HL&P Plans $277 Million 1972 Construction Drive
Houston Lighting and Power announces a 1972 capital program of 277.86 million dollars for generation transmission distribution and customer service facilities up from 1971. The plan adds more than two million kilowatts of capacity across four HL&P sites to meet a rising demand from 22,000 new apartments and 10,000 homes in Houston and growing service areas from Baytown to Galveston.
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Houston Lighting and Power Company
Hs&p
Houston
Hl& P
Baytown
Galveston
Freeport
Vision
Belaire
Beatty
South Houston
South Shaver
Construction Budget Drives Demand for Power Equipment
The 1972 construction budget allocates 177.86 million dollars to construction businesses and opening industrial plants, expected to account for over 65 percent of rising demand. Growing industrial needs include environmental protection devices using electricity, recycling, effluent cleaning, water treatment, and sewage treatment stages, boosting electricity use. The budget also earmarks 18.51 million dollars for power transmission equipment.
Local Deer Park audience reports Jesus Christ Superstar
A Deer Park editor recalls the Tuesday performance of Jesus Christ Superstar at San Jacinto's Slocum Auditorium, canceled by an electrical blackout. The next night offered a raincheck and featured local performers including Donna Corley and Tim Sullivan, with Steve Adams heavily multitasking as conductor and producer.
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San Jacinto
Slocum
Mother Nature
Bardly
Steve Adams
RMI
Tim Sullivan
Judas Iscariot
Paul Curlee
Jesus Christ
Donna Corley
Mary Magdalene
Eddie Thompson
Priest
David Blassingame
Caiaphas
High Priest
Ken Newberry
Donna’ Corley
Abelwick
Spencer Hwy
Pasadena
Texas
Bullock Named 1972 Easter Seal Campaign Chairman
Ray K. Bullock Sr. was named 1972 Easter Seal campaign chairman for the drive running March 1 through Easter Sunday April 2. The announcement came from Tom S. King, Easter Seal Society president, with Dr. Jacqueline Gleckler as executive director. Bullock, a Houston financier, holds multiple posts including Surety Savings Association vice chairman and Gray Tool director, and serves in several local civic roles.
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Ray K. Bullock
Tom S. King
Easter Seal Society For Crippled Children & Adults
Harris County
Jacqueline Gleckler
Bullock
Surety Savings Association
Gray Tool Company
100 Club of
Houston
Houston Farm and Ranch Club
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
Arabia Temple Shrine
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Harris County Soil Conservation District
San Antonio
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Ray K. Bullock, Sr
Doug Harrison
Robert Glenn Harrison
Parnell
Hl&p
Baskin-Robbins
Baskin
Spencer Highway
Deer Park Progress
Jeads
Western Auto
802 Center
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