore lease revenues to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Eckhardt hailed the veto as a strong move to protect natural resources and fund Guadalupe National Park. Only 13 opposed. a Louisiana amendment to share more with coastal states failed. The Senate approved a similar bill, with differences needing reconciliation.
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Washington (Lp
Bob Eckhardt
Land and ‘Water Conservation Fund
Congressman Eckhardt
Texas
Guadalupe National Park
Committee On Parks Appropriations
Edwin £. Wills
Louisiana
Senate
Couple Sues Three Police Officers for $500000 Damages
A La Porte couple sues three city officials and officers for $500,000 in civil rights damages claiming Robert Allen Smith was arrested without probable cause, handcuffed, and beaten with pistols, with the incident occurring March 18. Defendants include Mayor Herold Pliester and Police Chief Herbert Freeman, among others. Smith faced charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Also noted are scholarship awards for Miles Vincin and Kathleen Hooper to Texas A&M University for physics and geology studies respectively.
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LA Porte
Po E
U. S
Allen B. Hannay
Robert Allen Smith
Smith
Herold P. Pliester
Herbert Freeman
F. L
Bud West
Victor Ardiales
Grady Crocker
Junior League Grants $2,900 to Red Coats in Beaumont
The Junior League of Beaumont donated 2900 dollars to the Red Coats volunteer group of Schisinger Geriatric Center. The funds will support program launch and promotion as volunteers work with trustees, patients, residents, and staff to inspire, assist, and coordinate activities.
Free Puppies TARS by E H Oliver
E H Oliver offers three six weeks old male puppies for free. Contact by telephone at 421 13520 for details and pickup.
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Tars. E. H. Oliver
Tidelands General Hospital Accredited for Three Years
Tidelands General Hospital in Channelview has received a three year accreditation from the Joint Commission after a survey in April. The program, started in 1918, is voluntary and requires meeting standards in building, equipment, staff and administration. The hospital began with 52 beds in 1960, expanded to 65 in 1963 and 166 in 1965, and now operates 24 hour emergency and on call services with 18 on staff physicians and dentists plus 45 consultants from Houston, Pasadena, and Baytown.
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Channelview
Jlands General Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Wayne Aycork
American College of Surgeons
Commission On Accreditation
Tidelands General Hospital
Tidelands Hospital
Tim
Tidelands
Houston Area
Pasadena
Baytown
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Sun
Boyfaie
Eckhardt
Miles A. Vincin
Andrew A. Vincin
East Fayle
Kathleen Hooper
John Hooper
Caldwell
Texas A&m University
Vincin
Robert E. Lee High School
Kathleen
Monsignor Kelly
Nationel
A&n
Playtex
Girdle Wits
Junior League
Red Coats
Joe Hoss Aylor
Joe Aylor
Bayown
Navy Seabees
Phu Bai Vietnnam
Seabees
Navy
Aylor
Ihospital
Channelview Institution
Dacron
Dan River
Toddler Girls
Toddler Boys
Munsey Baker-Broiler
Bermuda
Dad
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