Milam County News Briefs From The Cameron Herald
Local column in The Cameron Herald reports on community happenings including civic meetings and school activities. Notable items involve area residents and monthly civic updates from Milam County.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1970
Page
10
Local column in The Cameron Herald reports on community happenings including civic meetings and school activities. Notable items involve area residents and monthly civic updates from Milam County.
The Diplomatic Pouch prints letters on U S stance toward Rhodesia and South Africa. It notes U S support for self determination and majority rule in Africa while opposing force, and urges mercy and food delivery to Biafra amid civil war. It reports U S aid to Nigeria and Nigeria relief efforts, with briefings by Ambassador Trueheart and ongoing contacts with Nigerian authorities.
The United States sends an Air Force mission to Israel with secret jamming gear and promises two Phantom jets per month. Soviet backed Egyptian support and downed Phantoms raise fear of direct clash. Senate backs Israel aid while some push Vietnam withdrawal. The Middle East risks major escalation complicating Vietnam policy.
Federal Wage and Hour Administrator Robert D. Moran proposes streamlined rules to authorize special minimum wages for student-learners. A school official’s certification would serve as the official certificate unless denied within 30 days, reducing annual certificate issuance by about 10,000. The wage cannot be below 75 percent of the statutory minimum. The amendment to Part 520 was published in the June 30 1970 Federal Register.
The Southern Forest Institute reports paper helps insure Apollo program success. Paper seals windows on Apollo moon capsules because it does not expand or contract with the extreme temperatures of space and re-entry.
A letter to the editor from a longtime Cameron resident asks for help identifying everyone in a 1930s era photograph titled 1,0,0,F, and Rebekas. The writer recalls life in Cameron from 1910 to 1941 and seeks oldtimers or the newspaper to supply the names.
Adria Allen defines pusillanimous as a petty mean contemptible person while magnanimous describes a grand noble figure. The contrast highlights pride in vocabulary usage and sharp self expression.
Democratic Senate candidate Lloyd Bentsen warns of moral bankruptcy alongside inflation and unemployment. He calls for inspirational national leadership and says crime and narcotics erode society as his wife campaigns on the Hill Country Trail aboard the Bentsen Buggy. Mrs Johnson hosts a Lyons event at LBJ Ranch with attendees and remarks.
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