Secretary Bewildered No Charges for Young
Colleen Gardner says she is bewildered by reports federal prosecutors will not press criminal charges over alleged sex coercion by congressman John Young of Texas. Prosecutors say the case remains under review but likely no indictment. Gardner questions the outcome and says she believed her tapes showed wrongdoing.
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Washington
Colleen Gardner
John Young
Corpus Christi
Texas
Department of Justice
Young
Justice Department
Department
Congress
Gardner
Virginia
Capitol Hill
Ford Reagan In Delegate Power Test
Ford and Reagan face a delegate strength test at the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City. Ford leads within three votes short of victory as balloting nears, with 1,127 for Ford, 1,036 for Reagan, and 96 uncommitted per AP survey.
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Kansas City
Ford
Reagan
California
Police Issue Speed Limit Reminders in Local Areas
Local law enforcement issued reminders about the 20 mph school zone speed limit and not passing stopped school buses with red lights. Port Lavaca Police Chief Gene Durrant said officers will strictly enforce the limit and radar timers will be used in school zones. Calhoun County Sheriff Maurice Wood urged drivers to obey the law as school begins, with sheriff patrols out to protect children. School starts Thursday at 8:30 a.m. throughout the county.
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Port Lavaca
Gene Durrant
Calhoun County
Maurice Wood
Local Educators Gear Up For Another School Year
Administrators and teachers in Calhoun County begin the 1976-77 school year with in service training for 285 teachers. The general session praised the 76 Advisory Committee and framed a broader educational concept emphasizing reading and math skills, with focus on physical education under Title IX.
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A. W. Kelton
Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Gene Chance
Marvin Kirkman
CISD
Kirkman
Holford Invited to Boone Breakfast in Kansas City
Republican congressional candidate Holford of Port Lavaca attends Pat Boone's prayer breakfast for delegates in Kansas City ahead of the November race against Democrat John Young. He travels with campaign adviser Ben Rundell as school air conditioning and term lengths are debated by teachers and local officials.
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Dean Holford
Port Lavaca
U. S
Pat Boone
Kansas City
Holford
John Young
Corpus Christi
Ben Rundell
Fort Worth
Fund Set For Victim Jimmie Engelke Memorial Fund
A memorial fund for Jimmie Engelke the 28 year old Calhoun High School auto mechanics instructor who died Sunday in a grain auger accident at the W H Bauer ranch has been opened at the First State Bank and Trust Company and at First National Bank Donations are welcomed at either bank Memorial services were held at Salem Lutheran Church at 10 a m with a second service planned for 11 a m Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Seguin
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Jimmie Engelke
Calhoun
Weather outlook with warm skies and scattered storms
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of daytime thundershowers through Wednesday. East winds 6-12 mph, gusty in showers. Lows in the low 70s, highs in the low 90s. Rain chance 20 percent tonight, 30 percent Wednesday. Southeasterly boating winds 10-15 knots, seas 2-4 feet, higher in storms. Sunrise 6:59, sunset 8:05, tides and pressure noted.
Seadrift Shrimpers Called to Meeting Tonight
Seadrift sets 8 o clock meeting for all shrimpers at Seadrift Junior High School to discuss a 15 day wait proposal before harvesting in area bays to allow shrimp to grow. Most catch since season opened Sunday has been bait size. The fall season closes December 15.
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Seadrift
Texas
Calhoun County
Joe Surovik
Port Lavaca
Marine County
Extension Service
Seadrift Junior High School
Area
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Henry A. Kissinger
Republican Party
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Jack Hunt
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