Advisory committee to study cable and gas rate increase requests
Port Lavaca advisory committee plans a third workshop at 7 30 p m to draft recommendations on rate increase requests from Cablecom General Inc and Houston Natural Gas Corp The panel has met twice and heard Cablecom officials outline higher charges and capital costs while noting its 12 channel lineup and 3750 subscribers The gas firm seeks small daily increases for residential and small commercial customers with a below six cent per day impact.
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Port Lavaca
Cablecom Geneal Inc
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Paul Stapp
Cablecom General Inc
Stapp
Thomas W. Lacey
Southern
Cablecom General
Cablecom
Point Comfort
Lacey
Gulfport
Miss
Citizens Advisory Committee
Port Lavaca City
Couple Charged in Copper Theft at Alcoa Plant
POINT COMFORT Robert Arnold Ondreas and Janice Ondreas were charged with felony theft of over 200 pounds of copper from the Alcoa plant. They are free on bond pending Calhoun County Grand Jury review on Feb 4. Copper valued around $6,000 stolen over two years, sold to a salvage firm in Victoria.
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Point Comfort
Robert Arnold Ondreas
Janice Ondreas
Justice of the Peace
Clarence H. Foppe
Alcoa
Sheriff's Office
Calhoun County
Maurice Wood
Andreas
Victoria
Wood
Ondreas
Coast Weather Forecast Dense fog and warm coastal rain likely
Dense fog along the coast returns tonight with cloudy warm conditions and a 20 to 40 percent chance of rain through Saturday. Southeast to south winds 10 to 18 knots gusty near the coast, seas 3 to 5 feet, patchy fog, and a few thundershowers. Sunset 6 07, sunrise 7 17, tides high at 7 10 tonight and 8 38 tomorrow, low at 1 51 tonight and 1 57 tomorrow with 30.11 pressure.
Talks urged on joint development of Matagorda Island and marshlands
Marcus Nelson of Albuquerque urged immediate talks between Interior officials and Texas authorities on joint development of Matagorda Island and adjacent marshlands. The plan, contingent on Air Force relinquishment, centers on wildlife habitat and public access, with coordination expected among Interior, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and state officials. The Air Force noted possible withdrawal by mid year, while disposal reports and GSA transfer remain pending.
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U.S. Department of the Interior
Southwestern Wildlife Refuge
Marcus Nelson
Albuquerque
Patageree Island Air Force Range
Interior
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Bob Armstrong Nelson
Victoria
Washington
Nelson
Air Force
Parks and Wildlife People
Laffitte
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Matagorda
Congress
William Proxmire
d-Wis
Lafitte
U.S. Air Force
General Services Administration
Rice growers short course planned here
A rice production short course will be held in Calhoun County on February 4 and 5. Sessions start at 7:30 p.m. in the Calhoun County Agriculture Building. Speakers from Texas A and M University include agronomist R J Hodges Jr weed specialist Dr Rupert Palmer plant pathologist Dr Walter Walla and area economist Dr Art Gerlow. Topics cover varieties cultural practices weed control diseases budgets and market outlook.
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Calhoun County
Pat Lundin
Calhoun County Agriculture Building
R.J. Hodges, Jr
Rupert Palmer
Walter Walla
Art Gerlow
Lundin
Unofficial police probe stirs Port Lavaca concerns
City council weighs an unofficial inquiry into alleged police misconduct after two Mexican Americans and a local businessman accuse officers of false arrest and harassment. The debate highlights claims, responses from Police Chief Gene Durrant, and the council's plan to request formal input from the city manager while detailing procedures under Senate Bill 148.
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Port Lavaca
Joe Arriaga
Pedro Leal
Ted Mueller
Councilen
Mueller
Council
Gene Durrant
Mike Gibson
Durrant
Police Academy
FBI
C.H. Smith
Ford to Seek Overhaul of Highway Fund in 1977 Plan
Ford administration will ask Congress to shrink the highway trust fund and use its revenues solely for construction and maintenance of interstate highways. Noninterstate roads would be funded from general treasury funds, with the federal government to maintain and upgrade the 42500 mile interstate system for the first time.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
Highway Trust Fund
General Treasury
Department of Transportation
Department
Ford
City Council Sets Workshop on Ordinances and Streets
The City Council will hold a workshop meeting Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Annex to discuss the plumbing and building ordinances and to set street improvement priorities as requested by the State Highway Department.
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State Highway Department
City Hall
Incumbents file for re election to City Council
Two of the three incumbents filed for re election this week. Ralph Wyatt in ward 2 and W R Zwerschke in ward 4 submitted applications first to Mayor K A Wallace then to the city secretary. John Calzada plans to seek re election. his term expires Monday night. Each is completing a second two year term. March 2 is the filing deadline for the election. The council called the election for April 1. Posts will be voted citywide by all qualified voters.
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Ralph Wyatt
W.R. Zwerschke
K.A. Wallace
John Calzada
Calhoun County issues 26 building permits in January
The Calhoun County Building Inspection Department issued twenty six permits in January with total valuations of 125 625 dollars. Two new dwellings valued at 20 000, four mobile homes 20 000, a six unit motel 24 000, an industrial building 7 920, four residential garages 11 334, one restaurant 8 000, a barn 23 375, and five repairs and additions 10 996.
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Calhoun County Building Inspection Department
Gulf Bend Center Proposes $15,000 Drug Abuse Grant
Gulf Bend Center led proposals for a $15,000 state grant to the Golden Crescent Council of Governments to fund a drug abuse program. The center plans to use funds for fulltime outreach counselor Kuester and to educate schools about treatment services including a night hot line and referrals to psychologists or psychiatrists. The regional committee will review all proposals, with additional input from New Directions Site 2 and regional coordinators.
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Victoria - Gulf Bend Center
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Jim Whitley
New Directions Site 2
East
Texas
Lynn Garner
Randy Loyd
Bill Kuester
Gulf Bend Center
Whitley
George Peckenpaugh
New Directions
Loyd
Kuester
Don Hill
Port Commission to Meet Tuesday on Harbor Sports Fishing
The Port Commission will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the city hall annex to discuss developing sports fishing facilities at the Harbor of Refuge and possibly take action. Committee members listed include Smith Wilburn Oehlke Claude Adley and James M. Gibson.
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Port Commission
Harbor of Refuge
City Hall
K.E. Clegg
Wer
Smith
Wilburn Oehlke
Claude’adley
James M. Gibson
Madison Elementary Names 24 Spelling Bee Semifinalists
Twelve sixth graders were named semifinalists in the spelling eliminations at Madison Elementary School on Thursday. The group includes Kim Pfuhl Sarita Lopez Bobby Meeks Kay Badgett Cathy Albrecht Lisa Rogers Patricia Herriss Lauree Aschen Tina Garcia Pam Kurtz Lisa Howard and Kristel Knipling. An alternate is Davis Gordon Jr. Twelve fifth graders were semifinalists named Wednesday at Madison, including Angel McDonald Linda Martin Laura Sturm Lisa Molinar Todd Lester Donna Pereira Jane Ann Worsham Brad Russell Leonora Nava John Gibson Rosemary Harrera and David Stellman. Fifth grade alternate Jo Ann Pena. The bee to select the school's county representative will be held Feb 4 at the monthly PTA meeting. The county bee is March 18 at 9:30 a.m.
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Madison
Kim Pfuhl
Sarita Lopez
Bobby Meeks
Kay Badgett
Cathy Albrecht
Lisa Rogers
Patricia Herriss
Lauree
Aschen
Tina Garcia
Pam Kurtz
Lisa Howard
Kristel Knipling
Davis Gordon, Jr
Angel McDonald
Linda Martin
Laura Sturm
Lisa Molinar
Todd Lester
Donna
Wave Classified Ad for Furnished 2 Bedroom Apartment
Howie Hustles promotes selling unused household items to generate cash. Call 552 9788 for a Friendly Ad Writer. Furnished apartment with utilities paid in Seadrift. two bedroom unit listed with contact 785 6361. Mrs Madenka advertises apartments and reports strong results.
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Howie Hustles
Dial
Seadrift
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