Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1974 Page: 4 of 24
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CPL makes energy as statement
Central Power and Light
Company spokesmen on April
11 painted a realistic picture of
the energy dilemma facing
South Texas
Clark Councill, CPL's
Manager of Public Information,
explained in the Harlingen
press conference that CPL
recognizes the essential role
electricity plays in the
economic health of South
Texas, and is committed to
providing its customers with a
dependable power supply "
Councill acknowledged the
tight fuel supply and told some
of the difficulties in securing all
the fuel needed for power
plants
E C Kindei. CPL's Rio
Grande Valley District
Manager, said. In the past,
natural gas has been used
exclusively to fire the boilers of
our power plants. Problems
brought about b> the fuel
shortage have led CPL to seek
more diversity in fuel sources,
thus strengthening the com-
pany's ability to serve our
customers needs in the future."
Kindei said one of the things
directly effecting the Valley is
the recently announced com-
bustion turbine project to be
located at the La Palma Power
Station in San Benito. This
60.000-kilowatt unit will be
capable of burning gas or liquid
fuels and is scheduled to supply
its first electric power next
year Altogether eigfit of the
multi-fueled units will be in-
stalled at strategic locations in
the 14, 000-sq uare-mile service
area of CPL and supply 430,000
kilowatts of electricity.
Councill said that in addition
to fitting existing power plants
to burn both oil and gas. other
fuels would be used in years to
come
The first nuclear powered
generating station for South
Texas was announced in June.
1973. and plans are being made
now for a coal-fired station to be
in operation in 1969. The nuclear
piant is to be built in Matagorda
County, mid-way between
Palacios and Bav Citv. CPL is
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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
The Rio Grande Herald, Rio Grande v, ty, Published every
Thursday by Rio Grande Herald Publishing Company, Inc.
James V. Mathis, president, 102 East Second Street. Raul
Trejo managing editor and general manager. Second Class
mail...g privileges authorized at the United States Post Office
at Rio Grande City, Texas 78582. Subscription Rates: In
Starr County $3.00 per year: Outside Starr County, $3.50
per year. Mailing Address; The Rio Grande Herald, P. O.
Box 452, Rio Grande City, Texas 78582. Telephone: 487-
2819 , 487-3794, 487-351 or 487-2237.
cooperating with Houston
Lighting k Power and the cities
of Austin and San Antonio in
building the billion-dollar
project, which is to supply its
first power in 1980.
A site has not been selected
for the coal-fired plant, but is
expected to be selected and
announced this summer.
In addition to energy for the
future. CPL has provided for
immediate needs through
contracts with four major
suppliers to provide the fuel
necessary to generate elec-
tricity.'' said Kindei. In ad-
dition, we have generate
electricity," said Kindei. "In
addition, we have purchased a
substantial quantity of oil. Over
780,000 barrels are in storage
now which is enough to take us
through 45-days of severe gas
curtailment."
Customer demand for elec-
tricity has risen 112 percent in
the past ten years and is ex-
pected to continue increasing as
the Nation turns from fossil
fuels to other forms of energy-
production.
THURSDAY* APRIL 18,1974
THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
PAGE 4
Cowan's boy
dies in
Houston
Doyle Gene Cowan, 24,
resident of Rio Grande City died
Thursday, April 11, in a Houston
hospital after a lengthy illness.
Cowan was born December 9,
Three generating units are
under construction now which
will add an additional 755,000
kilowatts of electric power to
the CPL generating capacity
which is now capable of
producing 2,408,000 kilowatts of
electric power.
•Additional power production
is not the answer however to the
Nation's energy situation," said
the Valley Manager.
1949 in Brownfield, Texas. He
lived in Temple from 1950 to
1955. He was a member of the
First United Methodist Church
of McAllen.
He graduated from McAllen
High School in the class of 1968.
He attended the Southwest
Texas State University in San
Marcos where he received his
bachelor of Arts degree in
biological sciences. Prior to
becoming ill he was attending
the Midland Memorial Hospital
School of Medical Technology in
Midland.
Young Cowan is survived by
his parents Rio Grande City-
School Superintendent and Mrs.
S. P. Cowan, brothers, S. P.
Cowan Jr., of Los Angeles,
Calif., and Robert E. Cowan of
Houston. Maternal grand-
mother is Mrs. Frand Dodgen,
of Johnson City, Texas. He is
also survived by numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, April 13, 1974 at 2
p.m. in the Briggs-Gamel
Funeral Home Chapel in
Lampasas The Minister Reid
Schaub officiated. Burial was in
the Oak Hill Cemetery in
Ijampasas.
See The Motorcycle ?
You may not find a motorcycle in this picture, but you'll find plenty of them
on Texas' streets and highways.
The trouble is. not enough automobile drivers are seeing motorcycles when
they should. Not until it s too late, anyway.
Maybe if motorcycles were as big as elephants, you'd be more careful when
you see them. But nothing is bigger than human life. And that's what we're
really asking you to look out for.
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110 G*A*DE CITY
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Trejo, Raul. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1974, newspaper, April 18, 1974; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194454/m1/4/?rotate=90: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.