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Port Isabel Press

Location

Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1971

Page

10

Area High School Teams Receive Trophies in Memorial Ceremony

Local and area basketball teams gathered in the Pi high school gym to honor players Joe Galvan and Laura Ochoa with memorial trophies. Matamoros won first, Merchants Marine State Bank second, Los Fresnos third, with Eugene Garza and Robert Holland presenting prizes. Proceeds benefitted the Quarterback Club. Nearby note mentions a rise in juvenile speckled trout along the lower Texas coast linked to pesticide use and a shift toward recovery after reduced DDT, per Texas Parks and Wildlife Biologist Ray Childress.

Matamoros Port Isabel Los Fresnos Robert Holland Joe Galvan Laura Ochoa Brownsville Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife Ray Childress Mario Silva Francisco Silva Jamel Zamarripa Jose Angel Silva Mario Ramirez Amado Colluzo Allector Saldana Jose J. Gonzalez Sergio Paul Castaneda Carlos Palacios Eugene Garza Merchants Marine State Bank Port Isabel School

Pesticide Runoff Hurts Juvenile Trout in Laguna Madre

Childress reports Hurricane Beulah spread DDT residues from farm runoff into the Lower Laguna Madre and St. Charles Bay. Juvenile trout per acre fell from about 30 in 1964 65 to 5 in 1969, though sampling intensified. By 1970 rainfall eased and use dropped, with counts rising to 12 per acre.

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Cancer Crusade Push Reaches All Citizens

The American Cancer Society urges broad public awareness through every medium to highlight cancer facts and rally support for its crusade. The appeal stresses citizen involvement and nationwide participation in prevention and fundraising efforts.

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