Brownsville girl named Union Carbide scholar to attend seminar
Leah Metzenthin, 18, Brownsville High School May graduate, named Union Carbide Scholar. She will attend a 12 day Washington Workshop Congressional Seminar starting June 20 as guest of Union Carbide Corporation. Event includes sessions with Congress, White House ceremonies, and tours.
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Brownsville
Union Carbide
Leah Metzenthin
Brownsville High School
Union Carbide Corporation
George E. Metzenthin
Washington Workshop Foundation
Mt. Vernon College
Leah
Congress
Capital Hill
United States
White House
Lea Metzenthin
Henry Coons
Washington
National Honor Society
Gavel Club
Young Republicans
Southwest Texas State College At
San Marcos
Post Offices To Celebrate July 1 Inauguration
The inaugural of the new United States Postal Service on July 1 will be celebrated nationwide with ceremonies in Washington and at local post offices. Postmaster Mias invites all communities to join the celebration and enjoy hospitality from USPS staff.
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United States Postal Service
Washington
D.C
Mias
U.S. Postal Service
Blount
Congress
New Postal Service
Postal Service
U.S
USCG Rescues Crew From Burning Shrimp Boat
A U S Coast Guard rescue ship saved two men from a burning shrimp boat named San Martin seven miles north in the Gulf. The captain-owner Pascual Perez and a crewman boarded the cutter as smoke was spotted, and efforts to fight the blaze were halted due to extreme heat. Waves eventually quelled the fire and the vessel washed ashore.
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U.S. Coast Guard
San Martin
Coast Guard
Here
The
Gulf
Pascual Perez
Valley Lab To Aid In Satellite Studies
A USDA Soil and Water Research Center team near Weslaco conducts crop vigor and species analysis for orbiting satellites funded by NASA since 1967. Researchers model light interaction with leaves, test computer analysis, and prepare base maps for ERTS A and SKYLAB programs with potential contracts starting December 1971.
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Usda Soil and Water Research Division
Weslaco
Valley Usda
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Craig Weigand
Soil and Water Research Center
William Hart
William Allen
Harold Gausman
Ross Leamer
Jerry Richardson
Earth Resources
Earth Resources Technology Satellite
Earth
Skylab
Rio Grande Valley
Aircraft Projects Office
Manned
Underwater Film Shown On South Padre Island Civic Center
The South Padre Island SCUBA Club screens Project 24 at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday June 24 at Isla Blanca Civic Center. The film covers exploration of the Flower Garden Reef off Galveston by divers using the Destroyer Hainsworth as base, with shells catalogued for the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. Harold Geis will introduce the film and speak on underwater exploration off the Texas coast. admission is free.
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South Padre Island
Texas
Harold Geis
Houston Conchology Group
Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
T.E. Pulley
Isla Blanca Civic Center
Committee To Study On Rezoning In Modern Venice Addition
Public hearing at City Hall heard homeowners in the Modern Venice Addition seek reclassification from A-1 mixed district to a completely residential A-1 zone. A committee including Tillie Franke and others was formed to study requests and make recommendations to the Zoning Commission.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Venice
Zoning Commission
Tillie Franke
Charles Taylor
Floyd Wagner
W.E. van de Gaer
W.E. Grayson
John Webb
John Jobe
Bud Emmons
Juanita Voltaggio
Church Bible School Opens Saturday in Port Isabel
The Church of Christ at Washington and Tarnava Port Isabel will start a Saturday morning Bible School at 10 00 for children in grades one through six. Refreshments will be served.
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Church of Christ
Washington
Tarnava
Port Isabel
Port Isabel Church of Christ Tarnava
Washington Sts
Kenneth G. Haas
Robstown Tourist Dies on Fishing Trip in Port Isabel
A Robstown tourist, Earl Virgil Wright, died last Saturday morning in Port Isabel on a fishing trip. He was pronounced dead at 7 a.m. by Justice of the Peace Bud Emmons, likely having died in his sleep about four hours earlier. The body was sent to Tommy Cox Mortuary in Harlingen.
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Robstown
Port Isabel
Earl Virgil Wright
Justice of the Peace
Bud Emmons
Wright
Tommy Cox
Harlingen
Auto Taxes Setting Record in County
Tax Assessor-Collector Johnny Snow says auto property taxes are at a record high for the county. The 1970 tax roll shows $45,925 collected of $131,626, a 35 percent take, with expectations that suits may begin in July to recover unpaid sums.
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Johnny Snow
Zoning Commission Sees Split Views On Rezoning
Most committee members are Modern Venice property owners and debate rezoning. The panel will meet at 7 30 Thursday night in City Hall. Planning and Zoning plans to present findings to the City Commission and urge recommendations for a zoning solution.
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Venice
City Commission
Mobile home loans guaranteed by VA carry high rate
A 10.75 percent interest rate applies to mobile home loans guaranteed by the VA. The policy affects veterans seeking financing for manufactured homes.
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Raul Besteiro
Bob Block
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Arlington National Cemetery
Mount Vernon
White
Batsell
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F.D.I.C
USCG
Valley Lab
Equalization Board
Board of Equalization
Consolidated Tax Office
William Frisbey
Homer Poe
Robert Ramp
William Barrera
S.P. Island Civic Center
Perl Bros
Cere
Dad
Nerlbros
Storf
E. Elizabeth
Blackburn
Price Rd
First Baptist Church
Longoria and
Everette Young
Baptist Training Union
Assembly of God
Port Road
Don Neel
Our Lady Star of the
Longoria and Madison Sts
Bernard Junius
Mass
Mas Teak Aoten
St. Andrew's Episcopal Mission
North Shore Drive
Yturria St
John Covey
Bishop's Committee
First United Methodist Church
Musina and
Adams Sis
F. L. Marlin
United Methodist
Women's Society of Christian Service
Hazel
Padre Island
Merchants Marine State Bank
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