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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1975
Page
1
A fourth incident in three years saw an unidentified plane pierce the main runway at Calhoun County Airport late last night. County officials, led by Judge Willis Jetton, shut the runway, reviewed damage, and expect patchwork to allow partial reopening today.
Mrs. Rudy Rendon was elected chairman of the Citizens Advisory Council for the Community Education Program at an organizational meeting. Coordinator Jack Hunt described the advisory role as informative and advisory to shape the program, with goals to be self sustaining via course fees. The group planned a survey questionnaire distribution by end of October and a community meeting to explain goals, with a film shown to the 19 attendees.
Texas Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong floated a plan to swap 18 000 acres of abandoned Matagorda Island for 15 000 acres inside Fort Bliss El Paso The deal would avoid mineral rights transfer issues but hinges on locating nearest oil or gas wells The federal government leases Matagorda Island year to year from the state and wants rights at Fort Bliss Armstrong spoke at a joint committee meeting studying the acquisition and use possibilities.
The Point Comfort Board of Aldermen approved the Mayor's Proposed Budget for 1975 1976 at 202 639 91, cutting street department funds to 14 038 91 as city revenues rise about 3 5 percent. Other allocations rise modestly with utilities up 30 percent to 77 850 to reflect an amended water contract with ALCOA. The board also filled Mayor Pro Tempore and details include a revised Waste Water Treatment Plant contract, a rehire for city audit, and National Square Dancing Week proclamation.
Partly cloudy and warm with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers through Thursday. Easterly winds 6 to 14 mph, highs near 90, lows around 70. Boating winds east to southeast 8 to 16 knots with seas 2 to 3 ft and higher near showers. High tide 11:06 p.m., low 3:24 a.m., high 7:01 a.m., low 3:45 p.m. tomorrow. Sunset 7:40 p.m., sunrise 7:11 a.m. Barometer 30.07 and falling.
Calhoun County Commissioners meet Friday at 10 a.m. in Port Lavaca to set the county tax rate and hold a public hearing on the 1976 budget. Bids for a new fire truck will be opened, along with earlier bids for Champ Traylor Memorial Hospital roof replacement.
The General Accounting Office blamed HUD weaknesses for 110,000 homeowners cheating subsidies, costing about 25 million dollars. The GAO report said such overpayments totaled over 10 percent of HUDs 205 million dollars in subsidies last year. HUD Secretary Carla Hills did not comment immediately.
The VOE program trains juniors and seniors for gainful office employment. Seniors join a cooperative program with half day school and half day work, totaling at least 15 hours weekly. Juniors complete a two hour Pre-Employment Lab. In 1960 29 seniors and 26 juniors are enrolled. Instructors are Mrs. Joyce Hall and Mrs. Emma Lou Marek. Members belong to the Office Education Association, a co curricular group linking leadership and activities to the instructional program.
Mrs. Karen Campbell R.N. director seeks admissions for a 12 month vocational nursing course starting January 1976. Applicants must be 18 with a high school diploma or equivalent and face faculty or advisory committee approval. Interviews run 9 3 Monday Wednesday Friday and 9 11 Tuesday Thursday at the hospital. Contact Mrs Campbell promptly. VA approval noted. program includes classroom and clinical phases with part time hospital employment.
The Census Bureau reports 1974 median household income at 11,101, up from 10,512 in 1973, but inflation-adjusted buying power fell 4.8 percent. It marks the first decline since 1971. July figures showed a 4 percent drop after adjustment despite a rise in nominal income.
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