New political shifts as new officials take oath nationwide
The nation sees a new political complexion with newly elected officials sworn in. Air Force and Carrier-Based Navy planes disrupt North Vietnamese targets in major aerial operations. Israeli Syrian border tensions rise while the UN logs truce complaints from Israel. Kansas City beats Buffalos and Green Bay defeats Dallas in AFL NFL playoffs. Alabama topples Nebraska 34-7 and Georgia 24-9 over SMU. Christian Herter dies at 71 in Washington. he served as Secretary of State in Eisenhower's second term.
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Christian A. Herter
Washington
Eisenhower
Dust study shift eyed for small island near Long Island
Local officials plan to redirect a dust study from Long Island to the nearby island south of the Shrimp Channel. Col. Unverferth says the change requires two local actions and a formal request to stop using the island as a spoil area. Officials expect to start the study soon if paperwork proceeds, citing money and spoil disposal costs as main issues.
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Long Island
Col. Unverferth
Derry School Auditorium
Port Isabel - San Benito
Corps of Engineers
Unverforth
Port Isabel
Leo F. Sanders
de la Garza
W. McConnell
Col. Unverterth
McConnell
Sanders
Engineering Athiee
Stary
Col. Unverforth
Mayer Sanders
Ted Hunt
Port Isabel High School
Fuben Torres
Hunt
Views From the Lighthouse on Port Isabel Navigation District
Raymond R. Murphy urges a reassessment of the Port Isabel Port San Benito Navigation Districts purpose and management. He criticizes neglect and proposes reforms including repurposing a refrigerated warehouse and using the port as a transshipment hub to reduce dead freight costs. He warns against liquidation of the district and calls for actively seeking viable solutions.
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Port Isabel
Port San Benito
Navigation District
Stanley McKown
San Benito
John Freeland
McAllen
Long Island
John Unverforth
le Island
Islind
Petty and Hood Reelected to Cameron County Water Board
Lawton Petty and E. J. Hood were re elected as trustees of Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1. Petty won 117 votes and Hood 114 while contender Robert Roloff received 88. Only two seats were vacant as Petty and Hood’s terms expire.
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Lawton Petty
E. J. Hood
Cameron County Fresh Water District
Petty
Hood
Robert Roloff
County Officials Take Oaths in Courthouse Installation
County officials were sworn in Monday for the new year in a ceremony at the 107th District Courtroom. Judge J A Gar officiated, with Oscar C Sees named county judge and W R Jones elected treasurer, plus Lila Googe district clerk and J Jiarrison Diltz county clerk. Rodney Snow became tax assessor-collector and appointed Ricardo A Garcia as chief deputy after defeating Pelayo Quintana. Cavazos succeeded Brownsville’s…
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Guy Leggett
Harlingen
48Th District Court
H. A. Garcia
Johnny Caverns
Brownsville
Oscar C. Dancy
J. A. Gar
Oscar C Sees
W. R. Jones
Lila Googe
J. Jiarrison Diltz
Rodney Snow
James D. Koonce
Stohnny Cavazos
Snow
Ricardo A. Garcia
Pelayo Quintana
Ruby Perry
Cavazos
Major Isle Park contract sparks county dispute
The Cameron County Board of Park Commissioners faces a lawsuit from Oceanographic Development Inc over a 1965 contract with Joseph K. Albeanese Jr. The agreement rewrites a long series of amendments and contemplates a 50 year lease with potential extensions for a high rise hotel or marine research facility, subject to arbitration and court interpretation.
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Albeanese
Isle Park
Cameron County Board of Park Commissioners
Park Board
Joseph K. Albeanese Jr
New Orleans
Alheanese
San Benito
Adaliph Thomas Jr
Af Albeanese
Isla Blanca Park
Alhcanese
Board of Arbitration
Graham Files Answer To Albcanese Law Suit
District Attorney F T Graham filed an intervening answer to Oceanographic Development Inc suit over South Padre Island development. Graham questions the Parks Board contract and asserts signatures of county commissioners were needed to finalize the pact while denying delays beyond Albeanese’s control. The Park Board already denied the complaint and remains a named party though abolished.
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Park Board
107Th District Court
Oceanographic
F. T
Dut
Graham
Oceanographic Development, Inc
South Padre Island
Jay D Albeanese Jr
Cameron County Commissioners’ Court
Theameron County Board of Park Commissioners
Harry D. Lewis
Brownsville
Albcanese
Albeanese
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