Farenthold enters Texas gubernatorial race on reform ticket
Rep Frances Farenthold leader of the Dirty 30 movement announces as a Democratic candidate for governor. She pledges to restore integrity and challenge the entrenched political system. She joins Gov Preston Smith Lt Gov Ben Barnes and Dolph Briscoe as major contenders with others possible before the filing deadline.
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Frances Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Gov
Preston Smith
Ben
Austin
Briscoe
Democratic
Smith
Odessa
To Cable or Not to Cable A Cuero Beaumont Debate
A reader discusses the long waiting game for cable TV in Cuero and Beaumont. They note a $170 000 city payment for rights with no tangible progress, vague progress reports, and high hookup costs. They weigh benefits of Houston networks and PBS against local programming gaps and delays.
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Cuero
Beaumont
Houston
PBS
Harry Luv Come On Back Ad in South Londoner
A South Londoner advertisement reads Harry Have given up Women's Lib Please come back June. The brief notice quotes a personal plea for a partner to return.
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Harry
Luv
London
UPI
South Londoner
Old Chisholm Trail Riders Head Toward Nixon Camp
About 250 riders left Cuero and Westhoff for Nixon on the 11th annual Old Chisholm Trail Drivers ride led by trail boss John C. Hamilton. The group planned a noon lunch in Smiley and a 5:30 p.m. camp supper in Nixon with an old-fashioned roundup at the campfire.
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Westhoff
Chisholm Trail Drivers Association
Nixon
Max Cohen
John C
Hamilton
Cuero
Mustang Inn
Mike Blake
Smiley
City Square
Municipal Park
Rawhide Riders Association
Chisholm Trail Assn
Queens
Tex-Tan Western Leather Co
Yoakum
Several Accused of DWI in Texas Counties
A group of individuals faced driving while intoxicated charges across Texas counties. Woodrow Whitaker, 20, jailed in DeWitt County after a 12:50 a.m. arrest by the Highway Patrol. Domingo Arquetlez, 22, released on $500 bond after a 2:10 a.m. Saturday arrest. Domingo Arquetlez released Sunday at 11:48 a.m. on bond. Domingo Arquetlez is mislisted. details show multiple entries for DWI and a separate drunk case for Silvino Ortiz. Willie Leonhardt, 61, jailed on DWI after a 6:30 p.m. Sunday arrest. Edward Dupress, 41, Yoakum, released on $500 bond after 8:48 a.m. Sunday arrest. Silvino Ortiz, 36, Yorktown, released after a $52.50 fine for being drunk. Fred Fritz, 18, San Antonio, jailed for driving on the wrong side of the road, arrested 12:50 a.m. Monday.
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Woodrow Whitaker
Glamis
San Antonio
DeWitt County
Texas Highway Patrol
Domingo Arquetlez
Box 22
Brownfield
Corene Ganell Rush
Sarah
Willie Henry Leonhardt
Edward Dupress
Schrimscher
Yoakum
Silvino Natividad Ortiz
Box
Yorktown
Fred Marcos Fritz
Hillcrest
Sandy Duncan Named Woman Of The Year In TV Work
Hollywood recognizes Sandy Duncan as Woman Of The Year for her TV work on Funny Face. She faced a setback with an eye inflammation that ended the show after 13 episodes, followed by surgery for a benign tumor leaving her blind in one eye. CBS plans her return in spring with the series resuming next fall.
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Sandy Duncan
Hollywood Upi
The
Hollywood Radio and Television Society
Miss Duncan
CBS
CC Head Opposes Red Ink Spending
Arch ie K. Davis president of the US Chamber of Commerce criticized Nixon s budget and warned that persistent red ink deficits fuel government power and union clout. He cited deficits of 38.8 billion for the year and 25.3 billion for the next as per the administrations figures. Davis argued full employment would erase deficits and alleged unchecked bureaucracy and big labor drive the economy.
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Washington
UPI
US Chamber of Commerce
Archie K. Davis
Nixon
Detroit Economic Club
Motor City
Davis
North Carolina
Disrupt Day Declared in Northern Ireland Amid Protests
In Belfast police threaten prosecution for Newry march participants as Roman Catholic civil rights leaders call a province wide disruption to “dislocate the functioning of the state.” About 20,000 protested in Newry, with 5,000 in Dublin supporting the action.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Newry
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
William Conway
All Ireland
Londerry
Dockers Ballot Today On Contract Vote
Gulf Coast longshoremen cast ballots to accept or reject a labor contract with the West Gulf Maritime Association. NLRB regional director Clifford Potter administers a last offer election under Taft Hartley Act injunction that expires February 14.
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Houston Upi
Gulf Coast
Four Distributive Education Students Compete at Corpus Christi DECA
Four DECA students attended the Area Youth Conference in Corpus Christi. Mary Ann Bomba won first in public speaking and advances to the State DECA Youth Conference in San Antonio March 3 to 5. Honorable mentions went to Louis Pena for sales demonstration Barbara Meitzen for display and Jackie McCormick for job interview. Delegates attending included Ricky Coppedge Rudolph Cruz Girard Gonzales Allan Hearn and Glenda Spinks.
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DECA
Corpus Christi
Mary Ann Bomba
Mary Ann
San Antonio
Louis Pena
Barbara Meitzen
Jackie McCormick
Ricky Coppedge
Rudolph Cruz
Girard Gonzales
Allan Hearn
Glenda Spinks
Officer Slain By Naked Man Near Jacksonville
Police shot dead a naked man who leaped from a parked car and killed Officer Edward J. Parker 34 during a routine check in a deserted warehouse area. Two women were in the car. one alleged rape but no further details were provided.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Edward J. Parker
Bible Thought for Today on Purity and Repentance
A devotional reflection citing Psalm 51 10 asks for a clean heart and right spirit. It questions the deepest drive in humans toward purity and considers David's repentance as a guiding example.
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God
David
Woman Cited For Alleged Welfare Fraud
Betty S. Pohlman mother of six was charged in a six count felony complaint with welfare fraud after receiving 12713.48 under Aid to Families with Dependent Children while assets near 200000 were unreported. She was to surrender to authorities today.
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Betty S. Pholman
Arctic Cold Front Drops Texas Temperatures
Bitterly cold dry air from an arctic front moved into Texas today. Temperatures plunged to 9 degrees at Perryton in the Panhandle, Dallas fell from 69 to near 50 by sunset, with widespread freezing conditions extending to Tyler Kerrville and Del Rio areas. Winds shifted southwest as sunshine returned but temperatures remained well below normal.
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Arctic
Texas
Perryton
Panhandle
Dallas
Tyler, Temple, Kerrville
del Rio
Rio Grande
Panhhandle
Cuero Chamber Directors Set Meeting Tonight
The Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture board of directors will meet tonight at 7 o clock in the board room of the Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association to discuss association business.
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Cuero Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association
GM to Expand Pontiacs Into Motor Homes
General Motors will market motor homes beginning in early 1973, making GM the first major automaker to enter the growing segment. The move signals GM's entry into a new product category and potential shifts in the auto industry.
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Pontiac, Mich
UPI
General Motors
Four missing as five foot wave hits Hidalgo dam
A five foot water wave released from a Rio Grande dam on Sunday swept a crowd near Mission Hidalgo County leaving at least four missing and feared drowned, including a 14 year old. The International Boundary and Water Commission dam gates opened without warning and witnesses reported no whistle or red warning light. Fire crews planned further river dragging today.
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Rio Grande
Hidalgo County
Mission Fire Department
Ray Landry
Mexico
International Boundary and Water Commission
United States
Hope Not Lost For 39 Aboard Missing Tanker
Coast Guard officials said they have not given up hope for survivors among 39 aboard the tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. Searchers recovered two life preservers, with the center of the effort near an orange life jacket found Sunday bearing the vessel name VA Fogg.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Kenneth Brushwood
Antiwar Star Fonda Honored For Film Role
Beverly Hills California Jane Fonda received the Golden Globe for best actress for Klute in a ceremony where a Vietnam veteran accepted the award on her behalf. The actress had previously clashed with the military over her antiwar show and performance.
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Fonda
Beverly Hills
Calif
Jane Fonda
Hoywood Foreign Press Association
Miss Fonda
Goden Globe
Three Choirs Named for Edna Fete at Assomathon
Calvary Baptist Church of Cu evo will send three choirs to the Assomathon Music Festival in Edna on February 10 and 11. The Celestial Choir has nine members. the Carol Choir has 19. the Youth Choir, directed by Chris Harris, has 21. All choirs perform two selections and face judging on performance, technique, expression, and diction with ratings good to superior. Soloists include Cheryl Fagan, Ricky Fagan, Barbara Terrell, and Jay Cooley. Ricky Fagan will also perform a trumpet solo. Mrs. Hercel Thompson and Vicky Hall accompany.
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Calvary Baptist Church of
Cuevo
Edna
Celestial Choir
John Means
Chris Harris
Cheryl Fagan
Ricky Fagan
Barbara Terrell
Jay Cooley
Hercel Thompson
Vicky Hall
Troop 242 Meeting Tonight At 7 In Cuero
Troop 242 will meet tonight at 7 pm at Scoutmaster John C. Hamilton’s home 21 E Reuss Blvd Cuero. Meetings will move from Tuesdays to Mondays and end by 9 pm. Troop 22 has five members and invites any boy 11 or older to attend as a guest. Troop 242 is sponsored by the Rawhide Riders Association of Cuero.
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John C. Hamilton
E. Reuss Blvd
Hamilton
Troop 22
Rawhide Riders Association of
Cuero
Cuero Centennial Gala Fete Plans Outlined
A Cuero Centennial and Turkey Trot celebration is planned for October with a four day program. Mur ray Tarkington and Jim Com rad chair the committee. The mall on Main Street will host food booths art and exhibits with street dances. Events include a homecoming game October 20 a coronation pageant a church service golf tournament and the Turkey Trot Parade.
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Murray Tarkington
Jim Comrad
Iito
Esplanade
Clinton
Cuere Gobblers
Gobbler Stadium
Canyon High School of
New Braunfels
Main Street
Cuero Baseball Stadium
Sultan and Sultana
United Church
Cuero Municipal Park
Cueroite Selected For Honor By 4-H
Twenty outstanding 4-H Club members from south and west central Texas will be honored at the San Antonio Rural Youth Honor banquet on February 11. The 17th annual event is sponsored by the near Kiwanna Club with the Rural Youth committee of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. The group includes 10 4-H girls, 10 Future Farmers of America and 10 Future Homemakers of America, chosen for leadership and achievement. Bil Helwig of Miles and Robin Eisik of Victoria will participate in the banquet program and stock bee. Cueroite, page 4
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Means of
Cuero
San Antonio
Near Kiwanna Club
Rural Youth Committee
Robin Eisik
Victoria
Peace Plan Critics Abetting Communists Says Nixon Aide
White House aide H R Haldenman contends certain peace plan critics aid the communists. He implies Democratic candidates oppose the offer and seek a communist government in Saigon, urging the public to see partisan acts as aiding enemies.
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Nixon
Vietnam
Haldeman
White House
United States
South
Saigon
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Bob Aldridge
CC Head
Ireland
Dockers
Turkey
Sonoma, Calif
John Hawkes
Pohlman
Mission, Tex
Cueroite
College Station
Terrie
H. K. Halde
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