Imagination to Fact Lead: Milam County’s 1960s Transformations
The Herald recalls Cameron and Milam County’s decade of development from cotton to diverse industry in the 1960s and early 1970s. It credits a generation of young leaders and unity for rapid progress, including the Alcoa era and modern industrial growth.
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Cameron
Milam County
Milam
Auditorium
Young Men’s Business League
Li Re
Alcoa
Milam Agriculture
Trinity Bay oil slick prompts state action in Texas
A five square mile oil spill in Trinity Bay near Baytown prompts a Senate committee inquiry and a four man on site investigation by Governor Smith. Officials cite no funds for cleanup and seek a detailed report while the state maps pipelines to locate the responsible company.
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Trinity Bay
Vern Sanford Craigan
Senate Committee
Baytown
State Agency
D. Roy Warigton
Port Arthur
Nhe
Feu
War Coal Board
Vhees ‘T
Smith
John Shanahan Jr
Governor's Office
Jim Herring
Texas Railroad Commission
Terry Leary
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Joe Teller
Texas Water Quality Board
What Others Say Getting The Point What Others Say Getting The Point
A Portland Oregonian excerpt discusses Home Economics expanding beyond kitchens to include family economics such as consumer prices taxes and mortgages. It notes co education attracts both boys and girls and cites a Florida teacher remark that many students plan to marry after graduation but may delay marriage after learning they cannot afford it.
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Home Ec
Florida
Portland Oregonian
Old Philosopher Predicts 1970 With Caution and Wit
Dear editor reflects on looking back and forward at year ends. The writer notes puzzled predictions, economists forecasting tight money and rising costs, and jokes that time will progress from 1970 to later decades. He muses on youth, governance, and a hopeful outlook if one dodges trouble.
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Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Texas
the Herald
Moscow
Congress
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Cameron Herald
Walter Walliams
Journalism Educatoe
Ben Milam
East First Street
Frank M. Luecke
Dor Scarbrough
Prep Press
Whey
Dateline Austin
House
Tom Bass
Houston
Bass
State Board of Education
US. Supreme Court
Crawford Martin
Texas International Airlines
Trans Texas
Austin
Texas Rehabilitation and Research Institute
Chris Cole
Tp&l
My Town
Deaier
Texas Power & Light Company
Cameron Livestock Auction Co
Cameron, Texas
W. F. Lawhon
Wally Eldred
Floyd
Lawhon
Temple, Texas
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