Planning Board Sets Priorities for Street Bond Issue
The Port Lavaca planning board identified five top street projects totaling 449,870 dollars and discussed financing via a bond issue after meeting with City Manager Mike Gibson. They tied Newlin, Houston, and Calhoun into one project with George Street upgrades and storm sewers, while North San Antonio would widen, add storm sewers, and be curbed. A June 21 discussion with Gibson will assess bonded indebtedness and feasibility.
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City Plan Board
Ishmael Torres
Mike Gibson
Don Lenertz
George Street
North San Antonio
Newlin Street
Houston Street
Calhoun Street
Newlin
Houston
Calhoun Streets
North
San Antonio
Lenertz
Richard Barton
Plan Board
Gibson
Lynnhaven
Massanet Street
Massanet
Mahan Street
Congress Blasted for Inaction on Oil Problem
AUSTIN Texas AP Railroad Commissioner Jim Langdon blasted Congress for inaction as the Texas Oil Commission set June oil production at 100 percent. He argued imports total 24.5 billion annually and current prices understate production costs while OPEC may raise prices 10 percent. He urged deregulation to spur alternative energy sources and predicted a political shift after the November election. Major oil firms praised the remarks as the commission kept previous month exceptions and June Texas crude buyers listed 3.92 million barrels per day with minor changes.
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Austin
Tex
Jim Langdon
Congress
Commission
Langdon
United States
OPEC
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
East Texas
Texas
Gulf
Calhoun Band to Present Bicentennial Salute Tonight
Calhoun High School band presents its spring concert tonight at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. The program titled A Bicentennial Salute features popular and patriotic music for the nation's 200th birthday. Annual top band awards will be given. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 75 cents for students. Proceeds fund band activities and equipment.
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Calhoun High School
Utilities Commission OKs Flat Rate for Electricity
The Texas Public Utilities Commission adopted a rule requiring electric companies to bill fuel costs at a flat rate, replacing variable charges. Starting in September, large commercial rates would lose many preferential adjustments, while some supporters urged class-specific fuel factors. The commission also scaled back a prior proposal to cap donations and advertising in the rate base at 0.3 percent of gross receipts.
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Austin
Texas Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Robert Webb
Houston Lighting and Power Co
Harriet Hubacker
Houston
Webb
Broadcasters
Chambers of Commerce
The
Salvation Army
Port Lavaca Police Monitor CB Channel 9
Port Lavaca police began monitoring channel 9 the emergency CB channel the department also tracks area police fire and intercity channels plus three Port Lavaca police channels. Chief Gene Durrant urged repeat calls if initial emergency contact fails.
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Port Lavaca
Gene Durrant
Durrant
Panel Okays Resolution On Matagorda Island
Unanimous vote by the state legislature joint committee on Matagorda Island urges Congress to turn over federally owned lands to Texas. The plan seeks 100 percent surplus property transfer and includes recommendations to align the Texas Endangered Species Act with federal law and to fund or exchange properties to acquire the lands.
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Matagorda Island
Congress
Texas
Calhoun County
Seni
65Th
Cochairmen
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
A. R. “Babe’’ Schwartz
Galveston
Schwartz
Senate Finance Committee
Wyatt
John Young
Washington, D.C
General Services Administration
Secretary of the Interior
GSA
Primary voting tightens Ford edge in Michigan and Maryland
Ford faces a critical test as Michigan and Maryland hold open primaries with Carter challenging in both states. Reagan hopes for a Michigan upset and Brown pressures Maryland, while Carter relies on UAW support and cross party appeal to blunt Udall and Brown in a cleaved nomination race.
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Ford
Michigan
Maryland
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Sen
Paul Laxalt
George C. Wallace
Carter
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Morris K. Udall
Brown
Udall
Frank Church
Nebraska
Baltimore Sun
United Auto Workers Union
Oregon
Nevada
Three Calhoun County Projects Win USDA Funding
Three projects in Calhoun County receive funding approval from the U S Department of Agriculture through De Go La Resources Conservation and Development District. Project Director Carl Wood announced cost estimates for Indianola Park Maxwell Ditch Drainage and Greenlake Seadrift drainage each with multi-year funding splits among Calhoun County and federal sources. Greenlake Seadrift spans three years with $12 000 from sponsor and $43 000 federal yearly. Indianola Park and Maxwell Ditch differ in annual and year one two year funding between county and federal governments.
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Calhoun County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
De-Go-La
City Receives Tax Rebate in Calhoun County
Port Lavaca received 8800.83 from the state comptroller for the current quarter's second month sales tax rebate. Seadrift, the other Calhoun County municipality, got 1924.41 versus 566.05 last month, with Port Lavaca's rebate higher than Seadrift's in this period.
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Port Lavaca
State Comptroller’s Office
Seadrift
Calhoun County
Weather Outlook From Afternoon Through Wednesday
Weather clear to partly cloudy this afternoon through Wednesday with mild afternoons and cool nights. Northeast to east winds 10-16 mph diminishing tonight, becoming southeasterly 10-16 mph on Wednesday. Highs near 80, lows in upper 50s. Boating sees northeast winds near 15 knots this afternoon, easterly 10 knots tonight, and east to southeast on Wednesday. Seas 4-6 feet, easing to 3-4 feet tonight. Tides high at 6:58 pm and 11:10 am Wednesday, low at 4:28 pm and 3:02 am Wednesday. Sunset 8:14 pm, sunrise 6:35 am. Barometer 30.12.
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Parker
Randle
Chestnut
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Claude Bailey
South Ann
Cypress
Juanita
Lavaca
Williams
Mulberry
Abner
Dale
Mary
Wilson
Haviland
Railroad
Marjorie
Ethel
Eveline
Lorene Sutton
Roosevelt School
Sandcrab Stadium
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Roger Olibarez
Jerry Watkins
Mike Garza
Anna Whitcomb
Utilities Commission OK
John Taylor
Texas Press Association
John Murphy
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
Les Daughtry
TDNA
Matagorda
Department of the Interior
Interior Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
James Winsor
Fort Worth
U. S. Air Force
Arkadelphia
Cuachita River
Friendship
Ark
Walter R. Mears
Calhoun
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