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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1975
Page
2
Midland police hunted two men after a noon holdup at the Western State Bank of Midland. Initial reports listed one robber but authorities suspected an accomplice. About $6,902 was taken in the robbery.
Police received a report around 145 pm that a man matching the robber's description emerged from a drainage channel in the west end and entered an old car driven by another man. Officers found smoldering garments similar to the robber's attire in the channel. A man entered the bank with a white bag and demanded money. Laura Glass, a
An all faith prayer breakfast features Mrs. John Stanley wife of Rev John Stanley at 9am. That evening a Christmas party at the Shell Fish Restaurant runs from 6pm to 9pm with Rev Stanley as speaker. Sponsored by First Assembly of God in Point Comfort. Reservations to Mrs. Ralph Hahn or Mrs. Tommy Fisher. A later bank robbery report describes a quick cash robbery by a single man and a getaway vehicle. victims recall no gun seen.
A reader friendly TV guide lists tonight’s lineup including Mister Rogers, Love Lucy, Electric Company, Price is Right and The Tonight Show style blocks. Notable programs span from 5.30 PM to 1.00 AM with a mix of family shows, game shows, dramas, and late night news on WP Love.
A morning calendar lists TV and program blocks from Good Morning America to The Price Is Right. Notable items include Captain Kangaroo, Batman, Fighting Father Dunne, Wheel of Fortune, The Price Is Right, Jeopardy, and soaps like Young and Restless with Noonday schedules for children and daytime dramas.
A cluttered TV schedule lists soap operas Perry Mason Days of Our Lives and General Hospital, game shows Let’s Make a Deal, The Price Is Right style blocks, classic series Gilligan’s Island Bewitched and Petticoat Junction, and films including The Rains Ranchipur. The listing also mentions actors Lana Turner Mickey Rooney and Mickey Mouse Club elements, with multiple time slots across the afternoon.
US District Judge Carl O. Bue Jr ordered sweeping jail reforms for Harris County addressing overcrowding and poor conditions. The plan includes a new pretrial release system, 24 hour operation, indigent counsel within 24 hours, new annex courts, cleaned and inspected cells, a dining hall, dietitian, daily clothing, and rehabilitation budgets. Separate facilities for alcohol and drug offenders and mentally unstable inmates are to be created, with a major jail building program to be discussed in six months.
CBSpremieres Blue Knight stars George Kennedy as Bumper Morgan a veteran cop based on Joe Wambaughs book The layered critique notes parallels to Joe Forrester NBC spinoff and contrasts the gritty NBC original with a CBS version featuring a psychotic hotel thief and a hopeful rescue arc The review laments lack of freshness and insists the show relies on familiar tropes rather than innovation
The Federal Reserve reports November industrial production rose two tenths of one percent, the smallest gain since the recovery began. This seventh straight monthly increase signals the upturn is slowing as output from mines, factories, and utilities edged higher but marginally.
The Point Comfort Employees Federal Credit Union has been renamed CalCoun Federal Credit Union to serve all of Calhoun County. The charter now includes Point Comfort Northern Railway and Wilco Chemical Camp. About 2,000 members, assets around 2.3 million, and five full time plus one part time staff operate from 102 Jones in Point Comfort with improved life savings insurance, loan protections, and dividends.
AUSTIN AP JL Beard, a 5 year veteran of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, was promoted today to district engineer at Lufkin. He succeeds Frank Gallaway who died. Beard, 47, a native of Lufkin, holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Texas at Austin. The Lufkin district covers Houston, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Trinity, Angelina, San Augustine, Sabine, San Jacinto and Polk counties.
Paris viewers favor four year old Mannix episodes over new dramas as France reorganizes broadcasting after the 1974 reform. Officials note the shift to independent companies while debates continue on budget and air time with programs like The Little Reporter shaping public mood. The new system still carries political tensions and funding challenges.
Barbecue by the pound will be sold Saturday in the Viking Mall parking lot to aid Raymond King of Port Lavaca who is battling cancer. The barbecue beef and wild hog sale supports the former Calhoun County sheriff deputy and Mosquito Control District employee.
About 150 students from Jefferson Elementary presented a Monday Christmas program directed by Music Teacher Jeanell Canon. Third and fourth graders performed six skits including last minute shopping with Santa, a sleigh ride, Santa's workshop, a Christmas Day family gathering, and carols for an elderly couple.
Johnson Space Center announces Donald K Slayton as deputy director of flight operations for approach and landing tests of the space shuttle He will plan and implement testing for shuttle landings while remaining eligible for future missions Slayton will base at JSC with significant work at the Dryden Flight Research Center in California and will continue as an active astronaut after his health surgery for a benign tumor last year
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