Tax cut debate gains urgency from GNP drop
The GNP report signals a worsening economy fueling calls for a large tax cut. Banks slash prime lending rates with New Yorks First National City Bank cutting to 9 percent and others following, while analysts eye potential further declines and broader consumer rate effects.
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Washington
NEW York
First National City Bank
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Manufacturers Bank of Los Angeles
Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh
Citibank
Ford seeks five year nine month extension on revenue sharing
President Ford asks Congress for a five year nine month extension to the federal revenue sharing program. Industry actions include Ford rebates up to 500 dollars for new small models while Chrysler plans to keep three plants closed and extend layoffs for about 13,750 workers as weather and output signals weigh on the economy.
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Ford
Congress
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Ion
Agriculture Department
Commerce Department
Commissioners adopt budget and set meeting for Friday
Calhoun County Commissioners Court approved the amended budget after a Thursday of review and session. Parker Brothers Inc. was the only responsive bid for shell material at 3.35 net per cubic yard. The court also agreed to buy books for the County law library and placed county officials on a salary basis following auditor James Houlihan’s review.
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Calhoun County Commissioners Court
Shell
Parker Brothers Inc
Lone Star Industries Inc
Horton and Horton
Parkers Brothers
John Inster
Te Shell
County Law Library
David Roberts
Calhoun County Bar Association
James Houlihan
Calhoun County
Forrest and Cottonn Inc
Dallas
Lester
Maguire
Brett
Terry Smith
Victoria
Soil Conservation Service
Fricke
Isabelle Lester
Guadalupe-Blanco Authority names new officers and directors
New Braunfels resident E T Summers Jr. elected chairman of the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority for 1975. H E Knox named vice chairman and John C. Taylor secretary treasurer. Other directors include Tom A. Garner Jr. Edward S. Reese Zeb H. Fitzgerald and Arthur F. Leesch who plans to leave Feb. 1. Board discusses irrigation rate plan for Calhoun canal system and progress on the Coleto Creek Project awaiting tax free bonds.
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New Braunfels
E.T. Summers Jr
Cuero
The
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
GBRA
Summers
Pat Kelly
Victoria
H.E. Knox
John C. Taylor
Seguin
Coca-Cola
Knox
Comal Cottons
Taylor
Tom A. Garner Jr
Port Lavaca
O.T. Moore
Lockhart
Edward S. Reese
Gonzales
Zeb H. Fitzgerald
San Marcos
Arthur F. Leesch
Boerne
Leesch
Calhoun Canal
John H. Specht
Specht
Coleto Creek
Internal Revenue Service
Leroy Goodson
David Welch
Central Power & Light
Canyon
Cp&l
San Anonio
San Antonio
Watr
Direcors
Houston
Handicapped groups hold joint Calhoun meeting in 1975
The first 1975 meeting of the Calhoun County Project for the Handicapped and the Calhoun Council for the Retarded Children convened at 7:30 p.m. in the First National Bank Community Room. TARS president Ricky Navarro outlined the group and its local to national fundraising, activities, and involvement with Special Olympics in Austin.
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Calhoun County Project For
Calhoun Council For the
First National Bank
Paul Abraham
Council For the
Beta Children
Ricky Navarro
TARS
Navarro
Dora Perez
Guy Cleveland
Kathy Paul
John Powers
Cindy Sanders
Texas
Austin
Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
Kennedy
Sanders
Weather Outlook With Showers Then Clearing
Cloudy mild conditions continue through Saturday with a 50 percent chance of showers this afternoon and tonight, decreasing to 20 percent by Saturday. East to northeast winds 8 to 16 mph turning southeast, seas 3 to 5 feet, high tide tonight and tomorrow, temperatures in the upper 50s this afternoon and Saturday, barometric pressure 30.28.
Calhoun School Board adopts new interaction plans plan
Calhoun County Independent School District Board approves new teacher student interaction plans and an inservice program. LeRoy Braden named representative to Golden Crescent Council of Governments. resignations and new hires at Fannin and Seadrift schools noted.
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Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees
LeRoy S. Braden
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Mice Mary Valentine
Fannin School
Gayle Simpson
Victor Martin
Texas A&m
Fannin Junior High School
Linda House
Southwest Texas State University
Jefferson Elementary
Marge Lemneweber
Seadrift and
Poronnor
Buckner M. Henderson
North Texas State University
Crockett School
Marvin Kirkman
Kirkman
Calhoun
Victoria
Union Carbide
Union Carbide Plant Manager Promoted to Leave Role
Union Carbide confirms Seadrift plant manager Joe Fallon announced informally on Thursday that he has been promoted and will depart his current post.
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Union Carbide
Joe Fallon
Seadrift
Drainage District sees 5000 release for pipeline lowering work
Commissioners of Drainage District No 11 authorize a 5000 dollar payment to Houston Pipeline Co to lower two crossing pipelines in the Big Chocolate watershed. Plan aims to deepen and clean ditches to prevent uncovered lines and improve water flow amid talks with United Texas Transmission Co and Channel Industries about larger lowering projects.
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Commissioners of Drainage District No. 11
Houston Pipeline Co
Big Chocolate
Mike Fricke
Emmet Albrecht
Channel Industries
Wright
Hatch Bend Country Club
Walter Maguire
Alfred Seiffert
Maguire
Joe Brett
Brett
Fricke
Big Chocolate Bayou
Kenneth Lester
Kinchen Construction Co
R.R. Wilmann
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New York Bank
United States
Walter W. Heller
Heller
University of Minnesota
Guadalupe-Blanco Authority
R.T. Clapp
Tom Garner
Fairgrounds
Mary Lois McMahan
Magnolia Beach
Sheriff's Department
Sue Hawthorne
Governor's Committee On Aging
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Swan Point
Leslie Pfeil
Baptist
Palacios
Dub Meeks
America
Clement Lee
California
Navigation District
Francis Williams
Leroy Belk
Precinct One
Fred Knipling
Dulce Creek
Carbide
Fallon
Edinburg
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