Texas Highway death toll mounts over weekend
Over the weekend Texas saw 34 violent deaths from 28 traffic fatalities, five shootings, and one drowning. Notable victims included Dallas residents Thomas L. Holbert and Nora Estique, with multiple head‑on crashes near Franklin and Port Isabel, a fatal fire accident near Edna, and the shooting of Dallas constable Earl Andrews. Four suspects were charged with murder in separate incidents, amid ongoing investigations across several counties.
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Thomas L. Holbert
Dallas
Nora Estique
Phillippines
Edna
Maria I. Segura
Juan Segura Jr
Jose Segura
Maria Segura
Hector Rodriguez
Port Isabel
Brownsville
Deborah Powers
Julie Stewart
Patricia Tullos
Prentiss Dale Head
Houston
Ollie W. Jackson
Belton
Temple
Tarrant
Earl Andrews
Mansfield
Lavaca
Yoakum
Hilmer Woytek
Andrews
Theodore Collins
Kenneth Dunlap
Fort Worth
Halletsville
James Bynum
Beaumont
Roy Peck
Jasper
Victor
George A. Oliver
Joyce Faye Calip
Austin
Leland Dale Anderson
Walter Jennings
Harold Earl Curtis
Robbie Slaughter
Anderson
Banks Cut Prime Rates Across Major Cities
Major banks nationwide lowered the prime rate to 7 percent from 7 1/2 percent after First National City Bank reduced to 6 percent on Friday. Banks in New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit and St. Louis also lowered to 7 percent citing slow business loan demand and recent rate cuts elsewhere. The prime rate guides short term corporate loans and may signal trends for other rates, as it did last year when it rose to highs.
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St. Louis
Weather Warning Brief For Coastal Region
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Increasing cloudiness and showers Tuesday. Southerly winds 10-15 mph gusty near showers, high this afternoon near 90, tonight upper 70s, Tuesday mid 80s. Precipitation probability 30 percent this afternoon and tonight, 50 percent Tuesday. Marine forecast shows southerly winds 12-18 knots, seas 3-5 ft, winds and seas high in showers and thunderstorms. Tides low at 10:51 p.m., high at 7:10 a.m., low at 12:42 p.m., high at 3:12 p.m. Sunset 8:26 p.m., sunrise 6:29 a.m., barometer 29.78.
Houston team wins safari in Texas Water Safari record
Mike Wooley and Jim Nabors of Houston won the grueling Texas Water Safari in 41 hours 12 minutes, breaking the previous record by 3 hours 7 minutes. Bucky and Robert Chatham of Seadrift were second, with Jerry Cochran and Tom Goynes third. Dennis Borowicz and Johnny McKee fourth, Terry Pauley and Steve Borowicz fifth, Pat Petrisky and Jim Trimble sixth in aluminum class. 12 of 33 teams dropped out as finishers extended into Monday afternoon.
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Mike Wooley
Jim Nabors
Houston
Texas
Fire damages DeShazer home on Brookhollow Drive
Mrs. Lois DeShazer's house at 555 Brookhollow Drive suffered heavy damage Friday evening from a kitchen grease fire that spread to the attic. Downstairs living room, one upstairs bedroom, the garage and breezeway were damaged. water and smoke affected the entire house. Three fire units and 20 firefighters arrived at 8 17 p.m. and contained the blaze in 28 minutes. The vent hood and air vent contributed to attic spread. DeShazer and a passerby alerted the department after she saw a spark in the vent.
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Lois DeShazer
Brookhollow Drive
Stringham
Congress fights over Ford oil plan energy tax package
In Washington Democrats push alternative energy tax provisions as House begins debate on a Ways and Means bill with about 160 amendments. The measure would raise gasoline taxes up to 20 cents, with rebates to most Americans, while Senate debate on New Hampshire race and recount issues unfolds. Ford vows environmental safeguards alongside energy development, and a veto override on strip mining is set for consideration.
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Congress
Ford
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
John A. Durkin
Louis C. Wyman
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton
Senate Rules Committee
Durkin
Wyman
Rules Committee
United States
Point Comfort to Hear Utility Rate Increases Agenda
Point Comfort Board of Aldermen meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall to consider a water line easement with Sea Lake Corp. and a rate hike for garbage collection plus a Houston Natural Gas request. Also on the agenda are a revenue sharing budget hearing for 1975 76 and related actions.
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Point Comfort
City Hall
Houston Natural Gas
Sea Lake Corp
Alcoa
Houston
Texas
County Traffic Safety Plan Outlined At Commissioners Court
A Texas county court discussed a state funded traffic safety pilot to coordinate local standards. The plan would be led by a traffic safety coordinator working with county and city governments, with state funding for two years and partial funding the third, before a decision is made.
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Governors Office On
Houston
Rio Grande Valley
Willis F. Jetton
Guadalupe-Blanco River
Recreation Board Meeting Preview in Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca's Recreation and Parks Board will hold its regular meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 at the City Hall Annex. Agenda includes opinion of liability on 32 acres of land report on municipal swimming discussion of future park developments maintenance of parks and removal of abandoned property.
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Port Lavaca
Ford to air CIA report on Rockefeller Commission findings
President Ford plans to disclose the Rockefeller Commission report on CIA domestic activities at a 7:30 p.m. EDT news conference. He spent weekend time reviewing the 300-page document while balancing official duties and golf. The move has stirred controversy over timing and disclosure.
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Washington
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
Rockefeller
West Calhoun Navigation Receives Permit to Modify Facilities
The Corps of Engineers district office in Galveston approved the application of the Westside Calhoun County Navigation to modify facilities. The action clears the way for changes to navigation structures and related works, signaling regulatory consent and coordination with local authorities.
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Corps of Engineers
Galveston
Calhoun County
Channel
Victoria
Port Lavaca boosts fire fleet with new truck
Port Lavaca added a new fire apparatus funded by the Federal Revenue Sharing Program, bringing its Class A fleet to four trucks including one from Calhoun County. The purchase lowers the city key fire insurance rate from 28 to 25 cents per $100 and enhances credit terms to 25 percent. The $40,441.33 chassis from Terry Bunch Ford hosts a 500 gallon main pump and a second centrifugal pump for major fires. three full-time, two part-time and 40 volunteer firefighters compose the department.
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Port Lavaca
Ray Sringham
Calhoun
Mike Gibson
Terry Bunch Ford Motor Company
Ray Stringham
Stringham
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Port O'Connor
Skelly
Seadrift
Corpus Christi
P.O. Box
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