Calhoun ISD to name 70 member advisory panel
Trustees plan a 70 citizen advisory committee to study school improvements including vocational education facilities athletics and air conditioning for junior and elementary schools. The May 20 board meeting will appoint administration and 14 members and select an engineer and legal counsel to prepare bond materials while surveying parent views on a new grade reporting system for 1976 77.
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Calhoun County Independent School District
Calhoun High School
Citizens Committee
Massive Italian earthquake devastates towns in northeast Italy
Rescue workers scramble for survivors as the quake shakes from Venice to Milan and beyond. More than 1,000 injured and at least 243 bodies recovered in 19 towns. Venice reports no damage to churches or monuments after checks. Emergency relief under way as government meets in Rome.
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Italy
Rome
AUS. Army
Vicenza
Europe
Asia Minor
Turkey
Guatemala
Milan
Naples
Yugoslavia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Florence
Lagoon City
St. Mark's Square
Tagliamento
Alps
Adriatic
Vaiont Dam
Buia
Maiano
Gemona
Aldo Moro
Young Resigns to Accept Fredericksburg Superintendent Post
Dr. Young, assistant superintendent, tendered resignation to the Calhoun school board to become Fredericksburg Independent School System superintendent, effective July 1. Mrs. Young also resigns as special services resource instructor and will join the Fredericksburg district. Dr. Young, a Goliad native, was chosen from 80 applicants after serving as curriculum and instruction director since Jan 1974. he came from Richardson Region 10 ESC. School Board President Dr. A W Kelton announced the resignation after an executive session.
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Crandall Young
Fredericksburg Independent School System
Young
Fredericksburg
Dr. Young
Goliad
Richardson
Education Service Center
Calhoun Independent School District
A. W. Kelton
Unemployment rate steadies after five month decline
Washington reports April unemployment at 7.5 percent, ending a five month drop. Total employment rose by 700000 to 87.4 million while 720000 entered the labor force, keeping joblessness near recession highs but improving from prior months. A Port Lavaca council meeting sets readings on electrical licensing and amended mobile home ordinances for Monday at 7 30 p m.
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Washington
Port Lavaca
City Hall Annex
E. Mahan St
First State Bank and Trust Company
Labor Department
Delegates Pick Saturday in Calhoun County Conventions
Calhoun County Democrats will select six delegates and six alternates for the state party convention June 18 in Houston. The meeting is set for 10 a.m. in Courtroom A of the Calhoun County Courthouse. Republicans will choose two delegates and two alternates at 2 p.m. in Courtroom B for the June 19 Fort Worth convention.
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Calhoun County
Houston
Fort Worth
Friendship Put to Music Square Dancers Open House
Bay Swingers invite new members to open houses this month. Square dancing, called friendship put to music, is a wholesome recreation with lessons offered at minimal charges. Dues per couple, costs per lesson, and dress guidance are provided alongside club values and meeting spots.
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Square Dance Club
America
Rotary
Lions
Kiwanis
Bay Swingers Club
Heavy Rains Flood Texas Kill Two In San Antonio
Severe storms across Central and South Texas left at least two dead. In Blanco County a car swept into Miller Creek killed Gladys Moon Sinclair 97 and Mona Sproles. granddaughter Pam Sproles 10 was pulled downstream and another granddaughter 13 escaped to alert others. In San Antonio heavy rains blocked I 10 and delayed commuters. a caterer sold coffee during a traffic stoppage. Austin and Beaumont also reported flooding and hail as temperatures rose to 91 at Presidio.
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South Texas
San Antonio
Sheriff's Department
Blanco County
Austin
Gladys Moon Sinclair
Mona Sproles
Johnson City
Miller Creek
Gladys
Interstate 10
Weather Outlook With Thunderstorms And Gusty Winds
Cloudy conditions with thunderstorms and a 60 percent chance of rain this afternoon and tonight, then 30 percent on Saturday. Southeasterly to northerly winds 10 to 18 mph veering, seas 3 to 7 feet in thunderstorm areas, high near 80 Saturday. Barometric pressure 29.94.
County Under Storm Watch In South Texas
Calhoun County was included in a portion of South Texas placed under a tornado and thunderstorm watch and a flash flood warning Friday morning to be in effect until 4 p.m. The rough weather accompanied a frontal system expected to bring clearing and slightly cooler temperatures Friday night.
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Calhoun County
South Texas
Army Strikes Out in Bid For Ft. Hood Expansion
Gatesville Texas AP landowners cheered as Senate subcommittee denied the Army a $36.5 million plan to acquire 59,300 acres around Fort Hood for maneuver space for the 1st Armored Cavalry Division and the 2nd Armored Division. Senator Tower led the opposition citing land use and alternatives. The Pentagon said a next step would be reassessing options next year.
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Ft. Hood
Gatesville
Tex
U.S. Army
Texas
U.S
John Tower
Senate
House
Tower
1St Armored Cavalry
2Nd Armored Division
Pentagon
Washington
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Dallas
Silvia Falisca
Udine
The
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Beaumont
Presidio
Big Bend
West Texas
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