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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1973
Page
4
Union Carbide reports second quarter sales of 847.5 million, up 20 percent from 1972. Net income reached 76.9 million, or 1.27 per share, 43 percent higher year over year. First half sales totaled 1,888.9 million with net income of 143.2 million, up 36 percent from 1972.
Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 asks residents to limit use to domestic needs for the next month due to low daytime pressure. An elevated storage tank cannot fill, pumps run at capacity, and several water line breaks require isolation and repair. A 16 inch line under a new causeway is planned to boost supply.
Five non injury accidents were reported in Port Isabel over the past week. Michael Guy Anderson of Harlingen damaged $25 in a Dairy Queen entrance incident. Ramon Quintavilla Jr of Port Isabel damaged a fence at Garriga Elementary School and was charged with failure to keep motor vehicle under control. William Henry Perry of Brownsville caused a crash after cutting in front of Israel Villarreal. Perry was charged with no license and driving while intoxicated. Perry remained bound over to Cameron County Jail. Elmo Sproul of New York failed to yield right of way to Julian Aldivar of Port Isabel on Highway 100. no charges filed. Jacinto Colunga backed into a parked car. Colunga charged with no operator's license. Investigating officers: Pedro Nunez and Israel Vasquez.
Watson hauled a trailer on a public road. A faulty weld caused the trailer to break loose and strike an oncoming car, injuring the other driver who sued. The court held Watson liable, noting drivers must exercise reasonable precautions and conform to the vehicle code, even when accidents seem sudden.
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