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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
2
The item lists a contact number AC 817 697 6671 and notes second class mailing status at the Cameron Texas post office under the 1879 act. It advertises weekly publishing schedule every Monday and Thursday and annual subscription rates Milam trade area five fifty and elsewhere six fifty.
Milam County’s largest employer Alcoa and its chief executive John Harper project rising aluminum use in 1971. Harper, a longtime Milam Countian, predicts a 5 percent gain in 1971 and a strong recovery after the first quarter may follow, boosting local industry.
A 1960s press summary notes growing concern for about 1600 American POWs in North Vietnam. It cites a letter campaign led by H. Ross Perot, NBC footage, and Geneva Convention issues. It warns that Hanoi’s openness must extend to full prison inspections to satisfy world opinion and Paris peace talks.
Austin crowds await the 62nd legislative session opening January 12 as lawmakers confront redistricting budget shortfalls and major bills. Inauguration events planned for January 19 include six balls with Gov. Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes set to attend.
The piece explains common law copyright protects unpublished works without formalities and notes a Mark Twain case. It also reports Texas state insurance rate expectations, after tax returns for companies, and a Mustang Island park land purchase dispute with Governor Smith opposing state funding while officials seek federal and bond funds.
Dear editor argues 1971 should focus on rediscovering the ability to kid itself and laugh at mistakes. He laments over-serious leaders and political posturing, cites Lincoln’s humility, and urges a lighter, more candid approach to public life. See you next week, not quite so seriously.
The Office of Economic Opportunity awarded over 500000 to Harvard professor Christopher Jencks to study a plan giving each child 1000 annually for use at eligible private schools. Senate inquiry questioned federal authority and church state implications. Mr Rumsfeld confirmed two grants to the Center for the Study of Public Policy in Cambridge, Massachusetts for this experiment.
A retirement letter from Alva E. Sanders to Milam County ASCS officials is noted alongside details of two Education Department grants totaling 519?, 196,313 and 324,830, issued 1969 and 1970. A Thomas K. Glennan Jr. letter discusses studying voucher systems for public and private schooling and potential constitutional issues.
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