Morning Markets Show Narrow Gain On Mild Rally
NYSE posted a slight uptick as the noon Dow rose 0.55 to 819.23 with 7 gainers to 6 losers in light trade. Analysts cited cautious bargain hunting after a 40 point Dow drop last week and a 3 point early decline as Monroe Auto Equipment jumped 4 to 8 percent amid a large block trade on the AMEX. The market value index held at 86.78 and the NYSE composite rose 0.19 to 47.46 while Mega International led Amex volume with a solid advance.
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Pentagon classifies 23 Mayaguez mission deaths as noncombat
Twenty three U S service members who died in a May 13 helicopter crash in Thailand are not counted as combat casualties of the Mayaguez rescue. Eighteen were Air Force security police en route to Utapao to form a commando unit. The five others were crew and an aircraft mechanic. The Pentagon cites tenuous connection to the operation, keeping combat casualties at 15 killed, 50 wounded, and 3 missing.
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VFW officers to be installed in Calhoun Post 4403
Calhoun County VFW Post 4403 and the Ladies Auxiliary will install new officers at the post hall Saturday at 7 p.m. Paul Bailey, a millwright at Alcoa's Point Comfort Operations, will be installed as president. Mrs Bailey will replace Mrs Leo Rokuta of Victoria as auxiliary president. W K Huber will install the VFW officers. Mrs Jack Gibson will install the auxiliary. A seafood supper is planned.
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Local woman earns degree for nursing at Incarnate Word
Mrs. Barbara N. Hennesey Marciniak of Port Lavaca earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Incarnate Word College on May 11. She was on the fall 1974 Dean's list, served as Nursing Students Association treasurer 1971-1973, and became a certified audiologist last April. The commencement speaker was Brigadier General Lillian Dunlap, who announced her retirement after 33 years in the Army Nurse Corps. Mrs. Marciniak now works as a staff nurse at Metropolitan General Hospital in San Antonio.
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Public Health Debate Urges HMO Planning Support
Houston AP reports Austin hospital administrator Jesse V. Hayes calling for well funded educational programs to shift public opinion on health care. He cites new HMOs in planning across many regions and condemns the costs of a society that continues paying people to get sick.
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Bill Introduces White House Conference on Foreign Policy
Sen Lloyd Bentsen proposes a White House conference to review U S foreign policy launching the post Vietnam era He calls for Congress business labor and academic participation to discuss alliances commitments relations with Western Hemisphere and developing nations and world economic impact.
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Gooden promoted at Union Carbide Seadrift Plant
E E Gooden promoted to shift supervisor by Sam Griffith assistant manager. J A Miller transferred from Whiting plant to the Reaction Department in the Low Density Polyethylene Unit. Gooden a 1955 Carbide hire native of Raymondville and Navy veteran with four children. Miller joined Carbide in 1960 and rose to Production Department Head in 1970. They will reside in Seadrift and Victoria respectively.
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Gas fuels more efficient home energy use claims
A Houston Natural Gas message argues that cooking with natural gas saves energy versus electricity. It states gas can produce 134 meals per same gas as one electric cook, urging use of gas for cooking, water heating, clothes drying, and central heating to cut overall energy waste.
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Two Port Lavaca teachers named TSTA coordinators
Virginia Grimes and Anita Moore were selected to serve as coordinators of faculty representatives for local units of the Texas State Teachers Association for the coming year. Grimes teaches fourth grade at Jefferson Elementary. Moore teaches fifth grade science at Madison Elementary and is local secretary. Both attended a coordinators lab in San Antonio, where TSTA President Jewel Howard noted that faculty representatives in about 6,000 Texas schools convey new developments to members at local, state, and national levels.
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Ramirez cited at convention in Beaumont
Alfred Ramirez of Port Lavaca has been named one of five outstanding district deputies at the Knights of Columbus state convention in Beaumont. He also received the 1975 Holy Year Pope Paul VI Award for completing all scheduled activities, with Port Lavaca representatives including Mr. and Mrs. Houlihan, Mr. and Mrs. Halsey, and Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez.
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Nelson head Lions Club president and officers named
John Nelson elected president of the Evening Lions Club succeeding Charles Ward. New officers include vice presidents Russell Cain Robert Hill and Paul Duenez secretary treasurer Martin Hillis and assistant secretary treasurer Dr Roy Schmidt. Other posts filled by Bernie McGrady Leo Westerholm and Clifton Watson. Directors named D L Buchanan Jim Phillips Ray Rayburn Hugh Crissman and Charles Ward. Installation set for June 17. A Calhoun County Day Care Center report noted 27 children served, with numbers expected to decline after the school year.
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Ray Rayburn
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Agriculture Dept cancels May 28 report
The Agriculture Department told reporters the May 28 report was cancelled and a combined cotton and wool situation will be published June 16.
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