Irish Catholic and Protestant Strife Engulfs Northern Ireland
The ongoing sectarian clash in Northern Ireland has left at least 28 dead in 10 days. Catholic grievances over policing housing and jobs, and Protestant dominance, fuel clashes from Londonderry to Belfast. Interments without trial under the Special Powers Act have detained hundreds as British troops patrol to restore order.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Independent Ireland
Londonderry
Cameron downtown urban renewal gains big front page
The New Waco Times Herald and Temple Daily Telegram highlight Cameron’s urban renewal. Cen vex Editor John Banta profiles downtown changes and a brief pre renewal history while Temple covers the before and after of dismantled center block. The Fourth Estate notes Central Texas towns’ interest in redevelopment.
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Waco Times-Herald
Cenvex
John Banta
Cameron
Temple Daily Telegram
Tom Beard
Waco
Texas
Temple
Public service and small town papers in Texas
The Herald praises the effort of smaller community papers covering events to serve towns with 3,000 to 10,000 people. It notes statewide interest benefits Cameron and Milam County as central Texas dailies expand the audience and publicize local civic issues.
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Herald
Central Texas
Fourth Estate
Texas
Cameron
Milam County
Milano residents raise funds for new fire truck
Area Roundup Milano residents banded together in a community effort to buy a new $6,710 Ford 1200 gallon fire truck. The vehicle is on duty and can pump from its own tank or from ponds and fire plugs with a grassfire attachment for rural alarms.
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Milano
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bills Circulate in Bryan
More than 300 dollars in counterfeit twenty dollar bills were passed in the Bryan area last week. The U S Treasury Department is handling the case. Officials said the notes look real with proper markings and convincing reproduction.
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Bryan
U. S. Treasury Department
Suits Seeks Auditorium for Free the Army Show in Killeen
A federal suit filed Thursday asks the Killeen School Board to permit the antiwar play Free the Army to be staged in the high school auditorium. The show featuring Jane Fonda Donald Sutherland and Peter Boyle was denied use on August 10.
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Federal District Court
Killeen
U. S. Servicemen’s Fund
Free the Army
Jane Fonda
Donald Sutherland
Peter Boyle
McGregor Homes Hosts Regional Mobile Home Show
McGregor Homes set up eight model homes in Rolling Hills Country Club parking lot for a multi state dealer showcase. The event runs Wednesday through Sunday with Centex Mobile Home dealers in McGregor Gatesville and Killeen receiving delivery of the 1000th home produced by McGregor Homes.
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McGregor Homes
Rolling Hills Country Club
Centex
McGregor
Gatesville
Killeen
Georgetown Set for Seventh Annual Southwest Fly-In
Georgetown prepares for the Seventh Annual Southwest Regional Fly-In at the Municipal Airport from September 3 to 5. An estimated 500 to 1000 aircraft including antiques home built and experimental planes along with small private planes are expected to attend the event.
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Georgetown
Hearne District Seeks Federal Grant for Desegregation Efforts
A multi racial advisory panel urged Hearne schools to apply for a $70000 Emergency School Assistance Program grant. The funding would support desegregation related problems in the Hearne district.
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Hearne
Maysfield School Set to Open in September
Maysfield School will open September 1 with 40 to 50 students in a two teacher, eight grade setup. Max McClaren says funds from federal Title 1 and state sources approved by Gilbert Connoley support the year long program. Teachers Betty Young Myrtle Kelley lunchroom aide Leona Thweatt bus driver Chester Klinard named. High school students will attend Cameron schools.
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Maysfield
McClaren
Betty Young
Myrtle Kelley
Leona Thweatt
Chester Klinard
Cameron
Library Friends Membership Drive Continues
The Friends of the Cameron Library report about 950 dollars collected toward a 1500 dollar goal. Membership costs range from 1 to 25 dollars with various categories and dates for five sponsored programs this year including a book sale and educational events.
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Friends of the Cameron Library
Chris Laws
Friends of the Library
Friends
Robert Maler
Cameron Schools Media Center
Methodist
Waco
Texas Fine Arts Commission
Hazel Richardson
Bryan
Blood Drive in Cameron Seeks Donors Amid Shortage
The Central Texas Red Cross blood mobile visits Cameron at Methodist Fellowship Hall today from 1 to 7 p.m. All donors urged to give blood as regional shortage persists. Prospective donors age 18 to 21 no longer require parental approval to donate.
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Central Texas
Milam County Ag Agent J D Moore Reflects on 22 Years
County Agent J D Moore recalled major shifts in Milam County agriculture from 1949 to 1970, noting a drop in cotton acreage from 77 500 to 34 200 acres and a rise in pasture and cattle with 72 000 head. He highlighted grain sorghum gains, livestock specialization, fertilizer use, and past role changes with staff additions. Moore, raised near Bell County, earned BS and MS from A M College and previously served as Vo-Ag teacher and county agent in Limestone and Lee counties.
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J. D. Moore
Milam County
Moore
Bermuda
Blackland
Clyde Hensley
Lester Byrd
Belton
Bell County
A&m College
Cameron
Yee High School
Limestone County
U.S. Army
A&m
Mexia
Lee County
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Irish Republican Army
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Tov
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Bernadette Devlin
Ian Paisley
House of Commons
London
I.R.A
Two Irelands
Republic
All Ireland
Dublin
North
Ireland
F.M.L
Max McClaren
Gilbert Connoley
The
Texas Education Agency
SH 36
Rogers
Charles Bynaum
Ideal Hatchery
Freddie Lee Ridings
Library Friends
Sue McDaniel
McDaniel
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