Armando S. Waterland; Ing. Manuel Rodriguez, secretary’s chiefadvisor; Lic. Anival Silva, director general of social communication ofMexico.

Lic. Hermilo Lopez-Bassols, consul general of Mexico in Houston;Grisselle W. Harmsen; Peter Harmesen, president of Tecomar S.A. inMexico and Care Shipping in Houston.

Jose Luis Breton, consul of Mexico in Houston; Enrique A. Romero,consul of Mexico in Houston; Lic. Hermilo Lopez-Bassols, consulgeneral of Mexico in Houston; Ing. Daniel Diaz Diaz, secretary of

communications and transportation of Mexico; Maria Elena Alcaraz,Mexican consulate in Houston; and Javier Aguilar, consul of Mexico inHouston.

Barbours Cut Container Terminal honoredby La Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce

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HOUSTON

Commission Chairman Archie Bennett, Jr., addresses the crowd as Harris County CommissionerJim Fonteno and Mrs. Fonteno look on.

T he Port of Houston Authority’sstate-of-the-art containerhandling terminal, Barbours

Cut Container Terminal, was honored by

the La Porte-Bayshore Chamber ofCommerce at its annual "Salute toIndustry," held at the Houston YachtClub in October.

More than 300 persons, includingCommission Chairman Archie Bennett,

Jr.; Commissioner HowardJ. Middleton,Jr.; and Commissioner Rey Gonzales,Jr. ; as well as Executive Director RichardP. Leach; Director of AdministrationWilliam Colburn; Director of FacilitiesJoe Scroggins; and Director of Engineer-ing Tom Kornegay. Other port staffwerealso on hand for the dinner.

Commission Chairman Bennett, whowas the featured speaker, told the crowdthat the Port of Houston Authorityofficials have recently been traveling inEurope, the People’s Republic of Chinaand South America, meeting withshippers to encourage them to shipthrough the Port of Houston. He alsopraised the success of Barbours CutContainer Terminal, and the contribu-tion that the terminal has made to the LaPorte-Bayshore area, Houston and theentire state of Texas.

The Chamber presented Bennett witha cowbody hat and Barbours CutContainer Terminal with an appreciationplaque, in honor of the occasion. []

From left, with plaque presented to Barbours Cut Terminal: John Horan, BCT terminal manager;Chairman Bennett; Executive Director Richard P. Leach; and AI Fields, Bayshore National Bank.

Bennett, with cowboy hat presented by theLa Porte-Bayshore Chamber of Commerce.

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Chamber members see port

A lmost 1,500 members of the Houston area business

community got a close-up view of,the Port ofHouston recently when Brady s Landing

Restaurant, on the banks of the Houston Ship Channel,hosted the Houston Chamber of Commerce’s Business AfterHours reception. In cooperation with the event, the Port ofHouston Authority staff manned an informational displayand were available to discuss port facilities and services. Theport’s fireboats also provided demonstrations every 15minutes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A wide variety of refreshments was available throughoutthe vast restaurant and live entertainment was also featured.Over 100 Chamber member companies manned tables thatdisplayed their goods and services.

Business After Hours provides Chamber members with anopportunity to meet other members and to develop newbusiness contacts. Through the purchase of display tables,members have the means of showing their products and ser-vices to others in attendance. []

James Pugh, PHA managing director; Dennis E. Murphee, BusinessAfter Hours Advisory Committee chairman; Jack S. Blanton, chairman,Houston Chamber of Commerce; Susan Cooper, sales director,Brady’s Landing; and Ben Shariff, general manager, Brady’s Landing, infront of PHA display.

Midwest Representative Jim Widman discusses port facilities with aninterested guest.

PHA Sales Manager Don Allee fields questions from visitors to the port’sdisplay.

Por{ fireboats give demonstrations during the gathering.

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M/V SAM HOUSTON

Inspection vessel gets annual facelift

V isitors on the M~ V SAM HOUS-

TON, the Port of HoustonAuthority’s inspection vessel,

which annually carries more than 40,000persons on tours up and down theHouston Ship Channel, should bepleasantly surprised with its new look.The 27-year old vessel received extensiverepairs and renovations duringSeptember. The vessel is taken out of ser-vice for maintenance each September.

New, light blue tile flooring was in-stalled in both the fore and aft lounges,and carpet was installed for the first timein the wheelhouse. The floor in the forelounge features a large PHA seal, whichwas specially worked into the tile. Beforethe new floor was laid, the old flooringwas completely torn out and the deckwas sanded and buffed with steel wool.Couches in both lounges and chairs inthe wheelhouse were all reupholstered ina cream colored vinyl. The platform in

the wheelhouse, from which the captainsteers the vessel, was replaced with one oflight mahogany. The engine room alsoreceived a new floor.

Weatherizing measures were alsotaken, including insulating thewheelhouse, installing a new ceiling andplacing tinted film on the windows inthe fore lounge. These measures, accord-ing to Ted Wakers, deputy director ofport operations, who is responsible forthe operation of the SAM HOUSTON,should result in a cooler boat in the sum-mer and a warmer one in the winter.

The flooring and upholstering workwas performed by contract laborers andall other maintenance was the respon-sibility of the port authoritymaintenance department and thevessel’s five-person crew.

Port authority personnel painted allwoodwork, including the coveredwalkway leading to the vessel. The out-

side decks and the bottom deck floorwere painted dark green or black, andfive coats of varnish were added to therails and other woodwork throughout thevessel.

According to crew members, manycompliments on the vessel’s appearancehave been received since it went back in-to service October 1. Other im-provements to the vessel include a newstereo system, which is equipped to han-dle informational cassettes on the port inseveral foreign languages when foreignofficials are aboard. A new water heaterwas also installed and the refrigerator wasrepaired. The dockside building at theSAM HOUSTON slip has also been re-painted, and work is progressing on theconstruction of public restrooms at thefacility. The parking lot has also beenrestriped and new commissioners’photographs are featured on thesidewalk walkway. []

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MEETINGCALENDAR

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 36: Next meetingis scheduled for November at Kaphan’sRestaurant at 11:30 a.m. For more informa-tion contact Phil McGonigle, 224-985 l.

Delta Nu Alpha-Chapter 282: Next meeting isscheduled for November. For more infor-mation contact Ahha Williamson,476-8269.

Export Packers Association of Houston: Nextmeeting is scheduled for November. Formore information contact J. T. Strawn, Jr.,748-1900 or Robert Cowan, 941-4996.

Houston Customhouse Brokers and Freight For-warders Association: Next meeting isscheduled for November. For more infor-mation contact George Strange, 228-7447.

Houston Transportation Clerks Association:Next meeting is scheduled for November at11:30 a.m. at Kaphan’s Restaurant. Formore information contact Larry Hopper,465-8448.

MarineSquare Club of Houston: Meets the secondWednesday of every month at 11 : 30 a.m. atBrady’s Landing. For more informationcontact Jack Smith at 479-6666.

International Transportation Management Asso-clarion: Next meeting is schedule for Nov-ember. For more information contact MackJohnson at 871-3361.

National Defense Transportation Association:Meets the last Thursday of every month,11:30 a.m., at Kaphan’s Restaurant. Formore information contact K.A. Foster at447-0677.

Port Safety and Advisory Council: Next meeting isscheduled for November. For more infor-mation contact William Felkner at928-2461.

Propeller Club: The Port of Houston PropellerClub will hold a luncheon on Thursday,November 21, 1985, at noon. Featuredspeaker will be Commission ChairmanArchie Bennett, Jr. For more informationcall William Klyng, 827-3401.

Sam Houston Chapter, International MaintenanceInstitute: Meets the third Tuesday of eachmonth, 6 p.m., Ramada Inn-Hobby Air-port. For reservations, call Joyce Rhoden at481-0869.

Transportation Club of Houston: Meets the firstTuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. atthe Shamrock Hilton Hotel. For more infor-mation contact Jim Willett at 228-2825.

United States Merchant Marine Academy AlumniAssociation, Houston Chapter: Meets thefirst Thursday of every month, 11:30 a.m.,at the Houston Engineering and ScientificSociety Club at 2615 Fannin. For more in-formation contact Joe Dahl at 494-8960.

West Gulf Intermodal Association: Meets thelast Wednesday of each month, 5p.m.,:it Cootcrs Rcstauram on Richmond Dr. Forrnorc information contact Shelly Thornton.224-9254.

Women’s Transportation Club of Houston: Meetsthe second Monday of each month, 5:30p.m., Kaphan’s. Contact Joy Lloyd,452-8865.

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THE LATEST WORD ON PORT AUTHORITYCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES

P H APROGRESS

Plans in progress to widen Barbours Cut Boulevard

Plans and specifications are 98 percent complete on aproject involving a cost-sharing agreement with HarrisCounty to widen Barbours Cut Boulevard, the throughwayleading to Barbours Cut Container Terminal in La Porte. Portof Houston Authority officials and Harris County officials areworking on efforts to widen the two lane road to four lanes,from Highway 146 to Terminal #3 at BCT. Action is expectedto accommodate ever increasing traffic in the area.

BCT to receive six new radio channels

Six new radio channels for Barbours Cut ContainerTerminal have been approved by the state frequencycoordinator. The channels, on a duplex system with onechannel for transmitting and one for receiving, will be usedby operations personnel at the terminal. The two VHFchannels and one rental channel currently in use will beplaced on back-up. According to Terminal Manager JohnHoran, the new channels will allow better communicationswhen there are more than two ships working simultaneouslyat the terminal. Road traffic will be placed on one channel,leaving four channels for ships in port at the terminal.Channel 6 will be reserved as a management channel, toallow better communications between shipping lines terminalmanagers and stevedores working the vessels.

100,000 square foot ro/ro shed slated for BCT

More than a year in planning, a new facility at the BarboursCut Container Terminal will add 100,000 square feet ofcovered transit shed facilities and should be completed bymid-1987. The Port Authority Commission advertisedfor bids in its October meeting for construction ofa second ro/ro transit shed at the terminal, at an estimatedcost of $3 million. The 500 foot by 200 foot shed will include20 foot loading docks on both the north and south ends ofthe building. The existing ro/ro shed has a 15 foot loadingdock only on the south side. The shed will be constructedsouth of the existing ro/ro shed and the additional space willallow for more space for to/to cargoes, more office space andmore room for stripping and stuffing containers, toencourage new business to the terminal.

Transit sheds at Turning Basin to get new roofs

Transit sheds 18, 19, 51 and 52 at the Turning Basin Ter-minal will join other sheds that have undergone renovationsduring the past months. The roofs on the two sheds will bereplaced at a cost of $550,000. Transit sheds 21, 22, 27, 28,30 and 31 have been renovated and received new roofs recent-ly. The sheds have been in use in the Turning Basin since thelate 1950’s.

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New intermodal servicelinks Houston, Northwest

Burlington Northern Railroad is offer-ing new daily intermodal service betweenHouston and the Pacific Northwest.

"Customer acceptance has been ex-citing," said Gordon T. Trafton,manager of intermodal lanes. "Thesenew runs provide shippers with a servicereliability that has been lacking in thiscorridor in the past."

Trains 91 (northbound) and (southbound) have evening loadingcutoff times, Trafton said. They are be-ing operated in addition to general mer-chandise trains that now also offer an im-proved service consistency.

Trafton noted that the new inter-modal Qperation serves-10 of BN’s hubcenters or satellite hubs: Houston, Irving(Dallas-Fort Worth), Amarillo, Denver,Billings, Spokane, Pasco, Portland, Seat-tle and Vancouver, British Columbia.Hub centers are strategically locatedreceiving and dispatching points for in-termodal (trailer or container on flatcar)movements, serving broad surroundingareas by highway.

Incotrans’ Green Class means first class between the U.S.Gulf/South Atlantic and Europe. A new fleet of 1500-1600 TEU vessels and direct weekly service providesfast, efficient transit. Calling weekly at Houston,New Orleans, Miami and Savannah, Incotransalso calls bi-weekly at Mobile. And on everyvessel, Savannah is the first-inbound, last-outbound call.

The next time you ship, go GreenClass for the direct weekly con-tainer service that’s first classevery time. For information,contact your local salesagent.

elm Incobalw/Gulf Europe Service.

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NEWS AND VIEWSFROM AROUND THE PORT

PORTTIDINGS

1986 Port Handbookand Industrial Guide

Time is running out to place youradvertisement or industrial guide listingin the official PORT OF HOUSTONHANDBOOK AND INDUSTRIALGUIDE. For the first time, the Port ofHouston Authority will publish thehandbook.

The book, to be published in January1986, will include up-to-dateinformation on public and privatefacilities at the Port of Houston, port-related support industries, pertinentgovernment agencies, a directory of theHouston Consular Corps, maps of portfacilities and other information. It willbe a frequently used reference book. Cir-culation of the book will be 30,000,going to all clients and customers of thePort of Houston and other interestedparties.

Companies will be allowed one freelisting in the industrial guide section ofthe handbook, consisting of thecompany’s name, address, telephonenumber and contact person, and 25words or less describing the company’sservices.

For advertising rates and information,contact Sheila Adams at (713) 226-2133.For information regarding the industrialguide listing, contact Karen Hellweg at(713) 226-2137.

Contrans (U.S.A.)moves Houston office

Contrans (U. S.A.) recently announcedthe relocation of its Houston office to9009 North Loop East, Houston, Texas77029, telephone (713) 671-0947 (NewOrleans remote 525-9453), telex (MCI)6868733.

The physical address and the telexnumber have changed. The telephonenumber remains unchanged from thecompany’s previous location.

WITS disbands, donatestreasury to HCC

In its final action before disbanding asan organization, Women inTransportation and Shipping, WITS,donated the remainder of its treasury,$1,177, to Lester Dray of HoustonCommunity College’s CommercialTransportation and Distributionprogram, for use as scholarship funds forqualified students in the program. Theorganization, which had been inexistence since 1980, was involved infund raising to benefit the college’sscholarship program and other non-profit maritime interests. Membersincluded Robbie Bell, Sea-Land Services;Christie Brocato, Express Trucking;Marsha Heacker, Excargo; Reggie Kyle,Zapata Gulf Marine; Julie Moore, Evansand Wood; and Shelly LeBlanc.

Shipside Crating Companyrelocates local office

Shipside Crating Company recentlyclosed its facility located at 1606 ClintonDrive, Galena Park, Texas, and beganoperating at its Jacintoport facility.

Shipside Crating’s new telephonenumber is (713) 457-2647, and newaddress is Shipside Crating Company,16400 Jacintoport Boulevard, P.O. Box268, Channelview, Texas 77530.

At the Jacintoport facility, in additionto an existing 10,000 square feetwarehouse, a new 25,000 square feetwarehouse and a new two-story officebuilding that will house personnel andcomputer facilities are presently underconstruction.

University of Houstonawards scholarships

University of Houston, UniversityPark, College of Technology, recognizedfour industrial distribution studentsreceiving scholarships for the 1985/1986semester year. The Deer Park DNAChapter 287 awarded transportationscholarships to T. Mungra, R. Skinner,T. Healey and J. Livingston. All fourstudents are enrolled in the College ofTechnology Industrial Distribution Pro-gram. If you would like further informa-tion on educational opportunities in theindustrial community, please contact Dr.Roy Henderson at 749-4851.

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Chamber task force to provide assistanceThe Houston Chamber of Commerce

recently announced the formation of aspecial task force to develop methods ofproviding assistance to Mexico in thereconstruction period following the re-cent earthquakes. Chamber Board Chair-man Jack S. Blanton made the an-nouncement at a news conference held inthe offi~es of Mexico’s Consul GeneralHermilo Lopez-Bassols, and presented,on behalf of Ashland Oil Company, a

donation of $25,000 to begin therebuilding ~fund.

Blanton also announced that T. LouisAustin, president, Brown & Root, Inc.,has accepted appointment as chairman

of the task group. Members of the groupwill include representatives ofHouston firms with business interests inMexico.

"The Houston Chamber of Com-merce, in establishing this task force, is

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responding directly to a request fromConsul General Lopez-Bassols forassistance from Houston .in theredevelopment of Mexico’s damagedpublic buildings," Blanton said. "TheConsul General appeared before theChamber’s Executive Committee onSeptember 24, when he specifically re-quested funds for construction eqUip-ment and technical assistance for use inrebuilding hospitals and schoolsdestroyed by the recent earthquake.

"The Consul General expressed hisbelief that the economic ties between theHouston business community and Mex-ico are, in all probability, the strongestthat any U.S..city has with Mexico. Hefeels that if any city is in a position toassist Mexico, it is Houston. We are go-ing to explore the means of providingthis desperately needed assistance, bothlong-range and short-range, but withemphasis on the long reconstructionahead."

The contribution from Ashland opensthe fund. Blanton said the task force willaccept funds, equipment and services inkind to aid in rebuilding Mexico City’sdamaged and destroyed hospitals andschools. Many Houston companiesalready have provided emergencyassistance in the days immediatelyfollowing the disaster and during therescue operations.

Porter Continental Marineappoints Kostakis

James R. Porter, president of PorterContinental Marine, Inc., has an-nounced the recent appointment of BillKostakis as vice president. Kostakis hasover 10 years of varied experience in andaround the Port of Houston. Prior tojoining the firm, he was the West Gulfoperations manager for Eller & Co., andfor Tilston Roberts Corp., steamshipagents.

Porter Continental Marine has beenprominent in ship brokerage, and inrepresenting numerous ship yards for 30years. Its clients include Busan DockyardCo., Ltd., Jiddah Ship Repair Yard,Korea Shipping & EngineeringCorp., and Globe Engineering Co.,Cape Town.

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Esmeraldas, Ecuador port director visits HoustonThe director of the Port Authority of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Gregorio with Navicon Texas officials possible project movements through his port.Tello Sevilla, third from left, visited the Port of Houston Authority offices Shown, from left, are: Richard W. Love, Navicon-Texas; Michael C.recently. Tello SeviHa was in Houston to promote increased trade Smith, Navicon-Texas; Tello Sevilra; and Don Allee, PHA sales manager.between the Port of Houston and the Port of Esmeraldas and to discuss

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Argentine official visits city

Argentine Secretary of Energy Conrado Storani recently visited the cityto speak at seminars designed to explain the commercial aspects of theinternational bids that were issued on September 30 for oil explorationand exploitation in Argentina. Pictured, from left, at a reception for the

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West Indies Shipping Corporation(WISCO), and Antilles Lloyd, Ltd.(ATL), recently announced the initiationof a joint service from the U.S.Gulf/Mobile, Houston, New Orleansrange to the South and East Caribbean,principally Trinidad, Barbados andGuyana.

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Departing German ConsulGeneral speaks

Joachim R. Vogel, Consul General of theFederal Republic of Germany since 1982, whowill soon be leaving his Houston post, spoke ata recent luncheon sponsored by the GermanAmerican Chamber of Commerce. Vogel toldthe audience that protectionistic trademeasures are not the answer to the presenttrade imbalance situation and the political tradesanctions imposed by the United States on theSoviet Union, Iran and others have notachieved political objectives.

Costa Line and Spanish Linesign slot charter agreementCosta Line and Spanish Line recently an-nounced that a slot charter agreementhas been signed for its westbound andeastbound services between the U.S.Gulf Coast and the Mediterranean. Man-fred D. Tamm, president of Costa LineCargo Services, Inc., general agents inthe United States for Costa Line, andAlfonso G. Escalera, president of Trans-atlantica Agency (USA) Inc., generalagent in North America for SpanishLine, said that the agreement has alreadybeen authorized by the Federal MaritimeCommission. Three 800 teu containervessels will be employed by the two linesin the 16-day service. The first eastboundsailing, under the new agreement, com-menced with the M/V CAPELLA, withdirect service to Leghorn, Genoa,Barcelona, Cadiz and Valencia. Serviceto other Mediterranean ports in Nor-thern Spain and the Canary Islands, isavailable via transshipment.

"Costa Line and Spanish Line are con-fident that the slot charter agreementwill strengthen and rationalize our directservices between the U.S. Gulf and theMediterranean," said Tamm. Escaleraadded, "The new agreement illustratesour responsibility to meet the needs ofU.S. Gulf shippers, while maintainingour individual identities in the shippingcommunity."

Strachan Shipping Co., with offices inHouston, New Orleans and other majorU.S. Gulf ports, is the general agent inthe U.S. Gulf for Costa Line. For book-ings and customer service call (713)683-3500.

Spanish Line is represented in the U.S.Gulf by Kerr Steamship Co., with officesin Houston, New Orleans and other ma-jor U.S. Gulf ports. For bookings andcustomer service call (713) 521-9600.

Former senator addresses liEFormer Senator Charles H. Percy, keynotespeaker at the Institute of InternationalEducation’s recent annual luncheon, toldmembers of the association that Houston hasdone the most outstanding job of any Americancity in playing host to foreign students anddignitaries. The luncheon also honored JudgeJodie E. Stavinhoa and Jean McClintic, liEVolunteers of the Year. Percy praised the workof the liE southern regional office, based inHouston, which has been in operation for 33years.

Seaport publication conductsfifth annual article contest

The maritime museum’s quarterlyjournal, THE LOG OF MYSTICSEAPORT, is seeking entries to its fifthannual contest. The award consists of$500 and publication in a 1986 issue ofTHE LOG.

According to the publication’seditorial board, the contest serves to en-courage the study of maritime subjectsand to promote the publication oforiginal research in that field.

The cash prize for the contest is of-feted by the fellows of the G.W. BluntWhite Library, who help support the ac-tivities of the museum’s research library.

The judges will evaluate all entries onthe basis of accurate scholarship, originalresearch and use of primary sourcematerial. Entries may take the form ofbiographies or studies on the social,political, economic or artistic subjectswithin the maritime traditions. Fictionand works on strictly naval topics are noteligible. Entries are limited to 6,000words in length and must be previouslyunpublished. Deadline for submissionsis December 1, 1985.

The winning entry in this year’s com-petition was an article titled, "FromQuarterdeck to Blast Furnace: TheRevolutionary Career of CaptainSolomon Townsend," by GeoffreyRossano and Joan Baldwin. THE LOG isdistributed to more than 18,000members of the Seaport Museum as wellas to libraries.

Editorial guidelines and entry formsare available from: The Editor, THELOG, Mystic Seaport Museum, Route27, Mystic, Connecticut 06355.

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Mitsut OSK. LinesContainer and breakbulk service toJapan/Far East via mini-land bridge

NedlloydMiddle East Service RO/RO, FCL and LCL/LTLservice to Red Sea and Arabian Gulf.

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SANK. KISE~ (U.S.~I.) EI]RP.REPRESENTING THE SANKO STEAMSHIP CC. LTD. TOKYO

Import (USA) steel, automobiles fromJapan and Europe. Export (USA) grain,bulk fertilizer to Japan

VENEZUELAN LINECOMPANIA ANONIMA VENEZOLANA DE NAVEGACIONService to Venezuela

~i, Fla. Pensacola, Fla. Port Everglades, Fla. Atlanta, Ga.scagoula, Miss. St. Louis, Mo. New York, N.Y. Tulsa, Okla.~xas Houston, Texas Charleston, S.C. Greenville, S.C.

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Bennett to addressPropeller Club luncheon

Port of Houston Authority Commis-sion Chairman Archie Bennett, Jr., willbe the featured speaker on Thursday,November 21, 1985, at a noon luncheonsponsored by the Port of Houston Pro-peller Club. Bennett will speak on thecurrent status and future outlook of thePort of Houston. Joining Bennett will bePort of Houston Authority Commis-sioners M.D. Perry, H.J. Middleton, R.Gonzales, Jr., and A.B. Shepard, Jr., atthe luncheon to be held at Sonny Look’sRestaurant on South Main.

For reservations to the luncheon or forinformation concerning Propeller Clubmembership, call or write: SecretaryWilliam Klyng, Port of Houston Pro-peller Club, P.O. Box 262035, Houston,Texas 77207. Phone (713) 827-3401.

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