Former Montana governor Babcock loses jail term for Nixon fund case
Former Gov Tim Babcock had his four month jail term set aside while his $1000 fine for disguising the origin of a $54000 Nixon campaign contribution stands. Judge Hart noted Armand Hammer who gave the money received a year of probation. Hammer, 77, of Occidental Petroleum, is hospitalized with heart disease and spared prison due to age and health.
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Washington
Tim M. Babcock
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
Babcock
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Armand Hammer
Hammer
Occidential Petroleum Corp
Los Angeles
Burglary Believed Real In Yarbrough Case
Houston police testified that the 1974 burglary of Texas Supreme Court nominee Donald R. Yarbrough’s law office appears genuine with no forced entry. Detective Tom Grubbs said he has no reason to doubt the break in, contradicting earlier claims that it may have been faked. Yarbrough says $300,000 in gold Mexican pesos was stolen in December 1974.
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Houston (Ap
Houston
Law Office of Texas Supreme Court
Donald R. Yarbrough
Tom Grubbs
Houston Police Department
Grubbs
M. E. Hurley
Yarbrough
Standwick Sentenced to Three 75 Year Prisons in Triple Murder
Houston AP reports state judge William Hatten sentences 25 year old Joseph Edward Standwick to three consecutive 75 year terms after the clerk pleads no contest to three murder charges. Three psychiatrists deemed him competent to stand trial in the deaths of Morris L. Williams Daniel Louis O'Connor and Charles Albert Ogel.
Funeral services for Mrs Ruby I Gayle held in Edna
Death notice for Ruby Inez Gayle 65 of LaWard details funeral at Slavik Funeral Home Edna with Rev Elaine Smith officiating. Burial in Edna Cemetery. She died in a Houston nursing home after a short illness. Survived by three sons two daughters two sisters sixteen grandchildren one great grandchild.
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Ruby Inez Gayle
LaWard
Port Lavaca
Slavik Funeral Home
Edna
Elaine Smith
Gayle
Houston
Lolita
W.B
Bill” Gayle
John W. Gayle
Douglas Z. Gayle
Barbara Lou Davis
Patsy Aldrich
Gladys Blake
Tow
Lucille McMahon
el Campo
Carbide Executive Appointed to Coastline Study Panel
Sam Griffith of Victoria and Plant Manager at Union Carbide Seadrift Plant is named chairman of a coastal zone land management study committee for the South Texas Chamber of Commerce by President Tom Burrus. The group will focus on coastal management policy, land use, and monitoring federal actions, with Bill B. Cobb leading the tax study effort and emphasis on school funding and property tax reform.
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Victoria
Union Carbide Seadrift
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
Tom Burrus
New Braunfels
Burrus
Texas
Bill B. Cobb
Griffith
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Griffith Group
Chamber
Texas Land Commissioner's Office
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Dolph Briscoe
Morning Markets Slip As Bank Rate Rises Again
The New York stock market fell gradually as CitiBank lifted its prime rate from 7 to 7.4 percent for the second quarter in a row. Other banks like First Pennsylvania Bank and Chemical Bank of New York followed with similar hikes. Matsushita Electric, maker of Panasonic, led trading activity with a 23 percent rise and a 151,900 share block traded at that price as the NYSE composite fell to 53.03. Volume was light with 6.72 million shares traded in two hours on the Big Board.
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New York Stock Exchange
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First Pennsylvania Bank and Chemical Bank of New York
Matsushita Electric
Panasonic
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Bar Group Program on Leases at Calhoun Bar Meeting
Oil, gas and mineral leases formed the core of George Fred Rhodes's speech at Calhoun County Bar Association's regular meeting. The July program will cover the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act with Lawrence A. Dio set to present. David Roberts announced 2024 committee appointments including Tom A. Garner Jr and Dio as co chairs of the continuing legal education panel.
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George Fred Rhodes
Calhoun County Bar Association
Lawrence A. Dio
David Roberts
Tom A. Garner Jr
Dio
Mike Fricke
Dan Heard
County Law Library
Rhodes
Plan Approved for Tulsa Crude Oil Co Reorganization
A federal judge approved a plan for financial reorganization of Tulsa Crude Oil Purchasing Co four years after it was forced into involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
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TULSA
Tulsa Crude Oil Purchasing Co
Student Named To Dean's List At Quachita Baptist
Charles Ross Brummett of Port Lavaca has been named to the dean's list at Quachita Baptist University for the 1976 spring semester. Nomination requires a minimum GPA of 3.50 and is confirmed by Dr. Carl Goodson, vice president for academic affairs.
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Charles Ross Brummett
Seadrift Courts Offerings And District Education Updates
Committee of 76 will be offered at the lighted courts in Seadrift with new courses including gymnastic clinic handicrafts conversational Spanish academics womens exercise aerobic dance guitar wood carving sewing and rodmaking. An open Travis Junior High gym starts June 23 at no cost. Miss Ann Sikes reviewed elementary education career education right to read kindergarten and crime and drug programs. Board discussed TI ADE policy on sex discrimination and district received a 4046 dividend from workers compensation. Vocational education chief announced student built house 97 percent complete with fall finish possible. Personnel changes and resignations were approved including Balusek Smajztka Wehmeyer Littleton Vickers Collier Kocian and the Dallis Douglas couple.
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Seadrift
Travis Junior High
Ann Sikes
Bobby J. Meloy
Cyynthis Balusek
Maxine Smajztka
Gail Wehmeyer
Mark Littleton
Joe Vickers
Bill Collier
Ed Kocianm
Dallis Douglas
Eleven Girls Enter Miss Black Bicentennial Pageant
Eleven Calhoun High School girls have registered for the Miss Black Bicentennial Queen's Contest to be held June 18 at George Adams Park. Registration closes at 6 p.m. June 15. The winner will reign during the Emancipation Proclamation celebration June 18–19, with the pageant starting at 6:30 p.m. The event features master of ceremonies Donald Washington and trophies for queen and runner-up.
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Calhoun High School
Naomi Chase
George Adams Park
Donald Washington
Almost Anything Goes Contest Six To Represent Port Lavaca
A six member Port Lavaca team will perform in a roadshow presentation of Almost Anything Goes at 8 p.m. Saturday in Victoria at Patti Welder Stadium. The event mirrors the TV show's format but will not be filmed. Guests include Rosie Grier as host. Admission is 4 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for children under 12, with tickets at Oshman's in the Viking Mall.
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Port Lavaca
Victoria
Patti Welder
Tinez
Ramiro
Speedy’ Martinez
Joe Pena
Robert Cooper
Rosie Grier
Oshman’s
Viking Mall
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