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A RESOLUTION
EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION OF THE CITIZENS OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO THE NEWS MEDIA AGENCIES FOR
THEIR AID IN PROCURING AND DISSEMINATING NEWS
AND INSTRUCTIONS IN AID OF THE PROTECTION OF LIVES
AND PROPERTIES IN CORPUS CHRISTI AND SURROUNDING
AREA DURING THE APPROACH AND STRIKING OF TROPICAL
HURRICANE CARLA.
WHEREAS, THE NEWSPAPER, TELEVISION AND RADIO REPORTERS,
ANNOUNCERS AND BROADCASTERS HAVE RENDERED AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN
THE GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND WEATHER REPORTS
AND GENERAL INFORMATION AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DURING THE THREAT OF
DISASTER DURING THE THREATENED APPROACH OF THE TROPICAL HURRICANE
CARLA AND SUCH OUTSTANDING SERVICE DESERVES THE EXPRESSION OF AP-
PRECIATION AND GRATITUDE OF THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI:
NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED 13Y THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. RECORD IS HERE AND NOW MADE OF THE OUTSTANDING
SERVICE IN THE GATHERING OF INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
AND WEATHER REPORTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
DURING THE THREAT OF DISASTER DURING THE THREATENED APPROACH OF THE
TROPICAL HURRICANE CARLA BY THE NEWSPAPER, TELEVISION AND RADIO
REPORTERS, ANNOUNCERS AND BROADCASTERS, AND THIS CITY COUNCIL, AS
THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI, HEREBY
EXPRESSES THE SINCERE APPRECIATION OF THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TO THE AFORESAID NEWS MEDIA AGENCIES.
SECTION 2. A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
BY THE CITY SECRETARY TO THE VARIOUS NEWS GATHERING AND DISSEMINATION
AGENCIES HEREIN COMMENDED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE_/If DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1961.
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APPROVED AS 00 LEGAL FORM T IS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
/,i ,DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1g61:
CITY ATTORNEY
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CORPUS CHRIS:;& _ZLDAY OF 9,L
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR
THE SUSPENSION-OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL; I -, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE
OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS M.
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THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD ct-ll
TON R. SWANTNER Gi
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
Jose R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWIN VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
Jose R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADD dc
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG