GCCOG weighs Family Planning funds by county reach
Golden Crescent Council of Governments officials questioned who in DeWitt Jackson and Lavaca counties sought inclusion in the Family Planning program. A 384.00 general funding request was approved only for Victoria and Goliad counties by GCCOG executive committee yesterday.
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Bill Pack
Victoria
Golden Crescent Council of Government
DeWitt
Jackson
Lavaca
Goliad
GCCOG
Charles Carsner
Garner
City growth hinges on people working together in Port Lavaca
Long piece argues urban decay can be reversed by collective action, citing Boon Michigan’s revival led by Rev. Trover as proof. Mentions County fund requests, health advisory committee size limits, and expansions of nutrition and drug abuse programs, plus Hallettsville park land funding and a travel policy.
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Port Lavaca
Boon
Michigan
Harry Trover
Trover
Halletsville
Robert Kubena
Victoria
Goliad
Robert Bure
Bute
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Calhoun
Gonzales
Tom Garner
Six Flags Pharmaceutical Association
Victoria-Calhoun- Goliad
Garner
Chuck Stevenson
Golden Crescent
Hallettsville
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Kubena
Weather Outlook with Warm Temps Through Friday
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with a chance of thundershowers this afternoon and Friday. Southeasterly winds 8-16 mph. Highs near 90, lows mid 70s. Precip chances 30% this afternoon and 20% Friday. Marine winds southeast 8-15 knots, seas 2-4 ft, scattered daytime thundershowers. Sunset 7:38 p.m. Sunrise 7:12 a.m. Tides high 1:05 a.m. low 4:59 p.m. tomorrow. Barometer 30.00 steady.
Matagorda Island Park Plan Faces State Ownership
A Texas special committee on Matagorda Island voted unanimously that state ownership of the federal share would benefit Texas. Land Commissioner Armstrong floated trading Fort Bliss land for island portions as the Air Force withdraws. Interior seeks federal land to expand a coastal refuge for 49 rare whooping cranes.
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Austin, Tex
Matagorda Island
Texas
Bob Armstrong
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Air Force
Interior Department
Armstrong
Matagorda
Decontrol of oil prices draws Texas praise
Texas producers and the Texas Railroad Commission welcomed decontrol after President Ford vetoed a six month extension and the Senate sustained the veto. Permian Basin firms expect about 3.2 million barrels daily more domestic oil to be sold at market price, boosting revenues though profits may be reinvested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Railroad Commission
Ford
U.S Senate
Permian
West Texas
America
Ed Thompson
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Congress
Thompson
Vegetable short course dates set in Calhoun County
Perry Haskin Jr. announces the third and fourth sessions of a garden short course to be held at Town Hall of First State Bank and Trust Company at 7:30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday, Sept. 15 and 18. Dr. Jack Price and Dr. Charles Cole of Texas A&M will cover chemical and insect control, labeling and environment topics, with Dr. Jerral Hohn addressing diseases of fall and winter vegetables. The program is co sponsored by the Calhoun County Garden Sub-committee and the Extension Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun County
Perry Haskin, Jr
First State Bank and Turst Company
Haskin
Jack Price
Charles Cole
Texas A&m
Jerral Hohn
House backs stop-gap oil price controls bill
The House approved a bill to extend domestic oil price controls to October 31 as talks with President Ford on an energy compromise continue. Democrats expect Ford not to object to a 60 day extension replacing a 45 day one he conditionally approved. The vote was by voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ford
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W Va
America
Senate
John Dingell
D-Mich
Energy and Power Subcommittee
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Sandcrabs
Golden Crescent Cog
Dick Fisher
Committe
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Port Lavac
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Yeates
Frank Stainton
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Houston
Shell
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Tom Target
United States
Long
Legislator Citizen Committee
Houston, San Antonio
Corpus Christi
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Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Kennard
Dallas
Teddie Lee Wynne Jr
American Liberty Oil Co
Pearce Johnson
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Lightlee
Price
Cole
Calhoun County Garden Sub-committee
Calhoun County Extension Office
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