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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1972
Page
1
The article explains that a charge in court is not proof of guilt and may be dropped for lack of evidence or new exculpatory facts. It notes the presumption of innocence and that public cases are reported as part of court records. It references the Oswald case as an extreme example.
In Dallas before many eye witnesses and TV viewers, lawyers and judges urge reforms to clear court dockets so justice is speedy. The core idea remains due process, arraignment, and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, underscoring the rule of law in society.
Cameron's city treasury gained 14852.85 this month from the quarterly state sales tax. The receipt is nearly 1000 higher than 1971 when the city's share was 13965.
Don Scarbrough and Frank M Luecke, co-owners of The Cameron Herald, named to new executive posts of Texas Press Association at the 93rd annual convention in Corpus Christi. Scarbrough elected secretary treasurer and Luecke joined the TPA board. Don Coppedge of Waxahachie Daily Light elected president of the organization. Luecke chairs the National Newspaper Association public notice committee.
The four level underwater garage under Lake Geneva opens offering space for 1450 cars with modern systems for space awareness and fire safety. Roof to be flooded next January, pedestrian exits will connect to Mont Blanc bridge and nearby left shore shops and banks.
Top pro players Donny Anderson of the St. Louis Cardinals and Leroy Caffey of the Dallas Cowboys are set to greet fans at a Coke party Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. on the Ben Milam Savings and Loan site. Caffey, a Thorndale native and S&L director, may bring several Cowboys teammates. Anderson was once the league’s highest paid player.
The Central Texas Council of Governments partners with Hill Country Community Action Association to serve Milam Coryell Hamilton and Lampasas counties. The project studies rural health care delivery for family planning and will survey women, deploy a mobile clinic, collaborate with private physicians, and establish a storefront clinic. CTCOG seeks applicants for statistician coordinator and records clerk.
Milam County Commissioners approve 22000 in Elm Creek Watershed plan modifications affecting county roads. They raise flood affected routes to emergency crest levels and plan closures or reroutes for roads near flood retarding structures. Also authorize mapping Kirk's Addition and accept Browning Ferris Machinery bid of 21347 for a new maintainer.
The Fourth of July holiday weekend saw rain and wrecks in Rockdale and Cameron with outdoor plans canceled. A Rockdale man Willie Favors, 70, was killed crossing US 79 in Rockdale about 2 a.m. Sunday, the first holiday fatality in the county. Three Rockdale residents were injured in a head on collision on SH 36 near Milano. Police report two weekend break ins Cameron and appliance thefts.
Luling Oil & Gas of San Antonio set a 6,500 foot No. E 1 H H Coffield wildcat on a 224 acre lease in John Dunlop Survey about four miles south of Milano. Two weeks earlier Byron Rose planned a 6,500 foot No. A 1 G R Hart wildcat on a 227 acre James Welch Survey lease, near the Cherokee Navarro Field. Rose releases little information and both operators push tight locket drilling as Milam oil activity grows.
Hilliard S. Thomas, 54, Cameron banker and civic leader, was found dead Monday in his pickup camper at Lake Belton. Funeral held 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Thomas chaired Cameron Industrial Foundation and served on the CISD board, chamber, and other organizations. He was a 1939 UT Austin BBA graduate, WWII Army Finance Corps veteran, and a longtime Cameron resident. Survivors include his wife, daughter Marion, and his mother.
Secretary of State Bob Bullock notes varied primary costs from 36 cents to 4 dollars 54 cents per voter with differences by county. He cites El Paso County at 4 dollars 83 cents for Republicans and Travis County at 36 cents for Democrats and 2 dollars 50 cents for Republicans.
Cameron native William L. Bigbee has been appointed a city alderman in Sugar Land Texas. A Cameron native and son of Mr. and Mrs Edwin Bigbee, he works for The Austin Co designers engineers and builders and has lived in Sugar Land since 1966. He previously served on the city's planning commission.
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