East Texas Sawmiller Faces Peril and Change
F O Brannon, a 30 year veteran sawmill worker in Zavalla, Texas, describes the danger of the big five foot blade and the need for constant focus. He notes the rise of automated mills, shrinking small non automated mills, and the lure of railroad ties as a lifeline for smaller operations while reflecting on retirement and family. He highlights the regional logging history and the shift from labor intensive work to technology and consolidation.
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Zavalla
Texas
F. C. Brannon
Tex
F. O. Brannon
Steve Blow
Corpus Christi Caller
Blow
Brannon
East
Beaumont
Angelina National Forest
Brannen
Mountain View
Arkansas
Brannon’s
Today In History July 13 1976 Highlight Event List
On this date in 1863 rioting against the Civil War draft broke out in New York City with about 1,000 killed in three days of disorders. Other notes include Northwest Territory ordinance in 1787, Greeks defeat Turks in 1822, Russo Turkish War ends in 1878, first Atlantic crossing dirigible in 1919, Kennedy nomination in 1960, Watergate report in 1974, and space mission countdown in 1975. Birth of broadcaster Dave Garroway aged 63. Thought for today and a bicentennial note about the Declaration arriving in Providence.
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Associated Press
New York City
Congress
Northwest Territory
Thermopylae Pass
Greece
Morocco
Hassan
Cape Canaveral
Soviet Union
Dave Garroway
Artificial Heart Pump Patient Dies
A 44 year old woman, kept alive six days by a left ventricular assist device at St. Luke's Hospital after a June 30 implant, died from persisting kidney failure. Officials did not identify her, saying she lived out of town.
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Texas Heart Institute
Wharton forecast sees economy continuing recovery
The Wharton School forecast team led by Lawrence Klein predicts a continued economic recovery for a year or more with inflation rising as unemployment falls to about 6.1 percent by late 1977. The model, though apolitical, may be swayed by policy shifts and Federal Reserve actions.
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AP Dearees Awais
New York
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Wharton School
Lawrence Klein
Carter
United States
Wharton Team
Wharton
Klein
University of Pennsylvania
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
ABC Seeks Larger Budget for Liquor Enforcement in Texas
The Alcoholic Beverage Commission urged a two year budget of 12.75 million for 1977 78 and 12.1 million for 1978 79 to boost liquor law enforcement and tax collection. They warn a 10 percent cut would reduce inspectors by 29 and harm enforcement, while current staffing risks backlogs in audits and delayed revenue.
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Austin
Tex
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Legislative Budget Board
Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
ABC
Ray Walker
Luke Robinson
SA Mayor Weighs Gas Settlement Referendum
San Antonio Mayor Lila Cockrell says she will discourage a public vote on a $200 million out-of-court settlement with LaVaca Gathering Co. She prefers council decision, citing complex details and emotional risk. Coastal States president says no guaranteed settlement yet as lawsuits total $1.4 billion involving multiple utilities and cities.
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San Antonio, Tex
Lila Cockrell
LaVaca Gathering Co
San Antonio
City Public Service
CPS
La-Vaca
Coastal States Gas Corp
Coastal States
Harry L. Blomquist Jr
Blomquist
Lo- Vaca
Dallas man admits false claim on prison raid leverage
A Dallas man testified at a probation hearing that he lied about financing an armed raid on a Mexican prison to gain leverage with movie studios and publishing rights. Sterling B. Davis acknowledged his role in the Piedras Negras raid that freed his son and 13 others, amid federal charges and a postponed revocation hearing.
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Dallas
Sterling B. Davis
U.S. Dist
Sarah Hughes
Davis
Hughes
Piedras Negras
Mex
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Tex
Don Fielden
William McCoy Hill
William Blackwell
del Rio
Socialist quits Rome leadership after losses
Francesco de Martino resigned as secretary general of the Italian Socialist party amid criticism over the party's election losses in Rome AP reports.
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Rome
Francesco de Martino
Italian Socialist Party
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Bonorden
Providence
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Rendon
Port Lavace Funeral Home
Mission District
San Francisco
The
Radical Glide Memorial
Methodist Church
Lavaca
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