Point Comfort Sues GTE Over Higher Telephone Rates
In a city suit filed Wednesday Point Comfort asks for an injunction to halt General Telephone Co from charging rates above those approved April 10 1973. Hearing today at 1 p.m. before Judge Joe Kelly. The city alleges the firm acted arbitrarily and seeks refunds of excess charges and a permanent injunction. Nassau Bay ruling cited by GTE is disputed as Point Comfort is not franchised.
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General Telephone Co
Joe Kelly
24Th
Point Comfort
Point
GTE
General Telephone Company of the
Southwest
Nassau Bay
First National Bank wins Calhoun County depository contract
Calhoun County Commissioners Court awarded the depository contract and trust fund depository to First National Bank after considering bids from First National Bank and First State Bank and Trust Company. Court notes better bid and awaits state controller filing and re-approval before recording.
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First National Bank
Calhoun County Commissioners Court
Willis J. Jetton
First State Bank and Trust Company
Curtis Nelson
First
Dallas approves new city council election plan
US District Court Judge Eldon Mahon ruled to adopt eight single member districts for council seats while preserving three at large seats including the mayor. He cautioned the city must oversee the plan and noted the change aims to curb minority vote dilution despite accepting at large protections against sectionalism.
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Dallas
Eldon Mahon
Mahon
Unemployment Could Reach Ten Percent by July Says Meany
AFLCIO President George Meany warned on CBS that unemployment may climb from 8.2 percent to 10 percent by July as the government reports 8.2 percent in January. He urged more public works, tax relief, and a 6 percent mortgage program to revive housing, while Congress debates inflation and taxes as key causes.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
CBS
Meany
Congress
White House
Soviet Union
Ford aims to rally oil leaders on energy plan in Houston
President Ford planned talks with oil executives and Southwestern governors in Houston to build support for his energy and economic proposals. He would land at Ellington AFB at 1 45 p m and travel to the Shamrock Hilton for meetings. Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe criticized the energy tax plan, calling it disastrous and predicting higher utility and gasoline prices for Texans. Ford planned a 3 p m address to oil leaders and community figures, televised nationally.
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Houston
Ford
Ellington Air Force Base
White House
Shamrock Hilton Hotel
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Wyatt Aims Tax Reform Bill to Increase Oil and Cigarette Taxes
Texas lawmaker Rep. Joe Wyatt of Bloomington introduced an omnibus tax reform bill in the Texas House. It would raise oil production and cigarette taxes while exempting gas and electricity sales from sales tax, with power firms exempt from the franchise tax.
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Austin
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Wyatt
San Antonio
Weather shifts to warmer clouds and mild Tuesday
The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with a warm afternoon and tonight, then partly cloudy and mild Tuesday. East to southeast winds 6 to 16 mph, trending southerly 10 to 20 mph Tuesday, with highs in the upper 50s today and mid 50s tonight, and upper 60s Tuesday. Marine winds rise, showers expected Tuesday, seas 2 to 4 feet, and tides noted. Barometric pressure 30.07.
Park Board to discuss Port Lavaca trailer park
The City Recreation and Parks Board plans a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at the City Hall Annex to discuss the Trailer Park at Port Lavaca Fishing Pier Park. Chairman T.C. Bush Jr. announced the agenda includes committee reports and the financial report.
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Port Lavaca
City Recreation and Parks Board
City Hall
T.C. Bush, Jr
Texas weekend toll shows deadly crash and gunfire roundup
A violent weekend in Texas left 18 deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday including a Denton area crash that killed three, plus four shooting deaths, two stabbings, and two fire deaths. Victims span several states with names and places such as Duncanville Fort Worth Beaumont and Eagle Pass. The report lists multiple incidents across cities including Dallas Fort Worth Gainesville Juno and Killeen with victims ages from 11 to 81 and the deaths tied to traffic fire and altercations. The toll underscores widespread danger amid accidents and violence.
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Denton
Texas
Associated Press
U.S
John M. Daffron
Duncanville
Tex
Willie Hunter
Bobby E. O
Greenville
Maggie M. Shelton
Beaumont
Betty Williams
Vera Louise Hill
Fort Worth
East Fort Worth
Gainesville
Kay Hudson
Randy
Jimmy Hudson
Michael Peters
Big Spring
Texas 163
Juno
Val Verde County
Nacogdoches
Jerry Wayne Allen
Pasadena
Valerie
Celeste Allen
Dallas
Manuel Rodriguez
James Hazel
Lake Dallas
Interstate 35
Carrollton
Elaine Gray
A.C. Alcorn
Francisco Reyes
Eagle Pass
Quemada
U.S. 277
Ft. Hood
Daniel Hetchel
Killeen
Enrique Martinez
San Marcos
Selma
Food stamp program costs rise as allowances increase
Retail grocery prices rose at least 3.8 percent above new food stamp allowances after the January 1 increase. An economy menu for a four person family cost 159.90 in December, up from 157.20 in November, while the monthly stamp allotment rose from 150 to 154. Enrollment jumped to 17.1 million in December, up 1.2 million from November, with projected federal spending above 4 billion this year and potentially over 5 billion next year. President Ford aims to curb spending but Congress kept the program. Ford plans to sign without a veto.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Building Committee dinner set in Calhoun County
The annual Calhoun County Program Building Committee dinner occurs at 7 p.m. tonight in the agriculture building annex with Judge Willis Jetton and Commissioners Court members as guests. Officers will be elected and reports from all county Extension Service areas will be heard. Donald Wehmeyer chairs, John Blinka is vice chair, and Mrs. Charles A. Crober serves as secretary.
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Calhoun County Program Building Committee
Agriculture Building
Willis Jetton
Commissioners Court
Th County Extension Service
Donald Wehmeyer
John Blinka
Charles A. Crober
Murder suspect is held after Port Lavaca shooting
Autopsy on 24 year old Mike Sandoval Jr of Port Lavaca found he died from a single bullet to the abdomen after a shooting at 620 North Nueces Street. Captain T B Hargrove reported a man is held for arraignment before Judge Frank Kelly as Justice of the Peace ordered the autopsy. Sandoval’s wife Maria Dolores Sandoval survives.
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Mike Sandoval Jr
Port Lavaca
N. Nueces St
Justice of the Peace
Frank Kelly
Sandoval
Adomen
T.B. Hargrove
Police Department
Kelly
Maria Dolores Sandoval
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James Housman
Central Power and Light Company
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