Approval Given for 50-Unit Low Rent Housing Here
Port Lavaca housing authorities approve a 50 unit low rent public housing project to be built on 5.5 acres between George and Tilley streets facing George Street. Construction runs about 10 months with total cost $775000 funded by HUD backed bonds. The project includes one to four bedroom units, offices, and maintenance space, with rents capped at 25 percent of tenants net income.
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Port Lavaca Housing Authority
George Street
George and
Tilley Streets
Housing Authority
Housing and Urban Development Agency
Port Lavaca Housing Corporation
HUD
Housing Corporation
Herbert
GNP Surges as Economy Tops Pre-Recession Peak
The Commerce Department reports the first quarter GNP grew at an 8.5 percent annual rate in inflation adjusted terms, rising to 1,241.2 billion and surpassing the 1973 peak. Inflation cooled to 3.5 percent and after tax corporate profits climbed to 84.3 billion, the highest since 1974.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Ford Boost In New York Delegation Affects Convention Race
Ford gains in delegate race after Michigan Maryland wins as New York Republicans plan a meeting to rally uncommitted delegates. Humphrey draft moves surface amid Carter results as Brown Udall Udall campaign in key states. Carter touts open convention path with 714 delegates to 275.5. 1505 needed.
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Michigan
Maryland
New York
California
Ronald Reagan
Hubert H. Humphrey
Jimmy Carter
Humphrey
Joseph Crangle
Erie County
N.Y
Paul Simon
Simon
Crangle
Ohio
Asformatov
Edmund Brown Jr
Carter
Oregon
Nevada
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Idaho
Brown
New York City
Arizona
Morris Udall
Washington
Eugene
Ore
Udall
Giscard to visit Texas ranch during bicentennial tour
French President Valery Giscard d Estaing visits the Scattered Oaks Ranch near Houston for a barbecue and horse show as part of his Texas leg. The event includes a champagne toast, a 10 foot cake exhibit, and a dinner with Houston officials. He travels by Concorde and helicopter from Intercontinental Airport.
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Houston
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
America
Texas
Giscard
L.F. McCollum
Continental Oi! Co
McCollum
Scattered Oaks
Jacques Kosciusko- Morizet
McCollums
New Orleans
Gerald Ford
Intercontinental Airport
Dolph Briscoe
McCollum Ranch
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Fred Hofheinz
Lafayette
U.S Air Force
Kosciusko-Morizet
France
Republic of Texas
Philadelphia
United States
Mysterious Dr X case surgeon charged with five murders
In Hackensack New Jersey surgeon Dr Mario Jascalevich faces a five count murder indictment in the so called Dr X case tied to the deaths of five Riverdell Hospital patients in 1965 and 1966. Investigators found curare traces in exhumed tissues suggesting fatal outcomes.
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Mario Jascalevich
Superior Court
Theodore Trautwein
Englewood Cliffs
Christ Hospital
Jersey City
Carl Rohrbeck
Nancy Savino
Margaret Pearson
Frank Biggs
Emma M. Arzt
Riverdell Hospital
Oradell
Jascalevich
Weather outlook with storms and warm temps through Friday
Cloudy and warm through Friday with thunderstorms likely in western areas this afternoon and tonight. chance of storms in eastern areas tonight and Friday. Southeasterly winds 12-18 mph gusty near thunderstorms. Highs in low 80s, lows near 70. Rain chances 60 today tonight, 40 Friday. Boating outlook shows winds 15 knots, seas 3-5 feet. Sunset 8:15 pm, sunrise 6:34 am. Tides high 11:01 pm 12:18 pm Friday, low 6:20 pm 5:17 am Friday. Barometer 30.04.
Kissinger warns NATO on Soviet temptations
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told North Atlantic foreign ministers that Soviet leaders face ideological pressure to use their military force. He cautioned against overreaching and urged unified Western posture in the face of potential aggression.
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Oslo
Norway
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Soviet Union
NATO
U.S
Hans Dietrich Genscher
America
Europe
Sinking Set To Complete Artificial Reef
The Texas Coastal and Marine Council will sink a 440 foot liberty ship twenty two miles offshore from Port O Connor to finish a three ship artificial reef for offshore fishing. The program is led by Sen. A R Scheartz of Galveston and observed by county and civic groups.
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Texas Coastal and Marine Council
Port O'Connor
Port O'Connor Gulf
Bouy 1
A.R. Scheartz
Galveston
Commissioners Court
Chamber of Commerce
County Marine Advisory Committee
Texas Agricultural Service
Joe Surovich
Ida Hays Faces Facial Reconstruction In NY Hospital
Ida Hays, 15, underwent an eight hour operation at New York University Hospital to reduce eye distance and reshape her nose and jaw. Surgeons removed part of her skull to move the orbits inward and used hipbone wedges to fill gaps, aiming for a normal appearance. Her hometown La Grande Oregon raised 10000 dollars to aid the procedure.
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New York
Ida Hays
Ida
John Marquis Converse
Institute For Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
New York University Hospital
la Grande
Ore
Bill Hays
Rule Change Eyed Chips in Meat Okay In Agriculture Plan
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department may allow deboning machines to leave finely ground bone chips in processed meats such as pork sausage and canned beef stew. The plan would permit up to one pound of bone chips per 100 pounds of meat and up to one percent calcium content in mechanically deboned meat, drawing criticism over microbiological safety from nutrition advocates.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Rodney E. Leonard
Community Nutrition Institute
Fire Destroys Office Building at Crescent Chemical
A fire destroyed an aluminum building used as an office for Crescent Chemical Company at the corner of Pinta and Montier Streets. Port Lavaca fire officials reported the blaze at 4:24 a.m. with five units and 20 firefighters on scene. investigators have not yet determined a cause or damage estimate. Owner is Billy Chase of Victoria.
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Crescent Chemical Company
Pinta and
Montier
Port Lavaca
Billy Chase
Victoria
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