Dam proposal splits Calhoun Drainage District over Victoria water
During a Wednesday Calhoun County Drainage District No. 11 meeting a proposal was raised to dam Big Chocolate Bayou at the Calhoun Victoria line to control Victoria County runoff. Attorney Mike Fricke warned a dam would not legally fix or establish damage, while landowners contemplated a possible class action.
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Calhoun County
Glenn McKamey
Victoria County
Victoria
Fricke
Soil and Water Conservation District
Little Chocolate
Mike Gibson
Lynn’s Bayou
Maguire
Gibson
Corps of Engineers
Wright
Heard
Little Chocolate Bayou
Rains Flood Killeen Area Evacuations Prompted by Floods
Severe weather lashed Central and East Texas with the Killeen area seeing the worst flooding. Police deployed 125 officers and 25 patrol cars to evacuate families near Nolan Creek, housing evacuees at the Killeen Community Center. Army Spec. 4 Frank Tarmy and his wife were among those forced to flee. Tornadoes were spotted in Dimmitt Friona and near Graham while hail up to golf-ball size hit Kyle and Fredericksburg area as storms moved through the region.
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Texas
West Texas
Killeen
F.L. Gacomozzi
Belton
Dimmitt and
Friona
Texas Panhandle
Wichita Falls
Graham
San Antonio
Atascosa County
Central Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Cotulla
Price Index Up Signals Sharper Cost of Living Rise
The government reports wholesale prices rose eight tenths of a per cent in April, the largest gain in six months, driven by a 4.2 per cent jump in farm prices and a 1.9 per cent rise in processed foods. Industrial prices gained 0.3 per cent. The April rise breaks a period of relative stability and suggests consumer prices may climb further, with inflation projections around six percent for the year. Farm, livestock, eggs, and coffee led gains in farm products, while grains and milk declined.
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Washington
Ford Administration
White House
Labor Department
Five millionaires escape taxes in 1974 IRS report
Washington AP The Internal Revenue Service says five millionaires and more than 3,000 others who earned 50 000 or more paid no federal income tax in 1974. The count for 1973 was seven millionaires.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Calhoun County ISD Board Delays Meeting Tonight
The Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees moves its special meeting from 8 to 8:30 p m in the administration building office. Trustees will review grade reporting, hear a proposal on physical plant needs and receive a report on high school graduation requirements. A discussion on TASB hospitalization insurance for staff is planned.
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Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Texas Association of School Boards
Barge Facility Financing Note for Point Comfort Dock
Commissioners of Calhoun Navigation District will approve a 160000 revenue note to finance the barge docking facilities at Point Comfort. Dallas consultants Almon and Company will present the note. total project cost is about 245000 to 250000 with contracts awarded to Ausco Construction Co. and funding via capital outlay and a bank letter of credit. A revenue financing change follows Texas law. Additional agenda items include Matagorda Pilots Channel seating, budget revision committee, and annual audit review. meeting at 9 a.m. in the commissioners' courtroom.
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Commissioners
Calhoun Navigation District
Point Comfort
Taylor B. Almon
Dallas
Almon and Company
Ausco Construction Co
Houston
Bank of Commerce
Texas
Bank
Ralph Hearn
First Screwworm Case In County Confirmed
Confirmation of the first screwworm case in Calhoun County for 1976 has been received from Welder ranch near Seadrift. County extension agent Gilbert Heideman urged pet and livestock owners to watch wounds, submit samples in maggot bags and vials, and cooperate with eradication efforts.
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Calhoun County
Gilbert Heideman
Seadrift
Heideman
Mission
Tax Board Sets Value Review for CCISD properties
The Calhoun County Independent School District board of equalization will meet Friday at 9 a.m. in the school administration building to review personal and real property values in the county and to organize the board for the tax hearings, per F.E. Pereira.
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Calhoun County Independent School District Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
F.E. Pereira
CCISD
Beverly Hills Tavern Liable in Dram Shop Case Award
A Beverly Hills bar was found liable for over 2 million dollars after a patron caused a fatal crash and injuries linking to alcohol served there. The verdict included 1.9 million to James Stacy and 400,000 to Claire Cox estate, with appeals planned by the bar’s lawyers.
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Beverly Hills
Claire Cox
James Stacy
Carter Gordon
Gordon
Associated Press
Clem Abbott
Pasadena
Calif
Elks Club
Stacy
Los Angeles
Norman Manha
National License Beverage Association
NLBA
California
Manha
Hayward
Herb Haywood
Centralia House
Centralia
Ill
Association
Fun Games For Students At Calhoun High School
The Calhoun High School student council sponsors a Friday afternoon event at Sandcrab Stadium titled Anything Goes Day starting at 1 25 p m. Activities include a 440 relay race among four teams of four teachers plus contests such as root beer drinking watermelon seed pie eating clothes exchange shuttle relays a breakfast game and a tricycle race. The public is invited to attend.
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Sandcrab Stadium
Calhoun High School
Port Lavaca Plans May 22 Bicentennial Barrel Planting
Port Lavaca festivals plan May 22 ceremonies in three parks with 15 painted barrels to be planted at Pier Park Tilley Street Park and George Adams Park starting 1 a.m. The event includes planting trees by each barrel and support offered to Seadrift Point Comfort and Port O’Connor with two barrels and palm trees. A flag pole dedication at Pier Park is planned for Flag Day and a first flag donated by schoolchildren will be illuminated for 24 hour display.
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Port Lavaca
Festival USA
Horizons
Calhoun County Bicentennial Committee
Pier Park
Tilley Street Park
George Adams Park
Seadrift
Point Comfo
Port O'Connor
Bicentenni Committee
Pier Pa
Weather Forecast May Be Cloudy With Light Showers
Weather outlook calls for cloudy and mild conditions with a slight chance of showers through Friday. Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph, afternoon highs around 60s, tonight mid 60s. Rain chance 30 percent this afternoon, 20 percent Friday. Boating winds SE 15 to 25 knots, seas 5 to 8 feet. Tides high 9:17 p.m. and 12:28 p.m. Friday, low 6:20 p.m. and 4:48 a.m. Friday sunrise 6:43 a.m., sunset 8:07 p.m. Barometer 29.92.
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Cornett Enterprises
Pete Wright
The
Soil Conservation Service
Walter Maguire
Westland Grade Road
Curtis Foster
Lakeside
Patti Maguire
Brad Sanders
Max Carrion
Sherri Mills
Roxanne Sikes
Kenneth Zbikowski
Tony Boyd
Sanders
Dale Wise
Jeff Daggs
Tax Board
W. Robert Weller
Asociated Press
Haywood
Illinois
Bill Smith
NBA
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