Fate of Swing Bridge To Be Decided by Coast Guard
Plans to dismantle the swing bridge at Garcia Street end of the Queen Isabella Causeway could change if the Texas Highway Department obtains a permit amendment from the Coast Guard. Local officials split on retention versus removal, with Port Isabel favoring removal and Cameron County district backing keeping the bridge for future access and development. Citizens may submit views to the Eighth Coast Guard District in New Orleans before December 6.
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Garcia St
Texas Highway Department
Coast Guard Ward
Coast Guard
New Orleans
Texas Highs
Highway Department
Ters
Texas Arks
Cameron County Commissioners Court
Long Island
J. T. Freeland
McAllen
Port Isabel
Board of Supervisors
Cameron County Fresh Water District No. 1
Queen Isabella Causeway
Eighth Coast Guard District
Customhouse
Federal Housing and Urban Development
San Antonio
W.E. Peterson
Marine Mart
HUD
Gonzalez
E. W Cateora
Sanders
Martinez
Walter Zimmerman
Commission
Queen Isabella
Laguna Vista Discusses Dumping, Ambulance Payments at Meet
Laguna Vista board of aldermen on Monday November 26 discussed trash dumping facilities not meeting state requirements and how to remedy the situation. The village may use a leased site until other arrangements are made and an auditing committee was appointed to oversee village books.
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Laguna Vista Board of Aldermen
Charles W. Moore
State Health Department
Moore
Dorris Corbee
Port Isabel
Roy Coons
Charles Rogers
City
City Hall
Venue Change Case Resumes In Murder Conspiracy Trial
A change of venue hearing in the murder conspiracy case against County Judge Ray Ramon and two co defendants is set to resume in 197th District Court with Special Prosecutor Tom Hanna seeking to move the trial out of the Valley citing safety concerns and a fair trial. Defendants include Carlos P. Carrasco and Noe Alaniz Trevino of Matamoros. Trevino faces additional federal charges over heroin imports valued at about 1.5 million dollars. A pre trial hearing for Trevino and the other drug defendants preceded a January 4 trial date set by U S District Judge Reynaldo Garza.
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Ray Ramon
Darrel Hester
Tom Hanna
Beaumont
Brownsville
Carlos P. Carrasco
Noe Alaniz Trevino
Matamoros
Trevino
U. S
Reynaldo Garza
Alaniz
Land Sale Debates Highlight Port Isabel Commission
Port Isabel leaders and residents clashed over deannexation plans to shed tax burdens on shrimp interests and a proposed sale of land near Marine Mart. The session also framed HUDURP matters, maintenance needs, and the hiring of a new building inspector amid contentious exchanges between Mayor Sanders and opponents.
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Marine Mart
Port Isabel
Sanchez
Brownsville
Port Mansfield
Leo Sanders
Ben Hardy
William Zimmerman
Walter Zimmerman
Woody Thornton
Sanders
Corporation Court
Eliseo Vega
Ronald Sumega
John Denny
HUD Flood Insurance Available to Islanders
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development announces flood insurance sales begin Nov 26 1973 on South Padre Island. Home Insurance Co Houston designated as servicing company. agents should obtain forms rates and manuals. Policy amounts up to 17500 for single family homes and 30000 for other structures with 25 to 60 cents per 100 of value. Contents insured up to 5000 with 35 to 45 cents per 100 for residential and 75 cents per 100 for nonresidential. Policies effective immediately within 30 days of eligibility and after 15 day waiting period if purchased later. The program links coverage to flood plain management and land use controls.
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U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
South Padre Island
National Flood Insurers Association
Home Insurance Co
Travis St
Houston
Tex
George K. Bernstein
U. S
Bridge Crossings Rise on Port Isabel South Padre Span
The Queen Isabella Causeway crossings in January through October 1973 reached 1,863,570, nearing 1972 total and surpassing 1971. October 1973 alone logged 142,190 crossings, more than double October 1968 and about 17,000 above October 1972, with year-to-date about 172,000 more than 1972’s first ten months.
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Queen Isabella Causeway
S. Gutierrez
Texas Highway Department
Pharr
Port Isabel-to
South Padre Island
School District to Seek Federal Aid Funds
The Point Isabel Independent School District will pursue Emergency School Aid Act funds. A public hearing is set for 7 30 p.m Monday Dec 3 in the Merchants Marine Bank meeting room. Committee members include presiding officer Alice Causey and Maria Elizabeth Martinez among others.
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Point Isabel Independent
Merchants Marine Bank
Alice Causey
Maria Elizabeth Martinez
Rachel Gomez
Odilia Snell
John Sullivan
Delores Golterman
Carlos Martinez Jr
Loretta Sumega
Milton Mallory
Alyse Sullivan
Eduardo Alvarado
Josephine Lubbock
Elizabeth Deason
Ismael Gracia
Lucy Barrera
Patricia Golterman
New Holiday Mail Schedules Urge Earlier Posting
U S Postmaster General E T Klassen urges posting domestic Christmas mail by Dec 8 and foreign mail by Dec the two weeks earlier than prior guidance due to fuel shortages. Domestic surface parcels should go by Dec 3, airmail by Dec 15, and Alaska Hawaii by Dec 13. Public cooperation needed to finish deliveries.
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U.S
E. T. Klassen
Postal Service
Klassen
Alaska
Hawaii
United States
Texas Highway Department Energy Conservation Plan
The Texas Highway Department outlines an energy saving program to be submitted to Governor Dolph Briscoe. Measures include a four day 10 hour work week five day operation, adoption of compact cars, reduced intercity travel, lower speeds, engines shut off when idle, limited mowing, on call vehicle use, selective lighting, and May initial curtailments on heating cooling and illumination with ongoing reviews.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Dolph Briscoe
Highway Department
A&M Station Highlighted For 50 Years Of Rio Grande Valley Research
The Rio Grande Valley near Weslaco sparked 1923 research by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Led by Dr Jarvis E. Miller, the program yielded fruit and vegetable varieties, disease and insect control, soil and water studies, engineering advances, processing and marketing work, weather research, and sugar industry growth. Eleven tomato varieties including Chico and TAMU Saladette gained national and international use. The work, by Paul Leeper and others, underscores Valley potential as a major food and fiber producer.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Weslaco
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Jarvis E. Miller
College Station
Paul Leeper
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Wilayife
Bayrent Garcia
O Sumega
Isabel
Roy . Thomas
Spector
By Ronald Ozio
Reynaldo Garza Jr
Zimmerman
Port Isabel Development Corp
Garza
Lawrence January
Charles Standridge
Denny
Standridge
Planning and Zoning Commission
January
South Shore Dr
F. W. Cateora
Ernestina Barrera
Bernstein
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