Comfort 25 Year Club inducts thirteen Alcoans
Thirteen Alcoans at Point Comfort received 25 year service pins including Jafred C. Holder and Willis H. Brown among Port Lavaca residents. Recipients span Port Lavaca Palacios Ganado Lolita and surrounding areas with long Alcoa tenures begun in 1950.
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Point Comfort
Jafred C. Holder
Burnet
Port Lavaca
Willis H. Brown
Albert L. Barton
Travis
Royace T. McDanel
Calvin E. Sachtleben
Elmer L. Yaws, Sr
N. Guadalupe
Robert E. Abraham
Star Route
Palacios
James B. Koontz
Mertie St
Homer I. Aparicio
Perryman
Porfirio Rodriguez
Trooms
Welch
Gerald A. Bures
Ganado
B.W. Hicks
James W. Phillips
Lolita
Assembly of God
Brown
Grapelana
Grapeland
Ormer Dorothy Powell
First Baptist Church
Barton
Seadrift
Frances
Presbyterian Church
McDanel
Indianapolis
Ind
University of Houston School of Technology
Alcoa
V.F.W
Masonic Lodge
Mary
Sachtleben
Runge
del Rio
U.S. Navy
V.F.W. Post 4403
Schileben
Louise Janise
Yans
Cuero
Patti Welder High School
Victoria
4 H Citizenship Tour to Washington DC Offered for 1975
Club notes announce a Texas and National 4 H Citizenship and Heritage Tour in June with an application process. Details cover tour dates June 9 to 24, costs about 325 dollars, eligibility for juniors and seniors, deposits, and selection through district and state offices.
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Washington
D.C
Texas
Calhoun Co
Barbara Maguire
National
4-H Foundation
Washington, D.C
Foundation
Smmer
Nation's Capitol
Dallas
National Citizenship
Joe Surovik
San Diego Woman Charged in Coin Collector Murder
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Mattie Young a 42 year old woman arrested in Tucson Ariz for the murder of San Diego coin collector John H Stillman. Stillman was found shot to death in his office apartment. A second suspect Kimberly Carol Conner of Dallas remains at large. Judge T Bruce Iredale appointed Edward Applebaum to represent Miss Young.
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San Diego
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Mattie Young
John H. Stillman
Kimberly Carol Conner
Dallas
Tex
T. Bruce Iredale
Edward Applebaum
Miss Young
Erwin Hearing Advances on Venue Change Bid
The Erwin drunken driving case enters its second day in Austin with prosecutors and defense ready to question about 60 witnesses on venue in the UT ex-regent’s trial. Clifton Grubbs, a UT economics professor, said Erwin cannot receive a fair Austin trial, as co-counsel Sen. Oscar Mauzy joined Roy Minton. Erwin was arrested Oct. 8, and previously found innocent in 196? on a moved Belton trial.
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Austin, Tex
Frank Erwin
Erwin
University of Texas
Clifton Grubbs
UT Economics
Austin
Grubbs
Roy Minton
Brock Jones
Ned Granger
Minton
Oscar Mauzy
D-Dallas
Belton
Coconut Palms Suffer Severe Disease Across Florida
The Smithsonian Center for Short-Lived Phenomena reports up to 175000 coconuts in six Florida counties dead or dying from a yellowing disease likely introduced from Jamaica or Latin America. Insects spread the pathogen, mainly leafhoppers, with limited success from tetramycin treatments. The Jamaican Tall Palm faces the heaviest loss, and 40 000 to 50 000 common Christmas Palms are infected.
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Washington
Florida
Smithsonian Institution
Center
Jamaica
Latin America
Key West
Central
South America
Africa
United States
The
Smithsonian
Miami
Dade
Broward
Collier
Martin
Palm Beach
Monroe Counties
Television sparks killer debate in LA and world capitals
AP reports LA killings linked to a Police Story episode disputed by LAPD and producer Joseph Wambaugh who cites imitated crime. The dispatch also covers Khmer Rouge attacks on Prek Phnom, Ethiopian combat in Asmara, Baker exploring 1976 run, Soviet arms to Egypt, and Ball urging higher payroll taxes to mend Social Security deficits.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Wambaugh
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Prek Phnom
South Vietnam
Mekong
Washington
Social Security Administration
Robert M. Ball
Social Security
Medicare
NTSU to Legalize Student Food Cooperative Plan
Atty Gen John Hill ruled North Texas State University students and faculty may operate a food cooperative funded by student services fees, pending approval by the university governing board. The cooperative could be housed in an auxiliary building with board consent, while use of an educational or general building would need Texas College Coordinating Board approval. The Student Government Association aims to establish and manage the cooperative for students staff and faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas College Coordinating Board
Hill
GM Cuts Dividend After 60 Percent Profit Drop in 1974
General Motors reports its second worst profit in 13 years with earnings down 60 percent to 950 million on 31.5 billion in sales for 1974. The year faced the Arab oil embargo, recession, and high inflation, following a 1973 profit of 2.4 billion on 35.8 billion sales. A late surge in Q4 followed price increases averaging 400 per car in September.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Southern Governors Back Ford On Energy Plan
Eight Southern governors endorsed President Ford in his stance against gas rationing after a four hour meeting. Skepticism remained among many governors about the broader energy program though. Only North Carolina Republican Gov James E Holfhouser Jr said he agreed with all aspects of Ford's energy and economic blueprint.
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Washington
Howard H. Baker Jr
Ford
Baker
Atlanta
James E. Holfhouser Jr
North Carolina
Brezhnev Absence Sparks Health Speculation In Moscow
Mosow report notes Leonid Brezhnev has not publicly appeared for six weeks. Ahead lies an expected official visit from British Prime Minister Harold Wilson on February 13. An unnamed British official warns that failure to receive Wilson would provoke questions and possible leaks.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Harold Wilson
Soviet Communist Party
Egypt and Soviet toasts highlight arms denial and peace effort
Foreign Ministers Ismail Fahmy and Andrei Gromyko toasted Monday night, voicing Cairo's anger at Soviet refusal to provide new weapons while Moscow criticizes Egypt's heavy reliance on American diplomacy in seeking peace with Israel. Fahmy warned that the threat of a new war makes it essential for the Arabs to act.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ismail Fahmy
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Israel
Fahmy
Fire Engine Crash Injures Seven In Houston
A Houston collision between a fire engine and a car injured seven people Monday night including three firefighters. The engine was rushing to a burning vehicle when the crash occurred. None of the firemen or car occupants were seriously hurt.
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Houston
Indonesia Eyes Vietnam Split Demarcation Plan
Washington sources report Indonesia has discussed dividing South Vietnam along a demarcation line between Viet Cong and Saigon forces with North and South Vietnam. Secretary Kissinger says the United States is prepared with the Vietnamese government to maintain peace along such lines.
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Washington
Indonesia
South
Vietnam
Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Common Cause eyes White House reform drive
Washington AP reports Common Cause plans to shift focus from congressional reform to the executive branch. Chairman John W. Gardner says the congressional agenda is nearly complete and the group will pursue executive branch reforms with strong effort. Houston AP notes car pool director Linda Kay Cherrington aims to boost matching programs with priority parking, earning $14,000 yearly, after appointment by Mayor Fred Hofheinz to run a two year Harris County project. she previously started a similar program in San Antonio and Bexar County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Common Cause
Citizens Group
Congress
White House
Executive Branch
John W. Gardner
Houston
Linda Kay Cherrington
Fred Hofheinz
Harris County
San Antonio
Bexar County
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Holder
U.S. Coast Guard
Eva Darst
Jehovah Witnesses
Jane Newman
Abraham
Jackson County
LaWard High School
U.S. Army
Woodmen of the World
First United Methodist Church of
Koontz
Betty Rogers
Aparicio
Zapata
Palacios High School
St Athony’s Catholic
Mina Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Austwell
Tivoli
Alice
Bures
National Guard
Assumption Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Alice Macha
Hicks
Canada
Louise Robbins
Jarred C. Holder
Albert J. Barton
Roynce T. McDonel
Homer
Portfirio Rodriguez
James
Florida Department of Agriculture
Gromyko
Asmara
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Bob Perry
Perry
Russia
U.S
NTSU
Brezhnev
Presidential Council of Economic Advisers
Geoffrey H. Moore
Morgan Guaranty Bank of New York
Council of Economic Advisers
New Vietnam
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