Planning Board to send revised subdivision ordinance to council
Port Lavaca plans to present a revised subdivision ordinance to the City Council after final board review and a last-minute cleanup by the Planning Board. City Manager Mike Gibson says a final draft can be prepared as wrinkles are ironed out. The 1955 ordinance is deemed only adequate and the board has worked on the proposal for years, agreeing on the outline only in May of last year. The major change made last night was a
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Port Lavaca
Planning Board
Mike Gibson
Lyman Saylor
Don Lenertz
Gibson
Lewertz
West Side Subdivision
Little Mexico
Public Works
Claude Bradley
Saylor
Lenertz
James Marshall
Lorene Sultan
Confederate States marker dedication set for Calhoun County Jailhouse Museum
A Confederate States marker designed and donated by Civil War historian Bill Winsor will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday on the Calhoun County Jailhouse Museum lawn. The ceremony features Winsor as principal speaker with local officials and the Calhoun County Historical Commission participation. Rhodes emphasized the county’s historical work and forthcoming markers for Dr. Moses Johnson and Ranger Cemetery, while noting ongoing efforts to document Civil War events in Calhoun County.
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Calhoun County
Bill Winsor
Houston
Calhoun County Jailhouse
George Fred Rhodes
Calhoun County Historical Commission
Winsor
Refugio
The
Historical Commission
Rhodes
Oil firms sue Texas over State Securities Act
Ten Dallas area oil and gas investing firms filed federal and state suits challenging the State Securities Act as unconstitutional and seeking to block state agents from investigations. Plaintiffs claim harassment, unlawful searches, misinterpretation of the law, and that Schedule D exemptions enable minimal regulation. Names include Dallas Oil and Gas Inc, Sierra Oil and Gas Inc, Kema Productions, U.S. Energy, Enntex Oil and Gas, Century Petroleum, Landmark Petroleum, LaPrada Oil and Gas, Texas Coal and Energy, and Security Petroleum.
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Dallas
Texas
US District Court
State District Court
Dallas Oil and Gas Inc
Sierra Oil and Gas Inc
Kema Productions Inc
U.S. Energy Inc
Enntex Oil and Gas Inc
Century Petroleum
Robert M. Hull
Ted Robertson
State Securities Commission
Wells
Dallas Morning News
Barge 267 Outbound Prompts Ship Channel Closure
Brown & Root Inc announces Barge 267 will depart from the yard opposite Adams Terminal at 8 a.m. August 23. The 200-foot wide barge and drilling rig require closure of the Houston Ship Channel inbound traffic from mile 42 to mile 24.5 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 23. Mariners should adjust operations and use caution when meeting the tow in the channel near Morgan's land.
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Brown & Root, Inc
Adams Terminal
Houston Ship Channel
Mile 42
Mile
Pipeline plan eyed for 343 million dollar Texas offshore gas system
Four companies seek Federal Power Commission approval to build the 200 mile High Island Offshore System off the Texas coast with initial capacity of 980 million cubic feet per day, rising to 2 billion with future upgrades. Partners American Natural Gas Co United Gas Pipe Line Co Texas Gas Transmission Co and Transco Companies Inc hold 25 percent each.
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Houston
Federal Power Commission
Texas
High Island
American Natural Gas Co
United Gas Pipe Line Co
Texas Gas Transmission Co
Transco Companies Inc
Louisiana
Matagorda Island study panel formed by Texas House
Sid Ward and three South Texans join a seven member joint committee to study Matagorda Island acquisition and development for State use. Members include Rep Joe Wyatt, Walter Fondren III, John Robert Thomas, Judge Pearce Johnson, Rep Tom Scheiffer, and Rep Ronald Bird. The panel, appointed during the 1975 session, weighs state control versus federal interest and possible joint use with Interior. Ward questions convening details and warns against federal control and open beach implications for private beaches.
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Sid Ward
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Fish and Wildlife Department
State
Department of the Interior
Wyatt
Ward
Interior
Refuge
Teddy Lee Wynn
Wynn
Calhoun County Hires Two New Vocational Ag Teachers
Calhoun County school system adds Don Lewis and Wayne Boultinghouse as new vocational agriculture teachers. Lewis taught at Mercedes and Bandera and Pottsville and Burlington Kansas. Boultinghouse taught at Bandera and Pottsville and supervised grounds at Baylor University. Lewis, son of E J and Mrs E J Lewis of Port O Connor, attended Calhoun High School 1962–66, earned a B S in agriculture from Texas A&I in 1971. he and Betty Jo have two sons, Kenneth and Joe David. Boultinghouse graduated Lampasas High in 1961 and earned a B S in agriculture from Southwest Texas State University in 1965. he and Dana have two sons, Jim and Doug, and a daughter Betsy.
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Calhoun County
Don Lewis
Wayne Boultinghouse
Lewis
Mercedes
Boultinghouse
Bandera
Pottsville
Burlington
Kan
Baylor University
E.J. Lewis
Port O'Connor
Calhoun High School
FFA
Texas A&i
Betty Jo
Kenneth
Joe David
Lampassas High School
Southwest Texas State University
Dana
Jim
Doug
Betsy
Federal appeals court approves $31 million steel rights package
In New Orleans the Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals endorsed two consent orders barring nine steel firms with 245 plants in 25 states from race or sex discrimination in hiring and promotion. The 61,000 claimants may qualify for back pay from a $31 million fund after waiving the right to sue individually. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund opposed the move, arguing it undermines EEOC recourse, while the court said individual rights to sue remain. The decision covers Allegheny Ludlum, Armco Steel, and others, with broader use anticipated for other industries and unions.
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New Orleans
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Dist
Sam Co. Pointer Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Three Die In North Austin Plane Crash
A twin engine Cessna 410 crashed into a residential area in north Austin and burst into flames killing three aboard. Witnesses reported an in air explosion and the aircraft struck a house, with several residents narrowly escaping injury. Federal investigators noted the plane was approaching Austin Municipal Airport when the crash occurred.
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Austin, Tex
Austin
Federal Aeronautics Administration
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin Municipal
Will Hill Jr
Rickey Norris
Air Force
Dick Hartford
Hartford
Longshoremen Boycott Grain Shipments to Soviet Union
Longshoremen at Port Houston halted loading of two Soviet freighters after instructions from the International Longshoremen's Association national headquarters. About 20 workers were loading when the order came. President Ford voiced displeasure at the refusal to load U.S. grain shipments to Russia. Willie Wells of Local 1273 cited higher bread and meat prices since 1972 and noted the pattern of Russian ships carrying grain.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Port Houston
Ford
Willie Wells
International Longshoremen’s Association
Houston
Union
International
Wells
Russia
Weather Update Shows Fair Skies With Evening Thunder Threat
Weather forecast indicates generally fair conditions with a slight chance of early evening thundershowers through Wednesday. Southerly winds 6 to 12 mph with afternoon highs in the mid 90s and low tonight around 70s. Gulf winds variable to mostly southerly 5 to 15 knots, seas at 2 to 3 feet, widely scattered showers, sunset 8 04, sunrise 7 00, low tide 10 01 p.m. plus two next tides noted with minor garbled text lingering.
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Stateneree
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