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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1975
Page
1
The December unemployment rate climbs to 7.1 percent, with more than six million jobless, the highest in 13 years. Auto layoffs push joblessness up by 560,000 to 6.5 million. Ford aides study tax-cut options amid recession, while Social Security funding proposals emerge from HEW studies.
U S retailers report better than expected December sales despite 12 percent inflation and recession layoffs. Sears Roebuck posts 5.9 percent higher to 1.584 billion, J C Penney up 8.2 percent to 950.4 million, with Montgomery Ward and others showing double digit gains amid pre Christmas bargains.
Students from 15 Region XIII schools gather for the All-Region Band Clinic and Concert at Calhoun High School Auditorium. A 7:30 p.m. Saturday concert features the All-Region Symphonic and Concert bands under Edward Zamora’s announcement, with Calhoun and Travis Junior High students among top honorees and 18 Calhoun All-District winners participating. Clinicians are James Matthews and Mel Montgomery.
Calhoun County building inspector Don Ragin released an annual six month report showing 148 permits issued with fees of 4414 and valuations of 767165. Permits included 18 new houses 29 mobile homes and 47 septic tanks with brush pickup slated to shift to weekly by area starting January 6. Contact Claude Bradley at 5529796 for details.
Cloudy and cool with a chance of rain this afternoon then decreasing clouds and colder tonight. Fair and cool Saturday with northerly winds 15 to 25 mph gusty. Highs in the low 50s this afternoon and Saturday. tonight's lows mid 30s to low 40s on the coast. 30 percent precip chance this afternoon. Marine forecast shows small craft advisory, NW 18-28 knots today, shifting to N 10-20 knots Saturday with seas 5-8 feet. Sunset 5:44 p.m. Sunrise 7:22 a.m. High tides 8:45 p.m. and 10:16 a.m.. lows 3:39 a.m. and 3:21 p.m. Barometer 30.22 and rising.
Port Lavaca City Council will hold a closed meeting on Jan 7 after an open workshop at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall annex to discuss real property under Vernon Texas statutes. The agenda includes acquiring 60 ft right of way for ~2000 ft to connect Brook Hollow Village to Highway 35 By-Pass and sharing half the cost of a 10 inch sewer line about 4500 ft from Brook Hollow Village to Brook Hollow Estates, plus an electrical licensing and installation ordinance.
President Ford called CIA Director William Colby, Defense Secretary James Schlesinger and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to the White House for separate meetings on charges of illegal domestic intelligence. Administration officials said Ford may address a 50 page Colby report on CIA files on about 10 000 U S citizens after returning from a skiing vacation.
The Corps of Engineers in Galveston awarded King Fisher Marine Service of Port Lavaca a 199 880 dollar contract for GIWW dredging at the Brazos River crossing. Work will remove shoaling along a four mile GIWW stretch with authorized 12 by 125 foot dimensions. Start is set for early January 1975 and completion by early March. Dredging this section occurs about every two years.
The All Region Choir of Region XIII holds a Clinic and Concert at Victoria College Auditorium on Friday and Saturday January 3 and 4. Clinician is Bill Cormack from Midland ISD and Texas Music Educators Association president. A 96 voice choir from area high schools features a multimedia program ending with Bicentennial themes. tickets are $1 for the public, under 12 free.
Police records show two fatalities and four hit and run cases in 1974, versus four deaths and ten hit and run incidents in 1973. County data note 277 accidents in 1974 and 284 in 1973 with 531 vehicles and 19 fixed objects involved in 1974.
Former White House aide Ehrlichman, convicted of conspiracy and perjury in the Watergate cover up, says his legal bills exceed 400000 and he plans a motion for a new trial or an appeal. He arrived from Washington DC and notes possible work with Mutual Broadcasting System as a political commentator.
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck the southern end of Orange County near Newport Beach and Laguna Beach at 10 01 p m. No injuries or major damage were reported though a few lamps fell.
I CAN BLOW MONEY YOUR WAY I'm O. Howie Hustles with a lot to say. I make you money the Classified way. I do my work quickly and economically, so phone me at 552-9788 today. 1969 CHEVROLET Ton Pick-up for sale Automatic Trans Air V2 6 ply tires EXTRA CLEAN. Richard Williams ran this ad in the Wave. He sold his pick-up before the eight days were up. Call and have your ad started today.
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