Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 3, 1994 Page: 4 of 12
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30 mps 4GO-1964
45 YEARS AGO-I949
Contract was let July 11 for Matagorda County's newest high
The Palacios area was onoe again spared the wmii of MoUin ® W- R.-i- fortL —----w----------y -- - . ^ , -
Nature when the Gulf of Mexico’s first full fledged hurricane of the Eddie Knebel of Carpctland of Houston was high bidder at 52 1/ school by the board of trustees of t« lidehmn Conwhdated
season—Xhantal” —bore down on the upper Texas Coast Tuesday 2 cents for Matagorda County's first bale of cotton for 1964, grown Independent School District The fi rm of Walter Droeraerol Leadings
morning. by Uge Dry of Palacios. was awarded the general contract.
Bryan Feree and Kyle King were named as the new additions to Bids to re-deck the old pavilion would be accepted till August 7. Ruel B. Foley, local Buick dealer, was in Fort Worth to attend a
the PHS coaching staff. Trustees of the Tidehaven ISD were studying plans for locating a preview of the new Buick Special model.
Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center was pleased to an- junior high on the Tidehaven High School camjxis. Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Wagner were enjoying a vacation trip to Hawaii
nounce the arrival of Sharon K. Wilson as their new Executive Bids for constructing a four-land highway through Palacios were 50 YEARS AGO-1944
Direct. to be let in October. Sgt. Harold M. Sells, was a photo technician on a B-17 Flying
The Tidehaven Independent School District will Irrifitmlfjl' 35 YEARS AGO-1959 Fortress that had made raids on Hungary, going from an American
90 school year with the students reporting for their first day of school Bids will be opened Tuesday on the dredging j>f foe Gulf basein Italy.
on Friday,'Sept 1. Iwracoastal Waterway, Tributary Channel to Palacios The project is
15 YEARS AGO-1979 in the $100,000 to $250,000 class.
Tropical storm Claudette moved ashore last week, near the Texas- C.C. Ramsey brought in the first bale of cotton for Palacios and
Louisiana border, dropping 6.42 inches of rain atthcFAA weather the county to the Fanners Co-Op Gin Monday at 7 p.m.
station in Palacios. The storm was anticipated to cause grain sorghum City mail delivery will begin Saturday. Those appointed as mail
damage, as farmers still had their crops in the fields waiting to be carriers were John Ressler, foot route No. 1; Robert Keszler, auxil-
harvested. ' .. iary foot route No. 2 and Robert Fletcher mounted route.
Ruby Red, the current redfish spawning champion at the Texas Twenty-four additional delinquent water users were without
Parks and Wildlife Department's Palacios research station, was service early this week as the council continued their “get tough”
outdone by Scarlett, another female red that has more than doubled policy on delinquent water bills.
Ruby's record egg production so far. A petition with 203 signatures will be presented to the U.S. Corps
25 YEARS AGO-190 of Engineers at Galveston Friday r.otesting the application of the
Pfc. Glen Dale Clayboum was surprised to findhis cousin WAC
Cpl. Maurice Rives, on the same boat
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Palacios’ first bale of coiton for the season, grown by Mr. and Mrs Adjutant General of Texas to establish two danger zones in Ties- was endorsed.
ginned July 24 at Farmers Co-Op Gin Palacios and Turtle Bays. TrieQua'^
After a public hearing Monday night, the Board of Trustees of the 40 YEARS AGO-1954 in this city.
The Boy Scout Court of Honor was
meeting of the Rotary Club.
55 YEARS AGO-1939
R.P. Newsom, president of the Rotary Club, announced the
committees he had appointed for the ensuing year of Rotary work.
60 YEARS AGO-1934
Two canning kitchens were opened in the county by the Texas
Relief Commission, one in Palacios and one in Bay Oty,
65 YEARS AGCM929
A resolution for the completion of the Hug-the-Coast Highway
Ed Jurek, was j
The Quality Market installed an electric refrigerator, the first one
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Palacios Independent School District adopted a budget for he 1969- A.H. Petersen, who was ekctedjriayorof Palacios in a special ^ ^ Salsbury and J ? McCaSy^SueS the LaBelle Theatre
° Texas voters will ballot August 5th on nine constitutional amend- R.D. Chamblee, Sr. brought in the first bale of cotton locally • from George W. Curtis, ***> had1 been the^owneronly a few weeks,
meats.> Monday, July 19 §0 YEAR AGO-19W **
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine picked Palacios
dish third in District 26-AA bated Needville and Bolin
More than 3000 attended the Texas Baptist Encampment which Johnson Street was opened up from Fourth Street east to the bay.
“ -- on Friday. H.M. Sanders, county commissioner, was instructed to do the grade
and drainage work.
Palacios Beacon
Perspective
MAHERS
BY Dan mOBBLES
TEXBS flTTQBBEY BEQEBBL
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Dealing with secondhand smoke
In March of 1993, our office joined 16 other state
attorneys general to study foe effects of secondhand smoke pn
children. It soon became dear that the risks arising from
exposure to secondhand smoke were too great to ignore. As a
result we resolved to do everything in our power to protect
children from this hazard.
Smoke in restaurants
Most restaurants today provide non-smoking eating areas.
Morales says that in troth, patrons in those areas are breathing
air filled with secondhand smoke drifting over from the
smoking sections. Research has shown that levels of
secondhand smoke are much higher in restaurants than in
offices or in hones where at least one smoker lives.
Because our major concern is the health and safely of
children, we are targeting smoke in fast-food restaurants.
Morales said that 40% of the employees and 25% of tire
customers are under’18. Fast-food companies spend billions
of dollars in advertising aimed at children, set up special play
areas, and offer toys and birthday patties as special promo-
tions.
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Bullock targets state business, casinos
AUSTIN - U. Gov. Bob election, Dallas lawyer Thx Lczar, Court of Appeals said foe savings
Bullock last week made known his reused Bullock of befog “bought" and loans in Tfexas could make
dartre to dear up in foe 1995 fy casino interests. '...Anyone home equity loans, though foe
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trailer smells awfully bad, but
Clinton House Wys and "
Dangers of secondhand smoke
The dangers of smoking are widely known turel have been
well-documented by the scientific community. Breathing
unfiltered smoke can be more hazardous to your health than
inhaling it through a filtered cigarette. Many smokers are
aware of this, and choose filtered cigarettes to protect
themselves. But while filtered smoke may
does nothing to protect those who must bi
smoke.
■ According to the Environmental Protection Agency
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aid tire smoker, it
secondhand
breathe
secondhand smoke is classified as a Group A carcinogen,
■ as asbestos atkl radon. It is estimated t!
results in 45,000 deaths amon
the same category
nd amok
secondhand smoke results in 45,000 deaths among non-
smokers each year, including 3,000 from lung cancer alone.
A 1993 EPA study found that exposure to secondha
smoke increases a child's risk of bronchitis, pneumonia.
smote increases a cuuus
asthma, and ear problems. The EPA estimates that secondhand
smoke causes up to 1.3 million serious health problems for
children each year
Also, a recent study found that non-smoking, pregnant
women who were routinely exposed to secondhand smoke
passed nicotine to their unborn children. Not only does sec-
ondhand smoke
moke out children it risk of being bom
prematurely and with low birth weight, it also increases their
risk of having speech, language and attention-span problems. .
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We are actively
encouraging
tueen, Arby’s,
[steps
fast food restaurants to go
made their smoke-ftee hSkom print to our filing lawsuits
against five major fast-food restaurant chains, including
McDonald’s and Taco Bell. ,, ,
I After 18 months negotiating with the fast-food industry, we
fried lawsuits bectusewc fat it was time to lake decisive
action. Within days, McDonald’s decided to ban stnokin;
from til of its company-owned restaurants, and to en
franchise holders to do the same, In return, the lawsuit
McDonald's was dismissed
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foe hazy provision in
Lilian forbidding
having indirect
Legislature
foe Tfexas Constitution forbidding
taftema from.....
, foe power of foe
governor realizes that his
even wane,” he add a crowd
it ought!) be clarified, and 1 agree.
I don't see aqy problem in defining
‘indirect.’ * Bullock said.
Attention to foe issue erupted af-
ter an Austin American-Statesmcut
atoty revealed that a concrete com-
pany headed by stare Rep. Mark
Stiles, D-Beaumont, is a subcon-
tractor on stare prison construction
His involvement in prison con-
struction is legal, Stiles claimed,
citing a 1987 attorney general's,
memo Hying that legislator’s com-
panies may be subcontractors on
state projects without violating the
Ifexts Constitution.
The fact dial Stiles is cNirmyi
of foe Calendars Committee and a
member of foe Legislative Budget
Board and foe Legislative Crim-
inal Justice Board drew criticism
Legislature,’
E&rUof, DC
State Capital
HIGHLIGHTS
tab," and Lottie 1
House health cave
By Lyndell Williams • Texas Press Association
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working families m Us own
Bullock received a $100,000 cam- Senate approve the Wl after a vote aeee why he is aqt fighting for
paign contribution from Daniel expected by mid-August, foe court health care reform wifo uniw
Robinow iu of uaiias, who owns an ruling would become mo
interest in casinos in New Orleans
coverage.”
interest in casinos iu new uuwiu Bessons runs sonny stunt
and Colorado. It also was reported Rt^bikaa congressional candi- director William Scsskms,
that Bullock received $60,000 from date Fete Sessions last week pulled Bryant of supporting foe
lames “Mattress Mac” Mclngvale, * trailer load of horse manure on pirn, which he srtd woul
? Houston furniture business owner his campaign slops to dramatize his taxes on businesses, increase
who has said he would like to build stand on the heahh-care issue. federal budget deficit and a
a gambling establishment in Tfexas. “I know what’s ia this horse doliarc to finance abortions.
Bullock mid |-?<!‘nn gambling
bring involved in state projects over
which they have legislative influ-
ence.
House Speaker Pete Laney, D-
Hale Center, in 1993 appointed
Stiles chairman of foe Calendars
Committee — foe body through
which all bills must pass before
they go to the house floor for a
A ruling is pending from At-
1 Dan Monks H
torney General Dan
legalization of gam-
i should he
be done by
tiling casinos s
the Legislature
amendment.
Equity Loans From BW
U.S. House Banking Commit-
tee chairman Henry B. Gonzalez
wopk attached an amendment
pf a part-time cutting home equity loans out of
Legislature, we are challenged to a compromise bill by U.S. House
rate foe best decisions we can ^ senate negotiators that would
10 acparateour public and private dig* hanks to operate across state
business,” Laney raid.
The amendment, by Gonzalez,
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r^te/uftcu. Phil Gramm,
R-Texas, however, opjjosed foe
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Banking Committee, said he had
J® the barking of 43 organizations
hill, be would treat it in Texas. Ike Austin-based Trims
her hill, regardless of his Bankers Association also criticized
* foe Gonzalez amendment.
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in whole or in part.
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