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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1976
Page
1
A proposed district budget of 6,474,735 for 1977, based on a 1.70 tax rate, was presented to the Calhoun County Independent School District Board for study. The plan calls for a July 8 adoption and a public hearing August 19, with total budgeted expenditures at 7,119,375 and a debt service of 576,000.
The Bay Front City Park in Seadrift is finished after a drive by civic groups and funding from federal state and local sources totaling about 14000. The 400 foot pier with a 100 foot T head includes electric lighting and four attackable spotlights for evening fishing. May Hall and Cleda Spaulding raised funds by selling food to buy playground equipment starting with a merry go round and donated tires by Jim Henley supported the park’s children oriented upgrades.
The Texas Supreme Court upheld the San Antonio Public Service Board in adding fuel adjustment costs to electric and gas bills without city council action each time costs change. It also ruled the 14 percent general revenue component is not an unconstitutional tax on 12 school districts, county, and hospital district. The decision supports automatic monthly adjustments as a valid utility practice.
Washington AP reports sufficient swine flu vaccine to inoculate millions of adults after Labor Day with two weeks needed to finalize dose and composition. Health officials favor delaying shots for children until further studies. the $139 million program aims to proceed for adults while young receive vaccines by late fall or winter.
Jerry Sadler seeks to block Jon Newton from the railroad commission race claiming ineligibility as a state representative who voted to raise salaries. A June 30 hearing was set on a temporary restraining order that froze certification by Secretary of State Mark White. Newton defea ted Sadler in a June 5 runoff and will face Walter Wendlandt in the general election.
Partly cloudy and warm with a slight chance of afternoon showers on Thursday. Southerly winds 10-20 mph, gusty afternoons. Afternoon high near 90, tonight's low mid-70s. Rain probability 20 percent this afternoon and Thursday. Boating advisory in effect as seas run 5-7 feet with SE winds 15-25 knots. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms increase Thursday. Tides and sun times noted.
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter urged abandoning a Lone Ranger approach and forming creative alliances of free nations. He proposed a North American Western Europe Japan partnership with stronger ties to Israel Australia New Zealand and other democracies to stabilize world prices ease military tensions and fight hunger and poverty.
Dr. S. Gene Chance, 40, of Denison and Denison Senior High School principal since 1971, was hired Tuesday night as assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum and personnel. He will receive a one year, $23,800 contract plus a $1,000 moving allowance, effective July 16. He succeeds Dr. Crandall Young, who left for Fredericksburg High School.
The budget and admissions committee of the United Way will hold its report session Monday at 7 30 p m in the First State Bank community room The 1976 77 UW board will approve participating agency budget requests and set the target goal for the 1977 United Way campaign The Rev George Haynes UW president announced the entire budget and admission committee is expected to be present to answer questions and provide information on fund decisions
Twelve jurors were selected this morning for the trial of Eligio M. Delgado charged with raping a child. Judge Joe E. Kelly presides. Jurors named include Ted Gill Mrs. Mary Carate Darrell Baker Gary W. Noska James M. Dworaczyk Don Mc Mahan Howard L. Hurta Arnold F. Brandle Mrs. Otto Schupbach Roberto Rodriguez Joe A. Rodriguez and Nolan M. Toole.
In New York at a gala for an American Bicentennial Park in Israel, Zionist leader Dr. Maurice S. Sage collapsed on the dais beside First Lady Betty Ford and died at Polyclinic Hospital. Ford briefly faltered then resumed the prayer, delivering it as Sage was pronounced dead. Sage, 56, headed Sage Laboratories and led the Jewish National Fund of America.
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