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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1970
Page
1
The article argues that a small group of male under 25 drunk drivers causes most crashes and faces felony DWI charges on second offenses. It notes rising insurance costs, possible license loss for first offenders, and steep premiums around $550 to $600 for young drivers with new rates looming.
The piece argues auto insurance could resemble car payments and questions sobriety based premiums. It suggests sobriety credits, a cross state transit link from Houston to San Antonio, and rail pickup for intoxicated travelers, noting mail service limits and potential behavior changes.
The fourth annual Arts and Crafts Show will run Thursday through Saturday in the Cangelost Building Hearne Third Street. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday with entries accepted Thursday 1–5 p.m. Judging starts at 6 p.m. Many items for sale and Alpha Delta Epsilon sponsors a bake sale.
Caldwell voters will decide on a 1.3 million bond issue to fund a new junior high on the current campus and a new high school on a separate site. The old high school has stood unused for three years with classes in the gym basement serving about 400 students.
The Thorndale Chamber of Commerce hosts a Friday December 4 Yule party at 6 p.m. with prizes from Thorndale merchants and a Santa visit for children at the Garner building, plus a Christmas carol program. In Rosebud, construction began on a $50,000 parish center for St. Ann's Catholic Church, a 60 by 100 foot brick front facility with air conditioning, paneling, kitchen, and classrooms that can convert for large meetings. completion is planned for February 1971.
The Post Office Department issued recommended deadlines to avoid holiday mail delays. Military, distant states, Alaska and Hawaii, and local mail have specific latest deposit dates, with guidance to mail early where possible and complete information at local offices.
A 15 year old Rockdale High School freshman died from head injuries after a shotgun discharge at his grandmother’s home in West Milam County. Nearby a Temple man suffered gunshot wounds to the hand and shoulder on a Ronny Gilleland farm when a companion accidentally fired a 12 gauge shotgun. Funeral services were held at Condra Memorial Chapel in Taylor with burial in Lawrence Chapel Cemetery.
The Missouri Pacific gains permission to discontinue the Texas Eagle from Texarkana to Laredo. An observer recalls a prior journey to San Antonio aboard the modest train with a small depot at Milano and a changing railroad world less reliant on telegraph and more on radio and telephone.
A. W. Higgins of San Antonio was robbed at gunpoint by two men along US 77 between Lott and Rosebud after he stopped to assist two stranded motorists. He lost about 70 dollars, a Texaco credit card, and a checkbook.
Milam County reduces six remaining steel suspension bridges as new concrete spans replace aging structures. Oldest Bryant Station and Cummings Crossing date 1891, with others like Two Rivers and Marlow bridges built in 1919. Black Bridge, 370 feet long, is unsafe and being replaced, with old supports to stay for a historical marker.
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