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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1975
Page
4
New York AP reports a strike by 300 Local 802 musicians over wages closed nine Broadway houses on Thursday night. The closures halted musicals including Chicago Raisin and Pippin while seven soundless shows like Equus remained open with audiences holding tickets.
President Ford wings to Oklahoma and California for a four day swing. He will mix politics with recreation, playing two rounds of golf at Pebble Beach on Monterey Peninsula. For the first time in over a month, Mrs. Ford joins the journey.
Tropical storm Eloise gathers strength on a westward Caribbean course with potential resurging power after a hurricane left at least 30 dead and thousands homeless on three islands. Marcos orders drastic government purge and probes military corruption. Hearst reunites with parents after fugitive saga ends.
The FDA said it turned over a lethal shellfish toxin to the Army after over producing the poison while seeking an antidote. The release ties the toxin to a possible source once secretly kept by the CIA in violation of orders to destroy it.
In New Delhi the Indian Supreme Court agreed to review Indira Gandhi's conviction for illegal campaign practices. A five judge panel led by Chief Justice A N Ray paused on the constitutional issue and will rule on the merits of her appeal after four weeks of arguments.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan 25 to 8 to expand the minimum tax and close loopholes. It would raise annual revenue from about 180 million to potentially 700 million, affecting roughly 30,000 and 80,000 taxpayers respectively as committee experts predicted.
In Beirut, rockets bombs and machinegun fire continued to terrorize the capital despite a cease-fire between Christian and Moslem factions. Radio Beirut warned that most streets were unsafe and roads into the city remained blocked by fighting or by armed men from both sides.
The New York market opened higher as news of a slower rise in consumer prices spurred a fresh stock surge. The noon Dow rose 9.15 to 823.76, with Pan American World Airways active and the NYSE volume up sharply, signaling renewed investor optimism amid falling money rates.
Judge Joe E. Kelly presided as five defendants faced pre trial hearings in District 24. Laurence Evans received a ten year probated sentence with restitution of 4270 dollars for felony theft. Dayton Henry Graff Virgin Dell Fickey and Billy Joe Fickey faced varied sentences including probations and fines for felony theft and weapon charges.
The US Army Corps of Engineers granted permits substantially as submitted for two pipe lines in area bays. Aluminum Co of America seeks to replace a 14 inch line in Lavaca Bay and King Resources Co seeks to install a two and seven eighths inch line in Matagorda Bay.
Austin AP report says Beverly Tarpley of Abilene and Mark McDonald of Houston became the first woman and first Black members on the Texas Board of Law Examiners. They replace Ira Butler of Fort Worth and William Smith of San Antonio, with Butler and Smith having long tenures. Reappointments included Gibson Randle, Barrow, and William Collins. Terms run two years from October. Tarpley, UT law graduate and Abilene Bar Association president, joins as examiner.
Texas State Senator Schwartz, a long time legislator and noted education advocate, will speak at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the Calhoun High School cafeteria. New business will align the local constitution with the state charter, with a delegates slate to attend district and state conventions.
Investors face a climate of fear as inflation and high interest rates threaten profits and prompt caution. Forecasters warn risks of renewed inflation and downturns, while Greenspan and CBO note recovery could stall without price pressure easing. The Street lives on shifting theses as fears fuel market speculation.
Report notes August screwworm activity across Texas from Cameron to Wichita and Hudspeth to Brazoria with cases in four Texas counties and in Arizona and New Mexico. Gulf Coast ear ticks flourish after a wet summer, and most worm infestations stem from cattle ear wounds. Dr. James E Novy cites 5 676 Texas screwworm August as second in history to 54 769 in 1972. In Mission, mass rearing and release of sterile flies aim to overwhelm wild populations, with samples collected by livestock owners to monitor presence.
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