Orion Lands On Moon For Historic Apollo 16 Descent
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke set Orion down at 2 41 p m CST in a craggy central lunar highlands site after a precise descent from a roller coaster orbit They prepared for three surface excursions to study the moon s origin while mission control monitored a brief undervoltage alert and all systems remained nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K
Ken” Mattingly
Duke
Apollo
Young
Moon
Polliwogs and Local Happenings Roundup
Mary Lee Smith uses crutches for an eight day old ankle sprain. Fain McDougal and Otis White return from Washington representing DeWitt County Electrical Cooperative. Fain to San Antonio this morning. Nat Alewine proud of his music department’s recent honors. Bill Schodde plants cotton at Cuero Foodcraft and expects needing pickers soon. Karen Ernster, Texas University junior, writes home about Broadway trips with drama group. Mr and Mrs A C Keane of Corpus Christi visited, Sandra plans summer session at Delmar College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fain McDougal
Otis White
Washington, D. C
DeWitt County Electrical Cooperative
Fain
San Antonio
Karen Ernster
Texas University
Austin
Clete and
Kathleen Ernster
New York
Drama
A. C. Keane
Corpus Christi
Bonnie Keane
George Middaugh
Sandra
Delmar College
Polliwogs
Russia Slides To Be Shown At Cheapside Center
Miss Berta Carson presents slides from her trip to Russia at the Cheapside Center on Saturday at 7 30 p m Donations will be collected for the community center as stated by Mrs Viola Mfletting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berta Carson
Russia
Cheapside Center
Viola Mfletting
Two-Car Crash Damages Vehicles at Broadway and Park Heights
A two-car collision at the Broadway Park Heights intersection at 8:15 a.m. caused heavy damage to both cars with no serious injuries. Sandra Marion Gordon, 31, Cuero High School teacher of 919 E. Crockett Luling, turned left onto Park Heights and was hit by Peter Paul Jablonski, 63, Route 4 Yorktown, who said he was distracted. Police Chief Wright investigated with Texas Highway Patrolman Robert Dobbins assisting.
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Broadway
Park Heights
Sandra Marion Gordon
E. Crockett
Luling
Cuero High School
Peter Paul Jablonski
Route 4
Yorktown
Gordon
Wright
Jablonski
Texas
Robert Dobbins
X Ray Unit Slated For Cuero Area
The Mobile X Ray Unit of the Alamo Area Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association will visit DeWitt County for two days. Dorothy Riedesel said Yorktown Civic Hall will host on April 25 with sessions 1 00 to 1 00 and 2 00 to 6 00 p m. W F Hancock said Cuero Health Department will host on April 26 with same hours. A Young Homemakers committee led by Sally Goebel will help registration. all residents 15 and older urged to attend.
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Alamo Area Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
DeWitt County
Dorothy Riedesel
Yorktown
Texas
Civic Hall
W. F. Hancock
Cuero Health
Cuero
Sally Goebel
Ahhay
Barnes Orders Purge Of The Senate Payroll
Secretary of State Bob Bullock accuses Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes of politicking by demanding the resignation of Stamford Senator David Ratliff over alleged nepotism. Attorney General Crawford Martin rules such hiring practices illegal. Ratliff reportedly employed multiple relatives, prompting calls for a purge amid Democratic primary tension.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Bob Bullock
Ben Barnes
Stamford
David Ratliff
Barnes
Senate
Bullock
Crawford Martin
Rathit
Houston
Travis County
Bob Smith
Besieged An Loc Hit Again By Red Forces
Communist troops and tanks renewed an assault on An Loc, 60 miles north of Saigon, after a 1700 round attack. South Vietnamese forces claimed 102 enemy killed in mop up, while unrest spread to Cambodia and coast actions near Qui Nhon and Da Nang.
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Saigon
APT
An Loe
An Loc
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S. Navy
Qui Nhon
U.S
Nguyen van Thanh
Hau Nehia
Duc Hoa
Sterett
Cooast
North Vietnam
Higbee
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Dau Tieng
South Vietnam
Anne
Hue
Canbudian
Reds drop demand for bombing halt before new talks
The Communist delegation in Paris demanded the Vietnam peace talks resume next week but dropped their insistence that the United States halt bombing of North Vietnam as a condition. The note set the next session for April 27, 1972, while U S and South Vietnam insist talks cannot resume while the North Vietnamese offensive continues.
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Georkge Libera Paris
UPI
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Nego
Tiator Xuan Thuy
Saigon
Hanoi Note
Democratic Republic of North Vietnam
Avenue Kleber
City to contract cemetery maintenance and fencing work
City Council approves contracting Hillside cemetery maintenance, citing long term savings. Hurricane Fence Co. of San Antonio awarded a 2390 contract for 2600 feet of fencing with four double gates, funded by the Henry Kuester Estate as part of cemetery capital improvements. Budgeted revenue from lot sales and care funds falls short of keeping the cemetery in first class condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillside Cemetery
Larry Smith
Hurricane Fence Co
San Antonio
Henry Kuester
Smith
City Float to Be On Display on Main Street
The Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture float will be on display in front of Keesler's on Main Street Friday starting at a.m. The float, redecorated, has already paraded in Smithville and is ready for more events. Students from Cuero High School vocational and art departments did the work. Howard Bennett, chamber president, praised the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Tornado kills five in Oklahoma ranch house collapse
A Davis Oklahoma tornado destroyed a ranch house where eight people sheltered, killing five including three teenagers and injuring three others. Across southern Oklahoma a dozen more twisters injured 12, none seriously, as Peggy Baird survived after a harrowing escape.
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Oklahoma
Davis
Oklahoma City
Red Adams
N Foundation
Adams
Peggy Baird
Curtis Baird
Ernest
Bairds
Sharon Raines
Larry Raines
Pearl Taylor
Billy Casey
Eugene Baird
Absentee Voting Underway in DeWitt County Primaries
Absentee voting in the Democratic and Republican primaries runs through May 2. Voters may cast ballots in the County Clerk office in the DeWitt County Courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday under County Clerk Ray Gips.
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Ray Gips
DeWitt County
Nixon May Link Trade With Hanoi Peace Talks
UPI reports advisers urge President Nixon to press Moscow to cut arms to North Vietnam and Arab states as a condition for broad U S credit based trade. Officials say no decision has been made and many doubt Moscow would force Hanoi to settle.
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Stewart Hensley
UPI
Washington
UPT
Nixon
Russia
North Vietnam
Arab States
United States
Moscow
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Soviet Union
Pres
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UPI Space Winter
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Mary Lee Smith
Nat Alewine
Bill Schodde
Cuero Foodcraft
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Descartes
South Ray Crater
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Herman Gadeke
Kerrville
Gadeke
Shielene Koenning
Merie Clarke
Tink McMichen
Denise Arndt
Virginia Lewis
Davis, Okla
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