VA Loans Offered To POW Wives
The 1,000 wives of American servicemen missing or captured in Vietnam join 580,000 women eligible for VA benefits, including education and home loans. VA official Jack Coker notes a new law extends VA home loan and education eligibility to wives of missing, captured, or detained servicemen. The largest eligible group remains 180,000 female veterans from World War II and the Korean War.
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Vietnam
Veterans Administration
Jack Coker
Waco
Tips on Safe Riding in the Shotgun Seat
The piece explains how constant braking by a driver erodes a passenger sense of security. It warns that immature drivers boast of quick reflexes but fail when danger is noticed late. It suggests riding with friends to gauge braking skill and avoid being slammed into the windshield.
Cameron Area Boys Enter World’s Largest Calf Scramble
Three Cameron area boys Robert Frank Riola Donald Fleming Cameron and Daniel Gadison Bartlett Texas will take part in the calf scramble at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on March 6. The event draws 24 boys to chase 12 calves in the Astrodome where successful contestants win calf certificates and later must care for and show their calf.
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Cameron
Texas
Houston
Robert Frank Riola
Donald Fleming- Cameron
Daniel Gadison
Bartlett
Astrodome
Houston Livestock Show
FFA
Johnny Cash
B. J. Thomas
Glen Campbell
TP&L Plans Record 1971 Construction Budget
Texas Power and Light Company announces a 1971 construction program totaling 104.4 million dollars the largest in its 59 year history. The plan funds seven new generating units adding over 4 000 MW and new transmission lines substations and service centers across its 51 county service area. Units are planned for Tradinghouse Creek near Waco Savoy Fairfield Mount Pleasant and Hood County with Freestone and Titus County units to be jointly owned by TP&L Dallas Power & Light and Texas Electric Service.
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Tp&l
Tradinghouse Creek
Waco
Savoy
North
Texas
Fairfield
Freestone County
Mount Pleasant
Titus County
Hood County
Dallas Power & Light Company
Texas Electric Service Company
Public health warning on venereal disease rise in U S
The Texas State Department of Health warns venereal disease acts as a rising national problem. The United States Public Health Service reports over 1.5 million gonorrhea cases and about 70 000 syphilis cases last year, yet the topic remains a muted public concern.
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The
Texas State Department of Health
United State Public Health Service
United States
Public Health Service
Texas
State Health Department
VD Epidemic Alert Calls Texans to Action
J E Peavy M D urges urgent public health response to venereal disease. gonorrhea and syphilis are epidemic nationwide with Texas reporting about 55 000 cases last year and over 50 percent in ages 15 24. public education and early treatment are emphasized with leaflets and school curriculum inclusion.
Nabours Named Pan Am District Passenger Sales Manager
Nick Nabours, native of Cameron and McMurry graduate, is named Pan Am District Passenger Sales Manager for eastern Pennsylvania southern New Jersey and Delaware from Philadelphia with prior Pan Am posts in Tulsa and Los Angeles. He joined Pan Am in 1965 in New York City. He studies at University of Colorado.
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Nick Nabours
Pan American World Airways
Philadelphia
Nabours
Pan Am
Oklahoma
Tulsa
New York City
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Cameron
McMurry College
Abilene
University of Colorado
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Don't Tear Form For License Plates Says Hiway Dept
The Texas Highway Department warns motorists not to detach any part of the three part license plate registration form mailed earlier this year. Officials say separating sections slows the process and complicates mail-in plate applications. The department will mail all parts together or collect the complete form at county tax offices, and will detach the license receipt after issuing the new plate.
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Hiway Dept
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Department
Tax Day Dread Shakes Huntington Shoppers
The oil dawned sky over Huntington West Virginia frames a visual take on tax day stress. The piece highlights the plight of 77 million American taxpayers who must file by April 15th, amid nerves and caffeine fueled grit.
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Huntington
West Virginia
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Texas Power & Light Company
T. L. Austin, Jr
J.E. Peavy, M.D
Commissioner of Health
Health Department
Girdles Price
Orou
McIntosh
Pan Am Post
Ohio State University
Gethsemane Church
State Capitol
Texas Capitol
Old Main
University of Texas
Signs OF the Times
Arabesk
Arabesque
Hearne
Dodge City
DODGE
Dodge Boys
Hearne, Texas
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