Texas House debates new constitution in today’s session
In the state capital the House debated a Senate approved resolution to submit a new Texas Constitution to voters on November 4. Speaker Bill Clayton signaled support while the chamber met in the same hall that hosted the ill fated 1974 convention. The measure, backed by Gov. Dolph Briscoe and Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, seeks to appoint a conference committee on a separate primary elections bill and to enable a health maintenance organization bill to proceed next week.
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Bill Sullivant
Dainesville
Sullivant
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Hobby
John Hill
Vention
House
Senate
Texas
House-Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
Dan Kubiak
D— Rockdale
Seadrift Council seeks police chief
Seadrift council accepted the resignation of Police Chief Marshall Knight after an executive session. Knight had discussed schedules with Knight and Patrolman Wayne Woods before resigning. The city, in its third police hire in two years, pursues a new acting chief while considering Community Development Act funds for sewer work and HUD rating factors. A second public hearing is planned with a May 15 submission deadline. The council also approved a downtown post office location study with Lions Club input and noted the current lease ends in October.
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Bill Pack
Seadrift
Billy Wilson
Marshall Knight
Wayne Woods
Knight
Marshall
Bill Lindsey
Sheriff's Office
Raymond May
May
Tom Garner
Rhodes, Garner & Roberts
Garner
Finnis Jolly
HUD
Wilson
Bobby Thormalen
Lions Club
U.S. Postal Service
The
Theola Holder
Pete Hall
Postal Service
Blood Drive Planned at Champ-Traylor Hospital
Blood Services will hold a blood donation drive on Wednesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Champ-Traylor Hospital. Appointments are not required. call the Auxiliary Office at 562-2066 to expedite the process or simply come to the hospital during those hours.
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Blood Services
Champ-Traylor
Weather Forecast: Cloudy With Showers Likely This Afternoon
Weather outlook shows showers or thundershowers this afternoon with 80 percent probability. Tonight becomes partly cloudy and mild, with decreasing clouds into Wednesday as winds shift from variable to westerly. Highs in the low 70s, lows near 60, and marine winds 15 to 24 knots with seas four to six feet. Sunset 7:50, sunrise 7:10, tides and barometer noted.
Legislators to keep silent on election
Texas lawmakers are urged to run a low profile on the April 22 special election over teacher and state employee retirement benefits and pay raises. Instructions from Rep. Ben Bynum call for minimal press and heavy personal contact to sway rural voters, with letters to supporters and careful wording about pay adjustments.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
House
Ben Bynum
Damarillo
Bynum
Bill Hobby
Senate
Hobby
Port O Connor Man on List in Gulf Search for Orleans Crew
Coast Guard cutter and two planes scoured 3,300 square miles of the Gulf for five Orleans crewmen including Harold J. Hamlyn Jr. of Port O Connor. A torn raft with signaling device, from the oilfield supply boat, was found. The search aims to locate survivors if possible. officials note the vessel may still have sunk. Hamlyn, from Wells, Maine, is in his early 20s and a cousin of Port O Connor resident Delmer Scott.
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Port O‘connor
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Harold J. Hamlyn Jr
Port O’connor
Orleans
New Orleans
Associated Press
Hamlyn
Delmer Scott
Scott
Orlean
Wells
Maine
School Board to canvass ballots meeting set
The Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the CCISD administration building, according to Marvin W. Kirkman, school superintendent.
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School Board
Calhoun County
Independent School District Board of Trustees
CCISD
Marvin W. Kirkman
Parks Recreation Board To Elect Officers At Meeting
The Port Lavaca Recreation and Parks Board meets at 7 30 p m at City Hall Annex to elect a chairman vice chairman and secretary. Budget report covers Oct 1 1974 to Mar 3 1975. New oath for three members including Harold Evans. John F. Smith honored for 16 years service. possible land lease proposal and Plan A submission discussed.
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Port Lavaca
Bill Duke
Port Lavaca Fishing Pier
Recreation and Parks Department
Lorene Sutton
Harold Evans
Ray Childress
Leonard Dreymala
John F. Smith
Smith
Absentee voting continues for April 22 constitutional amendments
Absentee votingongoing at the county clerk's office for the April 22 special referendum on two proposed amendments to the state constitution. No Calhoun County residents had cast ballots by Monday afternoon. Early voting runs through April 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. One proposal would raise retirement benefits for public school teachers and state and local employees, the other would raise Texas legislators' pay from 4800 to 7200 dollars annually.
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Calhoun County
Texas
Three Fort Worth Girls Missing Since December Disappearance
An intensive search by about 400 people will sweep Calhoun County and surrounding areas this Sunday for three Ft. Worth girls missing since December 24. Mary Rachel Arnold Triica 17 Lisa Renee Wilson 14 Julie Ann Mosley 9, all from Ft. Worth, may have been killed and could be under a local bridge. Rewards totaling about 4000 dollars have been posted for information. Local sheriffs officers will lead the search.
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Calhoun
Ft. Worth
Seminary South
Mary Rachel (Arnold) Triica
Cotton
Arnold
Tommy Triica
Lisa Renee Wilson
Richard Wilson
Julie Ann Mosley
J.W. Mosley
Special Services
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca
Special Services Investigative Group
Army permit sought for pipeline in Texas Gulf coast
The Texas Brine Corporation seeks a Department of the Army permit from the Galveston District to place one 16 inch pipeline from Swan Lake Channel to Red Bluff Venado Lake No 4 Garcitas Cove and Placebo Creek about eight miles northwest of Port Lavaca. TWQ Board has approved. EIS not required. Comments due April 18.
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Galveston
Texas Brine Corporation of Houston
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers
Swan Lake
Red Bluff
Venado Lake
Garcitas Cove
Placebo Creek
Port Lavaca
Texas Water Quality Board
Corpus Christi
Port Commission Eyes Quorum At City Hall Annex Meeting
The Lynn’s Bayou Turning Basin leases and monthly rental plans for three tenants are on the agenda as the Port Commission seeks a quorum at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the City Hall Annex. Last Thursday only chairman Curtis Reece Jr and R.E. Clegg attended, unofficially approving proposals. A deep water port facilities study and a proposal to change meeting time are also listed.
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Port Commission
City Hall Annex
Lynn’s Bayou
Curtis Reece Jr
R.E. Clegg
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D—Goliad
Hmos
Therr
Charlie Mowen
William R. Mowen
Ronnie Kole
Bill Mowen
Seadrift Council
Port O'Connor
Wave News Service
Parks, Recreation Board
Texas Education Agency
Point Comfort
Mary Rachel Trlica
Commission
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