Town cleans lake with 1500 volunteers in Grapevine
About 1500 residents from Denton, Tarrant and Dallas Counties joined a volunteer cleanup of Grapevine Lake sponsored by the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce and the Corps of Engineers. The effort collected beer cans, diapers and even old washing machines, with plans to make it an annual program.
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Grapevine, Tex
Grapevine
Bill Maxwell
Grapevine Chamber of Commerce
Maxwell
Corps of Engineers
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
Dallas
Arkansas
The
Denton
Tarrant
Stanley Ormond
Washington
Public hearing on underground water in Reeves Jeff Davis Culberson counties
The Texas Water Rights Commission held a public hearing at Balmorhea High School to study underground water resources for surface use. Judge Otho Dent presided with commissioners and staff presenting maps, exhibits, and expert testimony on basins, reservoirs, wells, depths, outputs, and water quality.
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Texas Water Rights Commissioners of
Austin
Reeves
Jeff Davis
Culberson
Balmorhea
Balmorhea High School
Otho Dent
Joe Martin
Stan Carter
Loyd Walker
Wayne Watt
George McClesky
Water Developing Board of Austin
Stell Baeza
Starley
Pecos
Willard
the Park and Wild Life
Mr. Browder
Dan Raff
Duval Inc
Gorden Jones
George Travis
Gene Couch
Hamilton
Balmorhea Daughters of the American Revolution meeting
Mrs Frankie Kingston and Mrs Grace Cowden hosted the Obadiah Trimmer chapter meeting at a ranch near Kent in the Davis mountains. Four cars attended. New members were voted in. Program on Constitutional Freedoms Loss was given by Mrs Iane Stewart. Year books and dues were distributed. A covered dish luncheon followed. CBS Holds Meeting Toyah Chapter Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple with ritual opening. A $25 allowance was approved for Grand Chapter travel.
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Grace Cowden
Daughters of the American
Obadiah Trime Mer
Pecos
Kent
Davis Mountains
June Kelsby
Iane Stewart
Bill Cowden
Mmnes
Donnie Chandler
Mildred Glover
Zora Gunter
Mildred Jones
Frankie Kingston
Edith McIlvain
Mary Moore
Ollie Nunn
Jessie Richburg
Jane Stewart
Callie Bevill
Edna Johnson
Catherine Farrington
Bill Cowsden
CBS
Toyah
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Rolene
Wayne McBee
Ft. Worth
Balmorhea News Walts Through Community Notes
Balmorhea area calendars show a busy slate with lodge meetings and district events. A Rainbow Girls gathering at the Masonic Temple features Sister Armstrong from Odessa. district ISTA plans cited Pecos attendance. Balmorhea City Council approves budgets for 1972 and 1973, with road, water, and fire maintenance items. School board and local residents provide brief updates. the fall menu for the Balmorhea Independent School District lists weekly meals.
Israeli attack ends after 60 terrorists die in Lebanon
Israeli troops ended a 32hour search and destroy mission in Lebanon claiming 60 guerrillas killed and 150 houses destroyed. Three Israelis died and six wounded. Lebanese reports claimed 18 Lebanese soldiers dead, eight wounded and 20 missing. The operation disrupted Arab villages and targeted guerrilla encampments before returning for Yom Kippur.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
David Elazar
Israel
Tel Aviv
Munich
Golda Meir
Beit Yahoun
Harry Dunphy
Juwayya
al Fatah
Syria
Briscoe forecasts peaceful Texas Democratic convention
Governor candidate Dolph Briscoe predicted a calm state Democratic convention in Houston with little focus on national politics. He recommended Calvin Guest for chairmanship of the State Democratic Executive Committee, noted no deals with Wallace or McGovern factions, and indicated a plank on forced busing for racial balance.
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Washington
Nixon
International Narcotics Control Conference
George McGovern
United States
Iraq
McGovern
Foreign Service
Houston
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Calvin Guest
Bryan
Democratic Executive Committee
Guests
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Wallace
New State Party
Preston
National Democratic
Bus workers strike shuts San Antonio transit system
San Antonio bus drivers and mechanics walked off the job in a dispute over pension plans, idling the city fleet and forcing about 65,000 residents to find other transportation. The Amalgamated Transit Workers Union Local voted 213 to 18 for the action at an early morning meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio, Tex
Amalgamated Transit Workers Union
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Ways and Means Committee
Caspar Weinberge
Amarillo
Dan Clark
Water Developing Board
McClesky
Lloyd Hamilton
William Olten
William Harren
Lloyd
Nell
Mary Cowden
Bill
Cowdens
Mary Crenshaw
Armstrong
Odessa
All Eastern Star
Masonic Brothers
Mary Ellen Pax
Dickie Schloemer
Galmorhea School
Maurine Barton
Presidio
TISTA
Bill Moss
ISTA
East
John Jones
Colorado Country
Tatum Moore and Sons
J.T. Jr
John
Jane B. Moore
William J. Burnham
Jack Holmes
Ron Killion
Bill Cox
West Texas Telephone Company
Wes Elliott
Alfred Pax
Ysidro Dominguez
Arlton Bottoms
Balmorhea Independent
Elizabeth Clark
Andrews
Jo Dutton
Bill Oates
John Oates
Noa Garcia
California
Max Oliver
Ruidosa
N.M
Joe Kingston
June
Loyal Humphries
Marfa
Hayes Mitchell
Middle East
Gunnar Jarking
Waldheim
U.S
Saigon
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U. S. Navy
Dong Hoi
Vinh
Goldwater
San Antonio
Tex
Barry Goldwater
American Fighter Aces Association
Shriver’s
Philadelphia
Sargent Shriver
Financial League
Tip
Nicosia
Cyprus
Beirut
Rome
Capitol Hill
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Congress
Madrid
Sweden
London
Britain
Pentagon
Indochina
Calvert
Austin, Tex
Robert W. Calvert
Texas Supreme Court
TOYKO
Japan
Shikoku
Honshu
Hokkaido
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Larne
Irish Republican Army
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