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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1972
Page
1
Babson's Forecast for 1973 warns labor conflicts and inflation as key risks. It predicts widespread contract talks involving 4 million workers led by rubber, cement, construction, and auto industries, with Teamsters and UAW pivotal. Monetary policy to lean against inflation, while price pressures may persist.
Headlines from the Press summarize a year of area progress on South Padre Island with growth in condominiums hotels road work and new organizations. Highlights include CP and L building a half million dollar substation and early studies showing city ownership of Long Island.
The 1972 amendments to the Social Security Act increase the annual earnings limit for full benefits from 1680 to 2100 dollars. Effective for taxable years ending after 1972, mainly the 1973 calendar year, beneficiaries earning 2100 dollars or less receive full benefits. Earnings above 2100 reduce benefits by one dollar for each dollar earned.
The text states that regardless of total earnings in 1973 and later years, benefits are payable for any month in which the recipient earns no wages or less than 175 dollars and does not perform substantial self employment. The older 1680 dollar (140 dollars per month) limit remains for 1972 earnings.
The Quarterback Club will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday January 3 at City Hall to plan and organize the awards banquet scheduled for Saturday February 3.
Dolores Marie Green an 18 year old Port Isabel resident studying in Nicaragua sent a telegraph through the U S Embassy to her mother four days after a Managua earthquake that killed and injured thousands. She said she was in Pequchcalta when the quake struck and would call soon.
The week’s weather remained near mild with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day both just one degree below 81. Temperatures for the prior week were recorded by the U S Coast Guard Station on the island showing generally warm coastal conditions.
Ramon Quintanilla Jr a Port Isabel High School class of 1970 graduate has been chosen Jaycee in Action this week He serves as External Vice President of the group and has earned the Spoke Award along with other club honors
Starting January 2 1973 seven Cameron County post offices Brownsville Harlingen La Feria Los Fresnos Port Isabel Rio Hondo and San Benito will process food stamp coupons. Eligible welfare clients receive ATP and identification cards by mail and may purchase stamps 10 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday.
Judge Bud Emmons of Port Isabel Cameron County Texas completed a twenty hour In- Service Justice of the Peace Training course. The McAllen seminar ran November 29 to December 1 1972 under Lamar University’s program funded by a $150 000 Texas Criminal Justice Council grant and federal Safe Streets Act.
A head on collision on FM 1972 south of Port Isabel killed Benjamin Mercado 24 of San Benito and Tommy Byrne Hoke of Port Isabel and Hipolito Vega of San Antonio. Hoke died in a separate Dec 23 three car crash on FM 1792. Funeral services for Hoke were held at Thomas Funeral Home in San Benito with burial at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston.
Port Isabel natives Donnie Eliff and Linda Londrie were among SWT State University’s 600 plus graduates at the mid year commencement in San Marcos on December 23. Eliff earned a B S in physical education with a mathematics minor and planned to move to Austin to manage a Stow n Go Grocery. Londrie earned a B S in education with a focus on elementary education and was active in Kappa Delta Pi and Alpha Chi, listed in Who’s Who among American universities. The ceremony featured U.S. Congressman Jake Pickle as speaker.
Two Port Isabel men missing December 5 were found and buried at sea near Laguna Madre. David Williams, 24, and Michael Ganno, 23, were identified by a beaded necklace and family ties. Williams was recovered December 22 near the Coast Station. Ganno’s body was found December 26 near Beach Blvd in Laguna Vista. Funeral services were held at sea for both.
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