Non metro papers and the future of print media in 1970s
The author argues non daily and suburban newspapers grow via offset printing and wider distribution while metro papers cut city circulation. He predicts more print-visual integration, electronic news transmission, and a shift toward broader reportage and candor as leadership weakens in government.
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Exurbia
TIME
Your Herald
Metro Dailies
Congress
White House
No Country Anymore Says It All About News Decay
The author laments the newspaper industry facing overload of information and diminishing immediacy. He argues readers crave substance over sheer size, and asserts quality defines informative power in modern print media across outlets.
Liberty Tree honors national history at Cameron dedication
Rev. J. E. Lafferty spoke at Cameron's Liberty Tree dedication held by the Bicentennial Committee and Arts and Service League in front of the public library. Tejas pecan, a Liberty Tree symbol, was planted with readings and performances underscoring the Boston elm's 1765 resistance act and the call for freedom.
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James Lafferty
Arts and Service League
Yoe Band
J. E. Lafferty
Rockdale
Cameron
Cameron Bicentennial Committee
The
Texas Forest Service
Women’s Organizations
Yee High Band
Boston
Lafferty
Sons of Liberty
Phone Rates Rise as February Bills Arrive
The city council passed readings raising local phone rates by about 13.5 percent starting with the February 13 billing. The ordinance also lets Southwestern Bell pay its 3 percent franchise tax semi annually. Residents complained about cows on E. L. Kahler’s West Main Colfax lot and sewage runoff from a Kahler renthouse.
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Southwestern Bell
E. L. Kahler
West Main
Colfax
Kahler
Donors Urged to Give at Red Cross Blood Drive
The Red Cross bloodmobile targets 73 units for today's visit at Methodist Fellowship Hall from noon to 6 p.m. Donors and prospective donors 18 to 65 may give a unit after a brief medical check, blood pressure, temperature, and hemoglobin test.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Cameron
Contests Form in May Democratic Primary Across County
Contested races emerge for county attorney sheriff and constables in the May Democratic primary with a February 2 filing deadline. Incumbent Charles C. Smith Jr. seeks reelection to county attorney against John Henderson, and Sheriff Carl Black faces Leroy Broadus. Multiple precinct constable contests exist, plus races for justice of the peace and county offices. Incumbent Dan Kubiak and Bob Poage also feature in district and national contests with local party posts hotly contested.
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Charles C. Smith Jr
John Henderson
Leroy Broadus
Carl Black
Finis Voyles
Charles E. Fitts Jr
David G. Beck
Julius Harwell
Griss Wells
George T. Vickers
Rex B. Jones
Coy Shuffield
Leonard Pelzel
Maurice Lowrey
Tommy Chamberlain
Claude Sanders
J. T. Morgan
Warren E. McCall
John Zajicek
Wayne Brinkley
P. L. Paris
B. D. Bob Sheptara
H. N. Caywood
O. Doug Leystra
Justice OF the Peace
Jim Swanzy
Adolph Gresak
Herman Dorner Jr
Evelyn D. Abel
Gerald Vinton
R. C. Richards
John B. Henderson
Walter White
U. S
W. R
Bob) Poage
Carrol Glaser
Milam County
Democratic
Frank John
Leo A. Bauer
L.A. Petty
Mabel Jones
Morris Coward
E. C. Westbrook Jr
J. C. Komar Jr
Harold Love
Charles E. Hensley
William Winkler
G. R. Warner
L. C. Burke
Rodney A. Barker
Yoe Edges Rosebud Lott In District Tilt
The Cameron Yoemen defeated Rosebud Lott 72 59 to extend their district win streak. A second quarter press produced 26 Yoe points. Ronnie Bennett led with 28, followed by Mike White 16 and Jafus White 10. Cameron also won junior varsity 64 49 and freshman 58 40.
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Cameron Yoemen
Rosebud-Lott Cougars
Yoemen
Yoe
Ronnie Bennett
Mike White
Jafus White
Cameron
Cougars
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