Bus safety reminder and Texas wage dispute notes
A local bus warning stresses that drivers must stop for school buses in both directions. Gov. Preston Smith pushes pay raises amid a federal wage price freeze while Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin cites obedience to federal limits and the payroll authority Calvert.
Yoakum Girl Wins Big Grant
Joan Vachule of Fort Worth receives a $6,000 Carter Foundation scholarship for National Merit score high grades and activity. She will study at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania as one of three Texans admitted as freshmen. She graduates from Northern Hills High School ranked first in a 476 strong class.
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James F. Vachule
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Penn
Jerry Hess Back Home After Kidney Transplant
Jerry Hess, 13, son of Vernon and unknown Hess, returned home from Bexar County Hospital in San Antonio after a kidney transplant August 3. He had undergone artificial kidney cleansing while awaiting a donor with compatible blood type. He faces regular checkups and blood tests, with weekly to biweekly visits as his condition improves, amid fundraising efforts totaling roughly $12,000 for Cuero Jerry Hess Fund.
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Jerry
Vernon Hess
Stratton
Bexar County Hospital
San Antonio
Kenneth Kbulenger
United
Judge delays Corpus Christi school busing to include black students
UPI reports U S District Judge Owen Cox granted a delay on all Corpus Christi busing to include black students previously excluded by a Supreme Court stay. The plan would have bused 15 000 of 46 000 students amid bus and funding concerns with a Sept 8 merits hearing upcoming in the Fifth Circuit.
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Judge halts Texas redistricting board action in delay
A Texas judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Legislative Redistricting Board from meeting to complete the legislature's unfinished business. Judge Herman Jones will hold a hearing on Sept 2 to consider a permanent injunction. The case hinges on census publication timing and the state constitution's redistricting provisions.
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Legislative Redistricting Board of
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Fred Head
D-Hender
Son
Head
State Senate
Legislative Redistricting Board
Senate
Preston Smith
House
Whosoever Will Be Chief Shall Be Servant of All
A daily Bible reflection notes that true greatness comes from serving God and others. It emphasizes that a life of faithful service yields divine reward and invites personal dedication to acts of service.
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Mark
God
Herschel McDonald Appointed SCS District Conservationist
Herschel McDonald age 40 has taken duties as district conservationist for the Soil Conservation Service with offices in the DeWitt County Courthouse Cuero He replaces T L Edmondson who requested a reclassification McDonald comes from Balmorhea where he served two years as district conservationist His career includes posts at Valde Isla nd Junction Colorado and Alice He is a Texas A&M graduate 1962 in wool and wool technology He and his wife Cora have a seven year old son Scott and reside at 527 Dahlman They are Catholic.
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The
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DeWitt County
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Cuero
Balmorhea
T. L. Edmondson
Smi
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SCS
Yoakum
Yorktown
L'Valde
Honde
Alice
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Tsland Junction
Colorado
Texas A&m University
Antonio
Cora
Scott
Dahlman
Mortgage Loan Rule Changes Aimed at Stabilizing Rates
Washington action frees up to 800 million in reserve funds for lending and cuts mortgage costs via FHLBB and FHLMC moves. FHLB chairman Preston Martin says measures should halt rate rises as the dollar dips on the German mark.
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S-and
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Nixon
International Monetary
France
London
United States
St Marks Welcomes New Intern and Plans Rally Day
St Mark's Lutheran Church welcomed Donald Mattson and his wife at Fellowship Hall Monday. Mattson will intern for a year and finish as a seminary senior while living at 605 E Morgan Ave Cuero. Junior Luther Leaguers bowling party is set for Sunday with a 2 PM church bus return around 7 PM. parish education committee and Sunday School heads met to plan Rally Day next Sunday.
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St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
Mattson
St. Mark's
Cueroite Earns Baylor Law Degree in Waco
Lowell T. Cage, son of Mr and Mrs Gus T. Cage of Cuero, received his law degree from Baylor University School of Law in Waco last week.
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Gus T. Cage
BE. Reuss
Cuero
Baylor University School of Law
Waco
Editor Claimed By Death
Walter K. Humphrey, 67, retired editor of the Fort Worth Press, died of cancer and heart disease. A Texas newspaper editor for 40 years, he led the Fort Worth daily from 1945 until retirement in 1969. He wrote The Hometowner column for 24 years, later weekly, sharing thoughts on home and community.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Edivok
City Clean-Up Campaign Urges Individual Followup
Cuero launches a two year Clean-up Paint-Up Fix-Up drive led by the Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee with City of Cuero and Health Department coordinating. Civic groups businesses and individuals praised the kickoff and urged ongoing personal effort to keep premises clean.
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Coot Coppedge
Howard Bennett
Larry Smith
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Cuero
Boy Scouts
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Smith
Bennett
Cuerciles
Coppedee
Chamber of Commerce
Cuero-DeWitt County
Ensign Stephen T. Boyd Commissioned in Naval Reserve
Newport R I Ensign Stephen T Boyd son of Mr and Mrs Hubert E Boyd Sr Cuern has received his commission in the Naval Reserve upon graduation from the Naval Officer Candidate School Here His achievement covers 19 weeks of training in tactics engineering navigation and seamanship He is a 1970 graduate of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma Washington.
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Stephen T. Boyd
Hubert E. Boyd Sr
Cuern
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Naval Officer Candidate School
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma
Wash
Texas AG to press pay plan in Washington
Texas attorney general Crawford Martin who voided a 1350,000 state employee and teacher pay raise goes to Washington to seek restoration. He argues the federal wage price order conflicts with Texas appropriations and notes teachers face timing penalties due to the school year. Governor Smith says no suit will be filed, but individuals may pursue court action.
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