Port Isabel Boys Win Free Week At Camp Hoblitzelle
Two Port Isabel youths Jose and Teresa Gonzales were selected by the Salvation Army Service Unit Committee for a free one week camp stay starting June 25 at Camp Hoblitzelle near Dallas. The trip will be by charter bus with all expenses paid, and they will join about 900 other Texas campers over four weeks. The camp offers cabins, meals, and supervised activities including boating, fishing, archery, horseback riding, swimming, crafts, movies and sports.
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Port Isabel
Salvation Army Service Unit Committee
Salvation Army
Hoblitzelle
Dallas
Salvation Army Service
Texas
Maria E. Torres
Jose
Teresa Gonzales
Camp
Mexican Fishing Is Cheaper Across The Border
American anglers crossing the Falcon Lake bridge pay 1.25 for a 30 day Mexican fishing license while a license at El Mirador on the Amistad Bridge costs 8.00 for any part of the year. Experts predict rubber tire tech will boost speeds and mileages in decades.
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San Angelo
Mexico
International Bridge
Falcon Lake
Rio Grande
Amistad Bridge
el Mirador
Thre
Shortage Uncovered In Brownsville OEO Audit
Brownsville OEO branch shows a $45000 shortage in unsupported claims and unaccounted funds per a federal audit. County commissioners move to take CCCP unit control within 90 days and request Dallas regional office handover.
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Roberto Martinez
Brownsville
Office of Economic Opportunity
Martinez
OEO
Commissioners Court
Dallas
CCCP
First bale of U S 1972 cotton ginned in Harlingen
Crispin Gomez of Pharr won the first bale race for the second year in a row. He planted his cotton February 2 and 4 and delivered the 522 pound bale to the Farmer's Gin Co op in San Juan. Gomez received a $1000 prize from the Valley Ginners Association, sponsors of the event.
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United States
Harlingen
Crispin Gomez
Pharr
Farmer’s Gin Co-op
San Juan
Gomez
Valley Ginners Association
Pan American yearbook under review after Chavez offense charge
Pan American University adopts new publication oversight as board weighs Chavez offense and possible apology. Vela announces shift of student publications to the vice president for student affairs. 2,000 students vote 4 to 1 to keep El Bronco with 1,429 for and 268 against, while refunds for 170 book returns are tabled.
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Cesar Chavez
el Bronco
Vela
Ralph Schilling
Funds Marked for Texas Teacher Center Project
The Texas Education Agency was authorized to accept 1.3 million dollars in federal funds to continue the Texas Teacher Center Project. The initiative, starting its third year on July 1 1972, includes 34 teacher training institutions 66 public schools and 22 regional centers across the state with about 90 percent of student teachers trained locally and 750000 pupils served. The project aims to improve urban suburban ghetto small town and rural schools through better prepared teachers coordinated with national efforts by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
Texas
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Public Appreciation for Ambulance Aid After Island Disaster
Bud Emmons president of Laguna Madre Community Ambulance Service thanks Los Fresnos Community Ambulance for standing by after last Sunday explosion and fire on South Padre Island that killed 17 year old John Everett Mathys. George Landrum injured. Larry Hollon and Luis Romero on duty. Los Fresnos crew Larry Hollon and Helen Girault stood by for a beach heart attack and drowning search later Sunday night.
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Bud Emmons
Laguna Madre Community Ambulance Service
Port Isabel
Los Fresnos Community Ambulance
South Padre Island
John Everett Mathys
George Landrum
Larry Hollon
Luis Romero
Los Fresnos
Helen Girault
Gulf
Federal figures on sedan cost per mile revealed by F H A
The Federal Highway Administration reports a standard four door sedan with eight cylinders and automatic transmission costs 13.55 cents per mile over a ten year period. This figure highlights the long term expense of operating a typical vehicle.
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Federal Highway Administration
Pan Am Hires 13 Teachers
EDINBURG The Pan American University board of regents at its June meeting hired 13 new faculty members. The education department heads the list with ten new hires including general education four for the Mexican American counseling and guidance program and five for nursing education.
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Pan Am
Edinburg
Pan American University Board of Regents
Social Studies
Business Administration
Department of Education
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