Calhoun ISD Plans Vocational Center and Programs
The Calhoun Independent School District outlines a new 37 728 square foot vocational center on the high school campus to serve 635 vocational and 750 academic students across nine programs including agriculture office education and auto mechanics. Wilkins building will host building trades and handicapped programs while Calhoun High keeps home economics. Additional programs cover marine trades homemaking general construction and occupational investigation across Crockett Travis Fannin and Port O Connor with space assessments done at the TEA regional office.
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Mary Baker Phillips
Calhoun Independent School District
School Board
S Gene Chance
Texas Education Agency Area Vocational Educational Consultants
Corpus Christi
Citizens Advisory Committee of ‘76
Travis
Calhoun
Wilkins
Half League Road
Agriculture
Cooperative
Madison
Calhoun High School
Crockett and
Crockett, Travis
Fannin
Port O'Connor
Cyrus Vance Seen as Kissinger Replacement for Carter
Cyrus R. Vance, a former Johnson troubleshooter and Vietnam negotiator, is the pick Carter has tentatively chosen to replace Henry Kissinger as secretary of state. Carter declined to confirm but did not deny Vance. an announcement was expected at a news conference with a second appointment for budget director Thomas Bertram Lance. Vance, 59, a New York lawyer and former Pentagon official, previously served under Kennedy and Johnson and advised Carter during the campaign. He visited the Carter home this week, fueling speculation about the State Department post subject to Senate approval.
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Carter
Atlanta
Thomas Bertram Lance
State Department
Pentagon
National Security Council
Treasury
New York
Defense
Senate
Kennedy
Johnson
Cign
White House
Clarksburg
W. Va
Len Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Army
Commission OKs Replacing Pilings
Port Lavaca Port Commission approved emergency repairs to replace five pilings at an estimated cost of 3500 dollars at the Harbor of Refuge. The work, to be done by Kinchen Construction Co., will include tying back the pilings. R E Clegg and Lamar Marshall Sr. were named to oversee the project. The damage occurred when a barge towed to the municipal dock area used by Crescent Chemical Co. damaged the pilings.
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Harbor of Refuge
Port Lavaca
Crescent Chemical Co
Chemical Company
Bill Chase
Brent
Labor Report Shows Rise In Unemployment and Prices
Unemployment rose to 8.1 percent in November, with 200,000 more workers jobless bringing total to 7.8 million. Wholesale prices jumped six tenths of a percent for the month, matching October, driven by energy and fuels. Farm prices fell five tenths, while industrial prices rose, signaling ongoing inflationary pressure amid a slow economy.
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Washington
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Carter
TSTA Plan Calls for Pay Hike
AUSTIN Texas AP The Texas State Teachers Association proposes a 1.4 billion school finance plan to raise at least 25 percent in salaries for all Texas teachers. It notes a 20 monthly raise for about 150000 teachers next year under prior long range salary rules and mirrors portions of Gov Briscoes 850 million plan without built in raises.
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Austin
Tex
Texas State Teachers Association
Texas
TSTA
Graces Grimes
Marshall
Grimes
Dolph Briscoe
Weather Synopsis: Warmer, Partly Cloudy, Weekend Outlook
The forecast calls for a mild to warm trend with highs in the low 60s this afternoon and Saturday. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low in the upper 40s. Boating conditions feature light to moderate southerly winds, seas of 2 to 4 feet, with tide highs at 3:50 p.m. Friday and 1:02 a.m. Saturday. Barometer stands at 30.26.
Sewer Rate and Rules Change in Point Comfort
The Point Comfort City Council approved an ordinance to regulate the water works and sanitary sewer system, raising sewer charges. Alderman Paul Griffith said the rate change follows EPA and water quality board demand, switching from a $2 monthly flat rate to usage based charges. A 20 year amortization plan with 6 percent interest will add a per-connection fee to cover the plant's costs. the city paid about $54,025 with EPA grant funds covering the rest.
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Point Comfort
Sanitary
Paul Griffith
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Water Quality Board
Griffith
Liberty Bell replica to tour Calhoun County schools
Calhoun County will display its 1776 replica Liberty Bell at county schools next week as a bicentennial memorial. The bell, funded by donations, will visit each school before final installation in the courthouse lobby. Transportation arranged by J. T. Sikes, maintenance coordinator.
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Calhoun County
Commissioners Court
Port O'Connor
Seadrift
Fannin
Roosevelt
Point Comfort
Harrison
Crockett
Jackson
Madison
Jefferson
Calhoun High School
Travis
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Scott) Maguire
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Dr. Chance
Jim Moore
Bobby Meloy
TEA
Chamber of Commerce
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Surance
David Denham
New Denham
Cyrus Vance
Kissinger
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Robert Pearce
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Pilgrim
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