Chocolate Bayou project debate stalls as lawsuits loom
Calhoun County Drainage District No 11 spent over four hours weighing continuation of the Chocolate Bayou section of the Chocolate Little Chocolate and Lynns Bayou Watershed Project. Directors noted only 38 of 76 landowner surveys returned with 22 against 14 for and 2 unchanged. The board postponed a decision pending a cost study on widening Lateral 1-F, while four lawsuits involve the district and Victoria County pressure rises over water flow and potential injunctions against cleanup efforts. An election for two directors and a $1314.64 payment to Port Lavaca for water line work were also announced.
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Calhoun County
Jody Brett
Chocolate Bay
Victoria
Knipling
Mike Fricke
Victoria County
Brett
Highway 5
Wright
Highway Department
Farmer's Gin
Allie Brett
Texas
United States
Port Lavaca
Little Chocolate Bayou
Army discharges two Vietnam veterans amid pension dispute
Maj. Richard Walls and Maj. Jim W Shepherd, both two-tour Vietnam veterans, claim the Army is discharging them while they seek medical treatment to deny full pension benefits. Walls faces retirement loss during cancer testing. Shepherd stayed in medical hold after knee surgery complications. Walls cites a protest over promotion boards. both say the 1974 actions by former Secretary Calloway sparked their cases.
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FT Hood
Tex
Vietnam
Army
Richard Walls
Jim W Shepherd
Houston
Ft. Sam Houston
Walls
San Antonio
Department of the Army
Calloway
U.S
Inflation Trends Show Mixed Wholesale Price Signals
Washington reports a 0.4 percent drop in November wholesale prices before seasonal adjustment, with the index flat after adjustment. Separately the Commerce Department notes plans by businesses to boost capital spending on goods and facilities to expand production and employment opportunities.
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Washington
Labor Department
Commerce Department
House fails tax bill carryback refunds for high incomes
The House voted 379 to 27 to kill a retroactive refund feature in the tax-cut extension bill that would have allowed high income investors, including those who lost in the stock decline, to carry back capital losses. The feature would cost the Treasury about 165 million next year and rise thereafter. The measure aimed to extend 13 billion in tax cuts into 1976 amid partisan fights over a federal spending ceiling.
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Washington
House
Texas
H Ross Perot
Congressional
Treasury
Ford
Mexico Seizes Shrimp Boats in Gulf of Mexico
A Mexican navy ship seized three shrimp boats in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said two boats, the Betty Margaret and the Matsumoto Maru, were towed to Tampico, Mexico, while the Fantomar was ordered to follow.
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Port Isabel
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Tampico
Mexico
Calhoun School Board Considers Grade Reassignment Plan
Calhoun County Independent School District trustees meet at 8 tonight in the Administration Building to discuss moving ninth graders to Calhoun High School, sixth graders to junior highs, Harrison second graders to Jefferson, and Jefferson fourth graders to Madison. The agenda includes appointing a General Assembly representative for the Golden Crescent Council of Governments, establishing appointment procedures for an area district rep to the board, teacher retirement annuity services, policy and evaluation criteria, and statewide computer services for local districts. Executive closed session will cover personnel matters.
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Port Lavaca
Calhoun High School
Harrison
Jefferson
Madison
Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees
General Assembly of the Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Ten Houston officers held on wiretap charges
Ten present and former Houston police officers were free on 10,000 personal recognizance bonds after federal indictments on illegal wiretapping and conspiracy. Named include former intelligence chiefs Joe Singleton and James Belcher, plus officers Alien Barringer Blaylock Dollar Hoffpaui Kitzman Jr Rose Stevens. They face up to five years or $10,000 fine. A preliminary hearing is set before U.S. Magistrate Blask ahead of Dec. 12 arraignment before Judge Hannay.
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Houston
Houston Police Department
Department
Criminal Intelligence Division
Joe” Singleton
Houston Intelligence Division
James D. Belcher
James W Alien
G. W. Barringer
Robert G Blaylock
Lioyd O. Dollar
Thomas A Hoffpaui
Leonard G. Kitzman Jr
Joel Rose
Homer A. Stevens
U.S
Donald J. Blask
Allen B. Hannay
Snowbirds Praise Texas Welcome in Letter to State Officials
A Snowbird travel letter praises Texas hospitality and winter visitation, noting generous treatment by locals, frequent stays at state parks and private trailer parks, and annual purchases that support Texas taxes. The author, aged in their 60s, travels from California and Washington, spends about 1000 dollars monthly in Texas, and plans to return.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jim Wilson
Travel and Information Division
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Texas
Port O Connor CofC Elects New Directors
Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce members elected four new directors to the 10 member board for two-year terms: L Roy Bell Jr Henry Goode Elmer Looney and John Taylor. Holdovers and outgoing directors are listed with terms expiring next year and the immediate past president remains as holdover.
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New Port O'Connor Chamber of Commerce
L’roy Bell Jr
Henry Goode
Elmer Looney
John Taylor
David Hawes
Jerome Pressar
Robert Gregory
Delmer Scott
Ed Voss
Marshal Hooker
T E. Lambright
Fred
Port O'Connor Chamber
Weather Update For Boating And Recreation
Partly cloudy today becoming mostly cloudy tonight and Friday with a slight chance of showers tonight and Friday. East to southeast winds 6 to 14 mph. Highs in the mid 70s today and upper 70s Friday. Rain chances 20 percent tonight and 30 percent Friday. Offshore seas 1 to 3 feet with southeast winds 12 to 20 knots today into Friday. Tides peak at 7 05 p.m and 3 16 a.m Friday. Barometer 90.15.
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Chocolate Bayou
Pete Wright
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Glen McKamey
Theodoros Kladis
Detroit
Alpena, Mich
Kladis
Levi
Edward H. Levi
John F Kennedy
Brooke Army
Calhoun School Board
Board of Directors
Clude
Edward B. McDonough Jr
McDonough
R. J. Clark
City Legal Department
Fred Hofheinz
Clark
Snowbird
California
South
Florida
Port O'Connor Cofc
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