Views From THE LIGHTHOUSE A mixed bag of notes in a hometown column
A column mixes anecdotes from mail and local life with references to historical battles and naval service. It recalls Admiral Yi Sun Shin and a 1592 turtle-ship, jokes about editors, fishing tales, a former photographer friend, a Vietnam era Navy stint, and a police cost-saving idea from the FBI bulletin. It ends noting Cameron County Dust Control Association seeks new members as about 70 remain.
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Korea
Yi Sun Shin
Johnny Jenkins
Vietnam
Ticonderoga
Tonkin Gulf
Adolph Marx
Brownsville
Johnny
Navy
Cameron County Dust Control Associaton
Bill Nussbaum
Unclear financial figures from 1987 and 1966 data
Month to date figures show 20,300 and 16,584 while year to date totals read 165,349 and -134,707. Grand totals reach 3,002,983 and 2,319,887 across the two periods. The fragment lists two sets of values without context or labels.
Dust control plans discussed by Port Isabel Pollution District
The Pollution Control District met in Port Isabel to explore air contamination solutions with Texas Air Control Board and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans. Talks covered voluntary landowner cooperation, Humble Oil dust control experiments, and potential creation of an air control district for long term relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendie
Port Isabel
Merchants Marine State Bank
Looney
Texas Air Control Board
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Humble Oil Company
Richard Roloff
Fausto
Roloff
Yturria
Browneville
Bahia Grande
Laguna Largo
Laguna Madre
Garcia
Raloff
D. H. Christensen
Humble Oil Refining Company
Baytown
Port Isabel High School
Texas Southmost College
University of Texas
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Connally vetoes district on Long Island ground for dust control
Gov. John Connally vetoed a bill by Rep Maurice Pipkin to create a Long Island utility district. The island, leased by McAllen attorney John Freeland for residential development, has no structures. The veto cited dust control concerns and potential delays to measures by state and local entities.
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Long Island
Connally
Veterans Age
Port Isabel Chief Faces Foes as City Hall Tensions Rise
Port Isabel Police Chief Charles F Barter taunts the Port Isabel Press editor at a restaurant saying he will not be around to see the stories. Mayor Lee F Sanders and Commissioners Dan Marchan and Juan Gonzalez escalate a standoff over Barter amid threats and a city hall feud.
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Port Isabel
Charles F. Barter
Barter
City Commission
Matley
Lee F. Sanders
Dan Marchan
Juan Gonzalez
Gonalez
Sanders
Marchan
Gonzalez
Congress Okays Planning Funds For Water Unit
HUD approves an $18,000 planning advance to Cameron County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 to plan waterworks improvement, transmission lines, filtration units, and storage facilities on South Padre Island. Total project cost listed as $536,720 to alleviate water shortages and support future growth. George Colley serves as district board president.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cameron County
Kika
de la Garza
South Padre Island
Ralph W. Yarborough
Yarborough
Ste
Port Isabel official sued over alleged police assault
Port Isabel School Board member Charles E. Motley filed a federal suit in Brownsville seeking $100,000 alleging that Police Chief Charles F. Barter attacked him at the police station after a May 20 meeting. Motley claims pistol whipping left him unconscious and jailed, with civil rights and due process violations cited.
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Port Isabel
Charles E. Motley
Charles F. Barter
U.S. District Court
Brownsville
Motley
Barter
Milley
Polite
San Benito
Heim
Ne War
Soeral Per Ans
Rania
School Board Alters Schedule and Hires for New Year
The Point Isabel Independent School District met in regular session at Port Isabel High School and moved the meeting to 8 p m on the five and third Tuesdays through August due to Daylight Saving Time. Margaret Ferguson was hired for elementary teaching and Barbara McIntyre for the Junior-Senior High. The board explored improving the bend practice hall acoustics, locating a music teacher, and considering a dual purpose bus for Boca Chica transport and school lunches, with no provision for next month’s meeting if July 4 falls on the date.
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Point Isabel Independent
Port Isabel High School
Ae Am Ares Soe
Charles Motley
Jim Ghilain
Margaret Ferguson
Barbara McIntyre
M. N. Caudill
Boca Chica
Boca Chica Run
Local Girls Improved After Port Isabel Crash
Lydia Solis Galvan, 17, of Port Isabel, remained in serious condition but listed as improved at Mercy Hospital after a two car collision on FM 1792 near the shrimp basin. Irma Vela, 17, also of Port Isabel, was released after observation. no further details on Castano Barajas and Hortencia Rodriguez provided.
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Lydia Solis Galvan
Port Tsabel
Beizh
Mercy
Galvan
Castano Barajas
Brownsville
Barajas
Hortencia M. Rodriguez
Mercy Hospital
Wth
Absentee Ballots Open for Port Isabel Navigation District
Absentee voting is available for the Port Isabel-San Benito Navigation District trustee post and runs through July 3. Ballots can be picked up at the navigation district office in Port Isabel. Regular voting takes place July 8 at Merchants Marine State-Rank Community Room in Port Isabel. Candidates are Sea Ley McKown, the incumbent, and Gerald V Harris of Laguna Heights for a six year term.
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Port Isabel
Santa Rosa Firm Wins Post Office Building Contract
U S Rep de te oar announces contract awarded to G L Schulern of Santa Rosa for a new Port Babe Post Office. The building will sit on the southwest corner of Maven and Mensutou Streets with a 42 thousand square foot interior and a 5,400 square foot parking area. The deal covers a ten year base plus four year renewal options.
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Santa Rosa
U.S
G. L. Schulern
Samta Kwa
Post Offer
Cormer
Maven
Mensutou
de la Garza
Yard of Month Selection Set In City Garden Contest
Judges will choose next week the Yard of the Month for the city. Mary Anderson of Driftwood Garden Club notes the winner will gain a sign indicating the most attractive yard. This marks the first selection in a contest originated by the garden club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Anderson
Driftwood
Darden
Willewit
Neath
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