Water policy urged revision by Union Carbide executive
Warren M. Anderson of Union Carbide urged revising the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to balance environmental and economic needs. Speaking at the Water Pollution Control Federation conference, he called for a reassessment in 1977 to judge if water quality goals meet community needs and suggested postponing the 1985 zero discharge goal until tech and economics permit.
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Washington, D.C
Warren M. _ Anderson
Union Carbide Corporation
The
Water Pollution Control Federation
Anderson
Union Carbide
Anerson
Texas
Louisiana
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Carbide Corporation Chemicals and Plastics
Texas City
Seadrift
Brownsville
Taft
Economic policy in the 1970s a balance of inflation risk
The piece discusses how the U S economy cycles between expansion and contraction and examines policy questions for a slow recovery in 1976 and 1977. It weighs easy money and government spending versus the danger of reinflation and whether to sustain or end recession era programs. It notes political and human factors limit ideal choices.
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New York
Cyclists Hurt At Curve In Port Lavaca
Gary C. Smith 22 and Melody Lynn Terrell 18 both of Port Lavaca were thrown from a motorcycle when it left the road at a curve on Seadrift Street between Jackson Street and Loop 1016 at 3 30 p m Monday. They were taken to Port Lavaca Clinic by ambulance. Terrell is listed in fair condition at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital.
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Gary C. Smith
Melody Lynn Terrell
Port Lavaca
Smith
Seadrift Street
Jackson Street
Loop 1016
Terrell
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Flash floods from cloudbursts hit Texas regions overnight
Flash floods from cloudbursts drench parts of South and East Texas with up to 3.10 inches in Gonzales in 90 minutes and 1.16 inches in College Station. Radar shows up to 2 inches per hour as warnings extend across Walker, Grimes, Montgomery counties. Severe storms with hail affected Lower Rio Grande Valley, Upper Texas Coast, Dallas-Fort Worth area. funnel clouds reported near Houston with no damage. West Texas enjoys mild weather.
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Associated Press
Texas
Gonzales
San Antonio
College Station
National Weather Service
Walker
Grimes
Montgomery
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Coast
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Suits claim negligence in Calhoun County crash
A suit to collect workmen's compensation and damages in a collision between a taxing light air plane and a parked light aircraft at Calhoun County Airport has been filed in 24th District Court. Martiniano Saavedra seeks 85,000 damages and costs from Clegg Trawlers Inc after a shrimp boat accident. John Paddock of Dallas sues Wideman Aviation Co for 3,000 damages and costs for aircraft damage alleged to be caused by the defendant's pilot negligence.
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Calhoun County
24Th District
Martiniano Saavedra
Port Lavaca
R.E., Clegg Trawlers, Inc
Lillian R
Saavedra
John Paddock
Wideman Aviation Co
Paddock
Dallas
Plea Hearings Set for 34 Defendants Monday
A total of 34 defendants will enter pleas before County Judge Willis Jett on Monday at 9 a.m. The criminal docket consists of misdemeanor charges.
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Willis Jett
Alcoa announces cost increases across aluminum lines
Alcoa announces price hikes effective with shipments on Monday as escalating costs for natural gas, bauxite, transportation and energy push up expenses. The increases, covering about 60 percent of shipments, include two cents a pound on most common alloy sheet and two to five cents on drawn tube, wire, rod and shapes, with some products unchanged. the firm notes Jamaica and other bauxite levies significantly raise costs and that ROI has fallen from 6.9 percent in 1974.
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Aluminum Company of America
Jamaica
Alcoa
Damages awarded for sight loss in Houston trial
A district court jury awarded $500,000 to Bob D. Libby of Bossier City Louisiana for loss of sight in his right eye after an operation in 1972. Jurors found chief anesthesiologist Dr Cezeaux negligently dosed anesthesia and that Libby woke during surgery, causing eye injury. hospital and surgeon were cleared. The suit sought $1.2 million.
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Houston
Louisiana
Bob D. Libby
Bossier City
W. Ervin James
State Court
G. E. Cezeaux
Libby
Insurance Company
Morning Markets Slip After Profit Taking In NY Stocks
The noon Dow at 873.51 fell 5.48 from a 15 month high as investors booked profits. Government data showed May factory orders up for the third straight month while inventories declined. The American Stock Exchange value index dropped .33 to 93.13 and the NYSE composite slid to 50.58.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
NYSE
Pork Was The Farm Favorite In Rural America
The passage notes pork as the staple meat for farmers with high consumption levels akin to beef. Ham and bacon were common on rural tables, salt pork stored in brine barrels, highlighting pork’s central role in frontier households and family sustenance. A frontier wife in James Fenimore Cooper’s novel humorously laments reaching the bottom of the pork barrel.
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James Fenimore Cooper
Terminals seminar to aid offshore businesses
A September 12 seminar at the Marriot Motor Hotel Houston explores planning design construction and operation of Gulf of Mexico offshore terminals. Co sponsored by Texas A&M Industrial Economics Research Division and MSAT with Sea Grant support. Panelists cover private sector roles equipment needs ABS rules. Registration is $20. Contact Dewayne Hollin for details.
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College Station
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Marriot Motor Hotel
Houston
Texas A&m University
Marine Services Association of Texas
MSAT
A&m
Sea Grant College
Dewayne Hollin
Hollin
S. Post Oak Road
Suite
Texas
Mushrooms as Diet Delight in Gourmet Meals
Readers learn mushrooms can aid weight control without extreme diets. The article notes the versatile fungus used in French cuisine for breakfast to dinner, offering flavorful, non fattening options. It contrasts avoidant regimens like coffee and grapefruit with enjoyable, healthful dishes.
Insurance sales halted after state board order
A San Antonio firm and two agents were ordered by the State Insurance Board to cease an insurance sales scheme. Agents Barton W. Dailey and William Klein faced penalties of 1000 dollars or license loss. The board found Federal Employee Association sold policies of American Fidelity Life Insurance via "FEA Counsellors" who acted as agents for American Fidelity, in a repeated, systematic solicitation that made the association the insurer’s agent.
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Austin, Tex
San Antonio
State Insurance Board
Barton W. Dailey
William Klein
Federal Employee Association
FEA
American Fidelity Life Insurance
Klein and Dailey
American Fidelity
American Fidelity Life Insurance Co
Beach Arrests After Reckless Driving Incident
Complaints from Port O Connor beachgoers led to the arrest of Joseph Godfrey for driving while intoxicated and Leonard Lutomierski for drunkenness after a late Saturday incident. A child was injured when George Bratusek's car with three kids on the hood rolled over her leg. Nancy Bratusek was treated at Champ Traylor Memorial and Citizens' Hospital in Victoria for X rays. Deputies also looked into a boy firing firecrackers into a yard with a chained dog in Seadrift and a broken window at the Central Power and Light office there.
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Port O'Connor
Joseph Godfrey
Leonard Lutomierski
George Bratusek
Nancy Bratusek
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Citizens’ Hospital
Victoria
Seadrift
Central Power and Light
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duPont
Eastman
Exxon
Mies
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