Cameron PTA backs $885,000 CISD bond rerun proposal
Cameron Parent-Teacher Association votes Thursday night to endorse the $885,000 CISD bond rerun. Calvin Cobb explains needs versus reduction while Rep. Dan Kubiak, who chairs the Texas House Education Committee, speaks and is introduced by Bill McCutcheon.
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Cameron Parent - Teachers Association
CISD
Calvin Cobb
Dan Kubiak
Texas House Education Committee
PTA
Bill McCutcheon
Kubiak
Groundhog Day Weather Links to Cameron Winters
The piece notes Cameron growing as a downtown draw in the 1970s and mentions Groundhog Day with a warm Friday hinting at six more weeks of winter. It records Cameron’s January rainfall totaling 5.78 inches, including a 0.47 inch storm on January 31.
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Central
Texas
Cameron
Freedom Fountain planned for Waco dedication in spring
Area Roundup reports tentative dedication ceremonies for the Freedom Fountain in early April. Central Texas prisoners of the Vietnam war will be invited as honored guests. The fountain concept arose from a 1971 Paris trip by local residents seeking better treatment for U S prisoners of war, followed by a fundraising drive.
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Waco
Texas
Paris
U. S
Local Man Burned in Alcoa Potlining Accident
Monroe Lucko of Cameron an Alcoa employee was hospitalized after an industrial accident at the local aluminum smelter in the potlining department. He suffered mostly first and second degree burns to the neck chest right forearm and face from molten metal.
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Rockdale
Monroe Lucko
Cameron
Alcoa
Lucko
Speedgun Radar Reduces Georgetown Accidents By 30 Percent
Georgetown Police Chief John Shearin says the new Speedgun radar is working well cutting city accidents by at least thirty percent. Some violations issued, but most drivers were inspired to slow down.
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Georgetown
John Shearin
Nixon asks funds for Texas rivers and Lake Somerville
President Nixon asked Congress to approve 64.571 million dollars for fiscal 1974 to improve navigation on Texas rivers and provide flood and hurricane protection. Included in the request is 623 thousand dollars for operation and maintenance of Lake Somerville, part of the Army Corps of Engineers budget for public works projects.
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Caldwell
Nixon
Congress
Texas
Lake
Somerville
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hearne Council Sets April 3 Election for City Officials
The Hearne city council called an election for April 3 to elect a mayor two councilmen and a city attorney. Mayor Jake Abrams and councilman Tommy Maysfield said they will seek re election. Also running again are City Attorney Bill Palmos and councilman Julian Kwasnica.
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Hearne
Jake Abrams
Tommy Maysfield
Bill Palmos
Julian Kwasnica
Donkey basketball game at Rosebud School
Rosebud Lott FFA sponsors a Thursday donkey basketball event in the Rosebud school gym at Travis at 7 p.m. A hobby donkey derby features girls faculty and local participants, followed by a girls donkey race and a boys versus men basketball donkey game. Tickets will go on sale soon.
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Rosebud Rosebud-Lott Ffa Chapter
Travis
Milam County FFA and 4-H Enter Houston Show
Milam County FFA members and 4-H Clubbers will enter livestock in the 1973 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from February 21 to March 4. Officials say the entry figures mark the largest livestock show in the world with many breed classes across beef dairy swine sheep horse rabbit poultry and Angora goats.
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Milam County
Lf’fa
Houston
Amtrak to Stage New Milano Stop on Six Day Route
Amtrak launches a six day service through Cameron and Milano with southbound trains to Laredo at 9 a.m. on Tue Thu Sat and northbound arrivals at 5 30 p.m. on Wed Fri Sun. Passengers may board in Milano where crews change. The Aztec Eagle links to Mexico City at Laredo. tickets may be bought aboard. Round trip Ft Worth to Laredo priced at $30.
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Amtrak
Cameron
Chicago
Laredo
Milano
Milan County
National Railways of Mexico
Mexico City
U.S
Nuevo Laredo
Monterrey
San Luis Potosi
Texas
Ft. Worth
McGregor
Temple
Austin
San Antonio
MOD Drive Continues In Cameron and Milam County
Twenty five marchers met January 30 at the First National Bank conference room to solicit funds for the 1973 March of Dimes. Mrs. Florence Meissner, MOD north Milam chairwoman, notes drive proceeds and film shows in schools and churches. One third of funds support national research, one third funds state programs and five regional centers, and one third stays locally to aid families and emergencies.
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First National Bank
Florence Meissner
North Milam
TAP
Cameron
Burlington
Milam County
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Meissner
Professor Proposes Unitrons Explain Beginning Of Universe
Columbia University professor Lloyd Motz introduces unitons as ultradense particles that predate the big bang and sparked the universe. He says leftover unitons drive gravity waves, slow expansion, and may bind galaxies, existing at a ratio of one uniton per 100,000 trillion protons.
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New York
Columbia University
Lloyd Motz
Motz
Earth
Milky Way
Metz
Cameron Yoemen topple Georgetown 64 60 in final minutes
Cameron Yoemen edged Georgetown 64 to 60 as David Hollas iced the win with two free throws after the buzzer. Doering led Georgetown with 20 points while Scheguil led Cameron with 15. Cameron improves to 7 0 in district. Debora Goldsby named 1973 Basketball Queen with corsage presented by Will Turner.
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Cameron Yoemen
Georgetown
David Hollas
Steve Doering
Pat Scheguil
Cameron
Will Turner
Jackie Chubb
Ian Ellson
Harry Brooks
Debora Goldsby
Stacy Hunt
Sharon Harwell
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Sonny Cochran
Tina Titsworth
Lawrence Bauer
David Ehler
Bill Vogelsang
Jimmy Kohutek
Eddie Coker
Burt Humphrey
Keith Bean
Ricky Richter
Richard Dodd
Yee
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Gary Hollas
Gary Gadison
Daniel Richardson
Blane Laywell
Linda Lemon
Pam McDaniel
Juliana McDaniel
MOD Drive
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