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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1971
Page
2
Troop 791 Boy Scouts lead a grounds improvement project for City Park. Contributions of plants and shrubs are invited amid plans to fill the east creek line behind the pavilion and pool area. Contact First United Methodist Church to arrange gifts and support.
Cameron City Council endorses final signing of downtown urban renewal contracts with HUD. New leadership under A W McCullin Sr of the Cameron Urban Renewal Agency aims to advance streets curbs sidewalks parking and a mall in downtown Cameron with relocated businesses around a widened Court House Square. City will cover about one quarter of relocation costs after July 1 1972 potentially around 11770 dollars amid economies in other projects.
Senator Clifford Hansen presents Thyra Thomson's career as Wyoming secretary of state, wife of Keith Thomson, and mother of three. He contrasts her practical path to equality with the Women’s Lib movement and urges wage parity while cautioning against overreliance on slogans. A separate veterinary notice warns cattlemen about the toxicization of sand shin oak in grazing pastures and advises caution in spring grazing.
National Geographic notes the Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon Burma was begun about 2,500 years ago during Buddha's lifetime to enshrine eight hairs of his head according to the report.
Austin officials announce drastic welfare payment reductions set to take effect by May first. Policy details outline immediate budget cuts and affected aid programs across the city.
Welfare officials announced large AFDC reductions effective May 1, dropping average grants from about 118 to 80 dollars and removing roughly 4 500 families from aid. Texas had 87 616 families with 263 809 children on AFDC, with rolls rising about 11 500 monthly. A proposed constitutional amendment to raise the aid ceiling on aged, blind, disabled and AFDC will appear on May 18. Senate approved liquor by the drink with a 2 500 dollar license and early debate planned on related tax bills.
Rep Dan Kubiak notes Rep Tom Bass resigned as Juvenile Crime chair and will seek removal from Rules. He mentions two daylight time bills in Rules, HB 237 referendum path and HB 506 exempting Texas from federal DST. Also reports liquor by the drink debate, HB 329 tax change for Blue Cross, and failed group insurance rate bill in Senate Insurance Committee.
Dear editor, a reader shares calculations on world and U S telephone counts and calls, estimating 255 million phones globally and 114 million in the United States. The piece notes 156 billion annual calls in the U S, averaging 745 per person, and questions the value of the communication spending and truth transmitted.
On page 8 of March 22 Herald the photographed individuals were misnamed. The corrected captions name at left T L Yates of Cameron and in the center L G Hoesicher of Lott.
Ben Worrell, Extension poultry specialist, announces the annual Texas Egg Clinic will be held March 31 at Texas A M University Memorial Student Center. The one day program offers commercial egg producers current research marketing information and answers to many questions.
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