Matagorda Island in limbo as base closes
Uncertainty blankets Matagorda Island as USAF moves to close the base by mid summer. Officials note about 45 men will remain under Lt. Col. Laffitte's command by end of March, while 80 remain attached. State officials, lawmakers, and outdoor writers tour the island amid questions over disposal and influence.
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Port O'Connor
Matagorda Island
Barrier Island
USAF
Morgan B. Laffitte
Winford
Ted Newsome
Laffitte
Col. Laffitte
Texas
Bob Armstrong
Interior Department
Armed Service Committees
U.S. House of Representatives
Senate
U.S. Air Force
Matagorda Air Force Range
John Young
Lloyd Bentsen
John Tower
M.L. Null
Hawes Estate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force
General Services Administration
GSA
Matagorda
Department of the Air Force
Armed Services Committees
Commissioners to hear airport report Friday
The Calhoun County Commissioners Court meets Friday at a.m. to review URS Forrest and Cotton Inc findings on the county airport and take necessary actions. The agenda includes predator control, rodeo grounds repairs, a 197 budget work session, courthouse annex furnishings and door signs, courthouse yard palm trees disposition, a closed session on personnel, and approval of bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County Commissioners Court
Urs-Forrest and Cotton, Inc
Dallas
Rodeo
Police seek jail escape and missing man Gearing
State-wide alert issued for Frederick James Gearing who escaped from the county jail Saturday where he was held on forgery charges. He was last seen disposing of trash Saturday morning. A car theft spree linked to Gearing spans Victoria and Port Aransas with a woman last seen in Laredo. Local and state officers continue the search.
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Frederick James Gearing
Gearing
Long Mott
Victoria
Port Aransas
Laredo
State utility regulation bill studied
A Texas legislative day includes a rally by the Texas Coalition for Utility Regulation seeking a state commission to regulate utility rates and service. Sen. Harrington urged attendance in Liberty to Orange Counties while Sen. Moore pressed to raise loan rates up to 5 000 dollars. Senate debates included foreign student tuition and funding for the Texas Transportation Institute.
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The
Texas Coalition For Utility Regulation
Capitol Lawn
Roy Harrington
Port Arthur
Liberty
Chambers, Jefferson
Orange Counties
W. T. Moore
D—Bryan
Moore
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&m University
Local realtors host TAR regional VP Robert Fowler
Robert E. Fowler, TAR vice president of Region 7, Brownsville, will be guest speaker at the Port Lavaca Calhoun County Realtors luncheon on Thursday March 20 at the Viking Inn Restaurant. He oversees an area covering 15 local boards including the Port Lavaca Board, organized last April, spanning the lower Rio Grande Valley to Eagle Pass.
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Robert E. Fowler
TAR
Brownsville
Port Lavaca-Calhoun County
City Planning Board reviews undedicated city streets
Port Lavaca City Planning Board met at the city hall annex to review undedicated roadways within city limits. No citizens attended. After discussion the board took no action as streets do not meet city ordinance standards. Residents must improve roadways to satisfy requirements per City Manager Mike Gibson.
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City Planning Board of
Port Lavaca
Mike Gibson
Local Calhoun High Girl Named Regional AIASA Officer
Elizabeth Taylor a Calhoun High junior has been elected vice president of Region Four of the American Industrial Arts Students Association. She will travel to Cincinnati this Sunday for a week long convention and installation as an officer. The trip funds are covered by the local club. Taylor hopes to gain ideas to promote in Port O’Connor and supports her vocation of working with the deaf. The article also notes road maintenance in the area and city code updates under review by the city council.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Calhoun High
American Industrial Arts Students Association
Cincinnati
Miss Taylor
Ray Watson
Ed Matson
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Beauty
Ed Melcher
Melcher
O‘quinn
la Grange
Virginia
Austin
J.C. Melcher Jr
Foester
Calhoun High School
Curtis Foester
Victoria Highway
Dick Fisher
Barbara Litzler
Crockett Junior High
Calhoun County
Litzler
Crandall Young
Kim Pfuhl
Madison
Miss Litzler
Corpus Christi
Bill Patman
D— Ganado
College of Osteopathic Medicine At
Fort Worth
Betty Andujar
America
House
Ren.Waters
Houston
Kent State
Robert Fowler
City Planning Board
Aiasa
Ohio
Sweetheart of the Student's Association
Susan Schlesinger
Refugio
Lyman Saylor
Don Lenertz
A.M. Padron
Lanny Marshall
Claude Bradley
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