Truman portrayed by Whitmore in Give Em Hell Harry opens nationwide
The film debuts nationwide after a Temple premiere showing James Whitmore as Harry S Truman in a one man show style production. The young audience and theater audience blend as Truman speaks with blunt history driven phrases from Merle Miller interviews.
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Missouri
James Whitmore
Harry S. Truman
Harry
Temple
Whitmore
Truman
Samuel Clements
Mark Twain
Merle Miller
New York
Thomas Dewey
Truman in Whitmore film: a blunt defender of honor
The review lauds Whitmore's portrayal of Harry S. Truman as a direct, courageous opponent of bigotry and totalitarianism. It notes Truman’s blunt language, insistence on public service, and belief in shaping world events, while hinting at the film’s echo of Cold War era tensions and how Truman’s persona frames the era's moral choices.
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Truman
Whitmore
Missouri
White House
HST
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
Harry
Earth
Harry S. Truman
Volunteers in Action to Aid Child Abuse Efforts in Central Texas
A new volunteer program VIA Volunteers in Action starts this week in Bell Milam and Coyrell Counties with CTCOG and CANDO aiding child abuse and neglect cases. Donna Garrett notes Central Texas has high abuse rates and the program aims to support stressed parents through community volunteers.
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Milam County
Yvetta Phillips
Central Texas Council of Government
CANDO
VIA
Volunteers In Action
Bell
Milam
Coyrell
CTCOG
Central Texas
Donna Garret
Department of Public Welfare
DPW
Can-Do
Cameron
Temple
Belton
Milam School District Receives 50400 Grant for ABE GED
Milam County and nearby counties share a 50400 grant for adult basic education and GED programs for the 1975 school year. Cooperating counties include Burleson Robertson and most of Lee. Milam acts as fiscal agent. Classes run in Cameron Rockdale Thorndale Hearne Calvert Giddings Lyons with plans for Milano Caldwell Somerville.
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Milam County
Burleson
Robertson
Lee Counties
Cameron
Rockdale
Thorndale
Hearne
Calvert
Giddings
Lyons
Max McClaren
Milano
Caldwell
Somerville
Pay Deer Hunts Require Permits and New Fees
Landowners hosting paying hunts face a graduated Shooting Preserve license fee: $10 for under 500 acres, $25 for 500 to under 1,000 acres, and $40 for 1,000 acres or more. This is also the first year without a required game preserve book recording hunters and kills.
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Parks and Wildlife Department
P&wd
Council Denies Rezoning Lot Amid Ongoing Dog Trouble
The West Cameron city council unanimously denied rezoning for a lot owned by Hubert Knight of the Ebony Club due to a park project near O. J. Thomas school. A dog problem prompted a council study of the pound and a tranquilizer gun, with actions planned to combat disturbances and improve enforcement. The meeting also approved pot placements, a street light, gas-rate increase, tennis court paint, and new traffic flags for firemen, and adopted a $497,339 budget with detailed revenue and expense items.
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West Cameron
Hubert Knight
Ebony Club
O. J. Thomas School
Knight
Peggy Davis
Lawrence Zotz
Kent Butler
Gene Lumpkin
Brenham
Lumpkin
Council
Fleur de Lis Garden Club
4Th and
Milam
Industrial Foundation
Good Turn Day Kickoff For 1975 Drive By Scouts and Goodwill
The 1975 Good Turn Day Drive kickoff occurred at 7 30 p m September 24 in the Heart O Texas Goodwill cafeteria. About 10 000 Scouts from eight districts will collect wearable and repairable clothing and household items for Goodwill rehabilitation workshops and employment training. Donations fund ten local Goodwill stores in Waco Temple Killeen Hillsboro Harker Heights Mexia Copperas Cove with bags distributed in late October and pickups on November 2.
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Heart O' Texas Goodwill Industries
Heart O'Texas Goodwill Industries
Heart o'Texas Council of Scouts
Goodwill
Ben Kelln
Heart O'Texas Council of
Boy Scouts of America
Carroll Dawson
Baylor University
Waco
Temple
Killeen
Hillsboro
Harker Heights
Mexia
Copperas Cove
A. P. Garrett
Scouts
Goodwill Industries
Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries
Garrett
Dove Hunter Fatally Shot Near Milano
Dallas man David Caserez Jr. 22 was shot in the chest while dove hunting near Milano. Sheriff Carl Black says evidence suggests Caserez shot himself accidentally. his brothers 16 and 10 and parents were with him at a stock tank. He died at St Edward Hospital in Cameron. Funeral home is Marek Burns Laywell.
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Dallas
Milano
Carl Black
David Caserez Jr
Caserez
Timothy
Ira
Black
David Caserez Sr
St. Edward Hospital
Cameron
Marek - Burns - Laywell Funeral Home
Pecan Show Scheduled For November
Milam County sponsors the 1975 Pecan and Foods Show set for Saturday November 8 per County Agent Bill McCutchen. Producers should save a quart per variety to enter, with one sample allowed per variety and unlimited native or seedling entries. Final date and venue to be announced.
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Milam County
Bill McCutchen
Hull
McCutchen
Car Slides On Wet Pavement Three Injured
A two car crash in heavy rain near Buckholts sent three people to Temple hospital. Ronald Rogers of Fort Hood lost control on wet pavement and struck Frank Lopez and passengers Melba Lopez and John Lopez of Bryan. Frank and Melba released, John admitted in serious condition. DPS Trooper Don Wardlaw investigated.
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Buckholts
Ronald Rogers
Ft. Hood
Frank Lopez
Bryan
Lopez
Melba Lopez
John Lopez
Frank
Melba
Scott and White Hospital
Cameron
John
DPS
Don Wardlaw
Rockdale
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F.M.L
Jack Logan
City Oks
Chamber Auxiliary
Butler
Edwin Bigbee
11Th
Cleveland
Dove Hunter
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