Crime Rate Rising Across Nation Highlights Local Fear
Louis Cassels notes FBI data show nationwide crime increasing even as Washington, D C shows an 18 5 percent drop since 1969. He recalls Augusta Georgia and Aiken County South Carolina posting the nation's highest homicide rate per a New York report, contrasting city safety with rural anxiety. The piece stresses crime is a national issue not confined to cities.
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America
Washington
D.C
Nixon
South West
FBI
New York
Augusta
Adja
Aiken County
S.C
Chambers of Commerce
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Kissinger Makes Secret Moscow Visit With Nixon Talks Planned
Henry Kissinger held a secret Moscow visit from Thursday to Monday to confer with Leonid Brezhnev and Andrei Gromyko on international issues and bilateral matters ahead of Nixon's May talks. Officials said discussions covered Vietnam and broader Soviet American relations and that neither side disclosed the topics.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Vietnam
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegier
Kissinger
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Mini
Ziegler
United States
Soviet Union
Auxiliary Holds Meet at Cue ro Fire Department
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Cue ro Fire Department met with Mrs. Marvin Bade presiding, 25 members present. Fire Chief El dred Schultz noted pins awarded only to first and second graders. Lena Leist to collect building prices for the 1972 Christmas dance. Potatoes salad to be made for the men’s barbecue on May 15. Walter Hingst chaired with Hilda Hingst as co chair. Valeria Holzapfel won the attendance prize. Hostesses were Valeria Holzapfel Minnie Junker Maydell Jacob Bernice Kleinecke. Mrs. Hilda Hingst is reporter.
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Cuero Fire Department
Marvin Bade
Eldred Schultz
Lena Leist
Walter Hingst
Hilda Hingst
Valeria Holzapel
Valeria Holzapfel
Minnie Junker
Maydell Jacob
Bernice Kleinecke
Panel Maps and Planting Mats Discussed at Meeting
The session covered Bluestem Coastal bermuda and Coast-cross I planting materials. About 43 farmers and ranchers from the De-Go-La RC&D counties attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
De-Go-La
Apollo 16 Crew Shares Moon View and Dust Discovery
Apollo 16 astronauts captured a striking lunar vista as they departed, sending a 15 minute broadcast home. They described moon dust under nails from 245 pounds of rock and soil samples and noted breccias instead of expected lava rocks. The mission deployed a satellite to study radiation and magnetism, while Apollo 15’s identical craft yielded exciting moon data, says Dr. David W. Stangway.
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Moon
David W. Stangway
Manned Spacecraft Center
Earth
Pete
Duke
Don Peterson
Young
Casper
Methodist delegates attack Graham at general conference
United Methodist Church delegates object to remarks about evangelist Billy Graham calling him a high priest of a new American folk religion. Dr. Richard D. Tittinger of Huron South Dakota made the statement during the two week conference. Graham is a Baptist.
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Atlanta
UPI
United Methodist Church
Bill Graham
Richard D. Tittinger
Huron
Graham
Tittinger
Dal las Superintendent backs Nixon school busing bills
Nolan Estes, superintendent of the Dallas school system, is the first nonadministration official to support Nixon’s busing bills. The Equal Education Opportunities Bill would redirect aid to inferior schools and set court guidelines for desegregation orders. A companion measure would pause new court-ordered busing until July 1, 1973, while Estes urged targeted increases in compensatory education funds.
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Washington
Nolan Estes
Dallas
Nixon
Estes
Consumer demand drives higher food costs says expert
Kunkel notes shoppers expect high quality products and are willing to pay. Deluxe food items and/better produce require best production and marketing practices, raising costs just as premium car models cost more than economy options.
Ronald Poole Sworn In As An Attorney
Ronald Poole of Austin was sworn in as an attorney by Chief Justice Robert Calvert of the Texas Supreme Court. He is the son in law of Dr and Mrs William Grunder and married Sidney Catherine Grunder. Poole is UT Law School graduate. About 600 students took the bar exam and 400 passed.
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Ronald Poole
Austin
Robert Calvert
Texas Supreme Court
Poole
William Grunder
Sidney Catherine Grunder
Law School
University of Texas
Pioneers To Attend Convention In Laredo
The Rame Chapter of Southwestern Bell Telephone Pioneers holds its annual convention in Laredo from April 28 to 30. Delegates from Cuero Yoakum Victoria Beeville attend, led by Emma Cravens and Clara Morrow. Fifty seven members will join a week tour of Mexico City and Acapulco, with Cravens the sole Cuero delegate.
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Rame
Southwestern Bell Telephone Pioneers
Laredo
Rosebud Club
Emma Cravens
W. A. Sawyers
Cuero
Clara Morrow
Bill Mercer
Yoakum
Margaret Garner
John Dunn
Victoria
Henry Alexander
Beeville
Mexico City
Acapulco
Cravens
Uprising in Manila Terror Attacks Kill Dozens at Fiesta
In Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, terrorists set off grenades at an open air dance injuring about 200 and killing at least 16. Provincial Governor Luis Singson was among the wounded as the long feud with his aunt colors the attack context. Attackers fled into the crowd as chaos ensued.
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Manila
UPI
Red Cross
Cabugao
Tlocos Sur
Luis “Chavit" Singson
La Raza Unida Urges Loyalists Not to Vote in May Primaries
La Raza Unida party leaders say supporters should abstain from voting in the May 6 primaries. They chose candidates earlier, but must gather 25,000 signatures from nonparticipants in the May 6 primary or June 3 runoff to place names on the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
la Raza Unida
Texas
Mario Compean
San Antonio
Gunmen Bomb Belfast Telephone Exchange
Gunmen used a baby carriage packed with gelignite to bomb the main Belfast telephone exchange late at night. The blast wounded two British soldiers a civilian and toppled part of the wall of the seven story building.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Hospital Admissions at Cuero Community Hospital
Cuero Community Hospital reports new admissions Clyde Christian Clarice Clark Ethel Weathers Yollie Scott Marjorie Malik and Adeline Ruth Tharaim. Dismissals include Howard Phillips Myrtle Johnson Gwenn C Wolf and Jack Boone.
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Clyde Christian
Clarice Clark
Ethel Weathers
Yollie Scott
Marjorie Malik
Adeline Ruth Tharaim
Howard Phillips
Myrtle Johnson
Gwenn C. Wolf
Jack Boone
Sadat Eyes Soviet Aid Before Departure
At a meeting with journalists and leaders, Sadat announced plans to travel to the Soviet Union later this week to seek more hardware for Egypt’s war machine. He previously said Egypt has granted facilities that serve our interests.
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Soviet Union
Sadat
Egypt
Legend of hot money myth ends with Hughes case
The article discusses the Swiss banking secrecy myth tied to the Howard Hughes affair. It explains how Swiss banks cooperated with investigators leading to disclosure of deposits in the name H R Hughes, actually Helga R Hughes, wife of Clifford Irving. It notes changes in legal secrecy and the role of banks in criminal investigations.
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Zurich
Howard Hughes
Switzerland
Swiss Credit Bank
Swiss Bank Corporation
H. R. Hughes
Helga R. Hughes
Clifford Irving
Hughes
Anti-glare Screen Cuts Accidents in Peoria Median
A Peoria road project installed nearly a quarter mile of pre-coated galvanized steel anti-glare screen in the median of I-74 near the Murray Baker bridge. The device diffuses headlight beams below 22 degrees and provides a barrier to pedestrians crossing, reducing glare and pedestrian danger.
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Peoria
Ill
I-74
Murray Baker Bridge
Ruptured Cuero Record looks back 1947 events
In April 1947 Cuero residents note school improvements with John C French School voting to build a concrete rear ramp for plays and May Fete activities. A Texas cold front brings rain across thousands of square miles as personal announcements and editorial moves are reported.
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John C French School
Texas
Mercury
Blake Alexander
Doug
Elizabeth Muir
Cuero Record
New Qu
Cuero City Manager Race Draws 14 Applicants
Fourteen applications for Cuero city manager were received as of Wednesday April 25 1962. Mayor J T Newman identified Ernest H Hermes as one of the applicants and noted the field remains open pending review by the city commission.
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Cuero
J. T. Newman
Ernest H. Hermes
Taxpayer views on new federal funds distribution plan
Texas readers weigh the proposed federal formula that shifts aid to higher revenue states. Critics say wealthier cities gain while sound local management is overlooked. The speaker notes Texas would lose under the $3.3 billion plan and urges careful scrutiny for a fair nationwide distribution.
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Texas
Washington
Maryland
Massachusetts
Stets
Soviet Facilities Details Revealed by Officials
A government briefing disclosed the nature of certain Soviet facilities for the first time on Monday, noting that Washington had been informed in advance. The disclosure underscores ongoing scrutiny of Soviet capabilities and allied awareness of national security considerations.
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Washington
Honor Roll Award Pledged Women and Scout Camporee Summary
Cuero Lodge 409 to honor an Honor Roll Award at 2 Masonic Workshop in Hallettsville. Ann Adcock of Cuero pledged into Sigma Phi Epsilon Sisterhood at Sam Houston State College. Linda Peters of the University of Houston visited for a weekend. Boy Scout Troop 245 earned blue and red ribbons at the spring camporee under Scoutmaster O L Faves.
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Cuero Lodge
Hallettsville
Ann Adcock
Cuero
Golden Heart
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sam Houston State College
Linda Peters
University of Houston
O. L. Faves
Markets Cuero Cash Grain
Cuero markets report shelled corn prices in cash grain trading with limited details and no clear quotes or figures available.
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CUERO
Fort Worth Livestock Market Report
Slaughter prices steady overall with feeder cattle and calves near steady. Feeder steers 500-400 lb 28.25-40.50, heifers 300-400 lb 42.00-45.00, bulls 41.00-42.25. Hogs barrows and gilts steady, sows not established. Lambs 78-85 lb 30.00, spring lambs 71-79 lb 29.91-23.00.
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Fort Worth
Alatughter
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N. Esplanade
Bankamericard
Cole Provision CO
Esplanade
Cogea
Kunkel
By Vicente Maliwanag
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Cuero Community Hospital
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Pio
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Sannelman
USN
Bill Koenig
Paris
Tex
Sherri Laws Cornett
San Antonio Express
California
Tinois
Pennsylvania
Hanses Fed & Suppl
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Bor Woop
NS. Lackey
Freund Funeral Home
Lash Maier
Mascara
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Klecka Drug
E. Main
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