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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1972
Page
3
Readers recall Ann Landers advice on smoking and health with letters about saying no to smoke filled rooms and public etiquette. The page also includes readers questions on family secrets and theft, with Ann’s guidance and references to a 1972 Field Enterprises booklet on marriage.
Environmental groups led by the Ecology Center of Louisiana and the Sierra Club urged federal officials to cancel or pause a proposed lease sale for 135 offshore tracts off the Louisiana coast. They warned that 12 major spills over the past decade threaten the Gulf’s estuarine system and demanded broader environmental review and energy policy safeguards.
Government forces reported seven killed and 15 wounded near the Juy Xuyen district south of Da Nang. In Quang Tri Province, US and South Vietnamese pilots destroyed 13 North Vietnamese tanks around Quang Tri City with 43 Communists killed in fighting. marines suffered 13 dead and 56 wounded. Nha Be near Saigon faced rocket fire. four civilians injured. In the Mekong Delta near Cai Be, government troops killed 62 Communists with one soldier dead and five wounded.
In Eddyville Kentucky guards were taken captive by five convicts led by Jerry Tingle and Dan Dobson as state police surrounded the facility near the Illinois border. Governor Ford authorized any action to prevent bodily harm to guards. The escapees include Tingle 20 Dobson 23 Craig 27 Adams 24 and Power 29.
A letter to the editor argues that 83 percent of taxable income is earned by those at $5,000 to $50,000 and that politicians inflate the deficit spending as a cause of inflation. The writer questions the motives of leaders and calls for reform.
Army Private James R. Benningfield 18 son of Mr and Mrs J T Benningfield Cuero Texas completed a five week Light Vehicle Driver Course and three weeks of on the job training at Fort Polk Louisiana He was trained in operation and maintenance of military vehicles under four and a half tons and in transportation of personnel equipment and supplies.
GOP delegates at Miami Beach report strong national position for Nixon. Sen. John Tower heads foreign policy on the convention platform, Mrs. Marvin Selig chairs credentials, and Anne Armstrong serves as convention secretary. Tower predicts Nixon could win Texas by as much as two to one over McGovern and also expects victory over Barefoot Sanders, with other races undecided.
Viet Cong progress toward a settlement is questioned as Heyward Isham fills in for Porter. He vows to confront delegates with evidence of contradictions between their words and actions, while talks stall during summer recess. Mrs Binh notes intensified global diplomacy with Kissinger visiting Paris and Saigon. Nguyen Minh Vy accuses Washington of widening the war and expanding war crimes charges as POWs rise.
Demonstrators remained visible in Miami Beach the day after the event as streets showed bent benches and litter along palm lined boulevards. Judges continued processing those arrested in a disruptive protest that aimed to stall traffic and harass delegates. The Republican National Committee then re elected Sen. Robert J. Dole as national chairman.
Herman Henry Stirneman, 53, of 503 East McArthur Street Cuero, faces a new DWI charge after a Highway Patrol stop on U S Highway 87 on August 19. Sammy Campos, 18, of 208 East Morgan Street Cuero, is charged by his wife Mari Campos, 18, with aggravated assault.
A collage of local notes recalls Seth and Rugene Bell returning to Cuero from Orange after years away, a rehearsal reception for Nelda Ruth Wagner and John R Kahlich, and visits from Arthur Stratton and Dr. C. R. Stratton. Also mentioned: Lucy Barden in Cuero, FE Nielsen's Canada trip, L. H. Tiffin’s Chattanooga vacation, and Harry Schumacher on 30 day Air Force leave.
After 28 years Ida Leiter, Adam’s first wife, returns from Russia with daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren, claiming life after official death. Adam, now married to Ella since 1952, faces duplicate brides and a court fight to legitimize Ida’s return to Germany. The family spends 17 days and $500 for the reunion journey.
Legal notice from Cuero Independent School District and City of Cuero via P O Box 590 Cuero Texas 77954. Officials announce meeting dates agenda items and deadlines for public participation. Details include applicable statutes and required postings at district and city offices.
Four years into the Haight-Ashbury Research Project researchers tracked 250 young drug users and kept in touch with about 80 percent. The majority became re socialized or re joined society with those from involved families showing the strongest reintegration. Alcohol use rose while overall psychedelic and marijuana use remained high for many, with 60 percent continuing to use psychedelics and marijuana.
Sp6 and Mrs Gus H Thiele Jr announce the birth of a baby boy Gus H Thiele III born August 21 at 11 45 p.m. The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Hickey of Rockville Maryland and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gus H Thiele Sr of Cuero.
A San Jose report says a one inch computer memory disk could hold 750000 words within ten years as IBM researcher John M Harker outlines a basic memory density path. The expert notes present tech could yield 15 to 30 million bits per inch.
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