President Ford Faces Congress Clash Over Oil Tariffs
President Ford and Democratic lawmakers race over new oil import tariffs set to start February 1. Ford plans to sign a proclamation to curb oil use, while Rep. Al Ullman pushes for a fast congressional response to block or delay the plan. Ullman warns of inflation risk and vows a blocking bill with veto override votes.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
al Ullman
Dore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Citizens Advisory Committee Reviews Two Utility Rate Hikes
The Citizens Advisory Committee met Wednesday night and studied two rate increase proposals. Cablecom General Inc and Houston Natural Gas were the first firms reviewed, with Houston Natural Gas presenting its initial proposal.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Cablecom General, Inc
Houston Natural Gas
Tom Lacey
Gulfport
Miss
Lacey
Cablecom
Port Lavaca
Point Comfort
HNG
Mark Hay
Houston
Travis Votan
Victoria
Tom Crisp
Seadrift plans form to shape community needs
Mrs J R Gaskamp was elected chair of the Community Development Plan Committee meeting at city hall. Fourteen members were named to survey city needs for three years under the Community Development Act Block Grant program. The group will gather input, discuss projects, and report back at Feb 10 council hearings. Negotiations include water, drainage, park work, and a possible community center with public hearings to follow.
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Seadrift
J. R. Gaskamp
City Hall
Tom Garner
Rhodes, Garner & Roberts
Garner
Billy Wilson
Gaskamp
Robert Chatham
Glen D. Cunningham
Jerry W. Maples
George E. Oreste
Vernon Davis Jr
Walter Wooldridge
F.R. Gerking
Gilbert W. Jones
W.E. Tindall
Becky Masarik
Rex Bennetson
Robert Sanders
Peggy Dworaczyk
Travis Gaines
John Lewis
Bernie DeForest
Dworaczyk
Pete Hall
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Union Carbide promotes two engineers at Seadrift plant
M L Dzurenda announces J Adame to Engineering Associate and R D Maus to Senior Designer. Adame, from Port Lavaca, joined Carbide in 1955 climbing to senior draftsman by 1974 and now leads plant engineering. Maus, New Braunfels native, joined in 1960, promoted to senior draftsman in 1973 with a 1958 SWTSTU degree, lives in Victoria with wife Margaret and daughter Sandra.
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J.adame
R.D. Maus
M.L. Dzurenda
Union Carbide
J. Adame
Port Lavaca
Carbide
New Braunfels High School
Southwest Texas State University
U.S. Navy
Maus
Margaret
Sandra
E. Airline
Victoria
County Judges and Commissioners attend annual conference
Judge Willis F. Jetton and four Calhoun County commissioners join peers across Texas for the 17th annual County Judges and Commissioners conference at Aggieland Inn College Station. The program covers heritage and future of county government with national and state speakers, a noon Friday close, and a special ladies program and banquet.
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Calhoun County
Willis F. Jetton
Aggieland Inn
College Station
Texas
Texas A&m University
Leroy Belk
Ernest Kabela
Wayne Lindsey
John T. Finster
Charles Lawrence
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Young
Raymon Thompson
Thompson
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Jack K. Williams
Reagan Brown
Dolph Briscoe
Brown
Austin
Jack McCreary
McCreary
America
Charles Ramsey
Extension Service
Rod Kendig
Ralph Tabor
National Association of Counties
W.P. “Phil” Gramm
Texas A&m
Kenneth “Buck"’ Douglas
Texas Association of Counties
James Mallett
Arthur Wolfe
Ivan Schmedemann
A&m Aricultural
J.C. Davis
Texas Aricultural Extension Service
Weather Driven by Clouds With Mild Temperatures Ahead
Partly cloudy to cloudy and mild through Friday with a slight risk of rain tonight and Friday. Northeasterly winds 10 to 18 mph. High this afternoon mid 60s, low tonight near 50, high Friday near 70. Precip 20 percent tonight and Friday. Nor theasterly 18 to 28 knots. Seas five to seven feet, falling to four to five feet tonight and Friday. Sunsets 6 p.m., sunrise 7:21 a.m. Tides tonight 8:22 p.m. high 10:45 p.m., tomorrow 7:29 a.m. low and 3:53 p.m. high. Pressure 3.36 and rising.
Local TSTA plans unification report at Calhoun High
The Calhoun unit of the Texas State Teachers Association will hear a discussion on the unification plan for TSTA and NEA tonight at 7 p.m. at Calhoun High School. Leon Douglas of Austin will discuss pros, J D Carlisle of Sinton will cover cons, and Joe Seale will outline TSTA instructional services. A nominating committee will select officer nominees for 1975 1976 and members will consider changes to the local TSTA constitution.
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Calhoun
Texas State Teachers Association
TSTA
National Education Association
Calhoun High School
Leon Douglas
Austin
J.D. Carlisle
Sinton
Texas Association of School Administrators
Joe Seale
Port Lavaca Woman Elected Area 10 President of Texas Young Homemakers
Mrs. Joe Koliba of Port Lavaca was elected president of Young Homemakers of Texas at the state convention in Fort Worth. A former state vice president and historian reporter, she also serves in Port Lavaca PTA and YMT chapter. She will lead Area 10, with duties as official VMT representative and convention host, while continuing state board service.
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PTA
Joe Koliba
Koliba
Port Lavaca
Area 10
Young Homemakers of Texas
Fort Worth
Jackson Pta
Mothers’ Club
YMT
Calhoun High School
Young Homemaker of Texas
Frank Kelly Jr
Leon
Kalisek
Harvey Clapp
Bobbie H. Moore
Corpus Christi
Victoria College
Brian
Russell
Kurt
VMT
Texas
Amy Freeman Lee
Texas Watercolor Society
Incarnate Word College of
San Antonio
Longview
Julia van Burklee
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Conference Board
Mayor
Mary Barrientes, Jr
Lisa
Ibrom, Jr
Kim Carrick
Cadette
K.A. Wallace
Ellen Lovell
Citizens Group
Howie Hustles
Dial
Port Woman
Rita Dittrich
Maud, Texas
Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Texas
Carlisle
Amanda Branderberg
Midlothian
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Young Farmers of Texas
Young Homemakers
Nancy Cannon
Hale Center
Barbara Wayland
Jeanne Kreymer
Wylie
Johnnie Kay Peril
Harper
Nancy McLemore
San Augustine
Patsy Sanders
O'Connell
Marjorie Lopez
Buffalo
Maud
Ethylene Steindam
Henrietta
Young Homemakers of
Division of
Texas Education Agency
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