Polilwoogs and Local Happenings in Cuero Notes
Polly Howfton thanks Willie Layton for two vintage postcards of a Turkey Trot scene and a library park view. Cuero visits Ray and Beverly Katzmark, Rose Kirstek attend a San Antonio gift show and shop for Elecka Drug Co. and Cuero Pharmacy. Birthday wishes go to Josephine Brown on August 3.
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Willie Layton
Ray
Beverly Katzmark
Rose Kirstek
San Antonio
Elecka Drug Co
Cuero Pharmacy
Unemployment Rate Steady as Farm Prices Jump in July
The government reports unemployment at 5.5 percent while wholesale farm product prices rise 3.2 percent in July. Meat eggs fruits and vegetables lead gains with live poultry up 15.1 percent and egg prices up 11.2 percent as year over year farm prices climb 12.9 percent.
Senate approves ABM Treaty amid reservations
The Senate ratified the antiballistic missile treaty by 88 to 2, with Sen. James Allen and Sen. James Buckley voicing opposition. Sen. Fulbright urged a closed committee session to counter a White House attempt to attach reservations to the companion accord and to push the intercontinental missile agreement in the form Nixon signed May 16 in the Kremlin.
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Mike Feinsilber
Washington
UPI
Senate
J. William Fulbright
White House
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Kremlin
Soviet Union
United States
James B. Allen
D-Ala
America
James L. Buckley
R-N
Wholesale prices rise as food costs surge in July
The July wholesale price index climbs 0.8 percent led by a 4.1 percent jump in processed meats poultry and fish and a 2.1 percent rise in dairy. Farm product and food prices jump 2.2 percent the largest of three monthly increases. Industrial prices up 0.2 percent. The index now up 4.5 percent from a year ago and 13.1 percent annualized over three months.
City Tables Bids On Old Dump Site
City Council tabled four bids on the 50 acre former dump near the San Antonio Highway for review. Van Sanders of Cuero bid 10050 to clean and grade the site before Jan 1 1973, with other bids from W E Southern Long Beach Calif 8500 Eddie Kirkland Cuero 6805 and Alonzo Dentler San Antonio 2550. The city plans sale after Heath Department rejection and may retain mineral rights.
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San Antonio
State Heath Department
van Sanders
Cuero
South Vietnamese win near Quang Tri and An Loc on Highway 13
South Vietnamese report victories just north of Quang Tri and at An Loc as a four month drive to open Highway 13 from Saigon to the district capital 60 miles north nears success. U S forces logged 230 strikes on North Vietnam but weather limited action near Hanoi Haiphong.
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Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPI
Quang Tri
An Loc
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Tau O River
Eight Sentenced In County Court
Seven persons pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and one for possession of dangerous drugs in DeWitt County Court. Judge George Trowell presided as James M. Warzecha received a $200 fine license suspension and three days in jail. Lovie Mae Richeron was fined $75.
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DeWitt
George Trowell
James M. Warzecha
DeWitt County
Lovie Mae Richeron
Eudosio Garza, Jr
Garza
John Lecon
Two Escape Injury In Collision In Cuero
Two Cuero residents escape injury when late model cars collide on North Esplanade. Elsie Bunjes 64 and Virginia Temple 25 were involved. Temple turned left as Bunjes swerved to avoid a third vehicle. No charges filed yet as police investigate. Garza and Lecon received jail terms or fines in unrelated matter.
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Elsie Brage Bunjes
North Street
Cuero
Virginia Temple
E. Harrington
North Esplanade
Clinton Wright
Bunjes
Temple
Wright
McGovern Eyes Muskie as VP Pick in Brief
Senator George McGovern signals Edmund Muskie as his preferred running mate and says a lengthy discussion with the Maine senator will precede any decision. News from Bremer and other briefs cover Bremer's trial, a forest fire near Big Sur, Indochina war debate, Northern Ireland violence, Fischer versus Spassky, and a kidnapping plot claim in Greece.
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DEMOS
Washington
George McGovern
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
VFW Post 3972 Holds Annual Membership Drive Supper
VFW Post 3972 hosts its annual membership drive supper on Saturday August 5 starting at 6 pm with a social hour and a no charge dinner for members and immediate family. The Ladies Auxiliary assists with the event at the VFW Hall on Yoakum Highway and 1973 dues are encouraged. A dance follows the dinner and the program continues at the same venue.
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VFW Post 3972
VFW
Yoakum Highway
United States
Equal Taxation Or New Laws For Property Tax In Louisiana
A Louisiana legislative subcommittee says the state must either assess all taxable property equally statewide or rewrite its entire property tax framework. The report notes political pressure and staffing limits have hindered the Tax Commission’s oversight of parish assessments, and outlines drastic steps to avoid full statewide equalization.
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Charles Layton
Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Tribe
Bussie
State Tax Commission
The
Tax Commission
Louisiana Tax Commission
Write-Ins As The Answer For Demo VP
Political commentary argues McGovern could win by leaving the vice presidency slot blank and letting voters write in choices. The piece cites Democratic convention votes for many names and suggests a “veepslide” victory through open ballot democracy.
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Gleton
McGovern
Eagleton
Archie Bunker
Martha Mitchell
Roger Mudd
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Washington House Doves
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Northern Ireland
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