Matagorda Island plan panel starts work in Austin
Local representatives on a legislative joint committee studying Matagorda Island acquisition welcomed progress after their first meeting. The group adopted a resolution urging state ownership of surplus federal land, while Col. Sid Ward and attorney George Rhodes urged careful development. A Sept. 23 island visit and a $4450 budget were set as next steps.
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Austin
Matagorda Island
George Fred Rhodes
Rhodes
Sid Ward
Parks & Wildlife Commission
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Victoria
Ward
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Bob Armstrong
CIA misread 1973 Mid East war signals before attack
The CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency warned no major coordinated Egyptian Syrian offensive days before the 1973 war. White House crisis committee found no hard evidence of a large plan as Egyptian and Syrian forces began actions. The post mortem cited an intelligence failure and blamed analysts for assuming Arabs could not win a war.
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Washington
Middle East
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Sinai
Syria
Israel
White House
House Intelligence Committee
Turkey
Cyprus
CIA
Israeli Central Intelligence
Concrisis “Watch Committee
U.S
Congress agrees on school lunch bill with free breakfasts
House and Senate conferees reach a 2.8 billion school lunch measure that preserves the program, maintains a free breakfast plan for poverty level students, sustains summer child care, drops a 75 million subsidy for middle income families, and raises the 20 cent lunch eligibility to 9770 income.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Budget hearing begins in Port Lavaca with county officials
A public hearing on the 1976 Calhoun County budget opened in the commissioners courtroom Port Lavaca. Attendees include Ben Harriss Alcoa Bob Tanner Tanner Aviation Gilbert Heideman county agricultural agent and press. The session will continue into the afternoon as the court plans to set the tax rate and assessment ratio if the budget is adopted. Prior to the hearing the court reviewed bids for a rural fire truck and apparatus to replace a wrecked unit with Pierce Manufacturing Co bidding 43701 and FMC Corporation 42345. Action on bids was tabled for a later meeting.
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Calhoun County
Commissioners
Port Lavaca
Ben Harriss
Alcoa
Bob Tanner
Tanner Aviation
Gilbert Heideman
County Commissioners Court
Pierce Manufacturing Co
FMC Corporation
De-Go-La RC&D approves erosion and park projects in Calhoun area
The De-Go-La Resource Conservation and Development executive committee approved seven RC&D projects and two measure proposals in Calhoun County. One plan targets Maxwell Ditch erosion threatening roads and homes, while another seeks Matagorda Bay shoreline stabilization as a potential pilot project with grasses and vegetation. Other approved items include erosion controls near Hallettsville High School, Goliad Mate Park outdoor learning center, and multiple county projects in Jackson, Gonzales, Cuero, and Hallettsville, funded partly by state and federal grants.
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Victoria
Calhoun County
Matagorda Bay
Carl Wood
Rc&d
Pete Wright
Commissioners Court
Soil & Water Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Go-La
Wright
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Alvin Hahn
Matagorda
Hallettsville High School
Goliad Mate Park
Jackson County
Fannin Battleground
Goliad State Park
Cuero
Gonzales
Vocational Agriculture Department
Wood
Victoria Riverside Park
Indianola Park
DeWitt County
Postal rates set after weeks of delay
The Postal Service announces permanent rates take effect Sunday at 12:01 a.m. with letters under one ounce still 10 cents and each additional ounce 9 cents. Postcards drop to 7 cents, parcels rise 6 percent, while temporary rates may lift letter postage to 13 cents after Christmas.
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Washington
Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
Barge Dock Plans Approved for Lavaca Bay Facility
Calhoun County Navigation District approved plans for a Lavaca Bay barge facility enabling bid advertisements. The dock spans 50 by 6315 feet, stands 14 feet high, with an estimated facility cost of $200,000 not including roadways or a conveyor. Port Manager D L Buchanan said Alcoa may sell a used conveyor system for removal cost. Point Comfort port currently handles about 4.9 million tons of cargo annually.
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Lavaca Bay
Calhoun County Navigation District
D.L. Buchanan
Alcoa
Buchanan
Point Comfort
Prime rates boosted by Citibank one quarter point
New York AP Citibank raised its prime lending rate to 8 percent effective today, the bank’s first hike since August. Analysts expect other major banks to follow, as the June to today rise in prime rates signals potential shifts in consumer borrowing costs.
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New York
First National City Bank
Citibank
Weather Outlook With Showers And Coastal Winds
Small craft advisories in effect as conditions warm and partly cloudy this afternoon. Tonight cloudier and cooler with a chance of showers and a 40 percent to 60 percent rain probability into Saturday. Coastal winds shift from south southeasterly to northerly with gusts. seas 2 to 4 feet.
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Fannin Junior High
Vicky Koontz
Connie Helms
Kim Cloud
Michelle Gaskamp
Vicki Gooden
Charlotte Futch
Crockett Blue
Corinne Lindy Boggs
D-La
Barbara Jordan
Dtex
Boggs
Jordan
New York City
Maxwell Ditch
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