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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
2
The southern Philippines quake killed 3,131 and left 3,117 missing, with 89,274 homeless as 30 foot Moro Gulf waves swept inland. Brig. Gen. Villanova led aerial surveys amid mass casualties and rescues. President Marcos released 3.5 million for medicine and urged quake precautions.
The band boosters schedule a general meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Calhoun High Band Hall inviting all band parents and interested members to attend. Officials report relief efforts amid deadly waves and debris with 3 000 troops aiding in rescue and ample rice and medical supplies moving into the stricken coast.
Kansas City hosts a vast media presence for the Republican National Convention with networks CBS NBC and ABC booths overlooking the arena. Reporters chase delegates and rumors as print and TV crews race for air time amid costly coverage estimated at about 10 million dollars for the networks. Social events draw top anchors and journalists from New York and Washington, while local gatherings at the Muehlebach Hotel provide a political cockpit for conversations and renewals of old feuds. As the convention begins the weary press races between hotels and Kemper Arena, with life expected to return to normal after the event.
A dense TV timetable lists programs across hours from 5 P.M. to 12:40 A.M including Happy Days Lucy Shaw Mister Rogers Adam-12 Beverly Hillbillies News Tonight shows feature The Electric Company Bewitched This Week Hollywood Squares Star Trek Welcome Back Kotter Upstairs Downstairs Casanova Brown Gary Cooper Noches Tapatias Hogar Dulce Hogar Exitos Musicales Los Que Ayudan a Dios News Lilias Yoga Love American Style Johnny Carson Mannix Mary Hartman Bonanza 700 Club Spanish Movie Speaking Freely Ironside Mafia MOD Squad Tomorrow Captioned News and more.
A fragmented TV schedule lists programs from 6:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. including Tele-Lesson, Good Morning America, Sesame Street, Captain Kangaroo, Wheel of Fortune, Love Lucy, Gambit, Sanford and Son, The Price Is Right, Dialing for Dollars, Hollywood Squares, Young and Restless, The Gong Show and other shows with multiple time slots and placeholders.
The readable portion lists a dense TV guide style lineup with time slots from noon to four PM featuring soaps such as Ryan's Hope Somerset Days of Our Lives General Hospital and One Life To Live along with game shows cartoons and classic series including Batman Star Trek Gilligan's Island Gunsmoke Bewitched and Hogan's Heroes among others
Today at 7 30 p m emergency planning session in Courtroom B at the courthouse. At 8 p m science district office. 9 a m county court non jury collection suit. Noon Rotary Shell Fish. 7 p m ladies bowling league at First State Bank.
Port Lavaca Texas paper details its publication schedule and contact information. It lists delivery options and prices for carrier and mail subscriptions with amounts and payment terms.
The USGS reports 1976 as the deadliest earthquake year since 1970 with ten major and three great quakes. Death toll passes 27,000, with Guatemala, Italy, Bali, and the Philippines among affected areas. China’s Tangshan disaster looms with hundreds of thousands feared.
Defense lawyers for Judge Garth Bates granted right to hear tape recordings and view photographs used in the bribery case. Retired Judge John Barron ruled before trial that the defense may inspect prosecution evidence, including images of Bates at the Riklin apartment and other seized money, as Aug. 30 motions are set. Bates, 61, pleads innocent and is free on bond. Ed Jay Riklin, 46, is named as go-between. Makie Fontenot faces related charges over stolen jewelry.
Thundershowers peppered the Texas coast south of Houston and offshore from Corpus Christi to Brownsville while most of the state enjoyed fair skies. Early temps mostly 60s and 70s, with 50s in the Davis Mountains and near 80 along the coast. Rain fell inland near Angleton and Alvin, offshore to 40 miles south of Freeport, and near Padre Island north of Brownsville. Wichita Falls topped 99, McAllen surpassed two inches of rain, San Antonio about an inch, and Marfa ~0.33 inch.
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