25 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1977
Page
1
The proposal would cut milk marketing by 15 percent and allocate some milk to underfed city children. It would kill ceased cows and redistribute healthy cows to needy farmers, with details noted across several city reports.
Estimated 2500 dollars in damage to privately owned musical instruments occurred in the Rockdale junior high school band hall. Vandals removed horns from lockers, scattered them on the floor and damaged many items while wiping fingerprints with a fire extinguisher.
Drilling operations at Texas A M University A 1 on research farms near Snook Burleson County move the rig 23 feet to start a new hole. Joint Amoco Getty project may affect Panhandle and South Plains farmers seeking soil on Lampasas County land. Thick red dust from a passing front covers West Texas and parts of South Texas. Eight Burleson County highway projects totaling over 14 million dollars are part of a 20 year State plan by the Department of Transportation.
Area farmers paraded on tractors Friday through Cameron and left machines along Highway 77. Nearly 100 attended Thursday night rally where Vince Cortese of Little River spoke, joined by Ed Lehmann of Buckholts and candidate Lane Denton. They urged political participation and said farming has been harmed by politics.
Wants would raise overall revenues by 118 million dollars system wide based on operations through September 20 1977 and would apply an average increase across all classes of customers with residential up 25.4 percent municipal services 23.4 percent and commercial industrial 14.9 percent the request filed with Cameron city council and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Milam County records 20 traffic crashes in November with no deaths and seven injuries. District 6 B total rural crashes reach 5039 with 143 deaths and 2616 injuries. Larry Morrow of Texas Power & Light advocates rate relief to fund lignite and nuclear conversion, predicting higher bills later but reduced fuel costs. Cortese urges farmers to pursue 100 percent parity, warns of higher food costs, and promotes farmer coops to improve prices.
Rumors of a bread shortage fueled a rapid run on loaves Wednesday through Friday as shoppers stockpiled for the holiday. Rainbo bakery in Waco planned early Friday closure and no Saturday deliveries, with Cameron shipments possible if available to show sympathy for striking farmers. Mrs Baird’s in Austin and Butter Krust reported no production cuts.
The Evon Police Department reminds residents that a city ordinance bans the shooting of fireworks within the city limits. Lawbreakers will be subject to a fine under the ordinance.
The Herald begins a 15 part series titled Popular Culture Mirror of American Life. David Manning White of Virginia Commonwealth University coordinates the project focusing on how popular culture reflects and drives social change across media and life styles. Courses by Newspaper, begun in 1973, pursues funded education features across hundreds of papers reaching millions of readers.
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