Polliwogs Plan El Salvador Guatemala Art Tour
Polly Howerton describes a sightseeing bus tour with painting starting Tuesday. The group plans to obtain visas in San Francisco, endure vaccinations, pack heavy watercolor supplies, and travel with weather expectations of 60 to 75 degrees and sun with afternoon rains. Donations from local banks and Cuero Art Guild are sought for prizes at the Centennial Turkey Trot show.
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San Francisco
el Salvador
Guatemala
Fighter Bombers Down Two Red MIGs in Vietnam Air Fights
U S jet fighter bombers shot down two Communist MIG21s in dogfights over North Vietnam as fighting raged on three fronts in South Vietnam, mainly in the Mekong Delta, a U S command spokesman said.
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Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Day Care Center To Open In Cuero
The Corpus Christi State School Outreach Program with Cuero ISD will provide a day care center for trainable mentally retarded children from ages three to adult. The program aims to prevent institutionalization and support ongoing development.
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Cuero
Corpus Christi State School
Cuero Independent School
Edna
Port Lavaca
Goliad
Stan Defenbaugh
Gulf Bend Center
Tom Kelliher
Miss Howard Wins New Beauty Title
Susie Howard daughter of Mr and Mrs James Howard of Cuero has won the title Miss Texas Rural Electrification at the state meeting in San Antonio Area 7 covers Uvalde Wharton to Brownsville She will represent Texas at the national cooperative convention in Dallas in February Miss Debbie Behrens Mason was first runner up representing Area 6 The event marks another title for Miss Howard and public notice of her success.
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Susie Howard
James Howard
Cuero
Texas Rural Electrification
San Antonio
Fain McDougal
DeWitt County Electric Cooperative
Miss Howard
Texas
McDougal
Uvalde
Wharton
Brownsville
Miss Texas Rural Electrification
Dallas
Howard
Debbie Behrens
Mason
Area 6
MceDougal
Villa Named Top Drill Sergeant at Fort Knox
Sergeant First Class Gilbert A. Villa a Cuero native has been named the outstanding drill sergeant at Fort Knox Kentucky He previously lived in Cuero and is the son of Mrs Lucinda Villa and the late Bill Villa He became a drill sergeant in May 1966 after completing school at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri and serves with Company D
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Gilbert A. Villa
Cuero
Fort Knox
Villa
Lucinda Villa
Bill Villa
Sgt
Stephen F. Ailes
Ft. Leonard Wood
Kissinger Holds Private Paris Talks With Hanoi Envoys
President adviser Henry Kissinger meets in Paris with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy for private Vietnam War peace talks in a session the White House says is the 16th since discussions began. He plans to fly to Switzerland for his parents 50th wedding anniversary in Laax near Zurich.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
North Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Buro
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Ziegler
Switzerland
Louis
Paula Kissinger
Laaks
Zurich
Thuy
Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Time Magazine
Free Salesmanship Course Offered by Cuero ISD
A six night free salesmanship course hosted by Cuero Independent School Districts Adult Vocational Programs runs August 21, 22, 24, 28, 29 and 31 from 7 to 8 PM in Room 20 at Cuero High School. Instructor Paul Gathings of J C Penney Cuero. Funded by Buchel Bank and Trust Co Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association and Farmers State Bank and Trust Co. Pre-enroll with Rod Jones or Homer V Judge at 275 5691.
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Cuero Independent School District
Cuero High School
Cuero Vocational Advisory Committee
Cuero
Paul Gathings
J.C. Penney’s
Buchel Bank and Trust Co
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association
Farmers State Bank and Trust Co
Rod Jones
Jones
Homer V. Judge
CISD
Historical Unit To Meet Aug. 15
The DeWitt County Historical Survey Committee will meet August 15 at 5 p.m. in the DeWitt County Courthouse. All members are urged to be present per chairwoman Mrs. A. W. Schaffner.
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DeWitt County
Ramsey Clark Returns From Vietnam Tour News Conference Planned
Former U S Attorney General Ramsey Clark lands in the United States after a controversial tour of North Vietnam to assess bombing damage and will hold a news conference at 1 30 PM EDT. West European observers report American bombs hit dikes and vital waterworks. A Visalia California kidnapping case involves a rancher’s son missing since Tuesday with a note promising further contact. Boris Spassky resumes world chess title defense against Bobby Fischer for game 14 in Reykjavik. Belfast intel sources anticipate more IRA provisionals arrests to disrupt command structure. Britt Iowa celebrates John Hardrock Kid Mislen's fifth win at the 1972 hobo convention.
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Clark
San Francisco
U.S
Ramsey Clark
United States
North Vietnam
Reykjavik
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Cuero High Students Report From Texas Youth Conference
Six Cuero High School students attended the Texas Youth Conference in Austin supported by local civic clubs. Susan Davis Kathy Weber Saralee Olson and Sharon Peters led projects and will report back to sponsors. Each student served as counselor delegate or workshop facilitator and will assume leadership roles at Cuero High in 1972 73.
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Cuero
Texas Youth Conference
Austin
Bruce Liesman
Cuero Lions Club
Debbie Grafe
Cuero American Legion
Sharon Peters
Cuero Rotary Club
Saralee Olson
Cuero Pilot Club
Kathy Weber
Cuero American Legion Auxiliary
Susan Davis
Cuero Jaycees
Robert Post
Miss Weber
Miss Davis
Bastrop
Gobbler
Saralee
Cuero High School
Future Teachers Club
Scout Swim Meet Tonight At Cuero Municipal Park
The annual Boy Scout Swim Meet is set for tonight at 7 p.m. at Cuero Municipal Park. Scouts from Troop 242 will gather at 6:45 p.m. at the NYA building and swimming begins at 7:30 p.m. Parents and all Cuero area scouts are urged to attend. Each participant should bring a bathing suit.
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Cuero Municipal Park
John Hamilton
Cuero
NYA
Hamilton
Propaganda and relief efforts amid regional tensions
The report notes aid from Peking and Taipei to Philippines flood victims and compares pledges from Nationalist China and the United States. It also covers North Vietnamese tank losses, Japan leftist influence on U S bases, French military spending trends, and a British dock strike with potential troop use.
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Peking
Taipei
Philippines
China
Manila
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Cuero Art Guild
Howard Bennett
Charlie Peavy
Don Peavy Heisig
el Paso
Buchel Bank & Trust Co
Farmers State Bank & Trust Co
Cuero Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
Frank Henderson
Virginia
Edgar Smith
da Nang
Red
Moscow
Visalia
Calif
FBI
Man
Ulster
Belfast
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Provisionals
Britt
Iowa
John “Hardrock Kid
Mislen
Scout Swim Meet
Tonite
Tokyo
NVA
Japan
Communist
Socialist
Yokohama
Vietnam
Osaka
Kyoto
Saitama
Pacific
Yoakum
Yorktown
Reuss’ Pharmacy
N. Esplanade
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