New Texas Law Tightens School Bus Passing Rules
The law takes effect Monday August 30 and requires motorists on any roadway to stop and remain stopped while school bus lights flash. It expands the rural rule to city and rural roads, with specific exemptions for divided highways and certain controlled access zones. Col. Wilson Speir vows strict enforcement to protect children.
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DeWitt County
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Victoria
Cuero
Romney backs wage price board to curb abuses
Washington UPI George Romney proposed a wage price review board after the nine day freeze ends November 12. The board would have enforcement powers through courts and the Justice Department to cap profits and wages, arguing profits are not high but abuses in business and organized labor must be checked.
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UPI
George Romney
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Romney
Justice Department
Pay Raises Planned for System Wide Teacher Contracts
Washington details show many public school teachers on system wide contracts may receive higher raises starting this term despite a national wage freeze. The Cost of Living Council clarifies eligibility rules linking prior work under contracts to new rates and covers those paid on 12 monthly checks for a 10 month schedule.
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Cost of Living Council
Cuero
Tually
Air Show Plans Tentative for Cuero Jaycees Event
The Cuero Jaycees plan an air show in October possibly on the 10th or 17th with final details due by September 10. Activities may include aircraft displays skydiving Confederate Air Force planes public rides at one cent per pound plus a barbecue and possible parking charges.
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K. D D. Kizer
Confederate Air Force
Kizer
Charles Goodenough
Bill Coyle
Bible Thought for Today on Forgiveness and Mindset
A devotional note cites Ephesians 4 92 urging believers to be tender hearted and forgiving as God forgave in Christ. It links such forgiveness to a mind filled and controlled by God and implies these fruits flow from faith.
VEE Contained but Not Eradicated, Official Says
Dr. I. E. Saulman of the Agriculture Department reports the Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis threat is under control though not eliminated. Vaccination and mosquito control have reduced spread to Texas and nearby states with as much as 95 percent horse vaccination in some areas. The disease may persist seasonally and could remain in North America for some time.
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Mexico
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Storm Doria Threatens Seaboard With Floods and High Winds
Tropical storm Doria pushed toward the coast from Cape Fear to Cape Lookout, producing gale winds up to 65 mph and tides three to five feet above normal from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras. A flood watch covered eastern Virginia to southern New England as forecasters warned of possible tornadoes and inland movement later today.
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Governor Preston Smith Declines to Testify Under Oath
Houston Chronicle reports Gov. Preston Smith declined to be sworn during a December SEC interview. Smith's attorney, Robert Bullock, says the decision followed dissatisfaction with the SEC's manner and method. Bullock’s deposition to the SEC recounts an exchange where a court reporter entered with a witness.
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Cuero High School Leader Joins Rotary Club
DeWayne Scott Cuero High School principal was introduced as a new Rotary member by Rev. Paul Abbott at yesterday’s luncheon. Student Kathy Weber discussed the Texas Youth Conference and measures to curb juvenile delinquency, with Cuero delegates including four others. Dewey Henderson and Fain McDougal noted plans for the club’s 50th anniversary celebration this year. Robert Post DeWitt county attorney attended as a guest.
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Cuero High School
Cuero Rotary Club
Paul Abbott
Kathy Weber
Texas Youth Conference
Fain McDougal
Robert Post
DeWitt County
Grace Church Plans Convocation Retreat
Grace Church will host a convocation retreat at Proctor Hall on Saturday from 9 30 a m to 3 p m to study the Episcopal Churchs revised Book of Common Prayer and the Holy Communion rite. Readings and committee members from Port Lavaca Victoria Refugio Beeville Cuero Hallettsville Youkutu plan participation.
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John Wheeler
Leslie McBride
Bess Jernigan
Lester Giese
Paul Lucas
National Commission
Port Lavaca Victoria
Refugio
Beeville
Cuero
Halletts Ville
Youkutu
Edna Barbecue Draws 700 For Cowboys Football Program
Cowboy football fans gathered Thursday for a barbecue honoring the team band and pep squad. The Edna Lions club sponsored the event drawing an estimated 700 attendees.
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Edna
Edna Lions Tub
Election for Co op Scheduled
The DeWitt County Electric Cooperative Board plans a post noon meeting to elect officers for the current year. The session will be in the cooperative building. Current officers listed include R. M Crasberry as president and Albert Praise as vice president.
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R. M Crasberry
Albert Praise
Weekly Events Slated by Cuero Housing Authority
The Community Center of the Cuero Housing Authority hosts a 6 50 pm covered dish supper kickoff for weekly social gatherings. Hostesses Effie Creel B Rhoads Martha Chandler invite residents and guests, with Mayor Jack Edgar attending. An Advisory Committee of 10 plans a social calendar including Friday events, birthdays, game nights, and occasional arts and crafts.
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B. Rhoads
Martha Chandler
Jack Edgar
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Creel
Fire Damages Residence on Douglas Street
A fire at 601 Douglas Street damaged the home of Alice Cap Mathis around 12:15 a.m. Thursday. Mathis slept through the onset, woke to light and crackling, and firefighters contained the blaze about 30 minutes later. Damage estimated at about $2,000, mainly to the front rooms and porch. cause undetermined.
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Cap” Mathis
Mathis
Mldred Shultz
State Sponsored New Identification Card Available Next Month
Colonel Wilsom F. Speir of the Texas Department of Public Safety announced a new laminated personal identification card effective Sept 1. The card, issued by the DPS and dated four years from the holder’s next birth date, will include a color photo birth date height sex eye color and a DPS assigned number to help establish identity for those without a driver license. Applicants must visit a DPS driver license field office present birth documents be fingerprinted and pay a $5 fee. Beginning Sept 1 veterans with 60 percent or more service connected disabilities will qualify for free drivers licenses upon presenting VA proof.
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Texas
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Speir
Austin
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