Ford to push tariff on imported oil despite Congress action
President Ford vows to implement a 3 dollar per barrel tariff on imported oil by proclamation and veto any mandatory gasoline rationing. House leaders move to hold hearings on tax abatement while blocking the oil tariff for 90 days to allow alternative options. Ford warns of a grave Middle East danger and backs limited military aid while exploring energy and health policy amid Democratic push on health insurance.
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Ford
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
United States
Middle East
Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
West
South Vietnam
TSTA Speaker to Address Calhoun Unit on ISD Services
Joe Seale representative of the Texas State Teachers Association is scheduled to speak to the Calhoun County Unit at Calhoun High School Thursday at 7 p.m. He will discuss Instructional Services Division offerings and TSTA unification with the National Education Association. Ronnie J. Young is elected president elect of the local unit.
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TSTA
Seale
Instructional Services Division
Ronnie J. Young
Calhoun County
Young
ISD
Texas State Teachers Association
Corsicana Independent
Crosby County Veterans Program
Joe Seale
Texas State Teachers Associaton
Calhoun High School
Calhoun
Tsta National Education Association
Austin
Leon Douglas
J.D. Carlisle
Sinton
Sinton Schools
Texas Associaion
Deaths and Funerals Owen Brett and George Turk
Funeral services for Owen E Brett of Calhoun County will be at Grace Episcopal Church at 10 am Thursday with burial at Hatch Cemetery under Richardson's Funeral Home. Brett died in hospital after a brief illness born December 16 1898 at Clark Station. Survived by wife Allie son Dempsey Owen three brothers and a sister and one granddaughter. Also noted are pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. George W Turk 71 of Shiner died Monday in Shiner Hospital after a long illness with services at Buffington Funeral Home and burial in Shiner City Cemetery. Turk born August 19 198 in Gonzales was a rancher and member of Masonic Lodge Shriners and Hermann Sons. survived by wife Irma a son Wayne two daughters and eight grandchildren plus two brothers.
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Owen E. Brett
Calhoun County
Grace Episopal Church
George H. Dettman
Richardson
Hatch Cemetery
Brett
Clark Station
Fred Knipling
Amos Wehmeyer, Jr
Johnny Blinka
George Hart
George W Turk
Hermann Sons Lodge
First United Methodist Church of
Police Charge Hilburn in Stolen Money Order Case
Police charged Jeanette Bb. Hilburn with passing a $145 stolen money order on Jan 6 at a local department order. She and seven others were arrested in San Antonio, alleged ring forging, and she remains in custody.
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Jeanette Bb. Hilburn
Hilburn
San Antonio
Justice of the Peace
Frank C. Kelly
Dinner for Gulf Coast Boy Scouts Recognition Dinner
The Gulf Coast Council, Boy Scouts of America will host a 6 30 pm dinner at Memorial Coliseum Corpus Christi. Eleven recipients will receive Liver Beaver Awards for outstanding service to boyhood and Eagles received in 1974 will be recognized by Gene Luper. Captain James Lovell USN retired from NASA will be the speaker. Eric Thompson HB Grocery Company VP will review 1974 with Bay Houston Towing Co. The Scout of the Year will be named for each district by Captain Bob Ferguson. Master of ceremonies is W N Corder Robstown. About 1000 attendees expected.
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Gulf Coast Council
Boy Scouts of America
Memorial Coliseum
Corpus Christ
Gene Luper
KZTV
James Lovell
United States Navy
Capt Lovell
Teen-Age Baseball Association meeting announced
All persons interested in helping Teen-Age Baseball invited to organizational meeting Friday at 7 p.m. at Jackson Elementary School New officers managers and a concession stand operator needed for the 1975 season Fund raising projects will also be discussed.
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Teen-Age Baseball Association
Jackson Elementary
Money order leads to arrest in first bank robbery
In Lake Charles Louisiana a bandit robbed Calcasieu National Bank of about $2,000 from teller Barbara O Quinn in the first bank robbery there in 14 years. A silent alarm failed to trigger due to a malfunction between the bank and the sheriff s office keeping the incident low key.
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Lake Charles
Calcasieu Marine National Bank
Barbara O’quinn
Sheriff's Office
Tax refund table shows Ford's one time 1974 relief plan
AP reports a table detailing a four person family impact under Ford's one time 1974 tax refund proposal and the permanent 1975 tax cut proposal. It lists adjusted gross income, current tax, refund or new tax, and percent savings across income levels.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Point Comfort weighs HUD grant plan and new committee
Point Comfort Council weighs a Housing and Community Development Act grant with attorney Tom Garner urging a cross‑section committee and two public hearings to map needs for three years. Aldermen plan two names for Mayor Mila Cameron and push early action while EPA step two funding progresses.
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Point Comfort
Tom Garner
Rhodes
Garner
Roberts
Housing and Community Development Act
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mila Cameron
Paul Griffith
Environmental Protection Agency
Griffith
EPA
Joe Baker
Lockwood
Andrews Newman
Suit filed over car sale refund dispute
WR Nichols sues Frank Villiva in County Court to collect 50 in damages and 450 in exemplary damages. Nichols says he paid 500 as an initial payment on a car and could not secure a loan for the remainder, returned the car, and Villiva refused a 300 refund as per contract, then resold the car at the original price.
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WR Nichols
Frank Villiva
Nichols
Villiva
Kiwanis Meeting in Port Lavaca at Shell Fish Restaurant
Nine members and one guest attended the Kiwanis regular meeting in Port Lavaca at noon. President Rey Reyes led discussion of the governor's Bay City visit and announcements included the March 13 Pancake and Action Sale.
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Port Lavaca
Tom Davis
Kieth Merrick
W.C. Marshall
John de la Cruz
Victor Patterson
Doug Colvin
Douglas Taft
Calhoun High Key Club
Port Lavaca Port Commission Advances Deep Water Basin Plan
The Port Commission approved a 1.3 mile channel and deep water turning basin to host two ships, key to Lavaca Bay port development. A March 12, 1974 contract with a firm was authorized, and $25,917.50 paid to Bernard Johnson Inc. Other actions included leasing talks with Cableecom General, land lease discussions with Cablecom and Crescent Chemicals, a five year lease renewal for RE. Clegg Trawlers at Lynn's Bayou, and a revised Kinchen Construction estimate of $6,255 for Corporation Ditch work.
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Bernard Johnson
Corps
Clegg
Port Commission
Curtis Reece
The
Sierra Club
Lamar Marshall Sr
Houston
Matagorda
Port Lavaca
Lavaca Bay
Commission
Bernard Johnson Inc
Cableecom General
Mike Gibson
Cablecom and Crescent Chemicals
Gibson
RE. Clegg Trawlers
Lynn's Bayou
Kinchen Construction Co
Corporation Ditch
Unemployment claims soar as week sets records
The Labor Department said 970,200 new unemployment claims were filed in the week ended Jan 11, a rise of 289,000 from the prior week and the highest level since 1937. Existing insured jobless totaled 4,620,200 for the week ended Jan 4, with December unemployment at 7.1 percent. North Carolina led in new claims with 50,000, followed by Michigan 40,100 and California 29,400, amid layoffs in textiles, furniture, and apparel.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
North Carolina
Michigan
California
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Missouri
Abortion Opponents Mark Second Anniversary Observance
Local Right to Life supporters join state and national activities marking the Supreme Court abortion decision anniversary. Efforts push for a Human Life Amendment to protect life from conception to natural death. Churches toll bells at noon in memory of more than two million abortions since 1973.
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Right To Life Committee
Supreme Court
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Joseph Kallinger
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Hale Center
Winters High School
Corsicana Independent School District
JE. Boyd
K.R. Willmann
James A. O'Neil
Lyman Saylor
Emmitt Albright
Alex Boyd
George W. Turk
Glen Fitzgerald
Lowry Drive
Bob Ferguson
Chase Field
Beeville
Mustang
WN. Corder
Robstown
ABCDE
Point Comfort Council
Kiwanis Club
Harbor of Refuge
Gilbert Schalford
General Harbor
Smith and Russo
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