Plans for airport runway upgrades discussed by court
Two representatives from Forrest & Cotton Inc. of Austin presented supplementary runway plans to the Commissioners Court this morning. Mike Wright and James Alvis proposed two options: rebuild runways to a 12,500 lb load capacity or to a 20,000 lb capacity, with the denser option costing about $60,000 more.
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Forrest & Cotton Inc. of
Austin
Commissioners Court
Mike Wright
James Alvis
Legislature passes bills on hospitals real estate and dealer succession
In Austin House action favored private hospital bond tax exemptions and a real estate licensing overhaul, while a measure lets auto dealers choose successors by will. Aimed at vocational schools, emergency legislation would empower the State Board of Education to halt enrollments and require asset disclosures if a school risks student refunds. Senate action included elderly course audits and taxi permit authority, as lawmakers race through local and uncontested measures.
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Edwards
Dolph Briscoe
Tom Massey
D-San Angelo
State Board of Education
Briscoe
Protection pledge for Bay City nuclear plant marsh care
Houston Lighting & Power will extend monitoring to protect the Matagorda Bay marsh near the proposed Bay City plant. The NRC hearing featured Dr. Cadet Hand Jr. urging long term monitoring while HL&P officials pledged continued marsh surveillance beyond a one year study. The $1.1 billion project is a joint venture.
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Bay City, Tex
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Matagorda Bay
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Hl&p
Little Robbins
Houston
Seadrift Fires Under Probe and Lab Tests
Officials study material from three fires in Seadrift last week to determine blaze origins. No injuries. one house destroyed Sunday, plus a garage and room damaged nearby. Fire chiefs from Seadrift and Port Lavaca reported to the state fire marshal as samples were sent to the Texas DPS lab in Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi
Baltimore St
Three suspects arrested in area case sweep
Sheriff reports the capture of three men sought on various offenses Frederick James Gearing escaped from county jail March 15 and faces auto theft forgery charges in Florida He is held in Seminole County Florida James Thomas Hilton is jailed in Brownsville on escape from federal penitentary and auto theft charges Loreing Lehnmann, wanted since 1973 on felony theft, was arrested in Nebraska on a misdemeanor charge Victims and officers report thefts including a camper, a TV and a Friendly Inn burglary with $236.90 beer stolen. other residence entry found no itemsmissing.
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Frederick James Gearing
Seminole County
James Thomas Hilton
Brownsville
Loreing Lehnmann
Nebraska
Maurice Wood
Six Mile
Friendly
Weather Outlook With Warm Weekend Forecast Ahead
Partly cloudy afternoons and nights with continued warmth through Friday. Southerly winds 12-20 mph, gusty at times. Highs in the 80s with lows in the 70s. Marine forecast calls south to southeast winds 10-16 knots through Friday, seas 2-4 feet. Sunset 7:59, sunrise 6:53. Tides: tonight low 10:13 pm, tomorrow high 5:33 am, low 11:23 am, high 3:43 pm. Pressure 29.92 inches.
Calhoun Girl Named Key Club Sweetheart Finalist
Linda Dreymala daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Dreymala has been chosen as one of 14 finalists in the Texas Oklahoma District Key Club Sweetheart contest after a field of over 200 candidates. A Calhoun High junior she has served as Key Club Sweetheart for two years and is active in Student Council TABS Candy Stripers and Industrial Arts. She will attend the convention in Dallas with her mother while final judging is set for Saturday night. Doug Colvin Keith Ueckert John Minter and Tom Crisp will accompany the group along with Kiwanis Club sponsors.
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Linda Dreymala
L.E. Dreymala
Linda
Calhoun Key Club
Calhoun High School
Dallas
John Minter
Tom Crisp
Kiwanis Club
Key Club
Seadrift Water Holiday Festival Saturday Schedule Details
Seadrift Lions Club hosts the annual Water Holiday Festival with boat races a canoe event a parade and a barbecue at the bayfront park and swinging bridge on the Guadalupe River near Bloomington The canoe competition features unlimited USCA and aluminum classes finishing at the Guadalupe River Bridge Tivoli and at the park for other classes Entries are expected high with trophies for grades 1 3 4 6 and an open class The event includes a mini beauty pageant egg throwing sack races and three legged races with PTA Seadrift Canoe Club and a sorority organizing games and fun booths.
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Seadrift
Seadrift Lions Club
Lions Club
Swinging Bridge
Guadalupe River
Bloomington
Bayfront
Texas Canoe Association
Unlimited
USCA
Guadalupe River Bridge
Tivoli
PTA
Seadrift Canoe Club
Link Between Cancer and Pollution Under Study
A four year study maps U S areas with highest cancer rates and shows a strong link between certain cancers and industrial pollution. Dr Joseph F Fraumeni from the National Cancer Institute says the findings add new clues to cancer origins and have been shared with health officials in Florida Louisiana Michigan New Jersey and northern New England.
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Washington
United States
Joseph F. Fraumeni
National Cancer Institute
Fraumeni
Florida
Louisiana
Michigan
New Jersey
New England
Age is factor in credit cards
Washington AP report on a House consumer affairs subcommittee hearing details how elderly Americans face denials for new credit cards due to age, despite solid retirement or investment incomes. John B. Martin cites a pattern of discrimination by credit-granting firms and retailers, noting cash users face barriers as checks vanish and cards become essential.
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Washington
John B. Martin
Martin
Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
Names Sought for Quintuplets in Cincinnati
Mark and Pamela Levy of Brooklyn New York welcome quintuplets five newborns three girls and two boys reported in good condition at Cincinnati General Hospital They have a list of potential names but have not finalized them all Levy 27 works for Procter and Gamble and his wife 28 was a junior high school counselor in Wyoming Ohio
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Mark
Pamela Levy
Cincinnati General Hospital
Brooklyn
N.Y
Levy
Procter & Gamble
Wyoming, Ohio
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Buddy Temple
D-Diboll
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Jim Nugent
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Ron Clower
D-Garland
Bill Hobby
William Moore
D-Bryan
W.N. Dale
Dale
Federal Aviation Administration
Leroy Belk
Precinct 1
Wayne Lindsey
Uau
Ora May Dodd
Bay City
Port Lavaca
George F. Rhodes
Texas A&t University
Kingsville
Rhodes
A&i Board of Directors
Robert D. Rhode
J.E. Turner
Carrie Lee Bishop
Central Power and Light Co
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Simmons
Hs&p
Gorman
Colorado River
Matagorda County
Calhoun
Doug Colvin
Keith Ueckert
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