Parents Drive School Crossing Zones On Austin Street
About 15 mothers delivered a petition with 226 signatures to the City Council urging school crossing zones on Austin Street from Virginia to Seadrift. The council asked the State Highway Department for a traffic survey and immediate crossing zones if needed, then moved to other matters including phone-rate ordinance, water-treatment talks, and creation of a traffic-safety office funded by the Governor's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Street
Virginia
Seadrift
State Highway Department
Mike Gibson
Highway Department
General Telephone Co
Darryl Smith
Claude Bradley
Mike Fricke
Marshal Lumber Co
Gary
Gibson
Washington Trip Leaves Matagorda Panel Hopeful
Texas lawmakers praising a Washington meeting on Matagorda Island development and proposed state plans. They report warm talks with Congressman John Young and other delegates, hoping the Interior Department will justify land use and support the state's ownership. The group aims to brief key officials and press for timely action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Joe Wyatt
Bloomington
Matagorda Island
Wyatt
Irmen
Len A Schwarts
D-Galveston
Texas
John Young
Corpus Christi
Interior Departments
Wyat
Nat Reid
Department of Interior
John Hill
John Winsor
General Services Administration
Winsor
Real Services Division
GSA
Man vanishes after chase of UFO in Arizona forest
Aziz Holbrook AP reports Travis Walton, 22, vanished after追追 chasing a bluish light in Sitgreaves Apache National Forest. Six woodcutters say Walton jumped from a truck, followed the light, and was struck by a ray and disappeared. Ground search with a helicopter found no trace. Walton’s mother Mary Keller says further search is futile. Sheriff Gillespie notes no conclusive evidence yet. The men underwent voluntary polygraphs. one said he passed unofficially.
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Holbrook
Aziz
Mary Keller
Travis Walton
Duane Walton
Snowflake
Sitgreaves Apache National Forest
Walton
Navajo County
Marlin Gilespie
State Department of Public Safety
Gillespie
Kenneth Peterson
Peterson
Arizona
Edmund Fitzgerald Sinks With 29 Aboard Near Lake Superior
Ships and aircraft searched Lake Superior after the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm with 29 crewmen aboard. No survivors or bodies found. oil slick, two lifeboats, life raft recovered. vessel owned by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance of Milwaukee. loaded with 26,126 tons of taconite pellets from Superior, bound for Detroit.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Midi
Lake Superior
Edmund Fitzgerald
Bryan Norris
Coast Guard
Washington
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co of
Milwaukee
Superior
Wis
Detroit
Meeting Set To Discuss Future of Athletics at Calhoun
A meeting of concerned citizens is planned for November 21 to debate the future of athletics in Calhoun County. James Cleveland, head coach and athletic director at Calhoun High School, is a central figure as his Sand Crabs sit 1-8 with one game left. A venue is expected to be announced amid opposition and unconfirmed locations. Cleveland could not comment, and he had earlier cancelled tonight’s 7 0 Sandcrab Booster Club meeting without stated reason.
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Winsor
Office of Management and Budget
Wyatt
Interior Department
Calhoun County
James Cleveland
Calhoun High School
Cleveland
Lamar Consolidated
Rosenberg
Calhoun Victoria
Mediately
Cooler Front Enters Texas From New Mexico
Cold snap advances into Texas as skies clear and south winds gust across the High Plains. A tropical low in the Gulf near 350 miles southeast of New Orleans drifts toward the north for a second day, intensifying weather across the region.
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Texas
New Mexico
High Plains
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Grand Jury Begins Work On 22 Cases
A 12 member Mth District Court grand jury for the fall-winter term began hearing testimony Monday with Foreman Bobby Goff of Port Lavaca and 11 others listed from Port Lavaca Seadrift Seadrift Port Lavaca and nearby towns. The body will review twenty two felony cases including four murder charges tied to the knife killing of Sheriff Deputy Lawrence Barefield at Leonard's Bar.
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Mth District Court
Bobby Goff
San Antonio
Port Lavaca
Ralph Hicks
Crockett
L’roy Bell
Port O'Connor
Hugh M. Barker
Route
Seadrift
Bobby King
Henderson
Point Comfort
D J Williams
S. Virginia
John Calzada
E. Leona
Don Hinds
Leo Rainer
James Lanny Marshall
Brookholtow
Mra
Underhill
Marvin L. Johnson, Jr
Suncrest
Lawrence Barefield
Leonard's Bar
Ann St
County approves airport improvement warrants and life policy change
County Commission authorized time warrants up to 190000 for airport improvements with 12.5 percent local share about 75000 in Calhoun. Warrant payments set for 1977 78 79 80 with FAA funding anticipated. Also approved an amendment allowing employee ownership assignment of group life insurance. Election returns from last week canvassed and approved. Lease ad for 2 acres at Alamo Beach Fruit Truck and Farm surface use including drilling or pipeline.
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Commissioner's Court
James F Houlihan
Federal Aeronautics Administration
Commissioner's
Calhoun County Group Life Insurance
Willis Jetton
John T. Finster
Alamo Beach
University Singers Offer Mixed Program at Calhoun High
The Houston Baptist University University Singers performed at Calhoun High School Auditorium as part of the Junior Service League Concert Series. The first half featured Say It with Music and Three Prophecies from Isaiah, with Americana and Oh Susanna leading to Dixie and Kentucky Home. A standout bit had baritone Tony Pharis in Born Free while Old Man River closed the half. The second half included Randy Edwards on marimba with Joy to the World and A Taste of Honey, followed by a pop jazz medley and the love songs Unforgettable and My Way. The encore was Yesterday I Heard the Rain.
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Kentucky
Texas
Tony Pharis
Old Man River
Randy Edwards
University Singers
Houston Baptist University
Calhoun High School
Junior Service League
Weather Outlook and Marine Forecast Through Wednesday
Clear to partly cloudy this afternoon through Wednesday with a warm spell today and cooler near midweek. East to southeast winds 6 to 14 mph shifting to northly 15 to 25 mph with gusts. Highs near 80 today and low 70s Wednesday. Boating winds SE 5–10 knots tonight shifting to N 15–35 knots gusty Wednesday morning. seas 3 to 6 feet. Small craft advisory likely tonight. Sunrise 6:49 am, sunset 5:38 pm. High tides 12:08 am and 11:49 am Wednesday, low 4:47 pm today, 6: Ram Wednesday. Barometric pressure 29.97.
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Guadalupe-Blanco
Small
Pau Gary
Artmobile
Steve Jurek
Carleton Wiggins
Denise Rodriguez
Cay Palmer
Brooklyn Art Museum
Viking Mall
Matagorda
Houlihan
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