Foreign Journalists Tour Aransas Refuge
Ten journalists from six nations will tour the Aransas Wildlife Refuge September 9 to 13 to observe wildlife and write reports. Sponsored by the U S Travel Service the trip is a Wildlife USA familiarization program. Participants include Maria Eugenia Decelmenti Ignacio Lozano Osao Otsuka Susumu Saegusa Ryoko Yomiuri Wolfgang Stiens Amos Schlinck Ted Gorsline Lise Hue Nigel Sitwell Michael Freeman. Before Texas, the group will visit Glacier National Park Montana and Minot National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenia Decelmenti
Ignacio Lozano
TV Channel 13
Mexico City
Osao Otsuka
Susumu Saegusa
Ryoko Yomiuri
Tokyo
Wolfgang Stiens
Amos Schlinck
Geo Magazine
West Germany
Ted Gorsline
Out of Doors
Toronto
Lise Hue
la Vie Des Betes
Arts
Nigel Sitwell
Wildlife Magazine
Michael Freeman
London
Texas
Glacier National Park
Montana
National Wildlife Refuge
Minot
S. D
Senior Firemen Win Race With Rookies
In a friendly interdepartmental event Port Lavaca Volunteer Fire Department seniors and rookies raced for prep to a Cuero convention in October. The old timers fired water in 18 seconds, rookies at 23.7, showing experience counts while promising more practice at Viking Mall this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
C. R. “Ray” Stringham
Viking Mall
Utility Firms Seek Rehearing by FPC
A group of Arkansas and Oklahoma utilities asks the Federal Power Commission for a rehearing of a recent order. The FPC allowed interconnections between Central and South West Corp and Texas Utilities Co and Houston Lighting and Power but exempted those Texas firms from FPC jurisdiction if reconnected. Oklahoma petitioners include Altus Frederick Cordell Mannford and several electric cooperatives and municipal systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas Electric Utilities
Central and South West Corp
Electric Cooperative and
Municipal Electric Systems
South West
Central
Texas Utilities Co
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Texas Utilities
Houston Lighting and Power
Texas Utilittes
Houston
Texas
Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp
Buffaloes In Demand at Royal City Farm
ROYAL CITY Washington AP Mike Brown raises buffalo for profit using a self taught method. He started four years ago with a 30 head herd and plans to sell next year as demand for buffalo meat grows. Brown notes Seattle would buy everything offered and expects good market potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal City
Wash
Mike Brown
Brown
Seattle
FFA Plans Get Acquainted Party Tuesday
FFA members host a get acquainted party Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Travis Junior High agriculture shop and will be transported to the Union Carbide Clubhouse. Each member may bring a guest for recreation entertainment and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Travis Junior High Agriculture
Union Carbide
Harriss Named To Honor Roll At UT Austin
William Matthew Harriss of 201 Candle Light Lane was named to the University of Texas at Austin College of Business Administration spring semester honor roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Matthew Harriss
Candle Light Lane
University of Texas At Austin College of Business Administration
Chemical Group States Meeting at Port Aransas
The South Texas section of the American Chemical Society will meet Sept. 9 at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas. Dr. Alberto M. Olivares of Texas A&I University says the program includes a 6 p.m. social hour, a 7 p.m. shrimp boil dinner, and 8 p.m. talks by local section speakers. All members, prospective members and guests are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Texas
American Chemical Society
University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Port Aransas
Alberto M. Olivares
Olivares
Texas A&i University
Kingsville
Brokers' Trial in Deadlock in Vernon Theft Case
Ajury in Judge Byron Matthews district court deadlocked 11-1 after 10 hours of deliberation in the trial of two Vernon cotton brokers Gipson Hemphill and Robert Huntley on theft over 10,000. Matthews declared a mistrial amid claims a holdout juror dated one defendant’s daughter and discussions alleged familiarity with the family. The case, moved to Fort Worth on venue, centered on four phony warehouse receipts totaling 606132 tied to Vernon's First State Bank, which closed three days after auditors flagged the collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Byron Matthews
Vernon
Matthews
Gipson F. Hemphill
Robert H Huntley
Bill Neal
Wilbarger County
Debate Sponsorship Question Marks Debates
Ford and Carter aides signaled a likely agreement to League sponsorship of presidential debates unless a strong reason against arises. The Federal Election Commission debated potential legal risks, including private funding sourcing and campaign finance rules, and postponed a firm ruling until Monday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Burch
Ford
Carter
League
Federal Election Commission
Commission
Port Lavaca Wave and Calhoun Citizen Publishing Details
Port Lavaca Wave established 1890 and Calhoun Citizen published weekdays by Wave Publishing Co. Inc. at 301 Colorado Port Lavaca Texas 77979. Cliff Allen is publisher. AP has exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Subscriptions: carrier one month 1 dollar, one year 12 dollars. mail one month 1 dollar, one year 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Citizen
Wave Publishing Co., Inc
Colorado
Port Lavaca
Texas
Telephone
Festival Sponsor List Grows for 19th Jaycee Fishing Festival
The 19th annual Jaycee Fishing Festival opens in one week with sponsors contributing prizes and money. Monty Goss, the Jaycee president, lists donors including The Pharmacy, Hayes Electric, Goodyear, Clegg Trawlers, Weaver's Grocery, Power Package Store, El Norteno, Marshall Chevrolet, Kingfisher Marine, and others. For information contact general chair Ralph Hearn at 552-2131 or David Roberts at 552-2971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Monty Goss
Hayes Electric
Goodyear
Clegg Trawlers
Weaver's Grocery
Power Package Store
el Norteno
Marshall Chevrolet
Kingfisher Marine
Taylor van and Storage
Jackson Photography
Tri-Wholesale
Sands Motel
Smith Electric
Taylor's Exxon
Port Lavaca Funeral Home
David Denham Insurance
General
Ralph Hearn
David Roberts
Disease mystery spurs nickel gas theory probe
Health officials label a theory that poisonous nickel carbonyl gas caused the mysterious illness as inconclusive. Dr F William Sunderman Jr led UConn research finding nickel in tissue from five victims, but Polk calls the idea a long shot. CDC tests show mixed nickel results across samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. William Sunderman Jr
University of Connecticut
Polk
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Astronaut Program Seeks 30 Candidates Across U S
Johnson Space Center officials say more than 300000 people will apply for the new space shuttle program with 4352 inquiries mailed out and about one fourth from women. Fifteen pilot and fifteen mission specialist candidates will be chosen for two years of training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Johnson Space Center
Duane Ross
Space Agency
Guns and dynamite found in Grand Valley house
Garfield County deputies and Grand Valley officers found seventy rifles and pistols, including a loaded submachine gun, plus 150 sticks of dynamite and thousands of rounds of ammunition in Gary D. Wray's home during a burglary probe. Wray, a gun collector, was arrested on illegal possession of firearms with $2,000 bond. Secret Service said no investigation due to distance from Vail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Valley
Colo
Ford
Vail
Secret Service
Washington
Garfield County
Robert Hart
Hart
Wray
Morning Markets Mixed as Dow Rises on Led Indicators
The New York market opened mixed with the Dow up 1.99 to 962.43 amid favorable leading economic indicators showing a July gain of 5 percent for the index. Transportation and utilities fell while NYSE decliners outpaced gainers 3 to 2. Composite index eased slightly to 54.15 as volume stayed light near 5.56 million shares. Lamson and Sessions announced a $17 per share buyout plan, while several blue chips moved on varied trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve
Alcoa
At&t
Beth
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Dow Chem
duPont
el Paso
Exxon
Fairchild Cam
Ford
Gen Foods
Gen Tire
Goodrich
A&p
Jim Man
Jonn Jon
Es Litton
Mobil Oi
Monsanto
Penney
Phill
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Ind
Sun Co
Texaco
Texas
Time Inc
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Giant Rig Bores in Seabed in Alaska Waters
Anchorage AP reports the Ocean Ranger, claimed as the largest seagoing rig, drills a 15 000 foot stratigraphic test well in the Southern Bering Sea for 21 oil firms. The 440 foot water site lies 117 miles north northwest of Dutch Harbor and 170 miles southeast of the Pribilofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Bering Sea
Atlantic Richfield Co
Ocean Ranger
ARCO
ODECO
New Orleans
Dutch Harbor
Pribilof Islands
Captains Bay
Unalaska Island
New Books at Calhoun County Library
The Calhoun County Library adds new titles across non fiction and fiction. Non fiction include The Birth of the United States by Jim Bishop Oven Drying The Best Way to Preserve Foods by Irene Crowe Fueling the Future by Richard T Sheahan The Joy of CB by Robert Perkowski and Lee Philip Stral Know Your Fishing Boats by Jerry Zuber Fiction adds The Autobiography of My Mother by Rosellen Brown The Chisholms by Evan Hunter The Doll with the Opal Eyes by Jean de Weese The Immortals by Nancy Freedman Straight by Steve Knickmeyer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County Library
United States
Jim Bishop
Irene Crowe
Richard T. Sheahan
Robert Perkowski
Lee Philip Stral
Jerry Zuber
Rosellen Brown
the Chisholms
Evan Hunter
Jean de Weese
The
Immortals
Nancy Freedman
Steve Knickmeyer
Calhoun Calendar Highlights Evening Events
At 7 p.m. Little League meets at First State Bank and a men s slo pitch tournament is at Jaycee Park. At 7 30 p.m. a Boy Scout swim meet starts at Point Comfort Pool with a busy Calhoun area schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank
Jaycee Park
Point Comfort Pool
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Grand Ave
Kansas City
Chemical Group
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Bonorden
Lavaca
Cliff Allen
Associated Press
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Legion
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Kennebunk, Maine
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Topeka
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Yellowstone National Park
Congress
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Citizens’ Committee
San Marcos
Republic of Texas
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Terlingua
New York
Youngstown Steel
Lamson & Sessions
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
E. Main
Security Finance
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