Texas utility board trims Bell rate hike sharply
The Texas Public Utility Commission cut Southwestern Bell’s proposed increase by over 80 percent, approving a 57.8 million rise versus 298.3 million requested. The plan shifts most added cost to intrastate long distance and alters various line items including directory assistance, PBX, key services, and WATS while private line services stay unchanged. Doyle Rogers, Bell’s chief, noted details.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Public Utility Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
PUC
Princess
Trimline
Centrex
WATS
Doyle Rogers
Bell
Supreme Court denies Ray bid to withdraw King murder plea
The Supreme Court refused to review James Earl Rays bid to withdraw his guilty plea in the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. Rays attorneys argued coercion by Foreman and others and questions of voluntariness and fair representation amid a broader Kennedy and King investigation funding.
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Supreme Court
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
Ray
FBI
Congressional Committee
John F. Kennedy
King
Arthur Hanes
Percy Foreman
William Bradford Huie
Foreman
Memphis
Tenn
London
United States
High Court
Third Body Is Hunted In Belton Plane Crash
Divers searched Lake Belton for a third body after a light plane went down weekend. Rev. Ernest Devers 42 Thrall Texas and his daughter Laurie were recovered. authorities believe another daughter Cindy 6 also died. The single engine plane reportedly over Bell County plunged into 25 feet of water after hitting a hill.
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Ernest Devers
Thrall, Tex
Laurie
Cindy
Bell County
Hospital Employees Honored at Annual Awards Program
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital honored board member J. Dan Martin for 13 years on the board and recognized the Hospital Auxiliary for volunteer and monetary support. Charles W. Taylor received 25 years, Edna Mae Hardrick 20 years, Betty Fitzpatrick 15 years, Maria Sanchez and Dorothy Gregorek 10 years, and five-year awards went to Lupe Haubert Jessie Starnes Connie Galindo Bertha Falcon Lola Mae Moore and Ann Smith. Ted Clapp presented the awards with Ed Wagner and Dr. M. S. Horine assisting.
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Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
First United Methodist Church
VFW Hall
Hospital Board of Governors
Martin
Charles W. Taylor
Edna Mae Hardrick
Betty Fitzpatrick
Maria Sanchez
Dorothy Gregorek
Dietary Department
Lupe Haubert
LVN
Jessie Starnes
Connie Galindo
Bertha Falcon
Lola Mae Moore
Ann Smith
Ted Clapp
Ed Wagner
M. S. Horine
FCC Power Over Phone Let Stand
Washington AP report says the FCC retains final authority over equipment used for both intra and interstate telephone service. The ruling upholds a Fourth Circuit decision that federal regulation supersedes state control for shared telecom gear nationwide. Justice Powell did not participate. AT&T and others sought reversal, while the DOJ urged congressional change.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United Stat
Federal Communications Commission
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
FCC
Lewis F. Powell Jr
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Lost Bonds Case Rocks Deeply Suspicious Heir
A 99 year old oilmen with distrust of banks faced loss of 2.4 million in negotiable bonds kept in his dresser. The notes vanished after a security guard found a bulging sock near his back door in 1974. Several men faced charges in related cases, including Earl J. Schmitt and Ernest Eggers, with bonds recovered in deteriorated condition. The fate of three notes remains unresolved as investigators probe who buried the rest.
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New Orleans
Robert Werk
Werk
U.S. Treasury
Mexico
Meryl Rabideau
Earl J. Schmitt
Schmitt
Ernest William Eggers
Kerrville
Tex
Eggers
Council Home Dedicated KofC Dream Realized
Port Lavaca Knights of Columbus Council 3253 dedicated its new all weather building four miles north of the city on Airport Road across from the county airport. The $100,000 facility was hailed as a miracle by charter grand knight Joe E. Allen with leaders including Grand Knight John Dodd and Judge Willis Jetton in attendance. The ceremony featured a ribbon cutting and a barbecue, with Mrs. Raymond Geryk donating the three acre site in memory of her late husband. Charter members Leon Spanidel and Ernest Vela were honored guests, and the project traces to the 1949 chartering amid doubts about local Catholic support.
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Knights of Columbus Council
Willis Jetton
Donald McNally
Our Lady of the Gulf
Alfred Ramirez
The
Knights
John Dodd
Port Lavaca
Airport Road
Joe E. Allen
Raymond Geryk
Ramirez
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
James F. Houlihan
Jetton
Allen
Dodd
Father McNally
Leon J. Spanidel
Eagle Lake
Ernest Vela
Knights of Columbus
Order of
Catholic Men
M. J. Rabin
Hitchcock
Meeting Prospects Carter Due To Announce Appointments
Atlanta AP report notes President Carter may reveal cabinet picks with Michael Blumenthal, a specialist in international economics and former Johnson and Kennedy administration official, expected to join.
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Carter
Atlanta, Ga
Michael Blumenthal
Defense
Harold Brown
Pentagon
Point Board To Consider Sewer Fee
Point Comfort aldermen will review a new fee plan for the water works and sanitary sewer system. The six percent interest amortization for the 20 year plant cost is paired with a per connection charge. The EPA and TWQB prompted the shift from a $2 flat monthly rate to a usage based charge. The council approved the resolution at a Dec. 2 special meeting, and action continues on the board agenda.
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Point Comfort Board of Aldermen
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas Water Quality Board
Man Held In Slaying of Renner Mayor Ronald Heartline
Bonham police held a man for questioning after Ronald Newton Heartline 49 mayor of Renner was shot fatally at close range with a 12 gauge shotgun in a Renner home. Justice of the Peace J P Makin said charges would be filed later.
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Bonham, ‘Tex
Bonham
Ronald Newton Heartline
Renner
Heartline
Justice of the Peace
J. P
Red
Weather Update for Coastal Area
Mostly cloudy and cool with a chance of rain this afternoon and tonight. Partly cloudy and a little warmer Tuesday with northeast winds 10 to 18 mph and gusts. Highs in the mid 50s this afternoon, lows in the low 40s tonight, near 60 Tuesday. Rain chances 40 percent this afternoon and 20 percent tonight. Northerly winds 15 to 22 knots this afternoon, 10 to 15 knots tonight and Tuesday. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Small craft cautions. Tides high 9:41 p.m. today and 10:11 a.m. Tuesday. low 4:25 a.m. and 3:47 p.m. Tuesday. Sunset 5:32. sunrise 7:13. Barometric pressure 30.14.
Juveniles Quizzed on Burglaries at Madison Elementary
Port Lavaca police detective Joe Pena says four juveniles were released to their parents after questioning in three burglary incidents at Madison Elementary School. They face further juvenile authorities review for actions on Dec. 4 involving swastikas, animal-suffocating spray, and vandalism. entry via a janitor’s room key taken Nov. 7, plus about $1.50 stolen. Two juveniles allegedly entered again on Nov. 12 to write obscene words and destroy class pictures. Three of the youths reportedly participated in the Dec. 4 vandalism while one watched.
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Madison
Port Lavaca
Joe Pena
Pena
Smoldering Cigarette Blamed for Cassidy Fire Loss
Los Angeles AP reports a smoldering cigarette may have sparked the West Hollywood penthouse fire that killed actor singer Jack Cassidy after a party. The body, found early Sunday, was identified by dental charts. Cassidy, 49, was a Broadway star, film actor, and father of David Cassidy. An autopsy was planned. officials called it an accidental death. Battalion Chief Rod Smith cited cigaretter litter and Cassidy’s heavy smoking. Deputy Stuart Heller, 28, was overcome by smoke while evacuating residents and hospitalized in serious condition.
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Los Angeles
Jack Cassidy
West Hollywood
Cassidy
David Cassidy
Shirley Jones
County Fire Department
Rod Smith
Stuart Heller
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
John Barrymore
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