Flag Day Message Reminds Americans to Remember Patriotism
An unsigned tribute to the flag urges citizens to honor Old Glory by saluting with hands over the heart. It recalls past parades and sacrifices from Anzio to Vietnam and asks if patriotism has faded, ending with a call to remember those who gave their lives for the Republic.
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United States of America
Anzio
Guadalcanal
Korea
Vietnam
Hollis
Republic
Citizenship Seminar To Start This Week In Cameron County
About 100 students from Cameron and Willacy Counties will attend the seventh Cameron County Farm Bureau Citizenship Seminar in San Benito at the Community Building Thursday and Friday. Speakers include Major James N. Rowe who will discuss Five Years to Freedom, W C Leon Skousen on The American Free Enterprise System, and Tom Hollingsworth, a Green Beret veteran and author. Area sponsors provide meals and seminar books.
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Cameron
Willacy
Cameron County Farm Bureau
San Benito
Jim Paul Gamble
la Feria
James N. Rowe
Rowe
McAllen
W C Leon Skousen
Salt Lake City
FBI
Brigham Young University
Tom Hollingsworth
Green Berets
Christian Crusade
Vietnam
Earth First With Tektites From Libyan Deserts to Ivory Coast
University of Texas geologist Dr. Virgil E. Barnes argues in Lapidary Journal that tektites originate on earth as melted soil fused by immense impacts. His report cites expeditions to tektite fields in the Libyan desert and along the Ivory Coast.
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Austin
Earth
Moon
Lapidary Journal
University of Texas
Virgil E. Barnes
Barnes
Space
Libyan Desert
Ivory Coast
Delayed City Meet Slated Monday
City meetings scheduled earlier this week were moved to Monday June 19 after Mayor Leo Sanders, out of town, cited lack of three day advance notice. Attendee Joe Garza protested his May 31 police dismissal. others pressed sewer repairs after heavy rains caused backups.
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Leo Sanders
Sanders
Joe Garza
Garza
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Dredging Contract Awarded for Brownsville Channel
A $249,967 contract from the Corps of Engineers funds maintenance dredging of about six miles of Brownsville Channel. Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Co. of Houston, Texas wins the project to restore a 36 by 200 foot channel width starting two miles east of Turning Basin toward Padre Island, with completion planned for late September and work to begin in July.
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The
Corps of Engineers
Brownsville
Padre Island
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company
Houston
Texas
Cameron County CEO Sentenced for Federal Fraud
Dan Reyna executive director of the Cameron County Community Projects is sentenced in Houston to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine for fraudulently obtaining government funds. He faces another suspended year and $1,000 fine. Reyna was found guilty on six counts of falsifying travel vouchers. acquitted on one count. He is released on bond awaiting appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Reyna
Cameron County Community Projects, Inc
Houston
Ben C. Connally
Reyna
Connally
Brownsville
CCCP
Robert Martinez
Raymondville
Willacy County
Veterans Home Loan Demand Surges in First Quarter of 1972
VA data show 91 200 guaranteed loans from January through March 1972, up 123 percent from the previous year, with March alone at 33 100 loans and similar increases in applications and appraisals. Admin steps kept seven percent rate, aiding eligibility for veterans and eligible spouses across World War II to Vietnam Era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I
A. A. Hunter
Veterans Administration
U.L
Texas Ranks Fourth in Seafood Value for 1971
Texas stood fourth in 1971 for the value of seafood landed for commercial use, totaling 70.0 million dollars. California led with 87.2 million, Alaska 84.5 million, and Louisiana 72.6 million, while U S fishery product processing reached a record 1.85 billion dollars, up seven percent from 1970.
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Austin
Texas
Lone Star State
California
Alaska
Louisiana
United States
Los Fresnos Board Awards Classroom Shop Bid in 40 267
The Los Fresnos School Board selects South West Building Systems of San Antonio for two high school classrooms and a shop at 40 267. Bids were 47 339 by W T Geis Construction Co and 43 333 by Mike Builders Inc. Several Valley firms did not bid. The board approved bills and accepted resignations while hiring new staff including Janice Waters Maria D Mendez and Rudy Valdez. Enrollment has grown about 10 percent annually for five years and will double from 1967 to 1977 if trends continue.
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Los Fresnos
South West Building Systems of
San Antonio
W.T. Geis Construction Co
Mike Builders Inc
Valley
Grover Shanks
Adriana Leal
Sylvia Perez
Ronald Boudreaux
Jimmy Elliott
Maria de Pilar de Los Santos
Mary Jane Elliott
Brit Hopwood
Lugene Carlisle
Gertrudis Rios
Janice Waters
Maria D. Mendez
Rudy Valdez
Brenda Susan Davis
Shirley Janko
Supt. Shanks
Five Fined For Fishing Violations Off Texas Gulf
Justice of the Peace Bud Emmons fined five shrimp captains a total of 512.50 after guilty pleas to fishing in closed waters off the Texas Gulf Coast. Each was assessed 102.50 for violations during the 45 day offshore closure. Names include Ronald W. Lacosta, Charles Monroe Jones, Lockland Vance Jones, Jack Eugene Mitchell, and Darrell Duffy aboard various vessels. Others pleaded innocent and posted 1000 bond each on similar charges.
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Justice of the Peace
Bud Emmons
Texas Gulf Coast
Gulf
Texas
Ronald W. Lacosta
Virginia Linn
Charles Monroe Jones
Mar del Este
Lockland Vance Jones
Vatican
Jack Eugene Mitchell
Ivy League
Darrell ©. Duffy
Floyd Beverly Condit, Jr
Jose Valdez
Leroy Stanford
UT Study Proposes Plastic Polymer Concrete To Cut Costs
The University of Texas researchers explore filling concrete pores with plastic to prevent water damage in bridges. Polymer concrete could eliminate water seepage, increase strength four to five times, and reduce resurfacing costs for taxpayers.
Bibles Shipped 10 Million Tons Worldwide in 1971
The American Bible Society reports 10,769,249 tons of Scriptures shipped in 1971, distributed across the United States and internationally, reflecting a major annual reach.
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American Bible Society
Library Hours Announced at Port Isabel High School
The Port Isabel High School Library will open 1 30 p m to 4 30 p m Monday through Friday for students to study or check out reading material.
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Port Isabel High School
CPL Plans Ecology Study of Bay Area
CPL signs a contract with the University of Corpus Christi for a three year ecological study of Laguna Madre and Oso Bay near the Barney M. Davis Power Station. Dr. Henry Hildebrand will direct with researchers Scott Murray and David King. other participants include Robert Harraghy and Elizabeth Branch. The project begins in June and will assess conditions before and after the plant starts in spring 1974, using Laguna Madre water for condenser cooling and discharging warmed water into a 1150 acre cooling lake into Oso Creek. The study aims to be the most comprehensive of its kind for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Power Annd Light Company
University of Corpus Christi
Laguna Madre
Oso Bay
CPL
Barney M. Davis
Henry Hildebrand
UCC
Scott Murray
David King
Robert Harraghy
Elizabeth Branch
University of Washington
Oso Creek
Oso
Pitta Island
Federal aid awaited for Scenic Loop and Park Road 100 extension
Texas highway officials report that funding for extending Park Road 100 and the Scenic Loop along Arroyo Colorado and a Port Mansfield Padre Island causeway depends on new federal legislation. The Scenic Loop carries an estimated cost of 2.2 million dollars and farm to market aid may apply. A health report lists influenza, strep, mumps, rubeola, shingellosis and salmonellosis cases in Cameron County.
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Port Mansfield
Arroyo Colorado
Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge
Texas
J.C. Dingwall
Willacy County
Bill Rapp
Padre Island
Cameron
Austin
Dingwall
Senate Public Works Committee
Commission
U.S
Commissioners Court
Cameron County Health Department
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Old Glory
Cameron County
South Padre Island
Andy Bowie Park
Isla Blanca Park
Little League Association
Carlos Rivera
Merchants Marine Community Room
Robert Holland
Little League
Tektites
Martinez
Juan Gonzales
Veterans Home Loans
Dav
Ton
Bay Area
Davis
Park Road
Health Report
Sam Reyes, Sr
Rau Martinez
Lucio Dominguez, Jr
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