Support for Consolidation of Maysfield and Cameron ISDs
Editorial urges consolidation of Maysfield Common School District with Cameron Independent School District, noting Maysfield’s 35 to 40 students and two teachers and Milano’s 300 students. Argues larger district offers broader instruction, bused junior high pupils, and that Cameron has facilities and expansion plans benefiting Milam area students.
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What Others Say Watch Your Language Youth language changing fast
The piece argues that youth language is shifting to a coded, repetitive, hip slang. It highlights terms like trip hassle far out dig head man together you know and laments the loss of clear, reliable voices and richer thought as communication degrades.
Crocodile Threatened By Ladies Fashion Demands
World Wildlife Fund experts warn that crocodiles face extinction due to 25 years of demand for skins used in ladies shoes handbags and belts. Poaching and hunting from Africa to Australia have depleted populations despite their long life and wide distribution.
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Latin America May Be Next Source Of Heroin
A U S government intelligence note warns Latin America could become a major heroin supply as Europe and the Middle East are squeezed. Mexican cooperation is praised while other nations struggle with poverty and insurgency, and Latin Americans are found among U S traffickers. Cocaine production rises in the Andean region with coca farming profitable.
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Gov. Smith Presses Special Session On Insurance Reform
Gov. Preston Smith urged a special legislative session to overhaul insurance regulation abolish the three member State Insurance Board and curb what he calls a powerful insurance lobby. He warned the session could be this year or January and indicated public support for reform remains unclear.
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Oscar Mauzy
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Prisoner Dies in Milam County Jail
A Milam County Jail inmate died Thursday with officials saying natural causes or a heart attack. Justice of the Peace Jesse Brock reported no death certificate yet and identified the man as about 40 year old Lewis Thomas Martin of Rockdale. His body was moved to Rockdale’s Phillip and Luckey Funeral Home, with arrangements pending.
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