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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1975
Page
4
Terry L. Bonds of United Steel Workers urges public scrutiny as Alcoa has laid off about 700 hourly workers since December, with more cuts feared. He links gas costs and energy to the shut down, warns of 1,100 1,200 total layoffs, and calls for pension talks and plant recall plans to ease the local economic hit.
Rosemary Conway, 36, of Chicago and Las Vegas, is detained in a Laotian police station for the ninth day after being accused of sowing instability. U.S. embassy officials report no progress on securing her release. The case comes as Pathet Lao leaders meet in Sam Neua to discuss Laos’s future amid regional tensions.
Point Comfort operations manager Ron Kuerner says five of seven smelting potlines are shut temporarily due to weak aluminum demand. Four of five alumina refining units remain operational as Alcoa lays off 680 hourly workers. total staffing reaches 2,600 when fully running. He cites high costs and aging lines, while noting ongoing energy investments and environmental upgrades to sustain long term business.
President Ford told congressional leaders he is firm on a comprehensive energy program after a 65 minute White House meeting. House Speaker Carl Albert said no consensus was reached as lawmakers critique the 23 cent gasoline tax plan amid a five month stalemate between Ford administration energy policies and Democratic leaders.
At the National Governors Conference governors from both parties questioned Washington and industry energy data. Iowa's Robert Ray, new conference president, urged someone to reveal the true facts after three days of energy debate.
Tschoepe, who wed a juvenile in Mexico, is jailed in Calhoun County on a $500 bond for enticing a minor. Elsewhere, Howischer Electric Co. reports a stolen pickup found at Gossett Junk Yard by L C Gossett. Four khaki work outfits stolen from Point Comfort Washeteria remain unrecovered. Gov Mandel questions energy policy amid a split governors’ vote. energy price strategies falter.
A CBS rerun of M A S H was the week's most popular evening program while a 30 minute GOP commercial titled Republicans Are People Too performed as a ratings dud. Nielsen figures show the ad on CBS last Thursday ranked among the nation’s lowest rated prime time broadcasts.
The body of 49 year old Odis F Sturm missing since Monday from the tug Hustler of Gilbert Towing Co was recovered near Caney Creek Tuesday morning. He lived with his parents in Alamo Beach and is survived by his parents five sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be at Heights Funeral Home in Houston at 10 30 a m Friday with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park in Houston.
Dr George Low NASA deputy administrator says rendezvous with Soviet spacecraft will be at least as safe as other orbital missions and safer than a lunar landing. He cautions about Russian launch vehicle safety but praises cross training in docking and crew transfer. He notes the mission boosts rescue capabilities and improves US Soviet space cooperation.
The Air Force concluded three key ramp locks failed and that rapid decompression caused the rear ramp and pressure door to fail, triggering the C5 Galaxy crash on April 4. Investigators could not confirm why the ramp locks unlocked, despite extensive door tests and recovery of the cargo door from the South China Sea.
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