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The family newspaper of dynamic Calhoun County!
Established 1890
94TH YEAR NO. 167
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Area Forecasts
Tonight and Wednesday,
partly cloudy with lows near 70
and highs in th emid to upper
80s Light winds tonight and
east 10 to 15 niph Wednesday
Sunset at 8:03 p.m today.
Sunrise at 6 48 a m Wednes-
day.
claims Eckerd's failed to maintain
the store premises in a safe condi-
tion
Under the list of unsafe conditions,
the suit claims the store failed to
properly secure the display rack in
question from falling and injuring
customers, including small children
shopping at the store
According to the suit, the child
received cuts, bruises, contusions,
abrasions and severe head and knee
injuries when the display rack fell
' The plaintiff says that all or
more of the foregoing negligent acts
of the defendants were the sole and
proximate cause of the accident and
that no intervening or independent
cause contributed to the* accident in
any way," the suit says
Because of the extent of the in-
juries. including physical pain and
mental anguish, the suit is asking for
a sum of $150,000 in damages The
suit also asks for $25,000 for past and
future medical expenses incurred by
the family
The seminar is part of the local
celebration of Private Property
Week It will bei t 10p m Wednes
day in the meeting room at First
State Bank and Trust
around the county. (Staff photo by Marty Pel-
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era-style safari suits Some even
carried camouflaged pens. They
slept at the hotels — now with
revolutionary names — where they
had spent hundreds of nights They
talked about close calls on the bat-
tlefield. steamy nights on Saigon's
notorious Tudo Street and col-
leagues whose luck ran out and who
never came home.
Duong Minh, deputy chief of Viet-
nam's foreign press center
Similar words have come from
other Vietnamese officials including
Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach,
indicating Hanoi is seeking a way
out of its isolation Some Western
analysts of the region believe Viet-
nam is unhappy with its increasing
political and military dependence on
Moscow and also hopes to forge pro-
fitable economic ties with the West
and Japan to repair its economy
Western reporters have covered
"re-education camps," corruption,
bureaucratic bungling and economic
mismanagement, but there have
also t>een sympathetic stories of
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Weather
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The high Monday was 82 with
an overnight low of 73.
Temperature at 9 a m today
was 78 No rainfall has been
recorded at The Wave in the
last 24 hours
Thought for today: "Do not be
too moral You may cheat
yourself out of much life so
Aim above morality. Be not
simply good, be good for
something * - Thoreau
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Illinois State University. He com
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Today is the last day of absentee
voting in the run off election to be
held Saturday for the District 6 seat
on the City Council
Seven absentee ballots have been
cast, according to Darlene Cormier,
city secretary
The election will pit incumbent
Fred Jones against realtor Gail
Local drug store named
in $175,000 negligence
Tides
Tuesday, a low of 0.7 ft at
7:49 pm in Port O'Connor, 8:19
p m. in Indianola and 8:09 p.m.
in Port Lavaca
Wednesday, a high of 13 ft.,
2:37 a m , 2:27,2:42; a low of 0.3
ft ,7 44a m ,8 14, 8 04; high of
1 4 ft , 2:55 p.m., 3:30, 3:35
Donald D Stebbins, extension real
estate specialist, will talk about buy-
ing and selling real estate in a
seminar sponsored by the Port
Lavaca -Calhoun County Board of
Realtors.
Vietnam dealing with a legacy of
war and suffering
Vietnam did not, of course, throw
its doors wide open after keeping
them closed for a decade Reporters
were escorted by foreign ministry
guides and most interviews were
monitored and highly structured
Except for military zones, however,
few places were off-limits, and in Ho
Chi Minh City reporters spread out
on their own, talking privately with
residents.
A few reporters were very young,
like 24-year-old Stephanie Voss of
the Washington Times who was a
ninth grader when Saigon fell But
"old Saigon hands" predominated
They came dressed in Vietnam
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DONALD D. STEBBINS
HO CHI MINH CITY. Vietnam
iAPi — Vietnam is hosting the
largest number of Western jour-
nalists ever to visit this Communist
nation, giving them great but not
unlimited freedom to see and report
what thev want
“Some of the younger reporters
come here and see a seedy, poor,
restrictive third world country.
They can't understand the
mystique, said Arnett, now a cor-
respondent for the Cable News Net-
work "They wonder why all of us
get so excited.”
AUSTIN (AP) - Sen Hugh
Parmer. D-Fort Worth, apologized
on the floor of the Texas Senate ear
ly today after scuffling in a Capitol
hallway with Sen Carl Parker.
D-Port Arthur, in a skirmish trig
gered when Parmer made a com
ment regarding Parker's recent in-
dictment
The incident occurred shortly
before midnight and overshadowed
a filibuster that Sen Carlos Truan.
D-Corpus Christi, waged for almost
20 hours in an attempt to defeat, or
at least delay, passage of a proposal
to put the state in charge of
regulating shrimp and oyster
fishing
After Trua n sa t dow n a t 5:44 a m .
extending his filibuster to 19 hours 52
minutes, the Senate tentatively ap
proved the bill he opposed on voice
vote After adjourning for a few
seconds, the Senate returned and
sent the bill to the House, also on
voice vote
Truan kept on talking as Parmer
accepted Parker's invitation to step
outside to settle their differences
Senate Sergeant-at-arms Steve
Guest said he saw Parker throw
Parmer against the wall, and
another witness said Parmer's
glasses flew off Parmer said
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gave up. bay shrimpers in the
gallery applauded him.
Truan suffered a mild heart attack
Jan 24. 1979, but returned to the
Legislature about five weeks later,
and appeared strong Monday.
On Monday, he had the plastic
floor covering moved from under his
desk and wore soft soled shoes "I
have never felt better in my life."
Parker and Truan said tne bul
would favor shrimpers in the Gulf of
Mexico over bay shrimpers by, in ef-
fect. halting bay shrimping
Santiesteban. the bill sponsor, said
last week opponents merely were
"in fear of the unknown."
Truan said. "Make no mistake
about it, this bill is special interest
legislation pushed by gulf shrimpers
to eliminate competition in the bays.
This is rank special interest
legislation at its worsst.”
He said gulf shrimpers who pay 20
percent of the fees take 80 percent of
the shrimp, “and still they’re not
satisfied It's not fair, it's an
economic injustice . We re causing
a lot of people economic miseries.'*
Truan said the Santiesteban bill
was ‘ conceived in the dark corner of
a lobbyist's office," and he added,
“It's the big guy wanting to kick the
little guy out of business "
residents. The indictment lists
payments of $64>u on May 3, 1981. and
$380 on May to, 1984. from one vic-
tim. The second victim reported a
loss of $773.25 on Feb. 2, 1984
Although District Attorney Dan
Heard could not comment openly
about the case because it is under in-
vestigation. he said Frymire could
face third degree felony charges on
each charge listed on the indict-
ments.
"The investigation was and is be-
ing conducted by this office (district
attorney's office) by our in-
vestigator Rick Brush spearhead-
ed by an investigation with the State
Parker did grab him by the vest and
swung him around but he didn't
remembered hitting the wall or
momentarily losing his glasses
“There was no swing I was not in-
jured I was not struck." said
Parmer, a former mayor of Fort
Worth. “He was angry and with
some justification."
Parker had joined Truan after 11
p.m and was at his desk, entertain-
ing shrimpers in the gallery and
others with remarks against the
legislation when Parmer, from his
own desk about 20 feet away, asked
if any amendments were pending
"Parmer, you're going to keep it
up and you're never going to be
elected to a job two terms — I've
been trying to give you advice," said
Parker
Parmer responded, "Senator. I
may not be elected but I ain't been
indicted yet."
Parker, who is under indictment
in Jefferson County on felony
charges of engaging in criminal ac-
tivity and wholesale promotion ot
obscene material, replied in seem
ingly gcxxl humor. "Just wait
There's some of those who have been
and some ot us that should have
been "
Parmer briefly pursued what
Parker
In the April 6 election, Jones
received 130 votes to Ms Parker's
127
' Other candidates in the race were
former mayor John Dodd, who
received 101 votes and Travis Mid
die School teacher W Lee McCarty,
with 30
Polling hours will be from 7 a m
to 7 p m at the Chamber of Com-
merce
A San Antonio insurance salesman
was indicted by the 24th District
grand jury today for alleged
fraudulent activities in Port Lavaca.
The three separate counts charge
execution ot a document by decep-
tion and misapplication of trust pro-
perty in connection with the pay-
ment ot premiums on insurance
policies
The indictments say Sterling O.
Frymire Jr.. 27, of San Antonio, in-
tentionally defrauded two Port
Journalists given reporting freedom in Vietnam
The unprecedented coverage
climaxes today as this city once call
ed Saigon becomes the stage tor
celebrating the 10th anniversary of
the Communist conquest of South
Vietnam
For many reporters it has been a
nostalgic journey, and a reunion
with old competitors and comrades
in the wartime Saigon press corps
"We are rediscovering our youth,
our manhood, our moment, our Viet-
nam," said Peter Arnett, who won a
Pulitzer Prize covering the war for
The Associated Press "I’ve seen
some of my old friends come to a
place, maybe a battlefield, and have
their eyes glaze over I've been
LITTLE LEAGUERS MAY not be able to throw as
hard or hit as far as major leaguers, but no one
can say they don't play with the same intensity
Insurance agent indicted today
Board of Insurance in Austin,”
Heard said
State Board of Insurance in-
vestigator Walter Muehlhause said
the investigation into Frymire’s
misappropriations is ongoing and
could not be discussed.
Court records say Fry mire is to be
arraigned on May 10, with a trial
tentatively scheduled for May 13.
Frymire was arrested Monday on
charges of securing execution of a
document by deception. Bond was
set at $7,500 on each of three counts.
Frymire was released Monday
after posting bail.
glaze-eyed myself ”
Since January, more than 300 jour-
nalists have roamed through provin
cial capitals, remote villages and
onetime battlefields from the
Chinese border in the north lo the
southern Mekong Delta.
Nearly 200 media people are cur-
rently in Ho Chi Minh City, with the
"capitalist" press far outnumbering
journalists from friendly Com-
munist nations like the Soviet Union
The Americans lead with some 80
people, including representatives
from major news organizations and
television networks
"We hope that it will be a two-way
channel We hope that the media will
help with a reconciliation,” said
Skirmish shadows shrimp bill filibuster
amendment was pending, and
Parker said. “Sen. Parmer, I think
what you and 1 ought to do is go out
back and talk about your smart
remarks."
Both senators walked out of the
chamber into a hallway near the
members' lounge, and several
Senate employees dashed after
them
"Knock him out," came a yell that
seemed to come from the gallery
As several reporters ran into the
hallway, Sen Tati Santiesteban,
D-El Paso, already was between
Parmer. 45, and Parker. 50, who
cursed Parmer Help soon arrived,
and the two senators were led back
to the Senate floor
Parmer went to his desk, and ad-
dressed Sen John Sharp,
D-Victoria. who was presiding, "Mr
President, 1 wish to issue an apology
to my colleague Sen Parker and the
Senate I spoke out of turn, and I am
sincerely sorry. ... I wish to
apologize to my colleague from Jef
ferson (County) I was wrong I was
in error, and I am sincerely sorry "
A photographer who asked them to
pose for a picture found them quite
willing to do so
"Me and Carl reached our Hash
points at about tl« same time,"
A civil lawsuit filed in the 24th
District Court claims negligence at
the Eckerd's Drug Corporation store
in Port Lavaca resulted in $175,000 in
damages and injuries to a one-year
old child when a display rack fell on
him
The suit claims on April 29. 1983,
Eckerd's Drug Store had an
unsecured display rack positioned
next to the checkout counter
When the child approached the
display rack to obtain one of the
items, the suit claims, the rack fell
on the child, causing serious bodily
injury
lxx?al and district representatives
for Eckerd's Drug Corporation said
they have not received official filing
notification of the suit, and could of
fer no additional comment
The suit, filed in the name of now
three year-old Maurice Harvey, the
alleged victim in the accident.
Parmer told the photographer
Truan. 49, stuffed candy in a coat
pocket and began talking Monday
morning after Parker offered an
amendment to halt state regulation
after two years
Parker’s amendment failed 19-9,
which reflected the Senate's
favorable attitude toward the bill
that first came up Thursday.
The filibuster, which Truan began
at 9:52 a m Monday, appeared to
slow down at 2:15 a m. today. Truan
told a colleague. "I'm getting old,
senator I started to say the years
are taking their toll — well, the
hours are taking their toll "
Minutes later, however, the
49-year-old lawmaker, who suffered
a mild heart attack in January 1979
but returned to the Legislature Lve
weeks later, gamed another surge of
energy and carried on "for our sea
farmers."
He had nelp from Sen. Chet
Brooks, D-Pasadena, in what they
said was an effort to keep "greedy"
gulf shrimpers from getting regula-
tion that would benefit them over
bay shrimpers
His filibuster was far short ol the
mark of 43 hours, which was a world
record when Sen Bill Meier of
Euless set it in 1977 When Truan
Lavaca residents of insurance
payments.
According to the indictments, per
sonal bank checks meant for the
payment of insurance premiums
were to be used by Frymire to con-
tinue the payment and enforcement
of insurance policies on the two vic-
tims.
The indictment says Frymire
allegedly accepted the checks for
the premium payments, then failed
to send the money to the insurance
company as payment on the victim s
policy.
A total of $1,813.25 was allegedly
misappropriated from the two area
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Surber, Chester C. & Hildebrand, Linda. Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 167, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 30, 1985, newspaper, April 30, 1985; Port Lavaca, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1288493/m1/1/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Calhoun County Public Library.