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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1971
Page
1
Stewart Alsop reports with clinical detachment on his cancer struggle in Newsweek. He details leukemia diagnosis and marrow abnormalities while weighing medical limits and the search for cancer’s origins.
The piece argues that reporters and editors embody objectivity yet remain human and fallible as they cover global politics. It reflects on F M L Alsop’s lineage from Roosevelt, wartime intelligence, and vast writings, comparing press ethics to Margaret Bourke-White’s Parkinson’s battle and pondering what true courage entails.
Milam County weighs a proposed Gause to Hanover paved farm to market road after district engineers meeting with commissioners. The project may connect Hanover to Cameron on a hard top route while costs and rural population drive funding priorities.
Cong W R Poage and Sens Tower and Bentsen announce a 45388 grant to the Central Texas Economic Development District from the Economic Development Administration for planning and admin of the regional 12 county program including Milam County. CTEDD will aid in securing loans, public works grants, and training. Milam County directors include Judge Harden and Mayor Perrin.
Directors of Citizens State Bank of Georgetown voted to pool assets with American State Bank of Killeen and First National Bank of Lampasas to create First Texas Bancorp, Inc., a holding company with assets around 40 million dollars.
Hearne General Hospital completed a two bed coronary care center equipped with 20000 dollars in monitoring gear. The unit will expand to four beds and features remote heartbeat monitoring and a closed circuit television system to observe patients from the nurses station.
Rockdale school trustees approve a 1971-72 budget of 1 045 268 dollars and set a tax rate of 1 50 per 100 valuation based on 25 percent of actual value. The budget shows a deficit near 43 000 dollars due to postponed valuation increases amid business conditions and the drought.
Vandals damaged Thorndale Public Schools over the weekend with more than 100 dollars in destruction. The high school suffered a large door glass and a large window breakage and two window panes were shattered at the primary building.
Thieves cracked the safe at Souther's Supermarket in Rosebud last week and took 1598 dollars. A Temple suspect was arrested Sunday and charged with burglary and theft, with others sought as police believe more than one person was involved.
PermalDwell Corp announces a new mobile home manufacturer in McGregor leasing about two thirds of the former Eisen Plant, now owned by Morris-Keltner Paschall Industries. An expansion begun last week will push total floor space to about 70 000 square feet.
Kinsolving Canyon Lodge in Belton opens as a crisis center for children from six Central Texas Counties. The Central Texas Council of Governments agency says five youth were admitted on opening day for dependent neglected abandoned or abused children needing emotional support and supervision.
Four area men have purchased 1810 acres of land five miles east of Somerville on FM Road 1361. The wooded tract will be subdivided into 2.5 to 10 acre parcels under the name Deer Forest with roads and lakes and other improvements planned.
Milam County schools report about 4 321 students enrolled this year, down from 4 375 last year. Cameron lines show 1 661 students Friday, up 57 from last year, with detailed counts for each campus and grade.
A Milam County jury found Ralph Y. Cobb of Bryan guilty of assault with intent to murder after three days of testimony in District Court. Cobb shot his brother Clarence W. Cobb on September 11, 1966 during a dispute over their late father's estate in Brazos County. The case followed prior hung juries in Brazos and Milam counties and precedes a September 17 sentencing by Judge W. C. Wallace.
Milam County dove hunters faced a scattered bird outlook for Labor Day weekend as doves move in small pockets. Game Officer Dale Moore notes a fair year population and warns guns must be plugged for migratory birds. Shooting hours run noon to sunset with a bag limit of 10. no county residence license required.
Re registering of cattle brands began Monday in Wayne Wieser’s office under a new state law. Many persons have brands on file and must renew within six months. Brands must be renewed every 10 years at a cost of $2 per mark or brand.
Israeli archaeologists led by Benjamin Mazar uncover monumental staircase to the temple complex near temple mount in Jerusalem. Finds include gold leaf fragments, a eight ton corner stone inscribed Lebet Hatekiya, a soot burned building from 70 A D, and a bedrock tunnel aiding priestly access to inner areas.
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