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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1972
Page
1
Local families share holiday visits with relatives in Houston and Cuero. Beverly Juenke studies journalism while remaining for a longer visit. Berthed letters recount service life aboard the USS Boulder, with a sailor and hospital corpsman serving as shipboard editor.
W F Hancock, the county school superintendent, will resign at the public hearing on the 1973 budget, set for 1 30 p m, with the resignation effective January 31 1973 The county court will fix salaries for justices of the peace for 1973 and state law recently enacted a set salary for these judges The auditor notes 12 equal payments for each justice next year and that workloads guide the figures Hancock’s action accompanies coverage on page 3.
Crowds of mourners pass the closed casket as Harry S. Truman lies in state for 21 hours. The 33rd president’s funeral at the Truman Library reflects his simple, modest wishes with military honors and a 21-gun salute as Bess Truman, age 87, bids farewell.
Cuero's Pentecostal Church of God will sponsor a Crusade for Christ on December 29 30 and 31 at 7 p.m. Rev L C Barnett pastor and speakers Rev Dr Patrick Dolson and Jo Lynn will present Prayer For The Sick. The event is open to the public with no admission charge.
The DeWitt County Institute Youth Program will meet at Little Zion Baptist Church on December 30 at 7 p.m. Rev. A V Bedford will host. Music by city youth chorus male octette and Johnson Brothers. Miss Jonquel Wesley guest speaker introduced by Miss Dorothy Green. Sponsors Mrs Z M Shropshire and Mrs C P Mitchell presiding.
The Paris Peace Talks were cancelled for today after North Vietnamese officials protested the U S resumption of bombing in North Vietnam. This marked the first miss in talks in over two months.
DeWitt County Attorney reports nine people charged with driving while intoxicated during the Christmas weekend. Names include Ray Edward Schuette Yoakum Robert Lawrence Zaiontz James Clifton Owen Ill Jerry Cervantes Arthur T Dardeau August Lopez Blake Alexander Muir Elmer Carl Krueger and Justo Rodriguez Pena. Pena charged by Cuero City Police others by Texas Highway Patrol.
A house in the River Bend Subdivision off the San River was leveled yesterday afternoon when a blast, believed to be the cause, destroyed the three room structure while the owners were visiting a neighbor. No injuries were reported.
The Texas Highway Commission extended the license and permit filing deadline for sign owners along interstates and primary highways from December 31 to June 30, 1973. Advertisers and owners urged the extension due to time needed to comply with the Highway Beautification Act, which requires a permit for signs within 660 feet of such roads.
The Texas Highway Department asks vehicle owners to mail renewal applications for 1973 license plates to their county tax assessor collectors. Include the registration fee plus a $1 handling fee per vehicle, leave the three part form intact, and mail to the home county. Plates arrive after Feb 1 with a 30 day processing period and must be displayed by April 1.
Government reviews end all USDA programs including REAP and Water Bank. The REAP program intended for DeWitt County to start Jan 1 aided producers in building terraces ponds gullies grasses waterways and pollution abatement practices. Termination aims to curb expenditures and combat inflation.
United Press International reports 592 highway deaths across the Christmas weekend, with 688 total accidental fatalities in 78 hours. California led with 46 traffic deaths, Texas 42, and Pennsylvania 34. Alaska Montana Vermont and DC reported no highway fatalities.
A columnist laments forced disclosure of sources while joking about resisting jail. He notes a personal rule to protect confidences, yet questions the value of most sources and sketches a satirical dialogue with a movie publicist about not naming films or cast.
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