Cameron’s Library Week Highlights a Growing Cultural Center
National Library Week spotlights Cameron Public Library with a 10 000 book count, 1 200 new volumes since January, and the Fifth National Drawing Show funded by the Friends of the Library and the Texas Fine Arts Association. The facility houses children's and teen sections and hosts speakers and receptions.
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Cameron
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Friends of the Library
Texas Fine Arts Association
Texas Library System
Cameron Public Library
Third Street
Bond Election Passes In Hearne ISD By Large Margin
Hearne Independent School District voters approved a 598000 bond last week by 432 to 257, signaling strong support for modern facilities in Central Texas. The sentiment echoes similar moves in Cameron and surrounding Milam County towns as districts push planning and improvements.
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Rosebud - Lott
Caldwell
Rockdale
Milam Area
Booby traps and fences in property defense case law
A Texas court ruled a spring gun booby trap to stop trespassers was excessive force for petty theft, while a visible barbed wire fence to deter trespassing was permissible when not on a public sidewalk, highlighting limits on nonlethal property defenses. Written by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar in 1972.
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American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
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Man-made rubbish mountain rising near Gelsenkirchen
A mountain of millions of tons of household rubbish is taking shape outside Gelsenkirchen as city planners in the Ruhr seek disposal solutions. The 250 foot hill will become a rural retreat for city dwellers around 2000, covered with earth and trees while reflecting growing waste costs and stricter anti-pollution laws.
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Gelsenkirchen
West Germany
Ruhr
Bonn
Letter to the Editor on parkway plan and district concerns
Georgetown resident H. F. Loyd criticizes a proposed scenic parkway during a campaign and cites a Texas Almanac critique. The letter questions district leadership and urges better representation for the 11th Congressional District. The National Geographic Society notes the Earth's weight as 6.6 sextillion tons.
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Longview Journal
Texas Almanac
National Geographic Society
Telephone Privacy Act aims to curb unwanted telemarketing
Rep Les Aspin and 28 House colleagues reintroduce the Telephone Privacy Act to let individuals opt out of commercial calls. The bill would require firms to obtain lists or mark phonebooks, with criminal penalties after 10 complaints. Exclusions include charities political groups and debt collectors with existing contracts.
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Les Aspin
Wis
Grassroots critique on bill’s broad privacy flaws
A reader argues the bill’s merit dissolves by broad exceptions harming privacy. The piece singles out invalids the elderly and housewives, noting nonprofit or political calls would expose privacy while taxing businesses appear as the sole target. J.C
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Old Philosopher: Children and World News For TV
A columnist argues a Washington commission should study world events’ impact on children, not just TV violence. He notes Russian parents complain TV programs fail to engage kids and contrasts efforts to curb viewing with those to keep children indoors, then asks who Russia has beaten in football.
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America
T.V
United States
Russia
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