Emancipation Day Activities Highlight Juneteenth Celebration
The two day Emancipation Day in Port Lavaca opens with a queen contest at George Adams Park on Friday evening. Ten entrants compete for Miss Black Bicentennial, followed by a dedication ceremony and a speech by George W. Adams. Saturday includes a breakfast for guests featuring Don Hardeman and Fred McClure, a public reception, a parade along Main Street ending at Adams Park, a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, and a park ceremony with McClure as guest speaker. Afternoon events include a rap session with Hardeman and youth games, culminating in a street dance headlined by Ebony.
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George Adams Park
Progressive Service League
George W. Adams
Port Lavaca
Adams
Corpus Christi
Don Washington
Coastal Bend Savings and Loan Association
Viking Mall
Main Street
Austin Street
Adams Park
Raymond Leonard
McClure
Calhoun County Library
Hardeman
Oilers
Texas A&i University
Ebony
Carter Aides Plan Fundraising to Clean Debt
Aides to Jimmy Carter plan 12 fundraisers aiming to raise about 1 million dollars to bring the campaign from a reported 1.75 million debt to the black before the Democratic National Convention. Lipshutz said net debt could drop to about 600 thousand with anticipated funds and reimbursements. Carter nears the 1505 delegate threshold for the nomination as staff split on vice presidential screening and possible FBI background checks.
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Sea Island
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
Robert Lipshutz
Secret Service
Lipshutz
Dallas
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jody Powell
Powell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Evacuation of Americans In Lebanon Considered
Secretary Kissinger said the US will decide within 36 hours whether to evacuate Americans from Lebanon after the murders of Ambassador Francis E. Meloy Jr. and economic counselor Robert O. Waring at the US chancellery site. He warned a short operation if military forces are used and noted captors claims remain unconfirmed. The incident drew arrests in Beirut and calls for regional cooperation.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Lebanon
U.S
Kissinger
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
Hays
Miss Ray
W. Edward Thompson
Justice
Post
Waggonner
Scripps-Howard
Police Woman Solicited by Congressman
A Louisiana congressman, Rep. Joe D. Waggonner, was reportedly nabbed by vice squad for soliciting a policewoman posing as a prostitute. Reports say records were suppressed and immunity may have shielded action. Star and Post detail conflicting accounts and potential cover-up claims.
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Washington
Louisiana
Congress
New York Post
Joe D. Waggonner
D-La
Washington, D.C
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Post
U.S. Atty
Earl Silbert
Silbert
The
Star
Wayne L. Hays
Elizabeth Ray
City Sewer Excavations Cave-in During Rains
Port Lavaca saw two sewer line trench cave-ins amid a 1.43 inch rainfall on Wednesday. Flooding affected streets but none closed. minor sewer-digging damage reported in Brookshollow and Brookshire Additions. A funnel cloud was sighted near Calhoun County Airport at 11:30 a.m. with ground levels from 300 to 3500 feet. Rain totals varied across nearby areas from Green Lake to Port O’Connor.
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Port Lavaca
National Weather Service
Brookshollow
Brookshire
Calhoun County
Green Lake
Magnolia Beach
Alcoa
Kearney
Alamo Beach
Port O'Connor
Houston Rain Declares Disaster Area in City Wide Flood
Gov. Dolph Briscoe announced Houston will be declared a disaster area after heavy rains of over 13 inches caused several million dollars in damage. The Sims Bayou area and Medical Center suffered major impact with residents evacuating flooded homes. At least seven deaths were reported as power outages and emergency measures affected hospitals. Local officials seek SBA disaster loans and state funds for recovery.
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Houston
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Medical Center
Sims Bayou
Harris County
Tom Bass
Briscoe
Fred Hofheinz
Small Business Administration
Gordon Smith
Sims and
Brays Bayous
Registration Open for Summer Community Classes
Registration remains open for city community education summer courses led by coordinator Jack Hunt. About 60 students attended Tuesday’s session. others can enroll by calling 552-9728 or joining the next class meeting. Courses include tennis, exercise, aerobics, golf, guitar, macrame, Spanish, woodcarving, rodmaking, ceramics, and more with a $0.50 hourly tuition.
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Jack Hunt
Office of Community Education
Calhouncourt
Madison Gym
Clothing Drive Seeks Donations for Foster Children
The Department of Public Welfare asks for clean usable clothing for foster children in Calhoun County. Clothes for ages 2 to 6 are exhausted and other ages are depleted. Donations may be taken to the State Department of Public Welfare at 201 W. Austin.
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Calhoun County
Department of Public Welfare
State Department of Public Welfare
W. Austin
Weather outlook with warm temps and thundershowers
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thundershowers through Friday. Southerly winds 10-15 mph gusting near thundershowers. Highs in the low 90s, lows in the mid-70s. Rain chances 30 percent this afternoon and Friday, 20 percent tonight. Southeast winds 8-18 knots for boating. Seas 3-4 feet with scattered thundershowers. Tides include highs at 8:49 pm and 10:19 am Friday, lows at 4:25 pm and 3:08 am Friday. Sunset 8:28 pm, sunrise 6:30 am. Pressure 29.90.
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Mulberry Streets
Don Hardeman
Houston Oilers
Fred
Texas Future Farmers of America
Sharon Hardin
Texas A&m University
White House
House International Relations Committee
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Melcy
Zohair Moghrabi
al Fatah
Lebanese Socialist Revolutionary Organization
Middle East
State Department
Middle East Nations
Calhoun
Paul Schimmel
Contemporary Arts Museum
Houston Area
Travis Gym
Travis
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