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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1972
Page
2
The piece reflects on how Yee High School science fair exhibits reveal a generation gap as students pursue inquiry over acceptance. It argues inquiry expands beyond past boundaries, shaping future civilization, exploration, and values while older generations gain hope from faithful trust in youth.
Clifford Irving and his wife admitted guilty to the least offenses in their fake Howard Hughes autobiography scheme. Each received 13 year prison sentences and 11 thousand dollar fines. the total could have reached a hundred years. Hughes denounced the work as a fake and disappeared from the Bahamas amid ongoing publication fallout.
A reader lampoons economists and Benjamin Franklin, arguing saving more signals less confidence and a faltering economy. He mocks the idea that a balanced budget is possible with money in red and humorously twists Franklin’s sayings to fit a debtor view.
Dateline Austin Gov. Preston Smith faces a timing dilemma as the Texas Supreme Court requires a special legislative session though no date is set. Bullock’s staff projects costs for May 6 and June 3 elections while lawmakers debate primary finance, highway billboard rules, and a 1973 state appropriation act. Aimed at shifting House leadership and handling a raft of crime, insurance, and bond decisions, the region awaits a pivotal session date and shifting political maneuvers.
Fort Worth news reports former Texas Insurance Board chair W Hunter McLean arguing no-fault plans raise bodily injury rates. He cites DOT data and compares to Hart Magnuson and AIA proposals, noting higher premiums and current Texas bodily injury share at 21 percent of auto premiums.
Senate hearing excerpts detail Mel Laird's 1973 defense budget and 1973 77 program with emphasis on China. It notes missiles and warheads since 1964, the absence of an intercontinental bomber force, and potential Chinese ICBM deployment with 3000 nm range by 1975. It also mentions nuclear submarine interest and liquid fueled ICBMs development.
A columnist argues that defense policy should hinge on what an enemy is truly capable of rather than unverified rumors. The piece critiques opinionated columnists and TV commentators for relying on observational trivia instead of solid assessments.
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