Guatemala and its ancient wonders charm visitors
Guatemala lies between Mexico and the Pacific with a small Atlantic port Puerto Barrios. The country features tropical lowlands and cool highlands, 33 volcanoes, lakes including Lake Atitlan, and a craft oriented culture with a majority Indigenous population. Antigua once ruled the region and Lake Atitlan is highlighted as a workshop base. Birthday wishes and local notices pepper the page alongside centennial book calls and personnel moves.
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Guatemala
New York State
Mexico
Honduras
el Salvador
Pacific Ocean
Puerto Barrios
Jack
Antigua
Kingdom of
Central America
Guatemala City
Lake Atitlan
Seven House Members Vote No on SALT Pact
House approves interim US Soviet SALT agreement by 329 to 7. dissenters include John G. Schmitz and John M. Ashbrook who sought the GOP nomination. Senate debates terms as Jackson pushes for parity in fall talks. treaty needs both chambers to take effect.
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Gene Bernhardt
Washington
UPI
House
United States
Soviet Union
American Independent Party
John G. Schmitz
Calif
John M Ashbrook
Ohio
Nixon
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Cuero Nursing Class Receives Certificates at Parish Hall
Cuero Community Hospital awarded certificates to seven Cuero nurses and two nearby town graduates at an Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Hall ceremony. Dr. A J Bohman presented the certificates while Dr O E Hall Jr delivered the principal address on nursing shortages and certification eligibility.
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Cuero Community Hospital
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Hall
A. J. Bohman
O. E. Hall Jr
Legion And Auxiliary Install Officers In Cuero
A joint Legion and Auxiliary installation will be held Monday at 7:00 pm with Mr and Mrs Elroy Peters of Rockport Texas as installing officers Supper follows Delegates report on Girls and Boys State with named attendees and sponsorships A Youth Conference report by Kathy Weber A list of sponsors from local clubs urged to attend and support Meals provided with meat bread and drinks.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Elroy Peters
Rockport
Texas
Girls State
Susan Davis
Karen High
Gladys Stall
Sylvia Orosco
Cheryl Fagan
Donna Lord
Almeta Schober
Kathy
Pilots Club
Lions Club
Johnnie Frels
Jessie Cervantes
Paul Lucas
David Tiffin
The
Debbie Grafe
Federal Aid Cost Seen High in DeWitt County
A Tax Foundation study finds DeWitt County taxpayers pay 1.03 dollars in costs for every 1 dollar of federal grants. The state by state Treasury data cover welfare education health housing and highways grants in the last fiscal year.
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DeWitt
DeWitt County
The
Tax Foundation
Treasury Department
Washington
VFW Post and Auxiliary Donate Flags to Cuero High School
Cuero VFW Post 3972 and its Ladies Auxiliary presented flags to Cuero High School. Langdon Smith, the principal, received the flags on behalf of the school and thanked the post and auxiliary for the donation. The flags will be used in each new classroom.
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Cuero Vfw
Cuero High
Langdon Smith
VFW
Troop 243 Elects New Officers
Troop 243 held semi annual elections naming Jackson Penley senior patrol leader Jeff Ray assistant senior patrol leader Scott Penner scribe Kenneth Schumacher quartermaster and Steven Mazurek librarian The meeting opened with the Retreat of the Flag led by Wolf Patrol Jeff Ray reported on the weekend bicycle campout and several advancement projects were completed including a tent setup demonstration.
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Boy Scout Troop 243
Jackson Penley
Jeff Ray
Scott Penner
Kenneth Schumacher
Steven Mazurek
Wolf Patrol
FBI Poses As Relief Crew to Foil Seattle Hijack
FBI agents posing as a relief crew boarded a United Airlines Boeing 727 in Seattle to stop a hijack after Marcus Sibley demanded 2 million dollars. A shot wounded the suspect, who had earlier commandeered the Reno to Seattle flight and rode a bicycle with a rifle to threaten passengers. The hijacker received 15 gold bricks and less than 1 million was paid before officers subdued him.
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Seattle
UPS
FBI
Reno
Nev
Marcus Sibley
Stateline Village
Lake Tahoe
King County
United Air Lines
Seattle-Tacoma
U.S
Traffic Congestion Eases as New Cuero High Opens
Dr. E. E. Sims of Cuero Independent School District reports initial heavy traffic around the Junior and Cuero Senior High Schools has eased with bus rerouting and schedule tweaks. He notes upcoming paving and a one way Junior High Drive will keep streets busy. parents urged to form three abreast at east entrance and use the pass lane, driving cautiously as students cross to cars.
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Cuero
E. E Sims
Cuero Independent School District
Dr. Sims
Sims
Screwworm Cases Hit Record High in DeWitt County
July marked the worst month on record for screwworm cases in DeWitt County and Texas with 480 new instances. County Agent Orval Wright reports a total of 1,282 cases for the year through August 16, noting the rise since the eradication program began in 1962 and the first 1972 case on March 27.
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DeWitt County
Texas
Orval Wright
Viet Communist capture silenced district capital near Saigon
Vietnamese and Communists clash as troops seize a district capital 25 miles north of Saigon for about 10 hours then abandon it after South Vietnamese reinforcements arrive. Routes from Saigon were cut including Highway 1 toward Phnom Penh, disrupting travel.
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Saigon
Phnom Penh
Ancient Egyptian Medicine Still Influences Modern Care
Dr George S. el-Assal details 3,000 year old Egyptian medical practices from The Lancet. Text covers drugs, dental work, liver for night blindness, hygiene, sleep under nets to ward off malaria, and medical skills like surgery, diagnosis and prognosis.
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George S. el-Assal
Alexandria University
Lancet
Alexandria
Nubia
El-Assal
Weather Outlook for Cuero Yoakum Yorktown
Partly cloudy and warm with a slight chance of showers or thundershowers. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s for Cuero Yoakum and Yorktown.
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Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown
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Annie Spinks
Bery R Crain
Louise Thompson
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Wenatche
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Harry Merritt
National
Zita Billings
Peggie Foard
Alfred Ybarra
Billye Jean Saunders
Nancy Wagner
Philomena Young
Lydia Pena
Myrna Davis
Nell Mize
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Barbara
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Howard Kleinecke
Board of Trustees
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M. Lucilla
Gillett
Billye Jean
Legion and Auxiliary
By Paul Anderson
Morocco
Rabat
Hassan II
Ulster
Belfast
Ulster Defense Association
Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Chester Fox
By Robert Musel
London
Egypt
Reuss’ Pharmacy
Esplanade
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