Plymouth Rock Blast Scatters Sand Not Rock
An explosion at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth Mass caused a sand hole but did not move or damage the granite boulder. Police said the blast appeared to be dynamite thrown onto the beach under a masonry canopy. No injuries or immediate suspects were found. State police bomb squad FBI and ATF investigated. no link to a recent Boston gift shop fire was found.
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Plymouth
Mass
Ernest Leonard
Leonardi
FBI
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Unit
U.S. Treasury Department
Boston Harbor
Boston
Primaries in Three States Show Mixed Results
Rhode Island voters boosted Jerry Brown with an uncommitted slate taking 32 percent, Carter 30 percent, and Frank Church 28 percent. Reagan beat Ford in Montana and South Dakota, while Ford carried Rhode Island 2 to 1 and won all 19 delegates. Carter led in South Dakota. Udall second. Church won Montana. Upcoming California New Jersey Ohio Democrats and Republicans eye 540 and 331 delegates respectively.
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Rhode Island
Jerry Brown
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Georgia
Idaho
Frank Church
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Montana
South Dakota
Arizona
Morris K. Udall
Church
California
New Jersey
Ohio
Udall
Brown
Barbecue Dinner Tickets On Sale In Port Lavaca
Tickets for the Port Lavaca Volunteer Fireman sausage barbecue dinner are on sale from volunteers or at the fire station 216 E Mahan St. The annual event is Sunday from 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the VFW Hall with tickets at 2 dollars per person and will also be sold at the door.
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Port Lavaca
VFW Hall
E. Mahan. St
Park Funds May Be Used on Sewage Improvement
Port Lavaca officials consider using park funds to correct an unpermitted sewage discharge from the Port Lavaca State Fishing Pier Park into Lavac Bay. Sen A R Babe Schwartz pressed for full data while noting the non lapsing funds may cover required improvements. The Texas Water Quality Board cited the violation and urged routing the discharge to the city system.
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Port Lavaca State Fishing Pier
A. R
Babe” Schwartz
Mike Gibson
Schwartz
Texas Water Quality Board
Lavac Bay
Fishing Pier
TWQB
W. B. Zwerschke
Gibson
Water Board
FBI Tackles Oil Equipment Theft in New Orleans Area
The FBI joined a crackdown on steel oil field equipment theft as agents raided a Scott rental firm in near Lafayette. Officials say thefts cross state lines, with recent cases including a $200,000 Jefferson Parish indictment and a $60,000 valve theft from Vanguard Safety Corp in Houma.
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New Orleans
FBI
Scott
Lafayette
Joseph T. Sylvester
Jack McGuckin
Jefferson Parish
Vanguard Safety Corp
Houma
Unemployment Dips to Year’s Lowest in Calhoun County
Willis Mason of the Texas Employment Commission in Victoria reports Calhoun County’s April unemployment at 5.3 percent with 7,249 of 7,655 in the labor force employed. Unemployed total 406, down from March and last year, amid broad local economic strength and ALCOA workforce reductions. Mason notes no single cause for the improvement.
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Willis Mason
Texas Employment Commission
Victoria
TEC
Calhoun County
Mason
Aluminum Company of America
Hays Probe Okayed In Ethics Committee
Washington AP The House ethics committee voted 11 to 0 to proceed immediately with a full investigation of the Wayne Hays payroll sex scandal with one member absent. Hays may be invited to testify as Rep. James Quillen urged an immediate probe, while Miss Ray’s potential testimony remained undecided. Subpoenas were issued for Ray and three other aides, and the speaker will decide on honoring them.
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Washington
House Ethics Committee
Wayne Hays
House
Hays
John J. Flynt Jr
D-Ga
Elizabeth Ray
Flynt
Miss Ray
House Administration
James H. Quillen
Rtenn
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Boston
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Herald American
Ethics
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Congress
Richardson Preyer
North Carolina
Bob Bergland
Minnesota
Lee H. Hamilton
Indiana
James G. O'Hara
Michigan
Frank E Evans
Colorado
Abner J. Mikva
Martin A. Russo
Illinois
Russo
House Administration Committee
Paul Panzarella
Mikva
Ethics Committee
Polls Open Saturday For Demo Runoffs
Calhoun County voters will cast ballots in the Democratic Primary Runoff with two state races and one district contest on the ballot. Precinct 1 constable race will be decided in six voting boxes. Incumbent A R Schwartz faces Dean Neugent in the 17th Senatorial District runoff.
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Calhoun County
Senate
A. R. Schwartz
Dean Neugent
Jon Newton
Jerry Sadler
Railroad Commission
B.B. Browning
Jack Gibson
Syrian Forces Seize Sidon Approaches and Oil Refinery
Syrian troops and tanks moved to seize the approaches to Sidon 25 miles south of Beirut and occupied the adjacent American oil refinery. Observers say the force aims to safeguard fuel supplies and pressure Lebanese factions as the 14 month civil war continues. Israel warned of action if defenses are threatened as Foreign Minister Allon monitors developments.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
Syria
Jerusalem
Israel
Yigal Allon
Agricultural Tour Postponed By Calhoun County Officials
The Calhoun County agricultural tour was postponed due to Tuesday rain. The event, a joint effort with the Soil Conservation Service, will not have a new date yet for the Little Chocolate Bayou drainage project tour.
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Calhoun County
Calhoun County Soil Conservation Service
Little Chocolate Bayou
Weather outlook warm with light winds through Thursday
Clear to partly cloudy skies continue this afternoon through Thursday with highs in the mid 80s and lows around the mid 60s. Winds 6 to 14 mph, seas 1 to 2 feet, and southeast winds 5 to 10 knots for boating and recreation. High tides 6:02 pm and 10:06 am Thursday, low tides 2:04 am and 4:27 pm Thursday. Sunrise 6:30 am, sunset 8:23 pm. Barometer 29.97 inches.
Refugio Agent To Judge Calhoun Vegetable Show
Harvey Hoermann, Refugio County Extension agent, named judge for Calhoun County Vegetable Show at Viking Mall on Saturday. Entries accepted 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., judging at 10:45 a.m. Ribbons awarded for top three in each class and champion and reserve in each division. Unclaimed entries by 4 p.m. donated to Gulf Coast Nursing Home. Rules available from County Extension Office or Horticulture Committee including Haskin and Hermes. Open to all Calhoun County home gardeners.
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Harvey Hoermann
Refugio County
Calhoun County
Viking Mall
Perry Haskin Jr
Calhoun County Extension Office
Gulf Coast Nursing Home
County Extension Office
Haskin
Ervin Hermes
H. D. McCain
Raymond Barefield
Orval Graham
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Plymouth Rock
Reagan
U. S. Naval Academy
Bancroft Hall
Annapolis
Carl Dally
W T. Phillips
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Mary Lois McMahan
Lebanese
Calhoun
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