Texas Budget Battles Highlight Governors and Legislators
A report outlines budget struggles in Texas and Ohio as Gov Reagan and former Speaker Unruh clash over a six billion dollar plan. It notes a proposed one year and two year budgeting approach, constitutional debates, and calls for constitutional reform while acknowledging a likely upcoming special session.
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Teas
Ronald Reagan
California
Jesse Unruh
Texas
Sesson
Ed Fets
Gov Sruth
Senate
House
Lesas
Smith Dome
Connally
Cormplex
New Law Office Opens on Courthouse Square
Attorneys Robert Fillett and Emory Camp relocated Camp and Ellett to a newly completed single story brick building at 116 BE. 1st St on Courthouse Square. The office includes four rooms a reception area a storage room and a library with vaulted ceilings cedar walls brick trim and a central skylight. Architect Stanley G. Watson of Dallas contractor Cotfield Construction Co. of Rockdale and Kahler Co. of Cameron handled design and landscaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fillett
Emory Camp
Camp and Ellett
BE. 1St St
Courthouse Square
Stanley G. Watson
Dallas
Cotfield Construction Co
Rockdale
Kahler Co
Cameron
Head Start Opens New World for 72 Children
Forty two six year olds will begin school in the fall as Head Start prepares them for first grade. Five year olds join older classmates in a busy schedule of preschool activities. The program includes reading, music, arts and crafts, science, and play under Head Start guidelines.
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QO. J. Thomas School
OJT
Gloria Perkins
Feu
Perkins
Survey points to need for signs in Cameron downtown
Cameron Police Department surveys downtown and residential streets to solve unmarked intersections. Chief John Shearin says at least 40 stop signs are needed so far, especially on east west streets intersecting Travis Fannin and Jackson. Budget limits delay installation. signs cost about 5 dollars each installed. prior budgets allotted 100 dollars yearly. When approaching an unmarked intersection the right of way follows vehicle on the right unless one entered first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Police Department
John Shearin
Travis, Fannin, and
Jackson Streets
4Th St
Shearin
HEW Officials To Meet With Cameron School Board
Two HEW representatives toured Cameron schools and nearby residences on Monday and planned further talks with School Supt. Do Ro Dodson and Board President Coleman Duncum on Wednesday. HEW would present a desegregation proposal to CISD trustees at the next regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Office of Health, Education and Welfare
Cameron
Do Ro Dodson
Coleman Duncum
Dodson
HEW
CISD
Civil Rights Division
New Plant New Plans City CIF Get OK On Grant Loans
City council approves a grant loan package for a new landfill project and reviews progress on street work and water sewer extensions. Two bids for a crawler grader are opened with Darr Equipment Co lowest at 32225 dollars and Brown Engineering Co at 72169 dollars.
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CIF
Darr Equipment Co
Browning Ferris Co
West 6Th Street
O. J. Thomas
Karnes Avenue
Fred Bandas
Temple
Cameron Airpark
New Building To Double Jobs In Cameron
Cameron will gain a new $100000 dress plant as Hensley Russell Inc. moves into a 15000 square foot air conditioned facility. The project includes a $65000 SBA loan and a $12872 city planning grant approved in Washington. Plans call for 80 workers now, rising to about 150 after completion, with local banks providing $20000 in loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SBA
Cameron Industrial Foundation
Hensley-Russell Inc
Narvie Caperton
Citizens National Bank
First National Bank
Hensley-Russell
Cameron Air Park
Charles Wickersham
Chy Planning
Romney
Housing and Urban Deve
Cameron
City Girds for Holiday Motorcade and Traffic Safety
A fragmented notice warns Texas drivers to exercise extra caution during the holiday weekend as traffic volumes rise. It notes ongoing grading and surfacing on SH 36 near Somerville and Cameron Boy Scout Troop 52 will pause for a safety test at City Perk. Felix Matula, Scout Master, appeals for donations of coffee, sugar, cookies, or cash. Donations tallied to date include $18 from the Chamber and 200 bags of potato chips plus 390 cups from Dean Trybes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perdona
Texas
Toma
Tyre
Jay
SH 36
Somerville Dem
Cameron
City Perk
Felix Matula
Dean ‘Trybes
Launch Complex 39 Apollo 11's Massive Moving Assembly
The article outlines Apollo Saturn V weight and structure at VAB and Complex 39. It details the crawlerway, crawler transporter, mobile launcher, and launch pad engineering and control centers. It notes the July 16 launch date for Apollo 11 and the scale of the facilities involved.
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Cale Kennedy
VAB
Apollo
Complex 39
Atlantic Ocean
Earth
Omate
Downtown Cameron Sees Temperatures Top Century Again
This week Cameron recorded high temperatures near 100 degrees with seven days of readings around 97 to 99. Water use spiked as daily pumping reached about 600,000 gallons in June and hit 1.684 million gallons on July 1 as heat persisted. Official temperatures list highs of 97 to 99 and lows in the 70s across the period.
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Cameron
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Board
Council OK
Lygesday
Small Business Administration
Cong
W. R. Poage
Washington
The
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