Cameron Herald News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Local briefs report community activities in Cameron and Milam County with updates on meetings, weather notes, and public notices affecting residents.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
3
Local briefs report community activities in Cameron and Milam County with updates on meetings, weather notes, and public notices affecting residents.
A Connecticut science factory with defense contracts develops tools for crime labs. An atomic absorption device detects one microgram LSD in sugar. a tranquilizer dart gun, a liquid spray called Mace, and a noise device called curdler are described as modern police aids.
In Milam County dry grasslands threaten scenery as Texas Forest Service reports worst conditions in five years with fires burning daily in East Texas. The piece urges strict fire rules and notes advancing anti burglary devices and computer crime tools as modern safeguards. August in Cameronites calls for vigilance to protect local forests and scenic beauty.
Austin signs indicate a tense year ahead as House Speaker Barnes and Lt. Gov. Smith discuss governor plans. Gov. Connally is expected to seek a fourth term, with observers watching August policy shifts and new driver license and inspection rules.
A reader styles a humorous complaint about a debated 10 percent surtax and the vague language used in politics. The letter mocks Congress members for style and English usage while noting misinterpretations in public discourse.
Frank Summerlin, constructionman USN, son of Mrs. Bertha J. Summerlin of Gause, joins Mobile Construction Battalion Six in South Vietnam on its second tour. The unit, home based at Davisville, R I, will build and defend with Marines across the country, after earlier completing a large cold storage project and numerous shelter constructions for U S troops.
The article explains how deferments may be granted for graduate study and how college students are classified. It notes that deferral for graduate study may last one year if approved, and that full time students can be classified 11-S regardless of current class standing. It confirms mandatory deferment for certain medical fields if studies are satisfactory and defines Class 1-Y as for individuals who fail the physical and mental exam but may qualify later in a national emergency.
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