Whooping cranes begin new wild flock network in west
Three or four sandy colored young whooping cranes migrate from Idaho to Colorado to join foster sandhill parents at Monte Vista refuge before heading to Bosque del Apache NM for winter. Biologists led by Rod Drewien say first birds indicate the program may establish a breeding wild flock within 2–3 years.
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Alamosa
Colo
American West
Idaho
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
North America
Rod Drewien
University of Idaho
Drewien
Wood Buffalo
Canada
Northwest Territories
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Monte Vista
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Colorado
Improper Northrop Charges Reported
Pentagon auditors say Northrop Corp. may have improperly billed taxpayers for up to 6.1 million in questionable consultant fees and expenses. The Defense Contract Audit Agency raised concerns about overhead allocations tied to contracts and questioned consultant activities including political donations. Rep Les Aspin urged FBI involvement and warned of possible criminal fraud, noting some disputed charges may be allowable per higher Pentagon review.
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Washington
Pentagon
Northrop Corp
Northrop
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Aspin
Air Force
FBI
50 Per Cent Increases Seen for Phone Rates
Dallas AP reports a Systems Applications Inc study for the nation's independent telephone association predicts home telephone rates could rise about 58 percent and business rates about 55 percent by 1985. The increase stems from FCC efforts to spur competition in the regulated industry. The 18 month study was released at the association's 78th annual convention.
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Dallas
Federal Communications Commission
Systems Applications Inc
U.S. Independent Telephone Association
FCC
Richard E. Wiley
James D. deButts
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
James T. Naylor
Association
Interconnection Committee
Congress
Texas oil leaders warn federal rules threaten recovery efforts
Sherman Hunt of the Texas Mid-Continental Oil & Gas Association criticizes EPA and FEA plans to regulate injection or secondary recovery wells as written. He warns many Texas fields could shut down under the rules, and cites potential loss of enhanced recovery incentives and continuation of price controls. The association seeks clarity from the FEA and support from Congress, while electing Jack B. Blanton as president and naming new district vice presidents.
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Texas
EPA
Hunt
Texas Mid-Continental Oil & Gas Association
FEA
Association
Congress
Jack B. Blanton
Houston
New District
Richard C. Hudson
C.E. Jacobs
Albany
E. Wilson Germany
Dallas
Trial Goes To Jury Here In Cuellar Murder Case
The murder trial of Alfredo Vela Cuellar of Port Lavaca went to the jury after closing arguments by defense attorney Larry Dio and DA Bill Day. Deliberations began at 9 am Thursday. Cuellar faces murder charges plus voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the shooting death of his son in law Mike Sandoval on Feb 9 1975 in a Port Lavaca residence.
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Alfredo Vela Cuellar
Port Lavaca
Larry Dio
Bill Day
Cuellar
Mike Sandoval
Public Hearing Tonight On Matagorda Island Ownership
A public hearing on acquiring and developing Matagorda Island will convene at 7 pm in the Calhoun County Courthouse Annex. The Joint Committee on Matagorda Island, led by Rep. Joe Wyatt Jr and Sen. A R Schwartz, invites officials and residents to share views on future ownership and use. The hearing follows a dispute among Interior, State Parks and Wildlife, and NASA over 18 000 acres deemed excess by the Air Force, with Interior proposing 11 000 acres as a wildlife refuge for the endangered whooping crane and the state seeking full island control as a state park. GSA officials say proposals will be studied for utilization and impact, with a final decision possible by mid November.
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Matagorda Island
Calhoun County
Cochairmen
Joe Wyatt Jr
Bloomington
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Sid Ward
George Fred
Interior
GSA
Nixon Described as Artificial Man by Kissinger
Secretary of State Kissinger privately told Ottawa banquet attendees that former President Nixon barely governed in his final months and was an odd artificial man who never enjoyed meeting people. The Washington Post, citing a microphone leak, reported Kissinger also called Nixon decisive and one of our better presidents despite the odd persona.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Richard M. Nixon
Washington Post
Ottawa
Allan MacEachen Kissinger
Kissinger
Nixon
Weather forecast signals mixed skies and easing winds
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers today improving to partly cloudy tonight and Friday. North to northeast winds 10-18 mph diminishing late tonight and Friday. Highs near 78 today and around 80 Friday with a 30 percent shower chance Thursday afternoon. Marine forecast: winds 15-25 knots easing to 8-18 knots Friday, seas 5-8 feet, scattered showers and thundershowers through tonight, small craft cautioned until winds and seas subside. Tides: high 3:05 p.m. and 3:22 a.m. Friday, low 9:15 p.m. tonight and 9:36 a.m. Friday. Sunset 6:58 p.m. Sunrise 7:30 a.m.
Front Triggers Showers Across Texas Coast
A cool front and a tropical low near New Orleans drive showers and thunderstorms across East, Central, and West Texas. The tropical low, about 350 miles SE of New Orleans at dawn, feeds moisture as winds remain near 35 mph and push north northeast at 10 mph. The National Hurricane Center warns strengthening could bring gale conditions to the Middle Gulf Coast later, advising small craft to stay near shore. Cooler air follows the front and clears skies in the northwest, with a statewide cooling trend overnight.
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Texas
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Fla
Middle Gulf Coast
East Texas
West
Health Unit Finds Controversy In Proposed By-Law Review
Controversy arose over SAC staffing power during a by-law review by the Golden Crescent Council of Governments GCCOG Health Advisory Committee. The steering committee and Dr. James Coleman Jr. argued for executive staff control while others favored more local staffing. The HEW demands HSA staffing authority. by-laws set SACs as advisory with defined powers. Final guidelines due Jan 15, 1976 or the state takes planning control.
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Victoria
Subarea Advisory Councils
SAC
South Texas Health Systems Agency
HSA
The
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Tom Garner
GCCOG
Kingsville
Sac’s
GCCO
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Violet Salt
Fish and Wildlife Service
Sandhills
US Fish and Wildlife Ser
Vice
Keith Roberts
San Bernardino
Calif
Telephone Papery
Texap
Texas Petroleum
Sherman Hunt
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Energy Administration
Bureauucracy
Sandoval
Matagorda
Department of the Interior
State Parks and Wildlife Department
NASA
Coleman
David Russell
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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