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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1975
Page
2
A reader shares an inexpensive method to finish cinder block walls by brushing on flour and water paste, applying newspaper sheets, drying, and then wallpapering. The result is a smooth, crack free, scrubble surface that resists peeling. The writeups include other reader ideas on gravy, odor control with bread, tick removal with hairspray, and wax paper to prevent fabric snagging.
A TV schedule lists programs from 6:00 PM to midnight including Let’s Make a Deal Truth or Consequences Bewitched Hollywood Squares and Davis hour blocks. Featured movies include The Far Country Run Stranger Run with James Stewart and Patricia Neal, plus public affairs and crime series like Hawaii Five-O Barnaby Jones and Perry Mason.
In Tyler Texas US District Judge William Wayne Justice denied a motion by Texas Department of Corrections officials to let the U S Justice Department intervene in a class action suit by seven inmates against TDC Director J Estelle. Plaintiffs allege violations include limited mail rights censorship harassment poor medical care and unsafe conditions. The case was consolidated in April 1974 with no trial date set.
A fragmentary TV guide page lists morning to afternoon programming across networks. Entries include Mister Rogers Go, Sesame Street, Brady Bunch, Price Is Right, Houseboat, Star Trek and other shows with time slots ranging from early morning to late afternoon.
New York AP reports Linda Blair plays Sara Travis a 16 year old with a severe drinking problem in NBCs Sara T Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic a two hour movie. The piece notes the show opens with AA statistics and follows Sarah through a party and family dynamics before a psychiatrist suggests teen AA. Eric Olsen plays a boy at a teen AA meeting.
Two men connected to a case appear in a brief note, naming George See and Dirk Douglas Henry Fonda with a reference to a crooked man. The fragment suggests a crime or court context but provides minimal context or outcome details.
Port Lavaca Wave and Calhoun County Times publish weekday editions from Port Lavaca Texas with staff including Rod Moake Dick Fisher John Adams and Mary Rothband. Rates shown for carrier and mail subscriptions detail monthly and yearly prices.
Nelson, a 35 year old U S vice presidential nominee of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas, pledges to resign if he cannot locate Patti Hearst within a month. He plans to initiate the search from Houston, possibly using infiltrators, and believes the FBI knows her whereabouts. He previously ran for Houston school board and has publicly disparaged sex education.
Retired Sen. Sam Ervin defended Judge Sirica on early release for Watergate convicts noting leniency and cooperation. Mike Douglas returns after appendectomy with Jerry Lewis. Sen. Muskie wins ice fishing derby prize on Green Lake. Chief Justice Burger denies bail for Watergate burglar McCord. Nixon and Ford speak by phone about brief talks not touching foreign policy.
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