The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 229, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 26, 1979 Page: 9 of 18
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Sunday. August 26, 1979-THE ALVIN SUN-Page 9
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of the House Environmental
Affairs Committee in Corpus
Christi. White said he is
“sickened and dismayed” at
Mexico's reluctance to consider
pay for damages to Texas
beaches
"The zood neighbor policy
has obviously taken a turn for
the worse, and the people of
Texas are the.losers," White
said. “I have said repeatedly
that a lawsuit should be our
last resort But let’s be clear
about one thing: we do have
the authority to sue.”
The committee is hearing
testimony from government
officials and citizens about the
extending due east of Aransas will be Monday or Tuesday" Madson has deployed booms
Pass, the entrance to Corpus before the patches - described across the hrrowentrances to
Christi Bay 60 miles to the as sheen, a film which is one of the wildlife-rich shallow areas
south ‘Beaches south of Port the lightest forms the oil takes behind Texas' barrier island
Aransas have taken oil in in its 500-mile trip from Mexico from Brownsville to Port
CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas da Bay. lohn Robinson, renerally south of the Aransas have kept all but "insig- warshes. threaten the feeding
| /UPn ) Two 2-square .mile Madson's science coordinator. Pass line One area of oil has nificant" quantities out of the and breeding areas for fish and
7 patched of spilled Mexican oil "said daily flights continued to been sighted as far is 210 miles laguna Madre and other other wildlife iiKTT ausc major
A have extended the pollution's indicate nothing more than tar east of Aransas Pass, almost shallows environmental damage
northward advance in the Gulf halls on beachers north of due south of Galveston. Be- Government environmental- "I feel it w c are successful in
of Mexico by 40 miles and Aransas Pa-s. aches south of Port Aransas ists have said oil on the keeping nil of the shrimp
within 15 miles of difficult-to- "I think there’s only one area continued taking oil Friday beaches hurts the tourist spawning areas and- other
defend Matagorda Bay. federal that appears to be a problem "We suffered a light pepper- industry but can he cleaned up. onvironnwntally sensitiveareas
spill-fighterssaid Friday. for us (north of Aransas ing all up and down the coast and appears to have little long- and I think, we have been
I Previously, the oil from the Pass)," Robinson said. "That’s yesterday." Foast Guard UEd term impact on the environ- successful we can prevent
J 82day-old blowout of Ixtoc I the small patch south of Pass Thompson said "We’re taking r ent They have said oil in the significant damage." Madson
well in the Ray of Campeche" Cavallo.” sore more near the Port shallow areas" could clog said
had remained south of a line Robinson said "we think it Aransas jetties today ”
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preparing for the arrival of Other patches of sheen and ville northward have taken
more oil. Texas Attorney scattered mousse. a thick oil- significant quantities of oil, the
General Mark White again water emulsion, have remained harriers strung across inlets
raised the possibilty of legal
action against Mexico, Before vaaiusaaaanaanuaauaimBBUUBzaiszuiaaiiiuaa
leaving to appear at a meeting
Officials said Enstam recom- bay, booming off as many
mended establishing a phony environmentally sensitiveareas
loan company in the Cayman inside Matagorda Bay as it is
islands, which have a popula- possible to defend----
tion of 13,000 but 300 banks The Although there have been
two men were convicted by a civilian reports of oil already
federal jury earlier this week. on the jetties around Matagor-
7.950% for 4 years.
9.301 % for 26 weeks
potential damage from the spill
DALLAS < I'PI) Attorney and success of efforts to control
Raymond A Enstam and it.
Brooksville, Fla., real estate The head of the interagency
—entrepreneer-AHiver-HeHley—Jr- team-fishting the—# sliek,- -
have been convicted of conspir- Coast Guard Capt Roger
ing to defraud the United States Madson, said 3,000 feet of boom .
hy laundering illegal funds chains of buoyed barriers
received from the sale of and two surface skimming
roebine . ~ machines were on 24-hour
standby in Matagorda Bay. He
Fnstam and Holley were two said contracts for additional
of six people indicted in the equipment would be let this
alleged scheme. Prosecutors weekend.
said Enstam. a corporate Madson has said his team has
attorney, participated by help- decided it cannot adequately
ing several alleged cocaine boom 1.5-nile-wide, current-
traffickers make their cocaine swift Pass Cavallo, the en-
profits appear to be loans, trance to Matagorda Bay It is
therefore allowing them to the first entrance threatened by
spend their money without fear the spilled oil that Madson's
of detection or paying full taxes team has been unable to boom.
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Looney, Richard. The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 229, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 26, 1979, newspaper, August 26, 1979; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1612269/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Alvin Community College.