Woman faces sanity test after Ford assassination attempt
San Francisco AP reports 45 year old Sara Jane Moore, a former FBI informant with Bay Area ties, fired a 38 caliber revolver at President Ford outside the St Francis Hotel. A Marine veteran deflected the shot. Ford escaped unharmed as Secret Service and police questioned Moore and prepared for upcoming hearings on her mental fitness.
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San Francisco
Ford
Sara Jane Moore
FBI
Bay Area
St. Francis Hotel
Secret Service
Sara
Moore
Corps of Engineers authority gets review
Public hearings in Baton Rouge at the Chateau Capitol Hotel review regulations expanding U S Army Corps of Engineers dredging and fill permits. Meetings begin 7 30 p m today and 9 a m tomorrow. The July 25 regulation runs 90 days for public comment and sets a three phase plan over two years extending permit procedures to adjacent wetlands and primary tributaries starting July 1, 1976.
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Baton Rouge
Chateau Capitol Hotel
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
United States
Weather outlook with coastal seas and tides noted
Fair and mild through Wednesday with northeast winds 10 to 15 mph diminishing tonight. Highs in the upper 70s, lows in the mid 50s. Recreational forecast shows NW winds 8 to 18 knots, seas 2 to 4 feet. High tide 6:45 pm today, low 12:16 am, high 5:30 am, low 12:24 pm. sunset 7:25 pm, sunrise 7:17 am. Barometer 30.09.
Lack of interest may abolish Citizens Advisory Board
Only four of its 11 members attended the Sept. 18 hearing on General Telephone Co. rate increase in Port Lavaca. Quorum issues prompt talk of disbanding the board though some council members favor one last chance. The hearing was rescheduled for Oct. 2 as part of a broader council agenda.
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General Telephone Co
Port Lavaca
K.A. Wallace
Paul Gary
Woman seeks arrest day before Ford shooting incident
The woman who allegedly tried to kill President Ford in San Francisco asked a police inspector four days earlier to place her in custody because she might "test the system." Senator Montoya said Secret Service interviews followed but she was not held or surveilled. He noted hearings on the incidents, including an earlier Sacramento attempt.
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San Francisco
Secret Service
Montoya
Stuart Knight
Washington
Ford
Joseph M. Montoya
Bayfront Annexation Fight Moves to October Council Vote
Bayfront property annexation faces council decision after a sparsely attended public hearing on 171.88 acres of city land near the bay. City officials cite policing needs at the docks and potential tax implications while residents worry about future council actions and the impact on shrimping boats and local businesses.
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Fairway
J.G. Long
Bay City
Thomas Boyd
Howard M. Waylon
Houston
Willett Wilson
Seafrift
Billy Wilson
Tom Garner
Bayfront
15Th
Orange St
Civic groups set to view Project PROUD presentation
Downtown renewal efforts gain momentum as three more civic groups schedule viewings of Project PROUD. Optimists see the slide show tonight at Whitecap Restaurant, Noonday Lions view tomorrow at Shellfish Restaurant, and Jaycees on Thursday at First State Bank. Port Lavaca chamber promotes the program for communities in Albia Iowa, Salmon Wash, Harrisonville Mo, Arp Tex, Eustache Tex, Frankston Tex, Cooper Tex.
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United Telecommunication Inc
Whitecap
Lions Club
First State Bank
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Port Lavaca-Calhoun County
Union hall donated to Gulf Coast Boy Scouts by USWA Local 4370
The United Steel Workers Local 4370 gave its former union hall to the Gulf Coast Council of Boy Scouts. The WWII barracks will be moved to Mauritz Scout Reservation as a storage and food issue building for local use. Contents went to local groups including Girl Scouts Troop 246 Point Comfort, Royal Ambassadors, Port Lavaca Day Care Center, and churches. The hall was vacated after John Haser Memorial Hall opened.
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United Steel Workers of America
Gulf Coast Council of Boy Scouts
Mauritz Scout Reservation
Girlscouts
Point Comfort
Royal Ambassadors
Port Lavaca
Assembly of God Church of
Pentecostal Tabernacle Church of
John Haser
United Steel Workers Local 4370
Union Hall
Terry Bonds
Paul Machacek
Marvin Kirkman
Boy Scouts of America
John Maxwell
Eloise Hammers Florida Panhandle Surf and Tornado Threat
Eloise slammed into Florida central panhandle with 130 mph winds, flooding and tornado risk. The storm weakened inland but remained dangerous with storms, power outages, and evacuations across a 100 mile coastal stretch from Apalachicola Bay to Pensacola. Across Panama City and Port St Joe residents fled in hours, shelters filled, and damage from high tides and fire accidents was reported.
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Panama City
Fla
Eloise
Florida
Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
Neil Frank
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Dothan
Ala
Fort Walton
Port St Joe
Sheriff's Department
Gulf
Central Panhandle
Mobile
Pensacola
Fla Bnt Eloise
Gulf of Mexico
Pellmell
Red Cross
Africa
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
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D-S.c
Oran
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Office of Chief of Engineers
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Forrestal
Washington, DC
K.E. McIntyre
Chief of Engineers
Washington, D.C
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Maryland
San Bruno
Cal
Omaha
Nebraska
Corps
The
Environmental Protection Agency
Citizens’ Advisory
Council
Mike Gibson
Texas Highway Department
Alcoa Drive
Larry Drive
Port Drive-in
Davyl Smith
Crescent Chemical
C&h Terminals
Lavaca Industries
Harbor of Refuge
Small Business Administration
A.B. Dick Co
Victoria
New Mexico Democrat
Senate
Sara Jane
the Docks
Joe Haynie
Garner
Marlyn O'Briant
USWA
Boy Scout Council
Apalachicola Bay
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