Cameron Wins Governor’s Plaque for Community Achievement
Cameron earns a Go vernor’s plaque as one of six Texas cities for community achievement. The award honors 17 projects affecting nearly 40 percent of Cameron’s population, with significant downtown redevelopment and beautification efforts. Governor Briscoe praises pay as you go budgeting while a large crowd attends the luncheon at the Fort Worth Hilton Inn.
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Matyastik Loses NCAA Quarterfinal In Singles
Wacoan Bill Matyastik Trinity No 1 singles player was defeated by UCLA’s Bill Martin 6 4 6 4 in the NCAA quarterfinals. Martin, top junior and likely title favorite, could emulate Connors as a freshman champion. Trinity scored 19 points, ranking third behind UCLA and Miami Florida.
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Gunmen Endanger Motorists at Texas Highway Intersections
Texas Highway Department reports a rise in vandalized safety markers over several months. Self-styled marksmen shoot out reflectorized delineators signals and signs at danger points, risking motorists lives. A woman narrowly escaped death when her vehicle was struck broadside near a Del Rio intersection after witnesses saw two men shoot out lens on the flashing signal.
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China weighs first national census in two decades
Peking considers a head count to answer how many Chinese people exist as official forecasts and regional birth rates stir debate. Officials note 1953 census placed at 583 million with later estimates ranging widely amid birth control and rural emphasis.
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