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Newspaper
Port Isabel Press
Location
Port Isabel, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
1
A week long immunization campaign from March 21 to 27 aims to inoculate children ages 2 months to 10 years. The Valleywide effort, sponsored by the Lower Rio Grande Development Council, targets measles polio smallpox tetanus whooping cough and diphtheria. A Texas health survey cites a high rate of 12 communicable diseases.
Ernest G. Bice, head of the National Weather Service office since 1956, will leave Brownsville Thursday to assume charge of the Storm Warning and Public Preparedness department at the Fort Worth regional office. He began as a Weather Bureau observer in 1937 and rose through posts in the South and Washington before earning a 1947 meteorology masters from the University of Chicago and a bachelor from North Texas State University. Bice has a Gold Medal from the Commerce Department for public service after the 1967 Beulah hurricane and helped establish frost warnings and 24 hour weather broadcasts for the Valley. He is succeeded in Brownsville by Hoye Dunham. Bice's daughter lives in Brownsville with her husband with the Corps of Engineers. his own early life was in Valley View and New Boston.
Cameron County chairman Lee Kirkpatrick announced a 1971 savings bond sales goal of 830000 dollars. January sales reached 100926 dollars, about 12 percent of the county goal. Nationally January 1971 bonds totaled 430 million dollars, 8.9 percent of a 4.8 billion national goal.
A new Senate bill co authored by Senator Jim Bates of Edinburg seeks to aid property owners in high risk hurricane and disaster areas by amending the Texas Insurance Code to create an assigned risk pool. The measure, passed quickly and unanimously, targets residents facing difficulty obtaining adequate insurance.
Lt. Woehol of the Texas Department of Public Safety reported in Port Isabel on February 25 1971 that a local survey shows good chances for a Driver License Examiner station. Chief Londrie had earlier urged the change in a January 1 1971 letter to Mr Spiers, TDPS head. On February 2 1971 Spiers replied that Kent Odem regional commander will investigate the need in the Port Isabel area.
A runaway barge driven by strong winds struck the Queen Isabella Causeway, severing eight Central Power & Light line sections and leaving the island briefly in darkness. CP&L crews rerouted service from the remaining line as repairs move in from Corpus Christi. damages to the causeway were not believed to exist.
Port Isabel voters will choose one school board member in April. Incumbent Bill Zimmerman faces challenger Magdeline Sears after the filing deadline passed on Wednesday. No city elections are planned this off year.
Rio Grande Valley telephone directories began distribution Wednesday, led by Southwestern Bell manager John Wood. More than 120000 directories will be delivered across the Valley, with about a week needed for completion. The 1971 directory cover features Pan American College in Edinburg. format remains unchanged with general service information in the Call guide at the front.
Under President Nixon’s proposed general revenue sharing, Port Isabel would get 19,817 and Cameron County 440,789 in the first full year. Other localities would receive LaFeria 13,589 San Benito 69,218 Harlingen 254,650 Brownsville 341,420 and Texas totals 243,034,154 of the $5 billion national program.
Residents of Port Isabel organize a park beautification effort at Washington Park on Jefferson St after Beulah Lee Park was neglected. A committee led by local residents secured approval from city officials to clean, maintain, and add playground facilities, with donations including nine books of green stamps for equipment.
Petty Officer First Class Jack Clink received the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal at the Coast Guard Station South Padre for his Vietnam service from November 1969 to November 1970. Pinning was Commander J E Sparks. He and his wife Glenda reside in Los Fresnos with their two children.
Police recovered several stolen items including a Bell and Howell 306 Auto Super Camera from a fishing vessel Capt Early a Polaroid camera from Orlando O a 22 calibre pistol from Rafalito and a stereo reverberator from a T and I shop Also a mini track tape player taken from a high school area A juvenile was arrested and turned over to County Juvenile Officer others expected to be arrested after investigation
Former Deputy Sheriff Nem Bryan indicted by a federal grand jury in Brownsville on civil rights charges linked to the Dec shooting of 14 year old Victor Manuel Nava. He appeared before U S Magistrate William Mallet and posted a 5000 bond before resigning December 14 after murder charges.
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