Thanksgiving 7000 Miles Away In Vietnam Reflects Grateful GIs
A November 7, 1967 mood piece contrasts Thanksgiving at home with 300,000 American troops in Vietnam. It notes combat GIs endure danger while maintaining holiday traditions, and suggests the broader impact on future observances abroad and at home.
Sign Set to Advertise Cameron Industrial Sites
A new 10 by 26 elevated sign will rise at Fourth and Traiis to advertise industrial sites in Cameron. Cameron Industrial Foundation calls for bids to install the sign and will renew fundraising to exceed the $63,000 already raised. The CIF drive, now under Cameron United Fund, surpassed its $7,500 goal in October.
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City of Cameron Seeks to Restore Missing East Seventh Street Signs
The Cameron city crew has spent two years improving streets along East Seventh and East Eighth but left a handful of street markers unreplaced. Residents would benefit from re-erected signs to ease locating side streets and complete the project.
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Cameron
East Seventh
East Eighth Streets
Connally vetoes sales tax rise amid budget talks in Texas
Gov. John Connally forecasts a near 200 million dollar tax plan while resisting local sales tax increases. Budget writers report requests nearly double present funding, with education receiving the largest rise. Santa Claus oil production allowances rise as Texas eyes fuel policy changes and voter registration reforms move toward a plan.
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Santa Claus
Railroad Commission
Commission
Ben Ramsey
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Creighton
Senior Citizen November Begins With Autumn Freedom
The narrator describes November as a time of freedom, exhilaration and gratitude following Halloween. The air feels different with a sense of relief from spooks and spirits, and a cheerful outlook for the abundance of life for the coming year. A hint of this abundance appears in the well-filled...
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Old Philosopher comments on tax plan and memories
A rural editor notes a proposed 5 percent temporary withholding tax and questions who decides when a share is due. He reflects on actors becoming politicians and recalls wartime memories, Thanksgiving plans, and social changes across Texas.
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Yegua
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