Port Lavaca port unit approves legal fees and lease termination
Port Lavaca Port Commission votes to pay lawyers fees totaling 4199 for the deep water port project from Nov 4 1975 to May 28, approves monthly billing by attorney Tom Garner, ratifies a 6500 Kinchen Construction bulkhead repair bill, and terminates a waterfront lease with Alamo Cement Corp with a 2000 penalty and Aug 1 move-out deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
Garner
Curtis Reece
Washington, D. C
R. E
Bob Clegg
Commission
Washington
Reece
Clegg
Port Commissioners
Alamo Cement Corp
San Antonio Portland Cement Company
Alamo Cement
C. G. Young
Ted Mumme
Lamar Marshall
Richard Jackson
Port Commission
Committee of 76 To Hear Data On School Improvements
Calhoun Independent School District Citizens Advisory Committee of ’76 will meet Monday at Harrison cafeteria at 8 p.m. The 25 member panel has subcommittees on vocational education physical education and athletics and air conditioning of classrooms. Supt Marvin Kirkman and coaches will present Title IX standards and programs while Smyth & Smyth engineers will discuss a 1973 bond report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Independent School
Citizens Advisory Committee of
Marvin Kirkman
Smyth & Smyth
Corpus Christi
Harrison Cafeteria
Port Lavaca City Council Agenda Covers Street and Drainage Upgrades
The Port Lavaca City Council agenda lists 13 items for Monday 7:30 p.m. at City Hall Annex including an $80,000 yearly five year seal coating proposal, street improvement plans, and bond or grant funding. Also on tap are appointments to three boards, easement requests, tax exemption talks, a revenue sharing hearing, and an electrical ordinance final reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
City Hall
City Planning Board
Planning Board
Conservation Tour Slated For Soil and Water District
About 50 to 60 people are expected to attend the annual Soil and Water Conservation District tour Tuesday. Pete Wright, district conservationist, and Walter Maguire, Drainage District No. 11 contracting agent, will lead a tour of the Little Chocolate Bayou project, completed in April at about $500,000. The event starts 9 a.m. at the county agriculture building and ends with a noon meal. Reservations via Joyce May at 552-2969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil and Water Conservation District
Pete Wright
Soil Conservation Service
Walter Maguire
Weather Summary Forecast With Showers Likely
Weather forecast indicates thundershowers likely today increasing tonight and Saturday. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph, high near 90 Saturday, low mid 70s tonight. Rain probability 60% today, 30% tonight and Saturday. Boating winds southeast 10-15 knots, seas 3-5 feet, gusts near coast in showers. High tide 6:05 am Saturday, low 9:51 pm, sunset 8:30 pm, sunrise 6:30 am. Barometer 29.95 inches.
High Court Rules Racial Discrimination Bans In Private Schools
The Supreme Court split 7 2 in ruling private schools may not exclude black children and unanimously held civil rights law protects whites and Blacks in private employment. Justice Stewart led the schools decision calling racial exclusion a classic violation of federal civil rights law. The employment ruling applies the Civil Rights Act to all races, with two partial dissents.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
William H Rehnquist
Fairfax-Brewster School
Bailey's Crossroads
Bobbe
Arlington
Washington Suburbs
Fairfax-Brewster
Crash Victim David Salias In Good Condition
David Salias, 17, of 1707 Justice, was reported in good condition this morning at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle crash Thursday evening in the 1300 block of West Austin. His motorcycle collided with an auto driven by Valdemar Garza about 8 55 p.m. Garza was uninjured.
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David Salias
Justice
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
West Austin
Salias
Valdemar Garza
Austin
Garza
Amateur Radio Field Day Planned by W5BQN Club
The Point Comfort Port Lavaca Amateur Radio Club W5BQN will take part in the ARRL field day on Saturday and Sunday at the Point Comfort Boat Club. Operations run 2 p.m. to 2 p.m. with portable gear, voice and Morse code, aiming to boost emergency setup skills. Canty Herrington Bob Williams Will Purdy and C L Roberts lead, assisted by Chuck Brummett Genise Nolen Dick Nolen Gary Ashorn Jack Mageluzzo Dan Nunley and Gary Jackson. Visitors may observe a functioning ham radio station during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Comfort
Port Lavaca
American Radio Relay League
Canty Herrington
Bob Williams
Will Purdy
C. L. Roberts
Chuck Brummett
Genise
Dick Nolen
Gary Ashorn
Jack Mageluzzo
Dan Nunley
Gary Jackson
Fisherman's Rescue Story Unfolding At Point Comfort
Hilmer Fritz of Point Comfort survived after his boat capsized off the fishing pier in 10 feet of water. He clung to the overturned vessel for three hours waving a gas can before Randy Rohan, Ronnie Craig, and Jerome Hermez rescued him. He spent eight days in hospital with gasoline burns and plans to return to work soon.
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Fritz
Point Comfort
Randy Rohan
Ronnie Craig
Jerome Hermez
Ganada
Hilmer Fritz
Gary Noska
Johnnie
Frankie Askew
Charles
Chuchk Dunaway
Kyle
Eddie Sundine
Calhoun Catholic Parishes Trace Early Texas Roots
Heritage series chronicles the Roman Catholic parishes in Calhoun County from Franciscan and Jesuit missions with explorers to the mid 20th century. It covers Port Lavaca Our Lady of the Gulf founding, storms that damaged churches in 1886 and 1942, parish growth under Oblates, St. Ann’s at Point Comfort, St. Joseph’s Port O’Connor, and ongoing church rebuilding after hurricanes with affiliations to St. Mary’s Victoria and Villa.
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Port Lavaca
Heritage
Bicentennial Committee
Calhoun County
Texas
St. Mary's
Victoria
Father Estany
Lavaca Bay
R. D. Blossman
A. Gardet
Indianola
Galveston
Oblates
A. Taillon
M. Powers
Frank Decker
Father Verderame
Cornelius Ryan
Decker
O.M.I
Point Comfort
Alcoa
St. Ann's
Our Lady of the Gulf
St. Joseph's Church of
Port O'Connor
Pallanche
St. Mary's of Victoria
Feeney
Father Buckley
Port Lavac
Father Conaty
Ryan
Carla
St. Joseph's
Judge Rules Mistrial in Rape Case
Judge Joe E. Kelly declared a mistrial in the criminal case against Eligio Delgado charged with rape of a child after jurors reported deadlock. The case, reset for Sept 27 for retrial, began Tuesday in 24th district court with jurors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe E. Kelly
Eligio Delgado
Kelly
Keith Merrick
24Th District Court
Ted Gill
Mary Carate
Darrell Baker
Gary W. Noska
James M
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Jean Ann Jungman
Wave
Lorene Sutton
Kinchen Construction Company
Kinchen
Marshall
Committee of 76
Halifax
Lavaca Housing Authority
Port Commission and Electrical Advisory Board
John Resender
Justice Drive
Jerry Bastian
Main Street
Consumer Finance Company
Central Power and Light Company
Brook Hollow
Brook Hollow Village Limited Partnership
Pine Village North Corp
High Court
Bobbe’s
Justice Department
Ford
Amateur Radio Club
H. L. Fritz
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
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