Red Cross Calhoun Chapter Sets Annual Meeting
The Calhoun Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its annual meeting July 8 at 7 p.m. in the First State Bank Town Hall. Leon Hensley will present a nominating slate for 1976-77 and ten new board members will be elected for three year terms. Reports will be given by nursing services, first aid, and water safety chairmen, with Terry Huey and Bridgett Reece reporting on training from the National Aquatic School in Trinity Texas.
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Calhoun
The
American Red Cross
First State Bank
Leon Hensley
Terry Huey
Bridgett Reece
National Aquatic School
Trinity, Tex
Jury Acquits Douglas Ray Walker in intoxicated driving case
A Calhoun County jury found Douglas Ray Walker not guilty of driving while intoxicated. The panel, in Judge Wills Jetton's courtroom, received the case at 2:35 p.m. and reached a verdict by 3:50 p.m., with foreman Mrs. Walter L. Pou Ill leading the group.
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Douglas Ray Walker
Calhoun
Wills Jetton
Walter L. Pou Ill
Patricia Walker
Vernon Hoffman
Leon Janak
Ernest Radtke
Petronio Garza
Goldwater backs Ford over Reagan in GOP split
Sen. Barry Goldwater urged Republicans to stay with President Ford, arguing a hair splitting debate over Ford versus Reagan risks campaign momentum. The 1964 GOP nominee, a conservative elder, favored Ford and criticized Reagan's push for permanent American sovereignty over the Panama Canal.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Goldwater
GOP
Arizona
Reagan
Panama Canal
Resignation shakes Dallas Alcohol Board minority over ABC chief
R L Thornton Jr of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission laments the forced resignation of ABC administrator Luke Robinson. Robinson cites politics and dissensions on the three member board as the reason. He resigns effective today after a Monday commission meeting amid industry and staff dissent.
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Dallas
R. L. Thornton Jr
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
ABC
Luke Robinson
Thornton
Robinson
Ford seeks signature to freeze payroll tax rates
President Ford weighs signing a stopgap bill that would prevent an overnight rise in payroll withholding from $3 to $6 per week. The freeze would last until Sept 1, buying time for broader tax revision while Congress works on a long-range measure. The Senate and House approved the measure unanimously to delay rate increases beyond tonight's deadline.
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Ford
Congress
White House
Ron Nelsen
Senate
House
Teamsters Central States Pension Fund Loses Tax Exemption
Key trucking industry official warns the IRS revocation of the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund tax-exempt status could devastate the fund its contributors and pensioners. William G. McIntyre of Trucking Employers Inc. calls the decision far reaching as IRS cites mismanagement and imprudent loans.
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Teamsters Union
William G. McIntyre
Trucking Employers, Inc
McIntyre
Internal Revenue Service
Teamsters
Central States Pension Fund
IRS
Texas Court Upholds Surgery Decision
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed an appeals court ruling in favor of Doctor John Phillips in a 1961 appendectomy case. Michael Jeffcoat, nine at the time, had sought damages totaling 400000 against Phillips, Medical Arts Hospital Inc, Harris County Medical Society, and Phillips for alleged unnecessary removal and an overly large scar. The case centers on whether Dr Ted Reuss’s testimony on surgical necessity and incision size should have been admitted.
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Jeffcoat
Phillips
Hospital
Medical Society
Ted Reuss
Reuss
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Field Day at Gene Traylor Ranch Planned Tomorrow
The Gene Traylor Ranch near Point Comfort hosts a Beef Cattle Field Day starting at 9 a.m. Two miles northeast of Point Comfort off FM 1593. Demonstrations include Tick Tamer by Dick Solls of Cody Wyoming, range management and weed control by area specialist, and two year Ralgro implant results. Co sponsored by Calhoun Cattlemen's Association and Calhoun County Agricultural Extension Service.
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Gene Traylor
Point Comfort
Dick Solls
Cody
Wyo
Calhoun Cattlemen's Association
Calhoun County Agricultural Extension Service
Conservationist At Workshop in Hallettsville
Randy Moore a soil conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service in Port Lavaca attended a two day biology and range training workshop in Hallettsville. Emphasis was placed on conservation planning plant identification and wildlife conservation during the session.
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Randy Moore
Soil Conservation Service
Port Lavaca
Hallettsville
Births in Port Lavaca and Seadrift feature three newborn sons
Mr and Mrs Mateo Perez Jr of Port Lavaca welcomed a son weighing 8 pounds at 8 01 am June 25 at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Stephen Waghorne of Seadrift welcomed a son weighing 9 pounds 3 ounces at 12 38 pm June 26 at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Ramirez of Port Lavaca welcomed a son weighing 7 pounds at 4 50 am June 28 at Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital.
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Mateo Perez Jr
Port Lavaca
Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital
Stephen Waghorne
Seadrift
James Ramirez
Gun Club Bi centennial Shoot At Victoria
The Victoria Gun Club hosts its bi centennial celebration on July 4 at 10 a.m. at the range off Highway 87 Conti Lane. A practice shoot is Saturday at 2 p.m. with a cocktail party afterward and a 76 bird event offering various trophies and divisions for men women and youth.
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Victoria Gun Club
Highway 87
Conti Lane
Thomasson earns electrical engineering degree in Texas
Mark Jay Thomasson of 600 Brookhollow Drive Port Lavaca received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering in a recent degree ceremony.
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Mark Jay Thomasson
Brookhollow Drive
Port Lavaca
University of Texas At Austin College of Engineering
Morning Markets Rise As Fed Holds Moderate Stance
The New York stock market advanced broadly led by gains on the Dow up 4.02 to 1,004.67 at noon. Arthur Burns signaled the Fed would maintain a moderate policy, with the NYSE composite up .28 to 55.74 and the ASE value index up 22 to 105.37 as volume climbed to 9.70 million shares.
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New York
Federal Reserve
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange Market Value Index
Cancer Society delegates to state convention in Dallas
Public education chairman and Mrs. Richard Neyland and service chairman Mrs. Jay Hubbard will represent the Calhoun chapter of the American Cancer Society at the state convention in Dallas on July 8 9. State officers will be elected and 1977 policies and procedures established.
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Public Education
Richard Neyland
Jay Hubbard
Calhoun
American Cancer Society
Dallas
Tivoli Woman Viola Gilbert 81 Dies in Port Lavaca Nursing Home
Funeral services for Viola Gilbert of Tivoli, 81, who died Monday in a Port Lavaca nursing home, will be at 10 am Wednesday at Tivoli Baptist Church. She will lie in state at Colonial Funeral Home in Victoria until 8 am, then proceed to Tivoli Church for rites. Rev. Gary Hillyard to officiate. burial in Tivoli Cemetery. Pallbearers: Boyd Gilbert, Major Benge, Larry Griffin, Eddie Keller, Ed Collier, Freddie Neumann.
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Tivoli
Viola Gilbert
Port Lavaca
Tivoli Baptist Church
Colonial Funeral Home
Victoria
Gary Hillyard
Tivoli Cemetery
Boyd Gilbert
Major Benge
Larry Griffin
Eddie Keller
Ed Collier
Freddie Neumann
Plaintiff Wins Suit Against Goodyear in Port Lavaca Case
A jury in District Court declared in favor of Lawrence A. Dio against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Goodyear Service Store in Port Lavaca. The trial before Judge Joe Wade concluded at 6 p.m. after 45 minutes of deliberation. Damages will be set after briefs from counsel are filed.
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Lawrence A. Dio
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear Service
Port Lavaca
Joe Wade
Beeville
Wade
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