American Legion Auxiliary Chooses Bluebonnet Girls State Candi
Calhoun County selects Cathy Nasser March Diethorn and Laura Williams to attend the 1975 Bluebonnet Girls State at Texas Lutheran College Seguin June 10 20. Nine alternates named Frances Fenner Frances Starnes Tammy Bowman plus six others Terri Stanton Cathy Dumas Kristi Hunt Lisa Foreman Tami Parsons Vicky Schultz.
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Calhoun County
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Katie Guidry
Bluebonnet Girl
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 125
Bluebonnet
Cathy Nasser
March Diethorn
Laura Williams
Calhoun High School
Frances Fenner
Nasser
Frances Starnes
Diethorn
Tammy Bowman
Miss Williams
Terri Stanton
Cathy Dumas
Kristi Hunt
Lisa Foreman
Tami Parsons
Vicky Schultz
American Legion Bluebonnet Girls
Girls State
American Legion Auxiliary
Texas air crash boosts weekend violent deaths
The AP tallies Texas weekend fatalities from Friday 6 pm to Sunday midnight, reaching 21 with five soldiers killed in an Army Mohawk crash near Fort Stockton. Names include Lt. Col. Kieschnick and CWO Kneip among the five. Additional deaths include a Wichita Falls musician drowned, a Harris County car crash, a Houston shooting, Beasley stabbing, a Waco boating injury, and several Dallas drowning and auto incidents.
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Associated Press
Texas
el Paso
Fort Stockton
Alton R. Kieschnick
Huffman
Frankie Guy
Crosby
Clyde Rankins
Houston
Edward James
Beasley
Fort Bend
George ‘‘Budd”’ Senior
Waco
Lake Brownwood
John Albert Rodriguez
Elfrieda Busby
Dallas
Jewell Henry
Johnny Ray Sanders
Ann Moyer
Rowlett Creek
Fines Total $475 Issued In County Court
County Judge Willis F. Jetton handed down fines totaling 475 dollars. Richard Martinez Casarez received 100 dollars on two theft counts, with a second count carrying a nine day jail term probated one year. Michael Patrick Down was fined 250 dollars for marijuana possession, plus a 90 day jail term probated one year. Lyle Fred Buell faced 25 dollars for criminal non support. Two cases, Richard Tristan and Rex Rucker, were continued.
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Willis F. Jetton
Richard Martinez Casarez
Michael Patrick Down
Lyle Fred Buell
Richard Tristan
Rex Rucker
Weather Summary with Clouds and Winds Ahead
Weather forecast shows cloudy warm conditions with a slight chance of showers or thundershowers through Tuesday. Highs near 80 today and tomorrow, lows in the mid 70s, and a 20 percent precipitation chance this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. Northeasterly winds 18 to 24 knots this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with seas four to six feet. Barometer 29.84. Sunset 8:02 p.m. tonight sunrise 6:49 a.m. tomorrow. High tide 5:06 p.m. tonight and 10:35 a.m. tomorrow. low tide 1:56 a.m. tomorrow.
Supreme Court upholds state tax rights for interstate firms
The Supreme Court, in an unsigned decision with Justice Douglas not participating, upheld Louisiana's franchise tax on Colonial Pipeline Co. for its 258 miles of pipeline in the state. The court said the tax is a fairly apportioned cost of state government, not merely a privilege tax. Justice Stewart dissented. Blackmun and Rehnquist joined the majority with some concerns.
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Washington
Supreme Court
States
William C. Douglas
Louisiana State Supreme Court
Louisiana
Colonial Pipeline Co
Atlanta
District of Columbia
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Stewart
Red Cross registration opens for summer swimming classes
Registration for Calhoun County Red Cross summer swimming programs starts Thursday from 9 to 11 am at the Red Cross office in Port Lavaca and at Point Comfort School auditorium. In person signup requires a permission slip. classes limited to kindergartners and older. preschool slots are restricted.
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Calhoun County American Red Cross
Red Cross
North Colorado
Port Lavaca
Point Comfort School
Point Comfort
District meet 19 Calhoun 4-H Club members win awards
Nineteen Calhoun County 4-H members earned first or second place ribbons at the District 11 competition at Cypress-Fairbanks High School. Mary Ann Knobles and D'Anna Heideman qualified for the state meet June 3-5 at Texas A&M University in meat identification, Patti Maguire qualified in home environment, and Lakeside 4-H Club earned a blue ribbon for their Share the Fund entry.
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Calhoun County
Cypress-Fairbanks
Mary Ann Knobles
D’anna Heideman
Texas A&m University
Patti Maguire
Lakeside 4-H
Lakeside
Molly Custer
Sandy Boyd
Michelle
Jo Ellen Frazier
Nancy Maguire
Roxanne Sikes
Alice Wilborn
James Zbikowski
Janet Gray
Cathy Albrecht
Laurie Vickery
Scott Maguire
Tony Boyd
Damon Vickery
Amy Tatum
Historical Group meets Tuesday at First State Bank
The Calhoun County Historical Survey Committee will meet tomorrow at 7 thirty p.m. in the First State Bank meeting room. Mrs. Katie Guidry will present a pictorial history of Calhoun County at the gathering.
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Calhoun County Historical Survey Committee
First State Bank
Katie Guidry
Calhoun County
Terrorists Overrun Israeli Consulate in Johannesburg
Six gunmen seized the Israeli consulate in downtown Johannesburg, took nine hostages, and fired on crowds injuring many. Reports said two children were among hostages as attackers threatened to blow up the building until the ambassador arrived. Police said the ambassador was en route from Cape Town.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
South African Press Association
Beirut
Lebanon
Izhac D. Anna
Cape Town
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Bluebonnet Girls
Volved
Cathy Naiser
Marcy Diethorn
Seadrift
Francs Starnes
Dennis Sullivan
Colonial
New York City
Potter Stewart
American Red Cross
Calhoun 4-H
ALCOA
Alcoa Foundation
University of Houston Victoria Center
Ron Kuerner
Alcoa Point Comfort
D.R. Traylor
University
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