Ford to Seek Thaw in China US ties During Beijing Visit
President Ford met Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping in Beijing for a five day trip aimed at easing tensions with the Soviet bloc while advancing Chinese American relations. The banquet at the Great Hall of the People featured formal toasts and a guarded mood, with Chou En-lai ill and Mao unlikely to meet Ford.
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Eloise Worst in 1975 Super Hurricane Still Lasts Another Season
Miami AP reports that despite Eloise the 1975 Atlantic season produced six hurricanes and two tropical storms, with no major super hurricanes this year. Neil Frank notes the lull may end, while Eloise caused up to 150 million dollars in Florida damage and 49 deaths overall, and remnants triggered flooding in the Northeast.
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Missing Boy Found After Overnight Search Near Stinnett Texas
An 8-year-old, Richard Hooks, missing since Saturday from his father’s hunting camp, was found three miles from the camp by searchers aided by bloodhounds. He was cold and hungry but in good condition, having walked through rugged terrain as temperatures fell below freezing. The boy wandered away after the adults left him at camp while deer hunting. authorities say he got scared and became lost.
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Texas Panhandle
Gray County
Rufe Jordan
City Water Discussion Set for Wednesday Workshop
City Council and Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority officials will hold a workshop Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Annex to discuss alternative water treatment methods after last spring’s notice of bad tasting and smelling water. The issue was traced to algae thriving under certain light and temperature conditions.
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Smuggled Cigarettes Become State Tax Problem
Dallas AP report notes Texas smokers seek lower prices, costing the state hundreds of thousands yearly in unpaid taxes. Texas imposes 18 cents per pack, attracting dealers in smuggled cigarettes from West Virginia, Mexico and North Carolina. Bob Woolsey of the comptroller’s tobacco tax division cites cases in the Dallas Fort Worth area. smugglers move cartons taxed less, selling cheaper to small Texas businesses.
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North Carolina
Woolsey
Weather outlook with fair, cool afternoon conditions
Fair and cool this afternoon with a slight warmup tonight and Tuesday. Winds shift from north to northeast today to southeast tonight, 8 to 16 mph today and 5 to 15 mph tonight. Highs in the mid-60s today, low 40s tonight, and Tuesday highs in the upper 70s. Recreation boats: winds 10-20 knots this afternoon, 8-18 knots tonight, then southeast Tuesday. Seas 3-5 feet. Sunset 5:31 p.m. today, sunrise 7:05 a.m. Barometer 30.36.
Israel Boycotts U.N. Mideast Debate After Golan Pact
Israel says it will observe the Golan disengagement pact with Syria but will not participate in the United Nations debate on the Middle East and the Palestinian issue set for January. A cabinet communique denounces the Security Council action linking the six month Golan force extension to the debate and reserves the right to expand Jewish settlements on the Golan.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Bottled Water Under Fire From Health Expert
Water quality specialist Dr. John Christman of Loyola University warns bottled water may be no safer than tap water. He notes EPA scrutiny under the Water Quality Act of 1974 aims to unify standards for bottled and municipal water, with Dec 15 as a target reveal. He argues home purification may be the only practical defense.
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John Christman
Loyola University
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Environmental Protection Agency
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CofC To Pick Two Directors At Annual Meeting
Port O’Connor Chamber of Commerce will elect four new directors at its annual meeting on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Port O’Connor School auditorium. Nominees include L’Roy Bell Jr Henry Goode Teddy Hawes Elmer Looney Lee Richter J Daniel Stanwood John Taylor and James Church Williams. Four two year terms will be filled with terms expiring for Albert Redding Freddie Hawes Howard Lewis T E Lambright and Joe Bright. Holdovers Marshall Hooker Ed Voss Davis Hawes Jerome Pressar Delmer Scott and Robert G Sheriff remain. Maurice Wood will present a crime prevention program and door prizes will be awarded.
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Port O'Connor
L'Roy Bell, Jr
Henry Goode
Teddy Hawes
Elmer Looney
Lee Richter
J. Daniel Stanwood
John Taylor
James “Church
Williams
Albert Redding
Freddie Hawes
Howard Lewis
T. E. Lambright
Joe Bright
Marshall Hooker
Ed Voss
Davis Hawes
Jerome Pressar
Delmer Scott
Robert G
Maurice Wood
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