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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1971
Page
1
A Houston Veterans Hospital patient voices frustration with automated phone systems showing little cost savings. He recounts attempts to call a relative, the operator’s promise to mail twenty cents after computer processing, and notes high ongoing expenses versus a small refund. He also reports a positive cancer prognosis from his doctors.
Texas nursing homes receive a 4.5 percent boost in state welfare aid. The Welfare Board orders 29 counties to assume food stamp program administration by Sept. 1, 1972, and counties assume fiscal liability for cash and stamps. Welfare Commissioner Raymond W. Vowell cites new federal regulations as the driver.
Sandra Babbit, 26, suffers Odin's Curse or primary alveolar hypoventilation, a rare condition found in about 39 people worldwide. Doctors plan a special nerve gadget operation, with family fundraising for 1,500 dollars to cover travel and surgery costs.
Mrs. Bill Patricia Leske and Ed Pat Mixon filed for seats on the Cuero Hospital District board. Leske seeks re election and serves as secretary. Deadline to file is December 22 with Leske. Directors elected in January serve two year terms. Other members are Chairman Clifton Weber Howard Kleinecke and Dewey Henderson.
Indian government spokesmen announced the battle for Dacca has begun and that Brig. Kharder Khan, commander of the 92nd Pakistan Infantry Brigade, surrendered near the city with two lieutenants and six officers. Indians say forces are within artillery range and paratroopers link with advancing columns.
Seventeen entries have been received by noon Tuesday for Cuero’s annual Christmas lighting contest. Sponsored by the Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and the City of Cuero Electric Department, entries must be registered at the chamber office. Judging runs Friday to Sunday, Dec 17–19, with prizes for residential and commercial divisions.
The Cucro High School Band and Choir sponsor a Christmas concert and sing song on Monday Dec 20 at CHS Glym under band director Nat Alewine and choir director Mrs Doe Buenning. The public is invited with no admission charge.
Two Americans freed after years as prisoners in China arrived at Valley Forge Army Hospital after a 10 hour nonstop flight from Honolulu. Richard Fecteau, 49, and Mary Ann Harbert, 26, were described as in good condition by Air Force Col. Leonard Johnson. They flew to McGuire AFB before helicopter transport to Valley Forge.
Norther entering Panhandle by United Press International reports fog and a cold front moving into Texas with snow possible by nightfall. Zero visibility at Texarkana. a private plane crash near San Antonio killed Christopher Coldsbury, 39, of Herotes. Farmers fear snow hurts harvest as cotton may be salvaged before weather worsens.
Cuero High School will host a demonstration on atomic energy titled This Atomic World. Oak Ridge Associated Universities and Texas A&M University coopertate with the Atomic Energy Commission traveling education series. The program, led by Orian L. Thms, explains atomic structure radiation and uses equipment to show how nuclear energy powers electricity and supports medicine and industry.
Winners in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Americanism contest at Daule Elementary School Cuero will be announced Thursday at 8 50 a m during a flag raising ceremony. Contest entries asked What Americanism Means To Me In Cuero. If weather is bad the event moves to the gym, principal Glenn Portis said.
Senator Jim Bates faces trial next month in Corpus Christi on charges connected to a stolen diamond. Bates’ attorney Frank Maksoney contends press coverage could affect juror impartiality and may seek sequestering. Judge Vernon Harville ordered the pre trial hearing open to media with possible limits on coverage during the trial.
The note offers a daily Bible thought urging liberty with responsibility. It cites Galatians 3 15 and reflects on freedom requiring conscientious use rather than self indulgence. The faded text suggests caution against selfish choices and emphasizes duty alongside freedom.
DeWitt County Commissioners vote to join state highway projects including the contested FM 3157 from Arneckeville to Meyersville. Precinct 4’s Bonnie Buenger pushes the project while Precinct 3’s Gilbert Moor man argues for prior allotment. City officials approve purchasing needed right of way and upgrading Yorktown underpass to replace the old rail underpass.
Reported in DeWitt Coverty Dan court three youths face charges of assault and battery. Alexandre Memden Bem 18 Muldoon and Isidra Mendez are named in the brief as charged defendants with alleged improper conduct. Richard Mata BR of 3% Praw is also listed in relation to the case with details unclear.
UPI reports President Nixon and French President Pompidou announced a potential dollar devaluation after 10 hours of talks. They did not specify how or by how much the change would occur, but hinted at raising US gold price to reclaim competitiveness and reduce the trade deficit.
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