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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1969
Page
4
Milam Newspaper, established in 1860, operates from 108 E First Street continuing its long local coverage in Milam. The brief notice anchors the paper’s historical presence in the community.
County officials consider microfilming county records to improve access at the Courthouse and Poor Farm. Plans include new property maps, expanded clerk offices, and microfilm storage as a protective, modernizing step similar to Herald practices dating to 1895.
The Cameron area praises county officials for inviting bids to dismantle two unused buildings at the Milam district poor farm. The piece argues for demolishing all remaining structures to improve the area and repurpose the land, noting Bell County’s recent closure of its own Poor Farm and suggesting a mental retardation center or other use.
Dear editor remarks critique Russia’s plan to mass produce cars arguing roads, highways, and traffic will strain infrastructure. The writer notes cost of filling stations and trained mechanics, then questions humanitarian aims while expressing a provocative hope for mass car ownership in Russia.
Austin legislative action centers on a House approved measure criminalizing violent campus disruptions in public and private schools with a 135 to 12 vote. Rep. Curtis Graves warns it could provoke backlash while amendments address student rights, loans, and attendance and a trespass bill awaits action. Senate proposals aim to improve juvenile hearings and law enforcement standards with transcripts and attorney representation. Gov. Preston Smith faces a $261.5 million revenue package, with $71.6 million contested, signaling possible alternative recommendations if parts are ruled unconstitutional.
A Texas attorney general opinion on diverting permanent school fund land lease money from education to current spending remains pending. Lawmakers debate a 38.5 million dollar plan via a 10 dollar traffic ticket surtax amid grumbling over Smith’s tax program. House Speaker Gus Mutscher warns of imbalanced consumer taxes while a revenue bill head of a potential April 6 House vote.
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