OEP Approves 111 Projects Assisting Hurricane Victims
In mid February the Office of Emergency Preparedness reported 111 project applications and 28 supplemental requests approved for South Texas hurricane relief, totaling 3.63 million dollars. Debris clearance, emergency protection, roads, dikes, public buildings, utilities, and housing were funded, with Labor unemployment benefits and food aid also noted. The US Army Corps of Engineers planned drainage work for Willacy County. MERCHANT MARINE Career opportunities in the US Merchant Marine highlighted for South Texans with academy access in Kings Point and Galveston networks.
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Washington, D.C
Office of Emergency Preparedness
South
Texas
Small Business Administration
Farmers Home Administration
OEP
Department of Labor
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Office of Education
Willacy County
Merchant Marine
The
Maritime Administration
Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point
N.Y
US Naval Reserve
Maritime Academies
Galveston
Congress
15Th
First Women Postal Inspectors Credentialed and Hired
United States Postal Service confirms the first four women inspectors have received credentials and badges, with equal pay and authority as male peers. Six more women are in training and more recruits are being sought nationwide. The move aims to improve mail speed and efficiency. GI LOAN reminder: veterans selling GI financed homes should seek guidance.
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US Postal Service
Postal Inspection Service
Inspection Service
New Cotton Module System Promises Big Savings
Cotton Incorporated officials announce a new module builder and loader transporter that compact eight to twelve bales into dense modules for on farm storage and highway transport. The system cuts harvest labor, speeds ginning, and could save growers up to 25 dollars per bale. It targets 1972 harvest adoption. Syracuse accepts a new Statesman 3500 fire rescue truck for Hancock International Airport in black and yellow.
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Raleigh — Cotton Incorporated
Cotton Belt
J. Dukes Wooters, Jr
Cotton Incorporated
Cotton Incorporated, the Research, Sales and Marketing Organization of America
Cotton Growers
Wooters
Syracuse
N.Y
Hancock International Airport
Release of liability and VA loan eligibility after mortgage sale
The veteran can obtain a release of liability from the VA office that guaranteed the mortgage. If the purchaser pays off the original mortgage, the veteran may qualify for another VA loan under certain conditions.
Fifth Lunar Mission Faces High Highlands Challenge
Astronaut John Young leads Apollo 16 toward Descartes highland landing at 18 000 feet, planning rover ascents on Stony Mountain and a North Ray Crater climb. Duke accompanies. Mattingly will orbit Casper to aid navigation. They aim to collect 195 pounds of rocks and soil for study on the moon’s highland area.
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Peter Mosley Houston
Reuter
Orion
John Young
Young
Charles Duke
Moon
Descartes
Lunar
Taurus-Littrow
Hadley
Dukes
Cayley Plains
Stony Mountain
North Ray Crater
North Ray
Cone Crater
Alan Shepard
Edgar Mitchell
Fra Mauro
North Bay
Stone Mountain
Rover
Thomas Mattingly
Casper
Duke
Earth
Paul Gast
Planetary and Earth Sciences
Houston Manned Spacecraft Center
North Bay Crater
Cape Kennedy
CP and L Plans New Office Near La Palma Plant
Central Power and Light Co around San Benito has completed plans for a 5,700 square foot one story office building adjacent to the La Palma Power Plant. Construction slated to start soon with bids opened Tuesday showing Marchant Bros. of Mercedes as low bidder at about 100000 dollars subject to final negotiations for the power division and dispatcher offices.
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la Palma
Central Power & Light Co
San Benito
B.C. Kindel
Marchant Bros
Mercedes
la Palma Street
Cp&l
Efficiency of Valley irrigation distribution questioned
Dr Warren Trock notes two key questions for system efficiency: what share of river water reaches farms and what the distribution cost per unit of delivered water is. He emphasizes improving water delivery efficiency for irrigated agriculture in the Valley.
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Warren Trock
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