Remembering Fort Wolters Pilots and Vietnam's Toll
Dick Fisher reflects on five years at Fort Wolters Mineral Wells the U S Primary Helicopter Training Center. He recalls pilots sent to Fort Rucker Ala Nam combat tours lasting one to two years then returning to train others. He notes casualties and black armbands over loved ones while Port Lavaca Calhoun County saw few but felt the tragedy. The piece ends with a question for those families asking For What.
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Vietnam
Mineral Wells
U.S
Fort Wolters
Fort Rucker
Ala
Nam
Fort Walters
United States
Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Tax Chief Warns Of Looming Texas Revenue Bills
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock told Rotary members the state faces tax bills ranging from 300 million to 2 billion dollars within 20 months as legislature considers recurring expenses. He urged 50 auditors to pursue 2.8 billion in sales taxes and outlined reforms for uniform statewide assessments and quarterly revenue estimates to guide budgeting. He noted faster sales-tax receipts to cities, earlier payments to private state contractors, and easier bond relief for cleared businesses.
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Bob Bullock
Rotary Club
Texas
Bullock
Comptrollers Office
Peveto
Proclamations Overload Bores Local Editor
An editor laments excessive proclamations from officials and groups, noting eight arrived last week and two today. He jokes about Mayor photo opportunities and recalls a Texas A&M quip about Highway 6, ending with a wry quote about fanaticism.
Calhoun Sandette drill team selects twenty four new members
Twenty four girls including thirteen freshmen were chosen Saturday as members of the Calhoun Sandette drill team. Next year’s Sandette officers were named Kathy Klein captain Gay Foester co captain and Peggy Matson Debbie Barber Rosey Thomas and Gaylynn Wall lieutenants. New Sandettes listed include Tom Ambraham Elsa Balboa Terry Bubenik Donna Chiles Anna Gonzales Vickie Gregorek Michelle Guerra Laurie Heffernan Lynette Hengst Joyce Hub bard Terri Huey Candy Jackson Dawn Jackson Brenda Kasper Sheryl Koliba Sarah Laughlin Linda Mabry Diane Pena Flora Portilla Jo Ann Sainz Nancy Sassman Dana Summers Jann Tatum Laurie Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandette
Kathy Klein
Gay Foester
Peggy Matson
Debbie Barber
Rosey Thomas
Gaylynn Wall
Tom Ambraham
Elsa Balboa
Terry Bubenik
Donna Chiles
Anna Gonzales
Vickie Gregorek
Michelle Guerra
Laurie Heffernan
Lynette Hengst
Joyce Hubbard
Terri Huey
Candy Jackson
Dawn Jackson
Brenda Kasper
Sheryl Koliba
Sarah Laughlin
Linda Mabry
Diane Pena
Flora Portilla
Jo Ann Sainz
Nancy Sassman
Dana Summers
Jann Tatum
Laurie Watson
Weather Update For Coastal Area Forecast
Mostly cloudy and warm with a 30 percent chance of rain through Tuesday. Southeasterly winds 12 to 22 mph, gusty near showers. Highs in the mid 80s, lows around 70. Southeast winds 12 to 22 knots, seas three to five feet, with gusts in showers. Sunset 8 06 pm, sunrise 6 43 am, tides near 8 07 pm low and 2 29 pm high today and 8 19 am and 2 02 pm tomorrow. Barometric pressure 29.90.
Legislature debates utility commission and Saturday night pistol bill
In Austin AP Legislators planned today to debate a plan to create a state utility regulatory commission and to tighten prohibitions on cheap handguns known as Saturday night specials. The pistol bill would ban sales by licensed dealers of pot metal pistols that melt below 1000 degrees Fahrenheit with penalties of 2000 dollar fine and two years in jail for first offense. The bills face a crowded calendar as the session nears its June 2 adjournment and filibuster risk grows.
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Houston
Ben Reyes
Reyes
House
Senate
Port O Connor to discuss fishing tournament plans
The Port O Connor Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 p m Tuesday May 6 at the Community Center to finalize plans for the late May fishing tournament. Committee progress reports and an Outstanding Citizen Award nomination process will be outlined followed by a secret ballot vote and presentation at the Street Dance on May 25. Resident contributions to the town justify the annual award. details from Rev William Reeves are available.
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Port O'Connor
William Reeves
Calhoun High Sends Six to Texas Student Council Convention
Six Calhoun students from Calhoun High School represented their school at the 39th annual Texas Association of Student Councils convention in San Antonio. John Jaynes served as president, Terry Rodgers as vice president, Laura Williams and Carol Ramirez as secretaries, Amanda Boyd as treasurer, and Astrid Schaper, an AFS foreign student from Hanover, Germany, joined the delegation. Ronnie Young, the council sponsor, accompanied the group.
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Calhoun High School
Texas Association of Student Councils
San Antonio
John Jaynes
Terry Rodgers
Laura Williams
Carol Ramirez
Amanda Boyd
Astrid Schaper
AFS
Hanover
Germany
Ronnie Young
County issues 41 building permits in April
Calhoun County building inspectors issued 41 permits in April, collecting $1,224 in fees on valuations totaling $205,300. Inspector Don Ragin called it a peak for 1975 and second highest since the office opened in May 1974. Permits included four new residences, 11 mobile homes, four garages carports, six repairs, 16 septic tanks, and a Farmers Gin dryer permit valued at $62,000 with a $201 fee.
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Calhoun County
Don Ragin
Farmers Gin Association
U.S. Highway 87
Port Lavaca Rotary Club marked 50 years of civic service
Port Lavaca Rotary Club plans a Golden Anniversary Seafood Dinner at the VFW Hall on Seadrift Road with over 200 Rotarians and spouses attending. Club was organized April 20 1925 and chartered May 6 1925 as Rotary Club No 2023, sponsored by Victoria Rotary Club. Special guests include Rotary District Gov G Russell Kirkland and former district governors. A Golden Anniversary booklet and complete committees were announced, with tickets via finance committee members.
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Port Lavaca
W.F
Red) Tanner
V.F.W. Hall
Seadrift Road
Calhoun County
Refugio Rotary Club
Palacios Rotary Club
Three Rivers
Pleasanton
Rotary District
G. Russell Kirkland
Rotary Club
Sidney J. Ward
William Massey
Roy Selby
Canada
J.D. Moore
Victoria
Carla
Tanner
James I. Denham
J.C. Melcher Sr
Carey Legett
George Fred Rhodes
C.D. George
Five Die in Denton Crash as Texas Death Toll Rises
The weekend saw 31 deaths in Texas with 24 in traffic accidents. A head on collision on Interstate 35 in Denton killed Wanda Burris 43 Scott Tutor 12 and Richard Tutor 8 all of Lake Dallas and Clayton McGill of Marietta Oklahoma and Janet McGill of Irving. Also fatal were Donald W Walker 41 of Nederland after a motorcycle crash at Pleasure Island Motor Cross Speedway and two Fort Worth men Kenneth French 19 and Stephen Wark 20 killed when their motorcycle struck a utility pole.
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Denton
Texas
Wanda Burris
Scott Tutor
Richard Tutor
Lake Dallas
Clayton McGill
Marietta
Okla
Janet McGill
Irving
Donald W. Walker
Nederland
Beaumont
Pleasure Island Motor Cross Speedway
Fort Worth
Kenneth French
Stephen Wark
Red Cross swimming classes fill Point Comfort area
More than 500 children and adults have registered for Red Cross swimming classes in Point Comfort and Port Lavaca. A few classes remain open, mainly in Point Comfort, with registration at the Red Cross office 401 N Colorado from 1 to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
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Red Cross
Point Comfort
Port Lavaca
Colorado
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Calhoun County Independent School District
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Sid Ward
Wayne Wehmeyer
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Texas A&m
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Calhoun
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Donald Lenertz
W.L. Massey
George H. Dettman
Byron Olhausen
Howard Hartzog, Jr
Earl Montier
David Denham
Robert Clegg
C.S. Traylor
Jim Miller
B. Nichols
Larry Weaver
Linda Ward
Carol Beck
John Clegg
Stanley Mikula
J.C. Melcher Jr
Don Cunningham
Fred Jones
Dick Manley
W.F. Tanner
P.f.elder Jr
Reubie Elder
Mary Denham
W.H. Bauer Jr
Lee Wallace
Ed Wagner
Paul Stapp
Will Purdy
Finance Committee
Pete E Prides
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