Bond Issue Study Committee outlines Calhoun ISD needs
The Bond Issue Study Committee of 76 met to review proposed improvements for Calhoun County Independent School District facilities and a planned bond totaling about 4 million dollars. Chair Don Ragin led 54 members with subcommittees on Vocational Education and more while Dr. Marvin Kirkman highlighted the district’s strong finances and potential tax implications. The group aims to submit recommendations by September 2.
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Mary Baker Phillips
Calhoun County Independent School District
School Boards
New Citizens Advisory Committee
A. W. Kelton
Don Ragin
Port O’connor
Jim Rudellat
Wayne Weber
George Lane
Pinaical
Walter Linhart
Ervin Hermes
Mark Cameron
Rolando Reyes
Marvin Kirkman
Kirkman
Truck Cuts Wire Knocks Out Highway 87 Phone Service
A truck on Highway 87 broke a telephone line, disabling about 30 homes for 5 to 6 hours Monday afternoon. General Telephone Company foreman Bill Keller estimated $800 in damage from the 2:30 p.m. incident. KGUL Radio went off air during repairs. Temporary fixes were finished about 7 p.m. and full repairs by 9 p.m.
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Highway 87
Bill Keller
General Telephone Company
Port Lavaca
KGUL
Keller
Syrian Tanks Enter Sidon Amid Lebanon Clash
NICOSIA AP Beirut radio reports street fighting in Sidon and near Beirut as Syrian troops push into Sidon from Jezzine. Leftist Lebanese and Palestinian guerrillas claim to halt a Beirut push. power lines down, communications cut, and clashes extend to an air base in north Lebanon amid a Christian faction backing of Syria.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Beirut Radio
Sidon
Beirut
Jezzine
Lebanon
Sofar
Radio Beirut
Hafez Assad
Parks Board Meeting Set
The Port Lavaca Parks and Recreation Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Annex at 306 E. Mahan St. The agenda includes a general discussion of recreation problems a financial report and budget discussion.
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Port Lavaca
Seadrift Council fills vacancy with Tyson alderman
Seadrift City Council unanimously selected Billy Tyson as alderman to replace Lloyd Chatham who resigned after moving from the city. Tyson will oversee sewage water and garbage. council approved Fifth Street extension, bayfront lease transfer, and a 40 by 200 foot land lease to Cunningham Seafood Co. Inc. The group adopted the Calhoun County Civil Defense plan and renamed Fisher Street to Bennett Street in memory of longtime fire department worker F. H. Bennett. Community development grant paperwork was authorized with public comments due by July 1.
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Jean Ann Jungman
Seadrift
Billy Tyson
City of Seadrift
Fifth Street
Bay Front
Jerry Amason
Vernon Davis
Tyson
Lloyd Chatham
Robert Chatham
Donald Holder
Juan Rios Jr
Leandro Carabajal
Harris Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Bayfront
Theola Holder
Marlyn O’briant
Davis
Amason
Cunningham Seafood Co., Inc
Pine Street
Calhoun County Civil Defense
Fisher Street
Bennett Street
F. H. Bennett
Bennett
Department
Recreation Event Opens at Crockett Junior High
The city summer recreation program opened Monday at Crockett Junior High School for ages 5 to 16, running weekdays 9 a.m. to noon through July 2. A second session July 5 to 30 will be at Travis Junior High, with no registration fee and activities including basketball volleyball softball ping pong and quiet games.
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Crockett Junior High School
Crockett
Travis Junior High
Swine influenza drive planned for Calhoun County
Port Lavaca health officials outline an ambitious program to inoculate 18 000 Calhoun County residents against swine influenza. Experts warn of a major antigenic shift risking a worldwide epidemic if the virus spreads. vaccination before exposure is the only protection. The piece recalls the 1918 19 outbreak with 500 000 U S deaths and notes the absence of a cure.
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Calhoun County
Phil Martin
Port Lavaca
United States
Workers govern themselves at Alcoa Northwest plant
In Addy Washington 280 employees at Aluminum Company of America experiment in worker self government operate without foremen or unions. Teams of 7 to 12 decide tasks hire fire and resolve issues, while managers note mixed outcomes after five months and a shakedown of three to five years.
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Addy
Wash
Chuck Taylor
Taylor
Aluminum Company of America
New Northwest Alloys, Inc
Kaiser
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Carl Hudson
Hudson
Darla Ferry
Bill Kelly
Budget Session Set by Council
Port Lavaca City Council members and city officials meet tonight in a workshop on the preliminary 1976 77 budget. City Manager Mike Gibson says no action will be taken. The session aims to gather ideas for the coming year's budget. It starts at 7 p.m. in City Hall and is open to the public.
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Port Lavaca
Mike Gibson
Gibson
City Hall
Weather outlook through Wednesday with winds and seas
Weather forecast shows clear to partly cloudy conditions this morning through Wednesday with northeast and east winds 8 to 16 mph. Highs near the mid 80s, tonight lows in the upper 60s, and northeasterly winds 10 to 15 knots offshore. Seas 2 to 4 feet with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Sunset 8:25 p.m., sunrise 6:29 a.m. Tides high 4:12 a.m. Wednesday, 1:18 p.m. Wednesday. low 8:19 p.m. and 9:33 a.m. Wednesday. Barometer 30.03.
Two Homes Burglarized In Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca police reported two burglaries. Charles White, 106 Bauer, said $65 in dimes stolen from his home Monday evening. Mrs. Claude Bradley, 505 Sunnydale, reported a diamond necklace and a $20 bill taken from a jewelry box in the past four months. Necklace valued at $350.
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Port Lavaca
Charles White
Bauer
Claude Bradley
Sunnydale
Sharks should be admired not feared says expert
New Orleans AP report covers Dr. Perry Gilbert of Cornell and Mote Marine Laboratory arguing that most sharks pose little danger. He cites around 50 annual attacks, urges monitoring in Florida Australia and South Africa, and offers safety tips: avoid night swims, don't swim alone, stay still if threatened, and use last resort to strike the snout.
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New Orleans
Perry Gilbert
Jaws
Gilbert
Cornell University
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota
Fla
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Tulane University
California
United States
Florida
Australia
South Africa
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Kelton
Texas
State Board of Education
Ford
Secret Service
Bowling Green University
Bowling Green
Ohio
Lebanese
E. Mahan St
Seadrift Council Meets
Ted Gill
O’briant
Department of Housing and Urban Development
George Fred Rhodes
Tylson
Fort Dix
N.J
Alcoa
Council
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