NOW Discusses election reform proposals on Capitol Hill
The article outlines Carter Administration election reform ideas from Vice President Mondale in a Q A format. It covers fraud penalties, funding for state registration, Electoral College abolishment, direct popular election, voter identity rules, public funding for campaigns, delegate finance rules, grassroots participation, and Hatch Act revisions with civil service enforcement details.
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Capitol Hill
Walter Mondale
White House
Federal Election Commission
Illinois
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Candi
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Choosy burglars rob Rockdale C Y Grocery last week
Milam-Areans robbed C Y Grocery in Rockdale taking a microwave oven 20 cases of beer canned goods pizzas TV dinners and gum. The owner said the thieves were very choosy and discarded brands of beer and did not take candy or cigarettes.
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C&y
Rockdale
Creek Marker Unveiled in Burleson County
An historical marker honoring Yegua Creek was unveiled last week in Bob Brantley Park Burleson County. Stephen F. Austin marked the creek which locals say means mare in Spanish. At that era Mustang mares grazed near the timered creek among Indigenous people.
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Yegua Creek
Burleson County
Bob Brantley
Stephen F. Austin
Three Accidents Leave Twelve Injured Across Area
Wednesday to Friday traffic incidents injure twelve people in three DPS reported crashes. In Thorndale a motorcycle rider Joey Melton suffered a compound lower leg fracture when a pickup turned in front of him. Near Milano two cars collided injuring seven, including Baylor students Camille Ruset Pat Courter and John Liveris. In Pettibone three Buckholts students Sally Mendoza Stella Mendoza and Edward Mendoza were hurt when their car collided with Claude Carrington’s Texas City vehicle.
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Milano
Pettibone
Joey Melton
DPS
Don Wardlaw
Henry Lehmann
Melton
Thorndale Volunteer
John’s Hospital
Taylor
Baylor
Beth Kramer
Houston
Camille Ruset
Pat Courter
John Liveris
Kramer
Courter
George King
Caldwell
King
Linda Collins
Collins
Cott and White Hospital
Temple
James Bell
Wardlaw
Highway 36
Buckholts School
Sally Mendoza
Stella
Edward
Claude Carrington
Texas City
Mendoza
Carrington
Newton Hospital
Cameron Fire Department
Badger Den Ranks Second Statewide in Journalism Awards
Buckholts High School's Badger Den earns the ILPC Award of Achievement in Journalism marking a second place state ranking for B-class newspapers. Co editors Pamela Haisler and Calvin Sanders lead the staff along with Sally Mendoza Monte Williams Donna Hause Dudley Haisler Charles Collins Emil Kuzel Randy Orsag.
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Buckholts
Interscholastic League Press Association
Badger den
ILPC
Badger
Pamela Haisler
Calvin Sanders
Sally Mendoza
Monte Williams
Donna Hause
Dudley Haisler
Charles Collins
Emil Kuzel
Randy Orsag
Texas DPS Reports Violent Crime Drop in 1976
Texas violent crime fell six percent in 1976 while property crimes rose four percent. The DPS report, compiled from uniform crime data across 93 percent of the state's population, notes murder down six percent and robbery down 14 percent, with theft up 10 percent and drug arrests totaling 52,789.
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Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Wilson E. Speir
DPS
Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
FBI
Speir
Uniform
Easter Egg Roll at Cameron Library Lawn
On Tuesday at 3 30 p m preschoolers and early grades are invited to an Easter Egg Roll on the Cameron library lawn. Sponsored by Friends of the Library the event features an Easter story indoors by Mrs Dot Dietrich and refreshments served by Fleur de lis Garden Club members.
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Cameron Library
Friends of the Library
Dot Dietrich
Fleur de Lis Garden Club
Community Good Friday Service Planned in Cameron
A community Good Friday service will be held April 8 from 12 15 to 1 p m in the Youth Exposition Building Cameron. Special music comes from the high school band with Rev Joe Dan Franklin of First Baptist Milano delivering the sermon. Children ages 1 to 8 are invited to attend with Easter baskets. Cameron firefighters were called to two fires at Walled Lake Door Factory in a sawdust hopper with no plant damage reported.
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Youth Exposition
Cameron
Joe Dan Franklin
First Baptist Church
Milano
Walled Lake Door
Judge Orders Youth To Jail
A 15 year old juvenile was placed in county jail by order of District Judge Don Humble after being charged with aggravated robbery. The incident occurred near St. Monica's Church at about 8 30 p m Wednesday. Juan Asebedo of Cameron reported the youth struck him, knocked him down, and took his wallet.
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St. Monica’s Church
Juan Asebedo
Cameron
Don Humble
Cameron Schools Adjust Dismissal For Easter Break
Cameron schools will dismiss at 2 45 p m on Wednesday April 6 and buses will run then for the Easter holidays covering Thursday Friday and Monday.
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Cameron
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