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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1970
Page
8
An 18-year-old Joliet student, drawn into a drug habit, commits suicide after writing a stark warning to peers. He cautions that pushers profit from addiction, urges saying no, and notes drugs ruin lives, with his own fate serving as a grim testament to the dangers of drug use.
The piece critiques President Nixon for not holding regular news conferences in four months since July. It notes other presidents held frequent briefings and argues for at least one conference monthly as a minimum, while acknowledging some press unfairness in coverage.
The piece riffs on a plan to raise postal workers’ pay by mail and recalls flops like The Spirit of St. Louis. It also parodies film producer Billy Wilder and paratrooper training, with jokes about parachutes, explosions in bakeries, and hosiery runs.
The piece opens with a Christmas meditation urging belief in Jesus for salvation and describes the nativity and the angels. It includes a pastor recounting a list of virtues forgiveness tolerance charity and respect as tangible gifts beyond silver and gold, and cites Matt 18 20 and Acts 3 6 to emphasize individual Christian teaching over institutional church.
A devotional poem contrasts modern church claims with true belonging to God. It urges immediate salvation through Jesus Christ and warns against prioritizing world concerns over faith, recounting a personal Christmas list that places the Savior at the top.
A readable crossword grid with across clues from 5 to 42 and a down list. includes a daily cryptoquote puzzle AXYCLBAAXR equals LONGFELLOW and a note about substitution rules. Also shows a past cryptoquote example about a snowfall and a signature Anonymous from 1970.
Almanac notes Christmas Eve December 24 1970 as the year’s 358th day with seven to follow. It recalls 1814 US Britain peace treaty ending War of 1812 and 1865 Pulaski Tennessee Ku Klux Klan formation. Also mentions 1942 Darlan assassination and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer song debut. Thurber quote closes.
A Seurat painting Les Poseuses sold at Christie's London for a record 430500 pounds amid a neck to neck bid by Dr Armand Hammer from California. The piece underscores Christie's stature as an institution with global reach and a long history since 1763.
A Cuero Record Office notice promotes an advertising service at 139 E Main for selling products through a marking system. City readers are urged to consider this marketing option to boost local sales.
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