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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1976
Page
2
Ed Allison serves as advertising director for all departments contact AC 817 697 6671. The paper notes second class mail status at Cameron Texas post office under March 1 1879 act and lists weekly schedule with Monday and Thursday publication and subscription rates Milam trade area eight dollars elsewhere nine dollars.
Six state primaries Tuesday leave many uncertainties as Carter gains delegates while Church Brown and Udall remain in play. Ford leads with about 130 delegates but must perform in California and Ohio to avert a convention clash. Reagan wins Idaho Nevada Arkansas but trails in Kentucky Oregon and Tennessee. Carter tops with over 800 delegates aiming for 900.
The 1976-77 Texas Almanac shows Milam County retail sales at 30.4 million dollars and wages at 39.6 million, with farm income around 32 million. Agriculture remains a major component, but industry wages and retail sales also drive the economy, suggesting a healthy, growing economy with industrial modernization since the 1950s.
Rep Frank Annunzio denounces a new 50 cent automatic service charge by First National City Bank of New York on Master Charge bill payments in the first month after purchase. He warns it could become a broader fee and urges legislation to require cash discounts, arguing the move shifts costs to consumers and tests tolerance.
A reader voices frustration with heavy federal spending and Bureaucracy while noting relief when Washington funds programs. The letter quips about Medicare Social Security and army beef pricing, urging buckling down and cutting red tape.
In Austin June 5 Democratic runoff races pit State Rep. Jon Newton and former Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler in a harsh clash over records and a prior term. Carl Dally faces W. T. Phillips for the Court of Criminal Appeals while other state actions include utility rule updates and public records rulings.
A letter argues that the 1976 swine flu scare and H. J. Res. 890 vaccine bill were engineered to panic voters and push a compulsory medication program. It alleges World Health Organization influence, mind control aims, and dangerous drug injections in care facilities as part of a one world coup.
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