Washington Payroll Scandal Forces Hays to Step Aside
Rep. Wayne Hays quits as head of the House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee amid an ethics inquiry into his role in a payroll sex scandal. He vows vindication while a House Administration Committee meeting is set to discuss his leadership. the ethics probe continues with testimony and a grand jury scrutiny.
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Washington
Wayne Hays
House
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Hays
Ohio Democrat
House Administration Committee
House Administration
Thomas O'Neill
O'Neill
House Democratic
Elizabeth Ray
Chicago Tribune
White House
David Kennerly
Miss Ray
CBS News
the Tribune
House Committee
Kennerly
House Ethics Committee
Carl Albert
Albert
D-Mass
Drainage Commission Approves Private Road Project
Drainage District 11 commissioners approved a private road easement for Mrs. Owen Brett and Joe Brett starting at Westerland Grade Road and crossing Joe Brett’s property to Mrs. Brett’s land. The district may not build a fence but may install two 14 foot gates and proceed before final permission is filed.
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Westerland
Owen Brett
Joe Brett
Drainage District 11
Walter Maguire
Highway 87
Kamey
Highway Department
Maida McKamey
Glenn McKamey
Riva Mae Corbin
Chocolate Bayou
Gree
Maguire
Port Lavaca
Corps of Engineers
Lynn's Bayou
Study on Airport Contract Delayed by FAA Administration Clause
Commissioners Court and Forrest and Cotton Inc of Austin reviewed the Calhoun County Airport rebuilding contract. FAA approval is needed. target is August 15 to finalize plans and specifications for bidding. The project faces grant details with 75 percent federal funding and 25 percent county, plus TAC funds up to 50000. The firm’s fee is 30269 with FAA participation of 29106 but 1109 ineligible.
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Commissioners Court
Forrest and Cotton, Inc
Austin
Calhoun County
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Texas Aeronautical Commission
Willis Jetton
FFA
Pound Skids to New Low in London Market
Britain's pound fell further against the dollar, sliding two more cents to a fresh low of 1.7010 as traders noted renewed pressure on the currency amid market jitters and policy expectations.
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London
Britain
Weather Outlook For Easter Period With Seas And Winds
Clear to partly cloudy and warm through Friday with Easterly winds 6 to 16 mph. Highs in the mid 80s, lows in the mid 70s. Boating conditions: variable winds 5 to 10 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet. Widely scattered thundershowers. seas and winds higher during storms. Sunset 8 23 p m, sunrise 6 30 a m. Tides: high 7 45 p m and 10 38 a m Friday, low 4 27 p m and 3 a m Friday. Pressure 29.94.
Economic Summit Set for Puerto Rico by Six Nations
President Ford announced a June 27 28 economic summit in Puerto Rico with six major industrialized nations Canada France West Germany Italy Japan and the United Kingdom joining the United States to chart a course for a healthier sustained recovery. The leaders will meet to discuss cooperation across shared interests and avoid crises, amid timing questions related to the upcoming Republican convention.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Puerto Rico
Canada
France
West Germany
Italy
Japan
United Kingdom
Rambouillet
White House
Bond Reduction Denied In Rape Case
Norris Ray Hunter of Matagorda faced two $50 000 bonds after arrest on May 12 on charges of felony rape of a child and aggravated kidnapping at gunpoint of a Seadrift girl. District Judge Joe Kelly denied the motion to reduce bonds set by Justice of the Peace James M Dworaczyk. Hunter remains jailed in Calhoun County.
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Joe Kelly
Norris Ray Hunter
Matagorda
Justice of the Peace
James M. Dworaczyk
Seadrift
Hunter
Calhoun County
Soviets Report Missing Plane On Luanda to Moscow Route
An Aeroflot TU154 jetliner bound from Luanda, Angola to Moscow has been missing for two days. The Soviet aviation official declined to state passenger count or nationalities. The two-way 18 hour flight, used by Soviet advisers and Angolans visiting the USSR, began after the Popular Front takeover.
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Moscow
Luanda
Angola
Malabo
Equatorial Guinea
Luanda-Moscow
Popular Front
Soviet Union
Reagan Supporters Clear On Defense and Welfare Stance
An Associated Press poll finds Ronald Reagan's positions on national defense and welfare as the clearest issue links for him, while most voters lack knowledge of candidates' stances on five major topics. Personal qualities drive support for about 57 percent.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Morris Udall
Roper Organization of New
York
Jimmy Carter
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Frank Church
Brown
Church
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Delegates
U.S.S.R
Landscaping Planned for New Flag Pole Dedication set for Flag Day
The Calhoun County Bicentennial Horizons-76 committee will plant shrubs around a flag pole at Fishing Pier Park’s children’s playground Saturday at 9 a.m. The pole and landscaping were funded by donations from local individuals and groups. Dedication is planned for June 14 under the festival committee.
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Calhoun Conty Bicentennial Horizons-76
Fishing Pier
W. W. Zwerschke
City Parks and Recreation Board
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Dga
Capitol
Great’ Britain
Flora Portilla
Miss Portilla
A. O. Portilla
Drainage Commission
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Evans Witt
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