Lyndon Johnson and the Hill Country Experience
The author recalls a weekend in Luckenbach Kerrville Fredericksburg Hye and Johnson City Texas and the Hill Country atmosphere. He reflects on Johnsons view of politics as a man American and a Democrat and notes the regions quiet resilience and contrast with Washington frictions. He hints at Johnsons business acumen and the region influencing his character.
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Lyndon Johnson
Luckenbach
Kerrville
Fredricksburg
Hye
Johnson City
Johnson
Washington
Lady Bird
Ben Franklin
Hill Country Reflections on Liberty and American Ideals
The speaker links liberty to duty, cites Paine, and critiques post Vietnam and Watergate politics. He notes Lyndon Johnson's rise from the Hill Country, the limits of resources for urban and Asian revolutions, and defends Founding Fathers' flexible ideals shaping American identity.
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Thomas Paine
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Luckenbach
Taylor Jaycees Snake Hunt Set With National Title Bid
The Taylor Jaycees announce the fourth annual Rattlesnake Show and Hunt March 6-7 at the Noack Bar and Cafe near Taylor Texas with a national title on the line. Teams of two catch and sack 10 snakes for a fastest time, with $525 in prizes plus trophies for longest snake and most pounds. The event features pro handlers, TV filming by Ken Callaway, a flea market, carnival and snake shows. Venue is five miles east of Taylor on Highway 112 with info requests to Jaycees P O Box 789, Taylor TX 76574 or to organizers Gene Raesz or Tom Ives.
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Taylor
Noack
Billy Watkins
Dallas
Ken Callaway
Houston
U. S
Noahk
Taylor Jaycees
P. O
Texas
Gene Raesz
Tom Ives
City Election Date Is Moved In Cameron Texas
City Secretary Buddy Fuller announced Cameron moves the city election from the first Tuesday in April to the first Saturday April 3 to comply with a new Texas Legislature election code. Polling hours shift to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Filing deadline for the city election is now Thursday March 4.
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Cameron
City Secy
Buddy Fuller
Fuller
Texas
Ambulance Service Ends in Cameron as City Debates Role
Cameron funeral homes notify city they will cease ambulance service starting June 15 and offer their rigs free for city use. Mayor Blake says ambulance work is not city business, suggesting county handling for rural calls. council tabs action. The meeting also tackles a contentious school tax form, a street project, and taxi ordinance updates.
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Cameron Funeral Homes
Blake
Cameron
Marek- Burns - Laywell and
Green Funeral
Gested
Theo Aschenbeck
Aschenbeck
Ed Magre
Council
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
West Main
Glenda Moseley
Cameron Community Center
Revenue Sharing Extension Seen Vital to Local Texas Services
Comptroller Bob Bullock warned that without extension, Texas cities and counties face tax hikes or service cuts. He published county by county estimates, citing Milam 31.2 percent, Cameron 40.2 percent, Rockdale 25.9 percent, and Thorndale 18.3 percent, plus a state budget impact of up to 100 million dollars annually.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Congress
Texas
Bullock
Milam County
Cameron
Rockdale
Thorndale
Cameron man ruled dead of natural causes Tuesday
Justice of the Peace Jess Brock ruled the death of 53 year old Clarence W. Weber as natural causes. Weber had lived in Cameron five years and was found in his trailer at the Cameron Mobile Home Park on Second Street by a relative Tuesday morning.
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Justice of the Peace
Jess Brock
Cameron
Clarence W. Weber
Cameron Mobile Home Park
Second St
Mann Named Semifinalist in White House Fellowship
Robert L. Mann 31, son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Mann of Cameron, selected as a Regional Semifinalist for 1976 77 White House Fellowships. He is acting director of SMU journalism department in Dallas. Panels in 11 cities will pick National Finalists from regional finalists. 14 19 Fellows will be named May 24.
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Robert L. Mann
White House
Mann
Wayne Mann
Cameron
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
President's Commission On
Withmw
Commission
Schools To Host Open House For Parents Friends
Cameron schools host open house for parents and friends tonight with hours split between Ben Milam Ada Henderson O J Thomas Junior High and Yoe High. Teachers display student work and visit with parents as science fair exhibits and ribbons mark winners during Public Schools Week.
Fires Hit Local Spots Over Weekend Causing Alarm
Volunteer firefighters were summoned to two Saturday blazes, one at 4 p.m. a shed behind Shorty’s Fruit Stand burned, the second at 5 25 p.m. a car was on fire. A Sunday call involved two trucks for a grass fire near Skeezix Place on the old Temple highway.
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Shorty
Skeezix Place
Old Temple Highway
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Aluminum Company of America
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Bergeron
University of Texas At Austin
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Tennessee
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Buckholts
Forrest Green
Lock
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Frank Mikulec
Frank Jekel
Tamara Scarborough
Julie Harris
Renee Chandler
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