Congress Squares Off Over Tax Cut Fight With Ford
Senate Finance Committee chairman Russell Long warned the tax cut plan could fail as President Ford demands spending limits. Treasury Secretary Simon defended the process while Mansfield and Scott eyed a quick veto override. The dispute centers on a $13 billion tax cut paired with a $395 billion spending ceiling, with possible job losses if the veto holds.
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Washington
Ford
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
Treasury
William E. Simon
Long
Simon
Ford Administration
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Ron Nessen
Finance Committee
Scott
Escapees Grab Officer Then End Up Behind Bars
Three Amarillo jail escapees were recaptured after a violent ambush of state trooper Keith Pherigo near Snyder. The suspects Charles Rumbaugh 18 Michael Joe Sutton 22 and Roger Barett 24 escaped from Potter County Jail by cutting through steel and sawing a barred window, then abandoning the pursuit with a woman believed to aided them. They were later arrested in Amarillo and Snyder as authorities pursued leads from the motel near the jail to recover the escapees. The trooper suffered a knife wound to the neck but defended himself and regained control with backup. Baker said the escapees must have outside help and noted the woman’s possible involvement remains under investigation. The men have prior charges including murder armed robbery and kidnapping. they faced multiple charges across Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma in relation to various incidents.
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Baker
Charles Rumbaugh
Michael Joe Sutton
Roger Barett
New Mexico
Amarillo
Potter County
Seadrift Council grants Christmas bonus and holiday
Seadrift City Council approves a Christmas bonus for all employees and designates December 26 as a city holiday with normal garbage pickup and a standby worker. Alderman O Briant led the motion, unanimously approved, as council also advances street light installation and seeks a housing funds pre and final application.
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Seadrift
Marlyn O'Briant
Council
O’brient
Dallas Avenue
Strawberry Street
Freeman Dierlam
Department of Housing and Urban
Tom Garner Jr
Port Lavaca
Carlton Hall
Garner
Hall
Calhoun County Fair appoints 11 new directors
At the annual meeting the Calhoun County Fair Association elected 11 directors to three year terms. Names include Walter Dowell Fred Jones Fred Stilson and several Mrs. and Mr. members. Don Meeks takes a one year term replacing Shannon Ramsey and Dick Traylor fills Ernest Kabela’s two year post. A Gulf Coast Day committee chair Joe Surovik plans 1975 fair exhibits and the Gulf Coast Day queen Elizabeth Fabrygel will attend the San Antonio Livestock Show on February 20.
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Calhoun County Fair Association
Walter Dowell
Fred Jones
Fred Stilson
J. F. Smith
G. A. Jennings
Sidney Burkett
Willie Marcak
John Nunly
John Shannon
Joe Machacek
Danny Machacek
Don Meeks
Shannon Ramsey
Dick Traylor
Ernest Kabela
Ramsey
Kabela
R. C. Woods
O. B. Castle
W. R. Zwerschke
Joe Surovik
Elizabeth Fabrygel
San Antonio
Elderly Transport Service Expands to Region
The regional committee on aging announced a new multi passenger vehicle. Victoria area director Mrs Sue Hawthorn said the service will transport seniors from home to essential destinations. Calhoun County residents will be added soon. Contact Mrs Frances Adame at 552 9721. Eligibility begins at age 55.
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Regional Committee On Aging
Sue Hawthorn
Victoria
Calhoun County
Frances Adame
Weather Update With Mild Days And Cool Nights
Weather generally fair through Wednesday with mild days and cool nights. East to northeast winds at 12-16 knots, seas 2-4 feet. Highs in mid-60s today, upper 60s Wednesday, lows in mid-40s. Sunset 5:31 p.m. Tides high tonight and Wednesday morning, low Wednesday afternoon. Barometric pressure 30.18.
Port Lavaca Council Opens Public Idea Session On Funds
The Port Lavaca City Council schedules a public workshop before the Dec 22 meeting to discuss priorities for Community Development Funds. The Jan 15 filing deadline is set with two public hearings required. The panel also advances a new subdivision ordinance, 20 mph school zone limits, no parking signs, and drops taxi permit review. A $42,000 track loader was bought for the sanitary landfill, financed by multiple funds, and a Dec 15 public sale is planned for excess city property.
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Port Lavaca
Mike Gibson
Fishing Pier Park
Wilkins Gym
City Planning Board
Austin
Commerce
Commerce Street
Plains Machinery Co
Point Comfort Bell Rate Hike Request Slated
Ronald Beck, local manager of General Telephone, will ask the Point Comfort Board of Aldermen for a phone rate increase at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The meeting also covers building permit rates, the 1974-75 audit by Sandhop and Moore Co, a bid for a 1976 fire truck pumper, participation in the Calhoun County traffic safety program, and a discussion on hosting a circus.
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Point Comfort
Ronald Beck
General Telephone
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Sandhop and
Moore Co
Calhoun County
Calhoun County approves emergency generator for fire truck
The Calhoun County Commissioners Court on Monday approved purchasing an emergency generator for the Port Lavaca Fire House fire truck for 599.90. Auto Parts and Machine Co. of Port Lavaca submitted the low bid, with other bids above 600, funded from the revenue sharing fund. The court also approved permits for Guadalupe B Authority to lay pipelines along county roads and tabled a move of a CB base station to the Sheriff's Office for better Channel 9 monitoring, pending cost details. Other Friday agenda items include bids for mud shell base material, courthouse curb work, and a state permit to install Tri-National Tollroute signs on Highway 35.
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Calhoun County Commissioners Court
Port Lavaca
The
Auto Parts and Machine Co
Guadalupe B Authority
CB Club
Sheriff's Office
Former Port Resident Named Dallas Civil Service Director
Edward Vela Jr formerly of Port Lavaca has been promoted to director of the Dallas region for the U S Civil Service Commission effective early January. He has served in Dallas San Antonio and Washington after starting as an investigator in the Boston region. Vela co owned Vela Mercantile Co in Port Lavaca from 1958 to 1965 and is a Cuero High School graduate with a 1958 UT B A and an M A from Southern Methodist University in 1970.
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Edward Vela Jr
Port Lavaca
Dallas
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Vela
Vela Mercantile Co
Commisssion Service
Boston
San Antonio
Washington
Cuero High School
University of Texas
St. Mary’s University
Southern Methodist University
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Albuquerque
N.M
Arkadelphia
Ark
Rumbaugh
San Angelo
Sutton
Tulsa
Okla
Nixon
Port Lavac
John Finster
Precinct
Bell
Bob Franks
Mt. Prospect
Ill
Society of St. Francis
Franks
Bill
Dennis Lowrey
Gulf Coast 73 Citizens Band Radio Club
Commissioners Court
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