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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1975
Page
5
AP reports officials expect a compromise soon to convene a world energy conference this summer with 18 to 30 nations and limited focus on raw materials beyond oil. Delegations from industrialized nations OPEC and developing nations show opposing stances, but private talks including Algerians hint at agreement on procedural issues.
US officials say North Vietnam and Viet Cong will avoid a direct assault on Saigon and seek Thieu’s ouster plus a negotiated surrender. If it occurs, lower ranking officials would stay on during the transition to calm a potentially chaotic takeover. In Dallas, Hillcrest High School’s rodent control talk was interrupted by screams as baby rats scampered during a guest speaker from Texas A&M.
A South Vietnamese jet attacked the presidential palace in Saigon. President Nguyen Van Thieu survived and called the strike an act by a group aiming to topple the legal regime. The pilot Lt. Nguyen Thanh Trung reportedly escaped to Communist territory.
Associates name Dr Daniel E Scott to a fulltime post as chairman and chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. Scott is a professor at UT Southwestern Medical School and has published more than 20 technical papers after extensive obstetrics research.
Fort Worth city council voted to raise Surtran bus fare from 2.50 to 3.00 to offset a projected deficit and approved a route extending service to Fort Worth hotels with a weekend cutback pending Dallas city action on intercity intervals. Officials warned a 111000 dollar annual deficit without measures.
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Bombs ripped through Pacific Gas and Electric substation in San Jose early today knocking out power to about 22 000 homes. It followed a similar attack 12 days earlier and two transformers were damaged with no injuries reported. A bomb squad and FBI hunted for additional devices as authorities investigated the New Liberation Army claim of responsibility.
Port Lavaca residents John P. Shank and Alan R. Parker begin recruit and Seabee training respectively at Coast Guard Training Center Alameda California and Naval Construction Training Center Port Hueneme California. Parker will learn supervision and execution of Seabee projects under combat conditions.
Senate Rules Committee works through 935 disputed ballots to resolve the New Hampshire contest between Louis C. Wyman and John A. Durkin. Initial counts flipped, seals masked, ties left for later, with no clear winner as the panel resumes after an Easter recess.
The Agriculture Department projects a cost of living increase for food stamp recipients, with a four member household seeing monthly benefits climb from 154 to 162 dollars. The adjustment reflects higher grocery costs since last summer and will take effect July 1, based on February economy meal plan calculations.
The Texas Bureau of Business Research director said Texas economy remains stable against the national trend. He forecast a national turnaround this summer but warned Texas may face longer term problems as layoffs hit elsewhere. Texas dealers leader noted government control and falling prices loom for the auto industry.
Jose L. Garcia 20, son of Nieves Garcia of Victoria, was promoted to Army private first class while serving as a gunner in the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood. His wife Virginia resides on Route 2.
Marine PFC Jesus Cortez Jr. of Port Lavaca and PFC Roselio Garcia of Port Lavaca took part in Okinawa training with the 1st Battalion 4th Marine Regiment. The drills covered small unit infantry tactics helicopter assaults night attacks and compass marches.
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