Polliwogs Plans Rosenberg Reunion Trip Friday
Pete Howerton and O Zimmer man look forward to a reunion with Tom Harwood, an old baseball friend, in Rosenberg on Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Junker return from Hudson Ohio visiting their daughter Darleen Cornett and family. They also toured Niagara Falls and Blossom Music Center where Sonny and Cher performed. Birthday wishes go to Roxie Cage Pinky McAlister and Gilbert Saenz.
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Pete Howerton
O. Zimmerman
Rosenberg
Tom Harwood
Fred Junker
Hudson
Ohio
Darleen
Arlen Cornett
Sherri
Kevin
Cory
Canada
Niagra Falls
Blossom Music Center
Sonny and Cher
Convicts Hold Hostages In Eddyville Penitentiary Standoff
Five convicts seized a lab technician and two guards at knifepoint and trapped them in a prison pharmacy room at Eddyville State Penitentiary. Corrections Commissioner Holmes rushed to the scene from Frankfort as officials negotiated through a bolted door while the hostages remained under threat.
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Robert Weston
Eddyville, Ky
UPI
Eddyville State Penitentiary
Charles Holmes
Frankfort
William Lasley
Lasley
Murder ruling in Temple death tied to pistol test
Sheriff says ballistics from a .45 pistol found near the body indicate murder not self harm. The victim Mato Frzulgevic, 33, identified by authorities with photos from Midland, died from a single gunshot wound near a vacant Temple house.
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Temple
Gunn
Texas Rangers
Nixon Builds New Majority On California Campaign Swing
President Nixon heads toward California with two speeches en route and a fence-side welcome for paratroopers at Homestead Air Force Base. He uses the stop to thank troops and attack Democratic calls for defense cuts while McGovern accuses the GOP of closed convention control.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nixon
California
Homestead Air Force Base
National Guard
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Legionnaires
Chicago
America
McGovern
Minneapolis
Wheeler Graduates From A and I University
John Fletcher Wheeler of 208 W Johnson St Cuero graduated from Texas A&I University Kingsville as part of a record 611 degrees awarded in the commencement exercises. The class included students from 100 Texas towns two other states and seven foreign countries.
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John Fletcher Wheeler
Johnson St
Cuero
Texas A&i University
Kingsville
Wheeler
Texas
Richard Egg Graduates As Honorman
Millington Tennessee navy airman Richard P. Egg son of Mr and Mrs Isaac Egg of Meyersville Texas graduated as Honorman from the Tradesman School at Millington Tennessee. Egg married the former Lucy Bramlette of Cuero.
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Millington, Tenn
Navy
Richard P. Egg
Isaac Egg
Meyersville
Ten
Tradesman School
Millington
Tenn
Egg
Lucy Bramlette
Cuero
VFW Post 3972 and Auxiliary Set Tonight Meeting
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972 and its Ladies Auxiliary will meet tonight at 7 30 p.m. at the post headquarters on Yoakum Highway. Mrs Elizabeth Loos will present the thought for the day as the group aims to discuss post activities and plans.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3972
Yoakum Highway
Elizabeth Loos
Four Charged in DeWitt County DWI and Assault Case
DeWitt County Court filed charges against four individuals for driving while intoxicated and one aggravated assault. Ira Gardner, 37, of Cuero, was stopped by Texas Highway Patrol August 18 at 8 45 p m. Kenneth Enoch, 22, of Cuero, faces DWI charges. Alvis Webster Prince, 36, of Houston, was charged with DWI August 19 on U S Highway 77A. Page 3 references further details.
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DeWitt County
Ira Gardner
Bruce Street
Cuero
Texas Highway Patrol
Kenneth Enoch
Aransas Street
Enoch
Alvis Webster Prince
Houston
Highway Patrol
Viet Cong Voices No Peace Progress at Talks
Madam Nguyen Thi Binh, Viet Cong chief negotiator, criticizes President Nixon for measuring peace by miles traveled, not bombs dropped, as the 156th session of Vietnam peace talks opens. She asserts no progress toward peace and cites widespread bombing in Vietnam.
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Ted Stanger
Paris
UPI
Nixon
Miami
Madam Nguyen Thi Binh
Vietnam
Madam Binh
Miss Wesley Earns BS Degree in Elementary Education
Jonquil M. Wesley, a Cuero High School graduate, earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Texas Southern University in Houston. She is the daughter of Mrs. Ora B. Wesley and Abraham Wesley and is employed by the Cuero Independent School District.
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Jonquil M. Wesley
Cuero High School
Texas Southern University
Houston
Wesley
Ora B. Wesley
Abraham Wesley
Cuero Independent School District
GOP Senator Henry Grover Eyes $1.5 Million Texas Governor Bid
Sen. Henry Grover reveals plans to spend about 1.5 million dollars in the Texas governor race to unseat Democrat Dolph Briscoe. Campaign chief Phil Nicolaides says Briscoe’s DNC performance alienated factions and Grover could upset Briscoe with a strong media push starting next week and heavy TV ads in September.
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Gop
Grover
Texas
Sen
Henry Grover
Dolph Briscoe
Phil Nicolaides
New York
Briscoe
Nicolaides
George Wallace
George McGovern
N. Viet Nam Forces Hit Da Nang Area In Two Attacks
Saigon reports North Vietnamese artillery bombardment around Da Nang and a ground assault on a smaller town 15 miles away. Refugees flee Thang Binh as 50 rounds and 155mm guns strike the district capital during ongoing Que Son Valley operations.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon High Command
Thang Binh
Que Son
Ross
Church To Honor Senior Members At Zion Lutheran
Zion Lutheran Church of Arneckeville will honor senior members Sunday at 10 a m. The program, led by Rev. Wilson V Hill, will recognize members aged over 70 with a light service and announcements.
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Zion Lutheran Church of
Insurance Rider Offers $100 Daily Delay Coverage for Hijackings
New York UPI reports American Home Assurance offers a rider paying $100 per day for up to 20 days for hijacking delays. The policy, available on international flights, costs $2 for three days, $4 for 31 to 90 days, or $6 for six months, with optional trip insurance.
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New York
UPI
American Home Assurance
Lloyds of London
Weather outlook for Cuero Yoakum Yorktown
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Rain probability 20 percent. Highs near the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s for Cuero Yoakum and Yorktown.
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Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown
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Roxie Cage and
Pinky McAlister
Gilbert Saenz
Raymond Kasper
Ida Kasper
E. French
Kasper
J. F. Wheeler
A&i
Richard Egg Graduates
Honorman
VFW
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Viet Cong
Miss Wesley
United Press International
N. Viets
Reykjavik
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Fisher
Fillmore
Calif
Legion
American Legion
Nha Be
Ulster
Belfast
Leroy Pope
Insurance Information Institute
Montreal
Warsaw
Reuss’ Pharmacy
Esplanade
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