Milam Museum to Feature Grandfather Tom Replica and Bobcat Exhibit
Deadline discusses Milam history at the old jail site with a proposed replica of Grandfather Tom the 5th power and a mounted bobcat. The piece notes Tom’s mouser legacy, a 20 pound stature, and a historic clash with a larger bobcat, while cautioning against displacing Tom in the museum.
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Milam Museum
Tom
5Th Power
Cameron Herald
Ol’ Sul Ross
East Fourth St
Milam
Tex
Texas
Georgia
Old Jail
Milam-Areans and Waco crime trends disrupt March gains
Milam-Arean and Waco crime reports show a March setback with burglary and theft rising while murder and rape increased. Police logs show 94 more crimes in March than February, despite declines in three of eight major offense categories. In McGregor, the school board set May 10 for a bond election of 1 million dollars for campus upgrades including a new gym and a relocated football field.
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Waco Waco
Mcgregor
McGregor School Board
Belton Gets Second Court of Law Approved
Belton Bell County gains a second Court at Law after legislative approval and a gubernatorial signature. The Commissioners Court will appoint the judge, with the new court to sit in the former 146th District Courtroom on the courthouse's third floor.
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Belton Bell County
Commissioners Court
146Th District
Georgetown School Board Inspects New High School Courts
Rainy conditions let Georgetown Board and administrators inspect 10 tennis courts at the new high school. They tested water collected in holes described as a birdbath size and evaluated court defects to ensure compliance with specifications.
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Georgetown Ors
Georgetown School Board
Robertson County Water System Loan Approved
The Farmers Home Administration approved a loan of 542000 dollars and a grant of 21000 dollars to Robertson County Water for construction of a county water system serving about 300 homes. The project aims to improve water supply in the area.
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Hearne
Ater Supply Corp
Farmers Home Administration
Robertson County
Caldwell to receive 74000 for water system expansion
U S Rep Jake Pickle announced Frida Agency granted 74000 to Caldwell for water system expansion to attract industry. The project includes new wells and pumping equipment development. A 49 year old Houston man Marvin A Brown serious in a Temple hospital after a pickup rollover six miles south of Milano on SH 36.
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U. S
Jake Pickle
Frida Agency
Caldwell
Houston
Marvin A. Brown
Temple
Milano
Rockdale
Scott and White Hospital
Cameron Native Plays Key Role In Apollo Soyuz Prep
William R Adams of Cameron leads ASTP experiments at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center for the July 15 1975 joint U S Soviet flight. Adams a Yee High School graduate earned chemistry degree from Texas A M University and has worked at MSFC since 1963. He coauthored a paper on Total Chloride Analysis for the American Chemical Society Journal. MSFC will provide the Saturn IB launch vehicle and oversee ten material processing experiments for the mission.
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William R Adams
Cameron
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
MSFC
Adams
Marshall Center
Yee High School
Texas A&m University
American Chemical Society Journal
ASTP
Benefit Dinner For Humplik Child Fund Drive
The Concerned Citizens Committee announces a second fund raising effort, a benefit dinner on April 27 in the Methodist Fellowship Hall from noon to 2 pm. Proceeds go to Keith Humplik's medical expenses. Tickets available at banks in Cameron and Buckholts and from a telephone committee.
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Concerned Citizens Committee
Keith Humplik
Methodist Fellowship Hall
First National Bank
Cameron
Citizens National Bank
Camp Insurance Company
Buckholts State Bank
Buckholts
Construction Starts On New Downtown Shop In Cameron
Work began last week on a new one story shop by C D Construction Company of Waco at the corner of North Central and First Street in Cameron. The building will house a Jean Marie Dress Shop with two offices and a small mall area. Construction cost is 65000 dollars with completion expected in 90 days and a June 1 opening target for the dress shop.
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Lloyd Albertson
Cameron
Mall
North Central
First Street
Cameron Hotel
C & D Constructon Company
Waco
C & D Construction Company
J. P. Donahew
L. L. Cooper
Lacy Drive
Temple
Hillsboro
Texas
Donahew
Two Injured In Collision At Intersection
At about 8 p.m. Wednesday a major collision occurred at the intersection of US 77 and Farm Road 485. Involved were Richard C. Thomas of McGregor driving a car that crossed the intersection and caused the crash. passengers Josefina Reyes and Seferino Ancisco, both of Houston, were hospitalized in Cameron at St. Edward and later transferred to Scott and White in Temple and a Houston hospital respectively. Ancisco was taken to another facility, while Reyes remained in Texas care. Thomas suffered minor cuts and bruises and was arrested for driving while intoxicated, jailed until bail posted by his wife that night.
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US 77
Farm Road
DPS
Milton Wright
Cameron
St. Edward Hospital
Josefina Reyes
Seferino Ancisco
Houston
Ancisco
Scott and White
Temple
Reyes
Richard C. Thomas
McGregor
Thomas
Selective Service Ends Register For Young Men
President Ford ends the draft registration for eighteen year olds effective April 1 1976 per SS director Col Melvin N Glantz The system will stand by retain classification and keep a manpower pool under Emergency Preparedness program New first priority class for 1976 are men born in 1956 potential responders if induction authority is renewed by Congress
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Ford
Selective Service
Melvin N. Glantz
Glantz
Congress
Bermuda Triangle Secrets and Unsolved Disappearances
A Gulf of mysteries described by Charles Berlitz as the Bermuda Triangle is examined, detailing vanished US Navy planes and crews, a missing supply ship, a yacht with meal set, and pilots reporting erratic compasses and glowing wings. Berlitz surveys ghost stories, science theories, and past cases including Flight 19 and several other disappearances to explain the enduring enigma.
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London
U. S. Navy
Navy
Bermuda Triangle
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Florida
Puerto Rico
Charles Berlitz
Berlitz
Scotland
Lochness
Coast Guard
United States
John Spencer
Earth
Navy Avengers
Fort Lauderdale
Charles Taylor
Bahama Islands
Chuck Wakeley
Sunline Aviation
Miami
Nassau
Maple Bank
Japan
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