Early autumn tour of Matagorda Island visit
Bill Pack reports on a Matagorda Island excursion with a state legislative committee to assess potential acquisition and development. The ride includes a base tour, abandoned shacks, a 1852 lighthouse, civil war trenches, airboats on marshlands, grazing rights of the Wynne family, and stark coastal scenery marked by rabbits and mosquitoes.
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Matagorda Island
St. Joseph Island
Matagorda
Gulf
Jhat Legislative Committee
Air Force
Port O'Connor
Laurence Welk
Bermuda
Teddie Lee Wynne
Wynnes
Joe Hawes
Wynne
Hawes
Army Air Corps
Downtown renewal plan discussed at Port Lavaca forum
Port Lavaca Jaycees will host a community forum at 7 30 PM in the First State Bank to weigh downtown renovation feasibility for Port Lavaca. City officials civic groups and chambers will hear a slide show on Project Proud showing case studies from White Salmon Harrisonville and other towns plus local economic challenges and renewal options.
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Port
Lavaca
First State Bank
City Council
Commissioners Court
Planning Board
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Harrisonville
Port Lavaca
Hearst Transcript Shows Patty Hearst Em bracing Revolutionary Feminist View
In a San Mateo County jail transcript, Patricia Hearst described herself as a revolutionary feminist seeking bail, rejecting remaining “a prisoner in my parents’ home.” The taped exchange with friend Patricia Tobin, recorded last Saturday, reveals shifts in her stated politics and mentions legal and mental competency questions.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Patricia Tobin
Miss Hearst
Patty
Catherine
Miss Tobin
San Mateo County
Asst
Gene
Stewart
Atty
James L Browning
Oliver J Carter
Carter
Redwood City
Privacy Act of 1974 Lets Citizens See Government Files
Washington AP reports a new Privacy Act of 1974 allows U S citizens to learn what information the government stores about them and to correct inaccuracies. It requires agencies to disclose record-system names and lets individuals see who accessed their files. About 8 000 systems are listed already across 79 agencies with many strong entities. Penalties include up to 5 000 dollars for violations by government employees and civil actions against the government are possible.
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Washington
U.S
Justice Department
Alaska Railroad
Nam Ervin
Dn.c
Charles H Percy
R-Nl
Port Lavaca Port Commission Approves Lease Assignment Action
The Port Lavaca Port Commission ratified a city council action allowing C H Terminals and Lavaca Industries to assign leases to secure debt payments. Attorney Mike Fricke said the assignment grants no extra rights to lessees. Curtis Reece Jr urged studying an Alamo Cement Co. lease extension from 15 to 30 years to permit larger docks. The commission may consider the extension if written. a study of the Farmlands Road to the Vumore tower is planned. Permain Corp.'s lease alteration request was withdrawn.
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Port
Alamo Cement Co
Reece
Farmlands Industries
Vumore
Harbor of Refuge
ACC
Refuge
Permain Corp
Calhoun County Fair Set for Four Busy Days in October
Calhoun County prepares for a four day fair starting Wednesday October 8 with a 4 PM gate opening and a 5 PM parade. The 1975 Calhoun County Fair Queen pageant is at 7 30 PM. Activities include livestock auction at 7 PM Thursday, a 6 PM Friday concert, street dances, rodeo shows, youth horse and pet shows, fiddlers contest, and street entertainment. Admission runs 25 cents for students and 1 dollar for adults.
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Calhoun County
Travis Junior High
Tommy Hill
Hill Country
Fairgrounds
Rodeo Arena
Dale McBride
Weather outlook mild through Saturday with light winds
Clear to partly cloudy and mild through Saturday with winds 6 to 12 mph. Afternoon highs near 80 and lows in the mid 50s. Marine forecast shows northeasterly winds 6 to 16 knots today and tonight turning east to southeast Friday with seas 2 to 4 feet and a chance of showers tonight and Friday. Sunset and sunrise times listed for today through Monday. Barometer 30.19 steady.
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Jim Mitchell Ware
Hearst
Wilbert
Popeye” Jackson
Vallejo
Oliver Carter
U.S. Atty
James L. Browning Jr
Federal Register
Act
Port Commissioners
Smokey Davis
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