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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1965
Page
8
The piece argues that Mi tum Jail, a 75 year old red brick facility, should be retired or refurbished only if costs justify the benefit. It notes inmates have repeatedly escaped by breaking out through a hole and wall, raising public safety concerns about such confinement.
The Christian Science Monitor notes 3 percent call beautifying America the top issue in a Gallup poll while 45 percent favor improving public education and 41 percent crime reduction. It predicts the White House Conference on Natural Beauty in Washington May 24 and 25 could mobilize this small faction to real local impact.
Postmaster Nervie Caperton urged rural patrons to watch for June Livestock Survey cards. Carriers will leave survey cards in sample boxes along routes to help USDA produce representative estimates of the area's livestock and poultry. Cards will be sent to Cary D. Palmer in Austin for analysis of milk production calf and pig crops lamb wool crops and hen and pullet totals.
In Austin the central issue is whether a new tax bill will pass to cover the Texas State Teachers Association plan for a 45-in-65 raise, or Gov. Connally's accelerated pay scale. Both require state revenue and local contributions, with lawmakers under pressure as the session nears its end.
A letter to the editor critiques college computer budgeting aids and laments complex federal figures. The writer jokes about bachelor farmers and urges simplification of the national budget and debt, then discusses redistricting battles in the Senate and House, plus a call for Washington to use a trillion in place of a billion. He envisions future space and military spending and a calmer Congress.
A 2 p.m. May 25 program at the Baptist Education Building in Cameron, planned by the Sub-committee on Aging, focuses on retirement planning and producing value from limited budgets. Miss Anna Maria Ramke coordinates the event with exhibits and demonstrations for men and women. A 2:39 p.m. style show features five local retailers with models aged 35 to 90. H G Kenagy, insurance executive and A&M University professor, will present a 60 minute session on planning for retirement.
Mr Renagy chairs the Aging steering committee and conducts retirement planning workshops across the state. A film No Time to Be Lonely will illustrate wise use of senior years. Exhibits on retirement planning and reading based success will be shown by New Salem HD Club.
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