New Marine Sanctuary Protects Tropic Reef Life
The Key Largo Coral Reef Marine Sanctuary joins John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park to form a 160 square mile seascape along the Florida Keys. NOAA and Florida administer the sanctuary, home to 30 coral varieties and 200 to 300 tropical fish species as viewed by glass boats or snorkelers.
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America
Key Largo Coral Reef Marine Sanctuary
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
Key Largo
Florida Keys
National Geographic
John Henry Named Extension Specialist for Districts 10 and 11
John H. Henry, long time Upshur County extension agent, becomes area resource development specialist for Districts 10 and 11 of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. He will oversee a 33 county area based in Bryan, working with county programs to develop local resources for residents.
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John H. Henry
Upshur
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Henry
Bryan
Texas
H. O. Kunkel
Texas A&m University
Applications for GI home loans rise in first half of FY 1976
VA regional directors report 15 percent more home loan applications in the first half of FY 1976 than the same period in FY 1975. From July through December, 182,900 applications were processed across 49 regional offices. December applications totaled 25,446, up 23 percent from a year earlier.
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Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Coker
Watergate Cartoons On Display At UT Exhibit
Watergate cartoons by 20 editorial cartoonists are showcased at the University of Texas from March 6 to March 12 as part of Communication Week. The 76 drawings cover the Watergate scandal from the 1972 break in to Nixon's 1974 resignation, curated by Richard B. Freeman.
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Watergate
University of Texas
Graphics
Democratic National Committee
Richard Nixon
UT School of Communication
Richard B. Freeman
University of Kentucky
United States
Old friends and shoes quoted by John Seldon
A terse quotation credits John Seldon with remark about old friends being best and a witticism on King James seeking old shoes for his feet, illustrating a light historical aside on frugality and practicality.
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King James
John Seldon
Spending Surge Seen In State Spending Surge Seen In State
Comptroller Bullock reports a 29 percent increase in state spending over fiscal 1975 levels due to higher personnel, education, and welfare costs. Wages up 26 percent medical care 32 percent foundation school grants 43 percent higher education grants 33 percent. tax revenues up 19 percent. Natural gas tax up 40 percent motor vehicle sales tax 27 percent and insurance occupation taxes 33 percent. January revenues total 476 million bringing FY to date 2.4 billion. January expenditures 528 million bringing year total to 2.8 billion.
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Bob Bullock
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