Mexican Trawler Nabbed In U S Waters
The 84 foot Mexican shrimp vessel Alva Mex-20 was seized six miles off Port Mansfield near Port Isabel on July 4 by the U S Coast Guard with seven crewmen aboard. Captain Epimenio Pastelln Sosa, 45, faces illegal fishing charges and is jailed in Cameron County on a 25000 bond. Crew paroled. owner liable to 100000 in civil action. joint Coast Guard Texas Parks and Wildlife operation followed reports of intrusions inside restricted waters.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Port Mansfield
Port Isabel
United States
Epimenio Pastelln Sosa
Cameron County
Mexico
Banco Nacional de Formento Coperativo
U.S
Raul A. Gonzalez
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Water District Board Appoints New Manager
The Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 in Port Isabel appointed E. D. Buddy Reed of Brownsville as its new manager in the June 28 meeting. Reed, a Brownsville resident with public utilities experience, will lead the district’s growing operations including a $1.6 million water program and a $3.25 million sewerage program serving Laguna Vista Laguna Heights Port Isabel Port Isabel San Benito and South Padre Island.
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Board of Supervisors
Cameron County
Port Isabel
E. D
Buddy) Reed
Brownsville
Martin Tower
Tower
Reed
Rio Grande Valley
Tipton Motor Company
Public Utilities Board
City of
Robert Schneider
Laguna Vista
Laguna Heights
Port of Port Isabel
San Benito
South Padre Island
FHA Supervisor Transferred Amid Inquiry Into Homebuilding
Wyatt B. Nesbitt, administrator of the Farmers Home Administration program in Cameron County, has been transferred to San Angelo. The Cameron County office is under a federal probe over complaints of shoddy construction and faulty materials in rural homes built by two local contractors. The investigation, launched months ago, has yielded no results, and construction has largely halted. No replacement for the San Benito office has been named.
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Wyatt B. Nesbitt
Farmers Home Administration
Cameron County
San Angelo
Nesbitt
Port Isabel
County Farmers Home Office
FHA
San Benito
Port Isabel Jaycee Installs Officers at Charter Banquet
Roger Villarreal inaugurated as Port Isabel Jaycee President at the Sea Island Resort Hotel. Bill Henslee of the Texas Jaycees installs the 1972 73 officers including Guzman Gonzalez Ochoa Pool Garza and Vega. Charters presented by Art Oswald and hospitality hosted by Poco Loco Club. health notice ends with disease counts in Cameron County.
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Roger Villarreal
Port Isabel
Benny Ochoa III
George Pool
Manuel Garza
Joe Henry Ochoa
Eliseo B. Vega
Art Oswald
Texas Jaycees
Pasadena
Texas
Don Lee
Harlingen
Jaycee
Fred Cole
Harlingen Jaycees
Brownsville Jaycees
Lee
Chago Fonseca
Villarreal
Calvin Walker
New Officers Installed In Rotary Ceremonies
Port Isabel Rotary Club installs new officers at a Thursday ceremony at the Sandy Retreat Resort Motor Hotel. Emergy Green Jr. becomes president with Hank Hart as vice president and Larry Allen as secretary treasurer.
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Port Isabel
Hunt
Emergy Green, Jr
Hank Hart
Larry Allen
Henry Hart
Paul Gotterman
Raymond Curtis
Troy Dillon
Andy Lavender
Vicom
Emery Green
Ross Stanley
Carlos Martinez
Brownsville
Pat Patterson
Midland
Texas
Ford Bopp
Bob Roloff
Kirkwood
Missouri
Ted Hunt
AH. Meyn
George
E.W. Ca
Dale Anderson
Pete Smith
Tommy Urie
Martin Tower
Ed Hinkley
Sherman Lee
Earl Boelschow
Sandy Retreat Hotel
South Padre Island
Rotary Club
A.F. Lavender
Coast Guard Rescues Distressed Vessel Near Port Isabel
The U S Coast Guard station responded to a distress call from the fishing boat Marceline about 6 p m Sunday 15 miles north of Port Isabel B M Carr E N 3 Cooper and S A Hopkins aboard CG rescue launch 44393 delivered a pump and assisted in dewatering The Marceline towed by the Marshall was escorted to Port Isabel and turned over to commercial salvage.
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U.S. Coast Guard
Marceline
Port Isabel
B.M. Carr
E.N
Cooper
S.A. Hopkins
Marshall
Low-Flow Diversion Plan for Arroyo Revealed
The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission releases a draft environmental impact statement on restoring historic low flows to the Arroyo Colorado. Commissioner J F Friedkin invites comment from federal state local agencies and conservation groups as the plan reopens 1400 cfs diversion to the Arroyo while keeping the North Floodway split.
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United States
International Boundary and Water Commission
Arroyo Colorado
J.F. Friedkin
Council On Environmental Quality
Southwestern Division
Corps of Engineers
el Paso
Texas
Election on Port Isabel sewer system sale
The City of Port Isabel and Cameron County Fresh Water District No 1 met Friday June 30 to discuss the FWD purchase of the Port Isabel sewerage system. Boards agreed on sale details and will present stipulations to voters at the regular city commission meeting Monday July 10.
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Port Isabel
Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1
FWD
Water District
City Commission
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Water District Board
Cameron County Fresh Water District
Goa
Treasur
Rvice
Bf Life
Vered
Health Report
Cameron County’ Health Department
Lafayette Duke
John H. Douglas
Douglas
Coast Guard Station
Coast Guard
Arroyo
Colorado
Llano Grande
Campacuas
Laguna Madre
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