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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1975
Page
1
Washington reports that over 11 million welfare recipients must provide Social Security numbers to state agencies starting Tuesday. New AFDC applicants—over 90,000 monthly—must include SSNs for eligibility, while existing recipients have six months to comply. states will verify continued aid and assist those without numbers with age, identity, and citizenship proof.
The Associated Press tallies 19 weekend deaths in Texas including 11 on roads, 3 drownings, and 5 other causes. Victims include 17 year old David Jaramillo of Amarillo. 85 year old Mae Foster of Dallas. Alvin Flinn Jr. of Pasadena. Alan Peacock of Abilene. and others across Houston, Pecos, Langtry, Tyler, Roosville, and Dallas. The piece also notes related welfare and paternity law changes affecting public assistance and child support enforcement.
Albert Blinka won the showmanship division at the first steer progress show held Saturday at the County Fairgrounds with Max Cannon second. Other placings included Tina Traylor Henry Farate Annette Blinka Tom Galvin Dennis Peterson and Tres Traylor. John Carleston, a Louise High School teacher, judged the 19 exhibitors. Plaques and ribbons were donated by the Calhoun County Cattleman’s Room.
U S Representative Henry B. Gonzalez says proposed Air Force modifications to the C5 Galaxy and C141 Starlifter could create about 5,000 jobs at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio or be awarded to Lockheed. The plan, costing around 1.5 billion dollars, would modify wings and rear doors on the C5 and stretch the C141 fuselage to boost cargo space by 23 percent.
The Agriculture Department refused to propose broad reforms, seeking Congress authority to run limited trials. A 150 page report confirms inequities in benefits and abuses by some recipients, while offering no firm solutions to avoid limiting future options. About 20 million people participate, with annual federal costs around $5 billion. The Senate asked for proposals to end inequities.
Roy Ezzell 23 of Le Combe Louisiana fiance of Deborah Ann Hayden perished in the Eastern Airlines jetliner crash near Kennedy Airport New York. Hayden, notified Friday, learns of his death. Ezzell left New Orleans Friday noon en route to Antwerp where he had been transferred by McDermont Co. Funeral services held today in Le Combe.
Unstable air from daytime heating and tropical remnants lingers over Texas with more showers and thunderstorms expected. Rain totals included 1.95 inches in 38 minutes at Honda and 1.75 inches in six hours at Houston, with other areas seeing lighter amounts and occasional hail. Clouds vary by region while Del Rio and Eagle Pass report renewed showers near daylight. Temperatures ranged from 63 at Dalhart to 100 in El Paso as heat returns with partly cloudy skies and scattered storms across the state.
Mostly cloudy and warm with thundershowers possible through Tuesday. Easterly winds 6 to 14 mph. Highs in the upper 80s, tonight low in the mid 70s. Rain chance 30 percent this afternoon, 20 percent tonight. Seas one to three feet with southeasterly winds 6 to 16 knots. Barometer 30.09 and falling at noon. Sunset 8:31, sunrise 6:33. Low tide 4:54 pm, high 11:03 pm, next low 3:25 pm tomorrow.
AP reports energy expert Herbert Hugo predicts a petroleum price surge starting before the Fourth of July weekend, with hikes of 3 to 5 cents a gallon and an average leap from 60 to 70 to 75 cents by 1976. He warns a deluge of price announcements will follow as demand climbs.
The Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas reapportionment dispute after noting a new redistricting act replaced the contested law. It sent the matter back to a Texas three judge court to consider dismissal. The lower court had ruled the 1971 act created nine multi member districts that denied equal political opportunity to Blacks and Mexican Americans.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that border area vehicle stops require reasonable suspicion of illegal aliens. Rulings extend 1963 precedent on warrantless roving patrols to fixed checkpoints not on the border. In Brignoni Ponce the stop was invalidated as occupants' Mexican appearance alone gave no reasonable grounds to assume they were aliens. Justice Powell noted only a fleeting glimpse under headlights.
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency predicts 248 Americans will die by guns during the Fourth of July weekend. Among them 117 homicides, 106 personal crisis deaths, and 23 accidental, with two police officers killed. Southern states lead in firearm fatalities. About 1,400 will suffer gun related injuries, mostly males aged 20 to 29. The council cites data from the FBI and NRA.
Point Comfort Radio Club participated in the American Radio Relay League field day, making 413 contacts this weekend. Operators logged stations from Guantanamo Bay Cuba the Canal Zone British Columbia and Ontario Canada while using portable emergency power. Participants Canty Herrington Will Purdy Sam Marshall and C L Roberts were assisted by Charles Brummitt in logging.
The Texas Railroad Commission granted Lone Star Gas Co. a partial increase in distribution charges. Residential and commercial rates were set at about $1.04 per thousand cubic feet, nearly a 10 cent rise from the May 2 rate, though Lone Star had sought $1.21. Dallas attorney Alex Bickley said the firm preferred the May 2 order unchanged. The $1.04 rate is roughly 30 cents above Lone Star’s cost per thousand cubic feet.
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