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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1975
Page
4
Former Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato, Nobel Peace Prize winner, died in Tokyo at age 74 after a stroke left him in a coma since May 19. He led eight years in office, helped Japan become an economic giant, pursued US-Japan stability, and oversaw Okinawa’s 1972 return to Japanese rule.
Southern Pacific Transporta tion Co. filed suit against Utilex Inc on Friday seeking 789 in rentals. Officials say Southern Paving Co breached a contract dated March 31, 1969, with Utilex reportedly assuming Southern Paving obligations on January 29, 1972.
Rudolph Willman Jr son of Dr and Mrs R R Willmann Sr of Port Lavaca belongs to the 1975 graduating class of Texas Lutheran College He earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication arts at TLCs 84th commencement held on campus He served as Student Senate president editor of The Lone Star Lutheran and participated in the Concert Band and Choir Magan Cum Laude at graduation
Gov. Dolph Briscoe said five South Texas counties Cameron Dorval Hidalgo Jim Hogg and Jim Wells were declared emergency areas by the US Department of Agriculture. Aid will be limited to eligible livestockmen who have suffered substantial feed losses.
Oklahoma collections yielded $1,185,000 as 70 vintage cars crossed the block at the State Fair of Texas Automobile Building. A 1932 Duesenberg Model J sold for $150,000 to Lou Gephart by telephone. Paul Lynde drew attention buying a 1961 Bentley for $17,000 during the event.
John Mayfield, supervising chemist at Alcoa Point Comfort, spoke to a student science training program at Prairie View A&M University. He described career paths in industrial chemistry and presented an Alcoa film Mining Refining and Smelting. The six week program offers high school students statewide chemistry training.
The Port O Connor Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the community center. The agenda includes installing a new director to replace Ross Davis who resigned, discussing the annual barbecues, and a report on the recent fishing festival.
A wild cat strike by Brotherhood of Railway Airline and Steamship Clerks halted all REA Express pickups and deliveries in New York Chicago Detroit Cincinnati and Atlanta. Workers protest plans to close 153 of 340 terminals and fire about 400 staff as REA seeks reorganization after bankruptcy filing of February 18. The union, with about 8,000 members, had fought to force honoring the contract while pay was cut 10 percent weekly after the restructuring move.
Federal Energy Administrator Frank G. Zarb warned on ABC that President Ford's energy conservation program could lift gasoline to near 70 cents a gallon. He said the proposed conservation taxes would be recycled to the economy, while noting the administration's plan would add 14 to 15 cents a gallon and a Ways and Means bill about 23 cents in time. The House bill stalled after leadership delays. Zarb linked higher prices to two new import duties on crude oil, saying the tax hike would mainly hit gasoline.
C R Johnson C T A assessor-collector of Galveston County spoke at the Mid-Coast Chapter of the Texas Association of Assessing Officers meeting on May 22 in Bay City. He outlined who works with legislation, rumors, accomplishments and possible results of proposed bills, urged TAAO membership and participation in education programs. Maxine Breivogel, president, presided with Norris Hall of Bay City Independent School District hosting.
Cub Scout Pack 397 hosted a bike rodeo and Cub Olympics at Point Comfort Park on Saturday. Winners included Donald Hoelscher first in eight-year group, Mitchell Price second. Matt Crisp first in nine-year group. Jack Carroll first, Mike Price second, Paul Hoelscher third in ten-year group. In rodeo events Mike Price won triangular, slalom, and fast races. Matt Crisp won slow race and circling. Judges were Ed Carroll, Dale Price, Sandy Carroll, Tom Crisp, John Maxwell. Howie Rowe assisted. Pack 397 sponsored by Salem Lutheran Church.
Paul T. Wachtendorf, a Calhoun High School student from Port Lavaca, will attend the 15th Annual Texas Nuclear Science Symposium for High Schools at the University of Texas at Austin June 4. Dan F. Missingill will accompany him. Central Power and Light Company sponsors the event, part of the Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation. About 500 top science students and teachers will participate in four days of lectures and lab tours, including fusion research laboratories.
Farmers report wind damage to grain sorghum and sunflowers after recent storms. Officials say some fields are irreparably damaged while others may recover if rain ceases. Local agronomists note crop losses vary by field and area.
A car was stolen from a local residence with May 22 suspected as the theft date. Two witnesses saw a man load the vehicle using a wrench truck. Deputies investigate the case as details emerge. A battery was also stolen from a truck on George St on Sunday.
The Peterss of Bay City were aboard a houseboat that capsized by the Matagorda jetty while visiting Port O'Connor. Coast Guard rescue, hospital visits, and treatment followed before they were released. Port Lavaca fishing pier operator George Frangullie fared better, docking at Alcoa Loading point as storms moved water out, leaving him stranded on land.
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