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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1976
Page
1
Queen Kenna Davis will lead the 8 p.m. parade marking the start of the Calhoun County Youth Rodeo 1976. About 360 contestants compete in 15 events, with a late-night slack portion and finals Friday into Saturday. Tickets are $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for children at Circle 7 or the gate.
Washington AP reports July wholesale prices rose three tenths of a percent, keeping annual pace at 3.6 percent after seasonal adjustment. The gain mirrors June and May, with year-over-year prices 4.9 percent higher than July 1975, as activity slows and retail sales show volatility amid inflation impact on purchasing power and unemployment trends.
A Friday public hearing in Victoria will address the Texas Coastal Management Program three year study led by Bob Armstrong. Hearings continue through Sept 1 in Brownsville Corpus Christi Bay City Houston Galveston Beaumont Dallas San Antonio and Austin. Armstrong urges broad turnout as coast policy aims to balance environmental quality and economic development with better coordination and focused use of funds.
A five year old Port Lavacan, Robert Beniamonda, son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Zamora, was struck by a red pickup near Stanley's Supermarket at 120 W Main while walking to the store. He is reported in satisfactory condition at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital. Police seek the vehicle and driver.
The Texas State Insurance Board approved a 7.1 percent average statewide rise in private passenger auto insurance rates based on automatic deductibles of 200 dollars for collision and 50 dollars for comprehensive. The change, effective Oct 1, will apply to new or renewed policies, with an option for higher premiums if lower deductibles are chosen.
Kansas City AP report shows platform drafters split on Panama Canal sovereignty and ERA. Foreign policy subcommittee votes 8 8 to keep U S rights. compromise allows no surrender of essential U S rights. Women's rights plank backs equal treatment but avoids ERA stance pending state actions.
The advisory council for the Community Education Program will preview the upcoming plan and outline revisions. Members and organizers will discuss objectives, funding, and implementation steps to guide the program's progress.
Commissioners Court will attend a public hearing on the Texas Coastal zone management program in Victoria on Friday morning. A report by private consultants for Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong, approved by a 41 member advisory committee, will be presented in the Sam Houston Room at Victoria Bank and Trust Co. at 9 a.m. The session previews fall programs with talks on A B E G E D, college classes, community school offerings and vocational classes. Discussions will cover conversational English and classes at Seadrift Port O Connor and Point Comfort, plus community school councils. The meeting occurs at the district administration building at 7:30 p.m.
After legislation clearing the Swine Flu Immunization Program, Clayton Toulson and Mrs. Jack Lawrence announced clinics will proceed as planned in late September or early October depending on vaccine shipments. Times to be announced. volunteers urged to contact Mrs. Harlan Phifer at 552-6543. Calhoun County in Region 10.
Holders of last season's reserved seats must renew options by September 1. Seating spans the two center front sections of Calhoun High School auditorium for four performances. Send renewal requests to Junior Service League P.O. Box 472 Port Lavaca Texas 77070 attention concert series chairman.
A breast cancer patient at Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Research Center is the first to receive chlorozotocin in humans as part of initial clinical tests. The center plans 9 to 27 advanced cancer patients in six to nine months, with broader studies possible at Georgetown and other sites. The drug aims to attack cancer without major bone marrow toxicity, addressing a key drawback of existing anticancer medicines.
Partly cloudy with warm afternoons through Friday and a slight chance of daytime thundershowers. Southeasterly winds 8 to 14 mph in afternoons, tonight variable under 8 mph. Highs in the low 90s, lows in the low 70s. Rain chance 20 percent this afternoon and Friday. Boating winds 5 to 10 knots, seas under 3 feet. Higher winds and seas near showers. Tides high: 6:22 p.m. Thursday and 7:13 a.m. Friday. Low: 12:38 a.m. and 1:27 p.m. Friday. Sunset 8:11 p.m. Sunrise 6:56 a.m. Barometer 30.01.
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