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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1975
Page
2
Readers share practical cleaning ideas using bleach for dishware sinks and sponges, rust prevention on a sprinkling can, defrosting a freezer with hot water, vacuuming dog hair by vacuuming the dog, and drying clothes faster with a basement fan. The letters mention recycling rubber bands and bags, plus praise for Dear Heloise.
Homeowners install more insulation to cut heating and cooling bills amid inflation. The article explains four main types Batts or blankets Loose fill and granulated insulation and Rigid boards with guidance on choosing and comparing offers, guarantees, and potential tax credits.
New expansion at Union Carbide's Texas City marine terminal includes a new dock tanks and office facilities. The project supports production unit expansions at Texas City and at other sites including the Puerto Rico complex in Ponce.
A mid day grid lists soap operas and game shows including All My Children, Search for Tomorrow, As the World Turns, Days of Our Lives, The Edge of Night, The Doctors, and The Young Marrieds, interspersed with movie and game show slots like Romance on the High Seas and $10,000 Pyramid. Doris Day stars in the afternoon feature Romance on the High Seas.
The Port Lavaca paper lists afternoon TV lineups with General Hospital, Match Game, Sesame Street, and other shows followed by a full-era newspaper page note. It includes staff credits, subscription prices, and a history of notable dates, plus Union Carbide Texas City terminal expansion details and corporate background systems.
A dense OCR style listing shows a night of classic programs across channels including Truth or Consequences Bewitched Perry Mason Twilight Zone and Bonanza with titles like The Beverly Hillbillies and The Manana 4 3 PLM. The fragment mentions film Salute to Orson Welles and a Case of Rape with Elizabeth Montgomery plus various game shows and news blocks.
A fragmented daily TV grid shows morning to afternoon programs including Captain Kangaroo, Love Lucy, The Joker's Wild, Password, The Brady Bunch and Young and Restless. Notable slots feature game shows, talk shows, a Doris Day style daytime block, and soap operas with various times and channels.
More than 20 bicentennial projects are planned across 14 Smithsonian bureaus. Major exhibits include the largest Smithsonian show to date, a renovation of a historic building, and the opening of a new 40 million dollar Air and Space Museum on the Mall on July 4, 1976. S. Dillon Ripley directs the effort, with many shows scheduled 1975 through 1976 including A Nation of Nations and We the People.
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