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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1976
Ocean engineers test for dam site
Ocean engineers at Texas A&M
University have moved inland to
take on the testing of a proposed dam
site southwest of Victoria.
Drs. R.E. Schiller, Jr. and J.B.
Herbich head a team, it was an
nounced last week, that is designing,
building and testing models in
A&M’s hydromechanics laborato
ries, under contract, for URS/For-
rest and Cotton, Inc., consulting
engineers of Dallas.
“The Guadalupe-Bianco River
Authority proposes to construct the
Coleto Creek Dam and Reservoir on
Coleto Creek,” explained Dr. Her
bich. “The dam site is located about
12 miles southwest of Victoria where
the reservoir will serve as a cooling
pond for a proposed steam electric
power generating plant.”
The drainage area for the dam is
507 square miles, and the full operat
ing level for the reservoir is an eleva
tion of 98 feet. It will have seven
spillways and gates and will also
function as a flood protection struc
ture.
“We’re constructing two models,”
Herbich added. “The first is a two-
dimensional reproduction of the
spillway and the second will be a
three-dimensional of the dam and
vicinity. The first is working, and the
latter will be finished within the
month.”
“The task is to find out the hyd
raulic characteristics of the spillways
and determine if they are adequate
to accomodate the maximum flood
on record,” he said. “Serious flood
ing has ocurred in the past, notably
once last spring when there was
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veterinarians, health officials and
cattlemen meet for
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diagnosis and response to outbreaks
of disease.
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comes speakers and participants to
Texas A&M.
Dr. H. Q. Sibley, director of the
Texas Animal Health Commission, is
to deliver a 9:15 a. m. address Sept. 1
on the status of livestock health in
the state.
While many of the presentations
will deal with specific diseases,
others will examine a cattleman’s
viewpoint of regulatory and
emergency disease programs, the
role of wildlife in exotic disease out
breaks and responses to outbreaks.
In addition to APHIS and Texas
A&M authorities, the seminar will
feature speakers for the Food and
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Georgia, Arizona State University
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No neighborhood association (no joining/
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No property taxes for the year 1976
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some loss of life.”
The spillway is designed to dis
charge 226,000 cubic feet of water
per second with all gates fully raised.
The stilling basin will contain a hori
zontal apron with a row of ten-foot
baffle blocks and a five-foot end sill.
Also assisting in the project re
search are graduate students Brad
ford S. Hubbard of Dallas and Wei
Chow of Taiwan. The study will take
approximately four months to com
plete. The final analysis and report
will be prepared a month and a half
after completion of the tests.
AUGUST 13-19
ROUND ROCK — The
Round Rock, on the Interr
and Great Northern Railro!
opened for business. Thedepo|
of the finest on the road, isi
and the sound of the hamiji
heard all over the town. Eigkl
lots have already been sold hi
company, and sales are incraf
every day.
MARSHALL — Another k-L
accident, resulting from Ihetl;
coal oil in kindling fires occurrsB
morning. Two women, emploij
the K. P. House were a 1
getting breakfast, and resortj
this means of kindling fire,
suit was an explosion, an
women were enveloped in I
One may survive, but theotlt
not.
AUSTIN — The Senate®
House amendments to the bii
viding for resumption ofthepe;
tiary. The principal onerequiri
governor to advertise for pi
to lease the penitentiary fornci|
15 years, with a proviso thal
can’t lease it, to put it under
management.
BASTROP — Mayor Willis
trop collected $40 in one wed!
the people of that town for
swearing “on the public
This prolific source of revenue
much neglected.
AUSTIN — The LegislatureefcO^
scheduled to adjourn More Interne
Friday, absenteeism was so■
pant, little could be done. MeJHCirj
declare they will leave evenili
motion to adjourn is rescinded!
day or if the governor callsaJk
session immediately.
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FORT WORTH — Mr. Bla*j^
Kansas City, has the contractf*^^^
mail route from this placetoC<s»#_
220 miles, twice a week, fortllQp li
of $6,700.
FORT WORTH — n
Lockwood has completed Li* 1 w
rangements with the citycouaB, ^
the establishment of a Basil Oil U
tory on terms equally bene®
the city and to the compai)i}jg
company will be incorporated*^
the name of “People’s NatnrM_j
Light Company.” We hopewTWH
our people, one and all, taliel
stock in this company. Tobeij
we must do as cities do.
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CASTROVILLE — The mi
of business in our courts is
goose and dog cases appearw]
kets, where only calves have!
before — barking mixed witbj
ing.
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