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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1975
Page
1
The writer urges care for people over factions and notes the appeal of practical wins over margins. He recalls Kennedy versus Nixon in 1960 and praises efforts to preserve the Bull Durham sign on The Herald building as a piece of Americana and local pop art.
Waco city council considered a proposal to rename downtown streets as part of a petition with more than two dozen signatures. The effort would replace Stin Avenue with Kissinger Street and honor figures such as Lyndon B. Johnson and Gerald Ford among others.
A 12 year old Bremond youth was killed when struck by a south bound Southern Pacific freight train on a trestle over Walnut Creek three and a half miles from Calvert last Wednesday. Officers suspect the boy listened to a transistor radio and did not hear the approaching train.
The Temple project gains a $1 million grant from Houston Endowment Inc toward a $25 million expansion. Funds are to be paid in two $500,000 installments, one this year and one at the end of the endowment’s discretion.
About 100 citizens and leaders attended a meeting at the Methodist Fellowship Hall to hear a HUD official on community development and the Governor’s Community Achievement Program award. Mayor Gene Blake hailed Cameron’s progress, noting $136,000 funding for the first of six years and plans to eliminate blight with a unified Community Development program.
A four vehicle chain reaction collision occurred at about 5 15 p m Wednesday at the intersection of 4th and Travis Cameron all drivers were from Cameron Mrs McClaren sustained minor injuries and minor damage to her car while the Sanders and Chandler vehicles suffered extensive front and rear damage and the pickup had front end damage Cameron police Sgt Kent Butler investigated the scene. Milam County Commissioners met in a called session approving preliminary studies for a proposed new tax office with minor changes to be approved later. The city of Cameron won the governors award for 1974 earning a cast aluminum plaque to be placed on the mall the event was celebrated with a two day council meeting and luncheon plans for the award ceremony were urged by local officials and the Chamber of Commerce.
The Texas House Education Committee backed a school finance bill with a $10,000 minimum teacher salary, though sponsor Rep. Dan Kubiak questioned if the figure would survive full House deliberations expected in May. Callie Smith of the Texas State Teachers Association welcomed the move, while the bill’s exact price tag remained undetermined beyond an estimate above $800 million.
Mrs. Virginia Sanders donates 500 to Yoe High for Alvan Sanders Memorial Scholarships. Alcoa Foundation matches a further 500. Two scholarships of 500 each will go to graduates pursuing agriculture or related fields, with applications available in the high school counselor’s office and a May 16 deadline.
The Bloodmobile arrives in Cameron on Tuesday May 6 from noon to 6 p.m. at Methodist Fellowship Hall. The city seeks 73 units to meet its yearly quota to avoid loss of participation in the blood program.
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