Texas Water Plan Seen As Statewide, Long Term Initiative
The piece argues for a large scale Texas water development program costing about 4.5 billion dollars. It links past governors’ support to a need for reservoirs and aqueducts spanning decades and regions from San Antonio to Dallas Fort Worth, with impact on the Gulf and river systems. It cites drought, rising populations, and the memory of dry wells to justify urgent action.
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Texas
San Antonio
Houston
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Dallas
Penthouse opening at Milam County Courthouse
Third floor offices at the Milam County Courthouse open officially Monday with self service elevator access to remodeled space. County Judge C B Harden says Veterans Service Social Security Drivers License Bureau County Auditor and County Treasurer will be on the third floor. Office hours and locations updated. grass fires remain a threat in dry pastures and along right of ways with two incidents reported Tuesday.
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C. B. Harden
Veterans Service Officer
Social Security
Drivers License Bureau
Veterans Service
Main and
Central Streets
Veterans Service Office
Southern Pacific
West St
FM 485
Apollo 11 Moon Mission Moves Toward Historic Landing
Apollo 11 advances toward a Sunday moon landing with Armstrong and Aldrin to walk on the Sea of Tranquility. Collins docks the lunar module to the command ship as Mission Control oversees adjustments and rest periods for the crew.
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Mission Control
Houston
Earth Orbit
Moon Orbit
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Lunar
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Aldrin
Armstrong
Command Ship
Heat Dims Crop Prospects as Texas Temperatures Soar
Central Texas crops face losses as temperatures stay above 160 degrees in the region. Grain sorghum suffers in hot spots while cotton may recover with rain. heavy heat also reduces egg production and weight gain in livestock. Local figures note mixed grain quality and high egg prices as conditions worsen.
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Texas
J. D. Moore
Milam Farms
Moore
Robert Clark
Milam Grain Co
Clark
Leo Fuchs
Fuchs
Gene Hillman
Cen-Tex
City Water Department
Cameron
Barnes to Speak at Groundbreaking for St Edward Hospital
Lt Gov Ben Barnes 90 will keynote the groundbreaking at St Edward Hospital on the North Crockett site Sunday at 2 pm. Ceremony includes invocations, congratulatory remarks, and a bid highlight of Linbeck Construction Co for 1 155 500.
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Barnes
Ben Barnes
St. Edward Hospital
North Crockett
IA. Gov
Louis J. Reicher
Catholic Diocese of
Austin
Linbeck Construction Co
Houston
Sisters of Charity of Incarnate Word
Council Advances Paving and Parking Enforcement Plan
City council approved paving policy and two hour parking enforcement after second reading. They raised cemetery lot prices, authorized paving acceptance, and authorized part time patrols by Cameron Police. Also approved urban renewal funding and a $16,000 three year budget addition.
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Cameron Police Department
Cameron CISD reviews plan after TEA survey
A Texas Education Agency team told Cameron ISD trustees July 25 is the deadline to comply with the Civil Rights Act or risk losing federal funds and possible penalties. The plan would relocate grades across Ben Milam Ada Henderson and Yee High schools, disperse Negro teachers, and emphasize integration guidelines while opposing the present freedom of choice approach.
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Cameron
Texas Education Agency
D. BR. Dodson
CISD
Gilbert Conoley
TEA
Gene Smitherman
Ben Milam
Ada Henderson
0. J Thomas
Yee High School
Conoley
Harvey King
Texas
Dodson
HEW
Smitherman
Hillard Thomas
Cameron Sales Tax Income Surpasses Budget Estimate
Cameron collects additional 10 000 into the general fund from January to March city sales tax receipts and a state comptroller check of 10 746 29 confirms income exceeding the 35 000 budget. Four quarter totals reach 45 896 76 though last three quarters feed the current budget. September payment may push the annual total about 10 000 over. Voters approved the tax in April 1968 with payments arriving a full quarter after the taxed quarter.
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Cameron
J. P. Fuller
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