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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1975
Page
8
AP market basket survey shows average 2.9 percent drop across cities in April, yet family grocery bills remain 12.4 percent higher than last year. Government data warn savings may be temporary amid inflation pressures.
The Associated Press reports calmer conditions across Texas with most thunderstorms fading by late Wednesday. Severe weather lingered along the Coastal Plains of Southeast Texas while the Gulf of Mexico offshore saw the heaviest activity. Temperatures ranged from 40s in the Panhandle to 70s on the Gulf Coast with Longview noting 2.15 inches of rain as the front stretched from northeast Texas to the Rio Grande. Separately, University of Kentucky President Otis Singletary says he is not a candidate for SMU president following last year’s vacancy.
Idaho Falls scientists study wind conditions to assess potential for converting wind energy into electricity. The project, a $4000 effort led by Robert C. Nisle, aims to locate high intensity wind areas in Southern Idaho and evaluate wind to power conversion feasibility.
Britain's Prince Charles arrives in Fort Lauderdale for a sun filled south Florida visit. He attends a black tie charity dinner at the home of Robert and Nancy Greene to raise funds for Variety Children's Hospital and a British charity. A security detail accompanies his Royal Navy aircraft and he will rejoin HMS Hermes docked at Port Everglades after the visit.
An advertising note promotes Good Luck, a new chew tobacco product. It explains a pouch containing tasting tobaccos placed between cheek and gum, acting like a tea bag to release flavor while the tobacco stays in the pouch. The copy emphasizes novelty and mystery around smokeless tobacco.
The Port Lavaca American G I Forum will host the Gulf Coast Regional Meeting on Saturday with beef barbecue plates served 11 30 a m to 2 p m A hospitality hour from 5 to 7 p m and a dance 8 p m to 1 a m featuring Joe Amejorado and Los Diamantes Amos Flores Gulf Coast Regional Vice Chair says the public is invited Tickets available at the door or from GI Forum members.
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