Governor's stance on Texas Constitution remains unclear
The Governor toured the State Fair Music Hall in Dallas with a Chinese delegation, then disappeared into limousines. As presstime, he has not announced his position on the eight-part Texas Constitution ahead of the November 4 election, while others in government voice divided views and support.
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State Fair Music Hall
Dallas
Republic of China
Martin
Dolph Briscoe
Leslie
Janie Briscoe
Texas
Lynn Ashby
Houston Post
Rockdale Adopts 5 Percent Hotel Occupancy Tax
Milam-Areans rally behind a city move as Rockdale city council approves a local option 5 percent hotel occupancy tax. City Manager Barnie Moore had estimated the levy could raise about $10,000 annually from out of town visitors.
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Rockdale
Mgr
Barnie Moore
Smoke Fire Triggers Grass Blaze Traffic Snarl
A grass fire beside the Santa Fe Railroad tracks between Somerville and Lyons last Friday caused a major traffic tie up. The blaze burned acres of grass, sparked at least three wrecks, involved about ten vehicles, and left at least five people hurt.
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Santa Fe
Somerviile
Lyons
Peanuts Spill Closes Route in Georgetown Area
A truck carrying peanuts spilled along I 35 near Rock and Georgetown during a Saturday windstorm. Motorists collected grains along the northbound shoulder while DPS investigated the cause and sequence of the accident. No additional details on injuries or total loss were provided.
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Land of Rock
Georgetown
DPS
Round the Gophers
Fatal Two-Truck Collision Near Caldwell
A 33-year-old Burleson County man died Friday when his pickup collided head-on with a tractor-trailer south of Caldwell after the truck crossed the center line. The crash damaged a stop sign, a mailbox, and part of a church. A separate Heard County court note references sentences and cases including driving while intoxicated and several probated terms.
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Burleson County
Caldwell
Rosebud Becomes Official Bicentennial City
Rosebud bicentennial committee chair Mrs. Bob Souther confirms Rosebud is an officially designated Bicentennial City. A date for the official bicentennial flag and certificate presentation will be set. Gatesville officials announce Our Land Our Lives plans a Country Day in Gatesville on Oct 18 as a fundraiser and a Convocation in Pitcoke on Oct 19 as a country day of Prayer. The group comprises landowners in the southwestern Coryell County area involved in Ft Hood expansion plans.
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Rosebud Rosebud
Bob Souther
Rosebud
Our Lives
Gatesville
Pitcoke
Coryell County
Ft. Hood
Douglas
Rotary Speaker Opposes Eight Propositions in New Texas Charter
Kenneth Douglas former county judge and TAC director addressed Cameron Rotarians urging opposition to all eight items on the November 4 constitutional ballot. He spoke with County Judge O. B. Harden introducing him and outlined his brief critique of the proposed charter.
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Cameron Rotarians
Kenneth Douglas
Texas Association of Counties
O. B. Harden
Douglas
Death at Rosebud Hospital Leads to Compromise Judgment
U S District Judge Jack Roberts signed a 115000 compromise in a death claim from Halbert Clinic and Hospital Rosebud. Widower Lee Sterling and son Lee Sterling Jr receive 41000 and 28000 respectively when age 28. Other defendants include American Cyanamid Lederle and several doctors. The case originally sought 1 million. portions funded by multiple parties.
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Waco U. S
Jack Roberts
Halbert
Rosebud
Helen Sterling
Lee A. Sterling
Lederle Laboratories
John Vardiman
H. B. Halbert
Halbert Clinic and Hospital
Sterling
Lee Sterling Jr
John Holloway
Houston
American Cyanamid Company
Ciba- Geigy Corp
Two Milam Misses Are State Winners
Mary Lee Graham age 17 of Thorndale and Shirley Junek age 17 of Buckholts were named State 4-H Roundup winners. Mary Lee, a Thorn dale High School senior, earned a trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago and top state honors in money management and farm and ranch management. Shirley, a Cameron area senior, placed second in entomology, received a $50 savings bond, and will have her book entered in regional competition.
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Mary Lee Graham
Shirley Junek
Lass
Mary Lee
Billy C. Graham
Route 2
Thorndale
Shirley
W. B. Junek
Route 1
Buckholts
Thorndale High
Milam County
Rabid Skunks Warn Milam County Pet Owners
Eight rabid skunks reported by veterinarians in Milam County from February through August prompt a county health warning for dog and cat owners to vaccinate pets. Health officials note many cases go unreported and cite statewide bite data. some bitten dogs were unvaccinated, and one person received rabies shots after a bite.
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Milam County
County Health Department
Rod Holcombe
Holcombe
Texas State Department of Health
Texas
More Ant Surveys Planned In Milam County
Milam County will conduct additional surveys this winter to study the imported fire ant infestation. County Agent Bill McCutchen notes the nearest mound to Cameron lies at the city limits. USDA officials Charles Lovett and Willy Williamson visited, with quarantine unlikely before spring. Landowners should contact the agent if mounds are found to learn about approved pesticides. Mounds vary from knee high on hard ground to larger builds on soft soil and can damage farm equipment and feed on seedlings and newborn calves.
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Milam County
Couny
Bill McCutchen
Cameron
McCutchen
Charles Lovett
Waco
Willy Williamson
Bryan
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA
Lost Hunters Declared Safe After Overnight Search
Two lost coon hunters, Tim Malloy age 81 and Charlie Lopez age 19, both of Rockdale, were found safe after search teams from Milam and Burleson counties scoured land near the Milam Burleson line south of Rockdale. Lopez was separated, found a road, and hitched a ride back. Malloy later reunited with searchers. A citizen group from Falls Milam and Williamson counties plans a November appreciation reception for Rep. Dan Kubiak of Rockdale.
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Milam
Burleson
Tim Malloy
Charlie Lopez
Rockdale
Milam-Burleson County
Cameron
Burleson County
Lopez
Malloy
Maloy
Falls
Williamson Counties
Dan Kubiak
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