Vacation highlights and humor from the Lighthouse column
A one week vacation in Houston with visits to the Astrodome and museum ends. The author notes building a darkroom, thanks Roger Clay, and shares light anecdotes about dentures and colorful language. The piece references a Newport News lawsuit and ends with a page reference.
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Houston
Astrodome
Fine Arts Museum
Zoo
Hermann Park Planetarium
Manned Spacecraft Center
Galveston
Roger Clay
Olmito
Newport News
Monthly and yearly Totals for 1967 and 1966
The financial figures show a month total of 23,833 and a year total of 210,968 for 1967, with 25,043 and 193,946 listed for 1966. A grand total of 3,071,605 appears alongside the year totals, compared to 2,688,466 for the previous year.
Port Isa bel Fire Department In Trouble Over Insurance Rise
A Port Isa bel meeting reports the city fire department is in trouble with rising insurance rates up 20 percent. Discussions focus on recruiting more volunteers, upgrading equipment, and possible funding via a 1 percent city sales tax to support modernization and operations.
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Port Isabel
Mallee
Conan Marine Study Room
Bud Trump
Ted Hunt
Hunt
Byrd
Leo F. Sanders
Bob Roberts
Charlie Vitak
Gartage
Sanders
Trump
Modern scoring to computerize Texas fishing tourney
The Texas International Fishing Tourney at Attragine? will on August 26 use computer scoring for fish caught across divisions. Tournament president Hubert Dusek says it is the first such rayomed event and results will be available minutes after data is fed to the computer.
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Hubert Dusek
Dusek
County Commissioners View Vote Machines and EDA Plans
County officials heard a sales pitch for the IBM Votomatic voting machine, weighing 7 to 14 pounds and costing about 185 dollars, with possible 15 percent first year savings. They requested a demonstration at the next election while considering expansion to 25 more units for full county coverage. The session also covered EDA funding programs and regional district roles in securing federal support for development projects.
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Cameron County Commissioners' Court
Peter Evans
Dallas
IBM Company
Evans
Evang
Hunt
Robert Chandler
Southwest
Chandler
United States
Harlingen
George Young Ted
Commissionera
Economics Development Agency
Southeast
Richard Schulze
Brownsville
Schulze
Scheulze
Schule
Drainage Plan Praises Hearings on San Fresnos Resaca System
County Judge Oscar Dancy and most agencies praise a proposed San Fresnos Resaca Watershed drainage plan at a public hearing. The plan details 242 miles of mains and laterals with major costs and a federal share of about 75 percent under Public Law 366, plus SCS supervision and local financing requirements. H. J. Garrett presided as John Beard explained costs and structures.
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Oscar Dancy
San Fresnos Resaca
San Benito
San Building
Los Fresnos Resaca
Arroyo Colorado
John Beard
The
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Beard
H. J. Garrett
Southwest Soil and Water Conservation District
Valley Seaports Show Steady Rise in 1965 Cargo Tons
The Waterborne Commerce report from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, cited by the Valley Chamber, shows Brownsville handling 4,574,426 tons the largest share of Valley deep water port cargo for 1965. Harlingen, Port Isabel, and Port Mansfield also posted sizable totals with crude petroleum the leading commodity at Brownsville and gas and waterway materials notable at other ports.
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United States
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Valley Chamber
Brownsville
Harlingen
Arroyo Colorado
Port Isabel
Port Mansfield
Brownsville Gulf Port
Port Brownsville
Tas
Gasphine
Tually
Maptha
Senior Bandsmen State Rehearsals Urged at Port Isabel HS
Port Isabel High School announces senior band rehearsals starting Monday at 7 p.m. in the band hall. James Haney, band director, says music and drills will be provided and discussed at the first meeting.
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Port Isabel High School
James Haney
Port Isabel
Haney
Partin Graduates From Texas A and M Firefighting School
Laguna Vista resident Partin joined 2,200 firefighters from 365 cities and 29 states at the 38th Texas Firemen's Training School held July 16 to 21 at Texas A&M. He is a Laguna Vista Volunteer Fire Department member and Park Ranger. The program offered 16 courses aimed at reducing fire losses through better methods and equipment operation.
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Art
Partin
Laguna Vista
Texas Firemen's Training
Texas A & M
Laguna Vista Volunteer Fire Department
Texas ’ Fire Gren
Henry Smith
Ardeo
Texas
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Arizona
Padre
Benson
South Padre Island
John Richards
Cabana
Isla Blanca Park
Richards
W. W. Zimmerman
Speedway
Mrs. Smith
Bobby
Lew Rainsuey
Ane
Aement
Fire Department
Port Seabel
Socal Volunteer Fire Department
TIFT
A&m
Roy Byrd
Merchants Marine State Bank
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