Hill's Relative Campaigns Here in the Valley
Tyrrell Hill daughter in law to Attorney General John Hill made brief campaign stops in Isabels Cafe and Marchans Seafood Restaurant in the Valley to back Hill in the Democratic gubernatorial primary against Dolph Briscoe. She urged education first pay raises and tax repeal goals while denying Briscoe's income tax charge and noting Hill's frugal campaign finance.
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John Hill
Hill
Dolph Briscoe
Tyrrell Hill
Graham
Isabels Cafe
Highway 100
Melchor Chavez
Mrs. Hill
Cameron County
Briscoe
Chavez
Texas
Island assault case targets 17 year old girl in South Padre Island
A 17 year old Port Isabel girl reported being picked up by a man described as a Mexican American in his mid twenties, about 5 feet 8 and 155 pounds. She says he drove to an island bar then to a park before the incident. Cameron County Sheriff's Dept Investigator George Gavito said a suspect is in custody.
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Port Isabel
Andy Bowie
South Padre Island
Cameron County
White Wins TSC Runoff For Trustee Place Two
Bob White an insurance agent of Brownsville won the runoff for Texas Southwost College Trustee Place Two defeating Brownsville attorney Ron W Armstrong by 87 votes taking 1170 to 1083 votes. White took oath after canvass. The earlier April 1 election had White in second with 1169 votes 25 percent while Armstrong had 1759 votes 35 percent.
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Bob White
Brownsville
Texas Southwost College
Ron W. Armstrong
White
TSC
Armstrong
C. Fount
Ray
Board of Trustee
Garriga School Crews Eye Remodel to Expand Using Space
Trustees discuss kitchen modernization at Garriga and a shift to a resource center concept for the junior high library. Plans include central reception and redesigned nurse and counselor offices. They consider elderly meal programs, walk through at the new high school, stage equipment bids, and a June dedication plaque. The board also names planning chair Deyaun Boudreaux, notes accreditation visit May 4 to Derry Elementary, and schedules graduations and awards events.
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Garriga
Pena
Pena Pena
Deyaun Boudreaux
Calvin Walker
Walker
New High School
Calvin Byrd
Cecil Moses
Penn
Southern Association
Derry
Init
Valley School Board Association
McAllen
First Baptist Church of
Port
Mixed Drink Tax Rebates Hit Texas Cities
State Comptroller Bob Bullock reports first quarter 1978 mixed drink tax receipts totaling a record 15.3 million, up 23 percent from a year earlier. Checks totaling about 44 million were mailed to 198 counties and 335 cities with remaining 11 million deposited in General Revenue. Houston led with 606,628, Dallas 388,420, Fort Worth 91,964. South Padre Island 2,514.89 and Port Isabel 800.23 tied to local revenues of 16,765.96 and 5,334.83 respectively.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Bullock
State General Revenue Fund
Alcholic Beverage Commission
Comptroller's Office
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
South Padre Island
Port Isabel
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Marchan
South Shore Drive
Lower Valley
Dorthy Taylor
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Tone Serree Lert
Democratic Party
Tuys
Mller
Deaks
Ralee LS
Cervantes
Wenane
Rie MD
San Benito
Region One Education Service Center
Edinburg
Juanita Torres
US Department of Agriculture
Gary Menchi
Lagima Vista
Board of Equalization
Manuel Perez
Donut Hole Restaurant
OLD Fashion
South Padre
Steve M. Elam
Ben Rushing
Martha McClain
Garciastrest
Portsede
District 5
Bennie Ochoa II
Ralph Cowen
Padre South Hotel
Duval County
John Hil
Hil
Aountili
Jon
Fung
Groen Ging Avenue
Pol
Hector Uribe
Tom Fleming
W. Elizabeth St
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