Death Of A President fuels Johnson Kennedy book clash
National Window Opinion by Lyle Wilson notes LBJ in a bad light amid publisher action on William Manchester's Death of a President. It argues Jacqueline Kennedy's image fractures under controversy and predicts political damage to Johnson, while editors and Kennedys face backlash and a push for a complete Manchester text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
Lyle Wilson
United Press International
Johnson
Kennedys
William Manchester
Jacqueline Kennedy
Pricess
Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Wall Street Journal
Chinese Warn Britain She's Courting Peril
DeWitt and Goliad Counties mobilized 221 young men for military service in 1966 per Selective Service Local Board No. 34. The year showed higher activity than 1965, with 65 inducted into the Army, 107 enlisted across all branches, and 40 in reserve or National Guard. The roster lists many Cuero Goliad Yoakum Yorktown and Nordheim residents by name, noting four men killed in Vietnam and numerous draftees entering Air Force Navy Marine Corps and Army programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt and Goliad
Selective Service Local Board No. 34
Vietnam
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Texas National Guard
Mack Ervin Green
Cuero
Michael W. Sullivan
Goliad
James Willie Gardner
Ernest William M Mooney Jr
Knute L. Dietze
Charles Leslie Con, Jr
Adam Alaniz
William T. Kuester
Yoakum
Simon Hernandez
Clarence Herman Porter
Joseph Ray Ross
Vernon
Franklin Matthew
Stephen Lloyd Dunn
Adam Thomas Longoria
Charles V. Warzech
Yorktown
Sam Lloyd
Wayman Earl Arkadie
Ignacio Ochoa
Nordheim
Frank Charles Newton
Johnny Albert Ragland
James Warner Hancock
John Willard Davis
Billy Joe Wall
James Carlton Hahn
Kenneth Charles Evans
Kenneth Ray Albrecht
Herbert Lewis Ramsey
Henry Thompson Heyer, Jr
Alois Clyde Friedrichs
Meyersville
Harvey Ralph Buehrig
R. E. Newton
Roy Allen Peters
Marvin Lee Koltha Hochheim
James Norman Power
Robert Lee Waits
George Lee Saunders
Robert Ray Leck
Charles Edward Wendel
James Arthur Neely
Jimmy Ray Spaeth
Cecil Henry Pargmann, Jr
Rodney Paul Nagel
James Evers
Zitelman
Cueras
Robert Harvey Buss
Robert Antony Quintanilla
Donald C. Nagel
Reinheld
Columbus Koenig
Donald
Fred Goodwin
Melvin Edward Stone
Britton
Jenkins
Gurlan Faires Weber
Norman Paul David
Walter Eorward Horton
Florentino Chapa Solis
Flm
Hong Kong Help To USS Ships Scored by Reds
Red China’s dispatch in Peking accuses Britain of courting disaster by using Hong Kong as a U S military base for Vietnam war support. It lists U S ships allegedly visiting Hong Kong including Coral Sea and several destroyers, prompting British denial in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Tokyo
UPI
Red China Today
U. S
Peking
Communist New China News Agency
Britain
Hong
United States
Tong Kong
Vietnam
U.S
Coral Sea
Pertins
Warrington
Uhlmann
John R. Craig
KK. Perry
Point Defiance
Amendment Increases Farm Loans in Texas Rural Areas
President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act amendment expanding Farm Home Administration loans in Texas. The cap rises from 2500 to 3500 dollars with added credit for borrowers under 3500 total indebtedness. Since 1965, FmHA has funded 1705 Texas families, with national borrowers totaling over 400 nonagricultural ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Johnson
Darrell G. Cooper
Farmers Home Administration
de Witt County
Usda Farmers Home Administration
Cooper
Office of Economic Opportunity
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Coca Cola Expanding at Cuero Bottling Plant
A $25,000 permit was issued Thursday at City Hall for a Coca Cola Bottling Co. office addition in Cuero. Nathan Post is the contractor. KE. T. Summers Jr. manages the local firm. The one story brick and glass front structure measures 15 by 117 feet and will include paneled public and private offices with central heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coca-Cola
Cuero
Nathan Post
KE. T. Summers Jr
Record Will Shut Monday Observes New Year Holiday
The Cuero Record will observe Monday January 2 as a holiday along with most local businesses and public offices. Publication resumes Tuesday after the New Year shutdown. The school board meeting scheduled for January 5 is postponed to January 12, and the Chamber of Commerce meeting is moved to January 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Record
The
Chamber of Commerce
Cuero Boy, 13, Is Shot In Leg
A 13 year old Cuero youth was shot in the leg Thursday afternoon while rabbit hunting with friends near Cuero. Greg Fetters was taken to a local hospital where X rays were taken and sent to a specialist. The bullet from a .22 caliber rifle lodged near his ankle. Fetters, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Fetters, lives with his parents near Cuero off the Go Nada Highway. He was shot when a companion's gun fired accidentally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Greg Fetters
Fetters
Marvin Fetters
Go- Nada
Cuero Chamber Extends Fund Drive to Jan 10
Cuero Chamber of Commerce finance committee led by J D Bramlette Jr extends membership and fund raising through January 10 after pledges fall about 2500 short of 11000. Thirty volunteers call on prospects with pledge cards as the chamber moves from old City Hall to Cuero Savings and Loan building. Dewey Henderson will assume manager duties replacing the retired Pat Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
J. D. Bramilette Jr
Bramlette
City Hall
Cuero Savings and Loan Assn
Dewey Henderson
Pat Patterson
Levy Faces Court Martial Over Vietnam Refusal
Capt Howard B Levy 29 of Brooklyn a young Army medical officer linked to civil rights activity faces possible court martial for refusing to train personnel for duty in Vietnam and for advising Negro soldiers not to serve He admitted questioning the war as immoral and illegal but denied intent to cause disloyalty He told Negro soldiers that if he were Negro he would refuse to serve The charges were sent to Gen Glass Perez Ft Jackson Also in People Barbra Streisand a Broadway star gave birth to a son named Jason Emanuel weighing five pounds twelve ounces in New York The child’s arrival followed Streisands cancellation of a 20 city tour and she was linked to the Million Dollar Baby nickname President Johnson moves to head off criticism over war funding and poverty programs amid Vietnam demands See People Page 8
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Howard B. Levy
Brooklyn
N.Y
Levy
Glass Perez
Ft. Jackson
Johnson
Man Fined $200 For Theft Here
Leroy Thomas, 2, of Victoria pleaded guilty in Justice Court to entering private property and theft for vandalizing a farm near Thomaston two months ago. Sheriff’s deputies reported the incident. Rudy Aleman, an 18 year old Cuero High School senior, admitted guilt to hunting with an artificial light. sentencing will occur in County Court after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Thomas
Justice Court
Thomas
Victoria
Thomastonwo
Rudy Aleman
Cuero High School
Auto Spill Injures Youth Here
Ricky Koenig an 18 year old Cuero youth was hospitalized after his car overturned near Hunts on the San Antonio Higins highway patrol said. Koenig swerved to avoid an approaching car but collided and the car was not repairable. Passengers Lanz Smith and Sid Duderstadt both 18 from Cuero were treated and released for minor cuts and bruises. Koenig remained in Cuero Hospital Friday with a minor concussion and bruises. The accident occurred at 9:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Koenig
Cuero
San Antonio
High Clnne
Barnett
Koenig
Cuerta
Roenis
Sid
Albrecht Joins Board of Cuero Lions Club
Donald Albrecht was chosen Thursday to fill the unexpired term of Noah Miller on the Cuero Lions Club board, serving about a year and a half. The club adopted a resolution commending Cuero Jaycees president Ben B. Prause. Cynthia Parks was announced as local peace essay contest winner and will attend the club event January 18. Lions plan their annual candy sale January 21 and a painting project in Cuero Municipal Park. The board voted $100 for a flags pole at Gobbler Stadium. A Ladies Night is planned for early next year with Gene Grafe as chairman. Residents at local rest homes will receive gifts January 7 with Paul Sager leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Lions Club
Donald Albrecht
Lions
Noah Miller
Cuero
Albrecht
Cuero Jaycees
Ben B. Prause
Cynthia Parks
Sterling Parks
Lions International
Tom
Heron
Vce
Chicago
Lions Club
Cuero Municipal Park
Gobbler Stadium
Paul Bingenheimer
Gene Grafe
Paul Sager
Texas Weather Drops Freezing Rain and Sleet
Light showers moved through cold air across North and East Texas with sleet and freezing rain icing some bridges while South Texas saw lighter rain. Temperatures rose up to 20 degrees from yesterday as Dalhart reported a low near minus two and Brownsville 52 with various locales seeing snow or sleet and a forecast of clearing by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
South Texas
Dalhart
Brownsville
Las
Dallas
Fort Worth
Austin
Laredo
Houston
Beaumont
Lufkin
College Station
Palacios
Alice
Cuero
Also Mentioned on This Page
DeWitt-Goliad
R. B. Dailey Jr
Claud Levaughn Green
Benny Nava
Wayne David Immenhauser
Lawrence Gene Roy
Travis Gail Goode
Roy Lester Henderson
Emilio Garcia Flores
Charles Albert Strait
Westhoff
Richard Alton Littles
Rudy Rodriguez
Glenn Bradford Beckham
Eugene Paul Ledwig
Richard Louis Perez
Lonnie Claye Douglas
Nabor Barron
James Albert Jackson
Jesse Ray Hurta
Weesatche
Severiano Neida Orosco
Daniel Lopez
Domingo Perez
David Allen Hoefling Jr
Jimmie Allen Pargmann
Augustus R. Neal
Edgar Berger
John Richard McCurdy
Rodney Gene Seidel
Scott Douglas Tay
Denton J. Hasdorff
Jerome Ronald Wild
Dan Anderson Bush
Ernestino Arguellez
Lawrence Brown Jr
Alex G. Hernandez Jr
David Michael Thompson
Gary Lee Hull
David Roy Henneke
Edward Raul Sanchez
Delbert Don Hallmark
Charles Christian Franke Ramsey
Robert Lee Syvadek
Thomas Ray Barfield
James Kenneth Arnold, Jr
Carroll James Blaschke
Coca Cola
Cuero Boy
Hanau
Germany
Upp
Barbra Stries
Cinderela Girl
New York
Filliott Gould
Jason Emanuel
Fine Miss Streisand
Fanny Brice
Ft. Worth
H. A. Taylor
Cp&l
Henderson
Dal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!