Food prices to rise 1.5 percent over four months says USDA
Washington officials estimate consumer food costs at supermarkets and restaurants will climb about 1.5 percent from May to September. Higher grain sales to the Soviet Union and weather shifts drive 9 percent 1975 inflation over 1974, with full impact later in the year. analysts note ample supplies but expect price drift due to pork, eggs, and dairy pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Russia
Richard E. Bell
Gulf Oil warns of seven cent rise after price controls end
Gulf Oil Corp says gasoline prices could rise up to seven cents a gallon with the end of federal crude oil price controls. The firm vows no profiteering and will delay increases, citing responsibility to restore public trust amid the expiration of the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf
James Lee
Ford
Lee
Congress
Administration
Matagorda Island panel members named by Texas Senate
George Fred Rhodes of Port Lavaca is named to the Texas Senate’s special joint committee to study acquisition and development of Matagorda Island for state use. The House portion includes Sid Ward of Port Lavaca and other lawmakers. Rhodes and Ward hold leadership roles on the respective panels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fred Rhodes
Port Lavaca
Texas Senate
Matagorda Island
House
Bill Clayton
Sid Ward
Rhodes
Ward
Air Force
Calhoun County
Kerry) McCan, Jr
Victoria
Don Kennard
Austin
John H. Miller, Jr
Linton
Lola L. Bonner
Rockport
Glenn Sedam
Bay City
A.R
Babe) Schwartz
Galveston
Walter W. Fondren III
Houston
John Robert Thomas
Pearce Johnson
Tom Scheiffer
Fort Worth
Ronald Bird
San Antonio
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
U.S. firms can sell to Cuba through foreign subsidiaries
The State Department kept the 14 year old Cuban trade ban intact yet allowed foreign subsidiaries of U S companies to broker sales to Cuba. This change expands export channels without lifting the direct trade prohibition. The policy targets corporate affiliates operating abroad to facilitate business with Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Cuba
State Department
United States
Havana
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Nelsen
Miami
Juanita Castro
Fidel Castro
Free World
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Jonathan B. Bingham
D-N.y
House
Confederate marker dedication preview at Calhoun County
Historian Bill Winsor will present Calhoun County Civil War involvement at 7:30 Friday at the Courthouse Annex. The Saturday ceremony at the jailhouse museum marks Civil War sites 1861 to 1865 with national and local officials presenting colors and remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Bill Winsor
Refugio
Houston
Winsor
Calhoun County Jailhouse
Union Carbide Chemicals Corporation
Seadrift
Calhoun High marching band selects officers for 1975 76
Calhoun High School has elected band officers for the 1975 76 year led by president Mickey Roden and student conductor Pat Garcia. The group recently completed a Kerrville Texas band camp at Shriener College with four hours daily of seated and marching rehearsal, under Band Director Edward Zamora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun High
Mickey Roden
Terry Rodgers
Esmeralda Vasquez
Cheryl O’briant
Allison Saylor
Lupe Mares
Randy Thompson
Pat Garcia
Ronnie Daigle
Kerrville
Texas
Shriener College
Edward Zamora
Arrests Likely In Crude Oil Theft Probe Across States
Ballinger Sheriff says more arrests will follow an oil theft ring probe with possible interstate links. Three men jailed. warrants sent for three more in Abilene and Houston. Atty. Gen. John Hill says investigators will pursue all leads, may involve refinery audits and FBI, with Texas Rangers and Railroad Commission already on the case. Oil stolen from Ballinger west central Texas and Cherokee Field. price range 5.25 to 10 dollars per barrel. one operator reportedly lost nearly 12000 dollars of oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Don Atkins
Ballinger
Abilene
Houston
Atty
John Hill
Hill
Texas Rangers
Organized Crime Division
Texas Railroad Commission
FBI
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Louisiana
Roy Payne
Railroad Commission
Payne
Texas City Refining Co
Tom Dobbie
Dobbie
East Texas
Texas
West Central
Cherokee
Milam County
Weather Outlook With Warm, Shower Risk Through Saturday
Partly cloudy and warm with a 30 percent chance of showers or thundershowers through Saturday. Winds variable 6 to 12 mph, seas 2 to 4 feet, southeasterly 8 to 18 knots on seas. Highs in the low 90s, lows mid 70s, sunset 8 01, sunrise 7 01 Saturday. Low tides 11 33 pm and 12 14 pm, highs 6 19 am and 5 43 pm. Barometer noon 30 07 and steady.
Dallas busing order sustained by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to stay a lower court desegregation order for Dallas schools, allowing busing if needed. The Dallas School Board sought a stay of a July 23 circuit ruling mandating a desegregation plan to take effect by the 1975-76 second semester, while critics noted the Court’s stance on immediate desegregation even with transportation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Dallas
Powell
Dallas School Board
U.S. Circuit Court
New Orleans
Full Supreme Court
Circuit
Circuit Court
U.S
W. M. Taylor
City ownership of utilities urged upon Houston Council
Houston council was urged to consider city ownership of Houston Lighting & Power Co to cut electric bills. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson presented a petition with 9,911 signatures against a $76.2 million rate hike. HS&P vice president Craig McNeese noted Austin's city-owned power company and higher Austin rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Council
Houston
Houston Lighting & Power Co
Senfronia Thompson
Council
Hs&p
Craig McNeese
Austin
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Soviet Union
Butz
Agriculture Department
J. Dawson Ahalt
Matagorda
Patti Hipsky
Chicago
Pasadena
Calif
Lavaca
Indianola
E.C. Singer
Lavaca Bay
Confederate States of America
David Bush
First Baptist Church of
Calhoun High School
Jack Gibson
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Calhoun County Historical Commission
Willis Jetton
State of
George H. Dettman
Grace Parish Episcopal Church
Robert Sparks
Haddon Wood
Atlantic
Cape Cod
Calhoun
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