Smoking up a Year of Records and Earthquake Echoes
News digest notes cigarette sales rose in 1970 despite health warnings as manufacturers predict labeling will not curb demand. It cites El Paso Representative push for stronger auto bumpers by 1973 and Connally’s Senate confirmation as Treasury Secretary. A major 1971 earthquake in California is highlighted along with Apollo 14’s return and pollution concerns. Fashion reports from Paris foresee spring styles with knee‑length hems and notable midi trends.
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M. Autry
A_ state
el Paso
Texas
John Connally
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Connally
Earth
Planet
Paris
Milady
Unit receives Outstanding Service Award in Dover
Sergeant Neil B. Halliburton of Comanche Texas and the 426th Military Airlift Wing at Dover AFB Del earned the U S Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. The wing supported worldwide logistics and combat support for U S and allied operations in Southeast Asia. Sergeant Halliburton, a radiology medical technician, will wear a distinctive service ribbon. he is a 1954 Comanche High School graduate. His wife Mildred is the daughter of Evelyn Hill of Biloxi Mississippi.
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Dover
Del
Neil B. Halliburton
BE. P. Halliburton
N. Erwin St. Comanche
426Th Military Airlift Wing
Dover Afb
U. S. Air Force
Halliburton
U.S
Southeast Asia
Military Airlift Command
U. S
Sgt
Comanche High School
Mildred
Evelyn Hill
Greater Ave
Biloxi
Miss
It's a Girl for the Martins
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Martin announce the birth of daughter Kerri Desha on February 2 in Stephenville hospital. She weighed seven pounds six and a half ounces and measured eighteen inches. Grandparents are Grady A Steele and Mr and Mrs Jack Martin.
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Jimmy Martin
Kerri Desha
Stephenville Hospital
Kerri
Grady A. Steele
Kt. 5
Jack Martin
Rt. 2
Comanche
Bell Operators Handle Vast Daily Emergency Calls
Daily operations at Bell telephone centers process about 50 000 emergency calls including fire police and other critical inquiries. The statistic highlights the volume of urgent communications managed by operators each day.
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Bell Telephone
Modesty Questions Rise Over See-Through Fashion
A fragment discusses exposed anatomy and skirts split to the waist as transparent tops appear on holiday scenes. It questions why modern women may embrace or reject such trends, noting changing standards of modesty and public perception.
Copy right basics and the common law safeguard for writers
The piece explains that most literary works cannot be copyrighted by prepublication notices and that genuine protection comes from publication with a copyright notice. It describes common law copyright automatic ownership, its indefinite duration if unpublished, and cites Twain as a historical example before noting tributes and local notices at the end.
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Washington
Mark Twain
Twain
American Bar Assn
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Comanche County notices and school plans in 1927
Pioneers Mr and Mrs John M Cameron celebrate their gold en wedding anniversary at Mount Pleasant. Miss Marion Donaho leaves for Abilene to sing at the Will Hogg revival. Ira Gerganess appointed Assistant County Superintendent. Ford Agency bought by T R Helmsley and P K Mackey. County Treasurer Iva Hart reports heater sold after 138 inquiries. Dessa Moffett to teach at Salem Eastland County. County Agent John A Barton notes 100 men one lady and a truck at Ter racing School opening. County Teachers Institute set for Oct 13–14 with many officials listed. Romeo Walker to announce County Superintendent bid Jan 1. Mrs B W Speed to run for Tax Collector. Comanche High defeats Rising Star 13–0. Comanche High School editor Tom Pulliam and business manager George Sullivan named for The Squaw. Dudley Tire Exchange to join local firm. Tate Drygoods to shift field. Diversion urged for prosperity. milk plant proposed. D D Stewart becomes Sears and Roebuck Chicago general manager after training in Hasse.
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John M. Cameron
Comanche County
Mount Pleasant
Marion Lucille Donaho
Abilene
Ira Gerganess
Henry Gantz
T. R. Helmsley
P. K. Mackey
Ford Agency
Colorado City
Iva Hart
County Teachers Institute
Gantz
J. B. Layne
Dean J. Tom Davis
Tarleton
W. G. Parrett
S. B. Culpepper Jr
L. \. Hanna
Quirel
Ola Cunningham
I. E. Allison
John C. Grant
Gelia Wall
George Goosby
J. B. Cooner
Wetzel
Greer
Meyers
Mackey
Pulliam
Morris
Sullivan
Magness
Hollis Burton
Higginbotham Lumber Company
George Sullivan
Tom Pulliam
Squaw, Comanche
G. P. Dudley
Tom and
Eltas Dudley
Dudley Tire Exchange
Tate Drygoods Company
NRA urges legislation on hand gun tax for safety and wildlife
The National Rifle Association endorsed bills to divert half of the hand gun excise tax to state ranges and safety programs and the rest to wildlife restoration under Pittman Robertson. It argues long arm and hand gun taxes should fund safety and range construction, not the U.S. Treasury. Separately, the Labor Department reported over 11,500 minors worked illegally in non agricultural jobs in 1970, with 1,472 aged 5 to 15 on farms.
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National Rifle Association
Senate
Frank C. Daniel
Sportsman Organization
Scott, Hart
Metcalf
Dingell
Aid To Wildlife Restoration Fund
Pittman-Robertson
Daniel
U. S. Treasury
General Fund
Labor Department
Hailstone Record in Nebraska Stands from 1928
The largest hailstone ever recorded struck a Nebraska farm in summer 1928. Weighing 14 pounds, it measured about 5.4 inches in diameter.
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Nebraska
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G. Preston Tate
T. J. Williams
Higginbotham
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Texas Power & Light Company
National Rifle
Tnce
Austin
Comanche, Tex
PNA
Atlas
Joe Tupin
C. F. Hall
John D. Hicks
Ned
Noble Rutherford
South Side
STA. Wade
Gustine
R. W. Reed
Lake Proctor
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