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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1972
Page
1
Sen John Tower urges labor law reform by introducing a Senate bill to repeal the 1931 Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage Act. He argues removal of the artificial wage floor is needed to modernize construction labor pay and reform national labor statutes.
Yorktown High School Principal Lloyd Smith reports students on the A and B honor rolls for the past nine weeks. A list includes seniors Leah Cordes Esther Garcia Rhonda Riedesel and others across grades with multiple names in each class.
A high administration official said President Nixon likely will announce a date for total U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam after POWs are released. Key aides met in Washington and Paris, with Republican leaders signaling the offer could come before the next elections.
The text presents a biblical seed of warning from Psalm 14 1 noting that atheism is labeled foolish. It frames the atheist as misled and urges reflection on belief within a plain pointed scriptural voice.
A second meeting to organize a new Boy Scout troop will be held at 6 p.m. at John C. Hamilton’s home, 201 E Reuss Blvd. in Cuero. Boys aged 11 to 14 from Cuero and surrounding areas are invited to join as organizers expect 12 to 16 scouts, with activities including camping fishing hiking and horsemanship.
Latham Boone II a 32 year old lawyer from Navasota and Vietnam veteran announced he will run for the Texas House seat held by Speaker Gus Mutscher in Brenham. Boone accused Mutscher of entanglement with a stock fraud scandal and vowed to push reform and ethics in state government. The 29th District includes Allen, Austin, Grimes Washington Madison and Burleson counties. Mutscher has not stated plans to seek re election.
Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin asked the U S Supreme Court to postpone a federal court order that redrew Texas congressional districts saying the court ignored checks and balances. He argued the timing and changes disrupt elections and mailings before the February 7 filing deadline.
The Cuero Independent School District informs parents and guardians that students must meet Texas state immunization laws. Preschoolers should begin vaccines now for Head Start and K first grade readiness.
President Nixon proposes a 102 million dollar Texas related expansion of rivers and waterways programs. It includes 7.75 million for Palmetto Bend dam on the Lavaca and Navidad rivers and 410 thousand for Canyon Dam maintenance on the Guadalupe. The plan also budgets 4.7 million for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and funds for Guadalupe and San Antonio River investigations.
DeWitt County in the South Texas area is under a federal hog cholera quarantine. Slaughter swine may move only with an official permit issued after on farm inspection. Permits cover three movement paths and are valid 72 hours. A farm survey will check for hog cholera.
The Cuero Housing Authority seeks approval for 150 additional low rent units while a 110 unit project undergoes routine HUD inspection. Officials say financing will change with private developer ownership and private leasing, with units taxed as residential property.
The annual assembly of Church Women United will be held Friday January 28 in St Mark's Lutheran Fellowship Hall. Mrs Gladyce Mitchell will preside and a nominating committee will be appointed during the meeting chaired by Miss Margaret Kleinecke.
Grace Parish of the Episcopal Church will hold its annual meeting and dinner at Proctor Hall on Wednesday at 6 30 p m. Vestrymen will be elected for three year terms plus one for a short term, with reports from rector wardens treasurer and parish organizations. A new stained glass window gift from the Breeden family will be installed along with protective lighting for other windows.
A Texas State Penitentiary electric chair named Old Sparky sits unused since 1964 with straps and electrodes intact. Officials say restoration would be quick if needed, while the UPI dispatch notes 361 executed since 1924, including the last man to pray before his death in 1964. The Supreme Court may rule on abolition as cruel and inhuman punishment.
A discussion on the moratorium on the death penalty in Texas and potential nationwide execution waves if the Supreme Court upholds capital punishment. Describes a grim depiction of the electric chair setup with a shaved head condemned man and attached electrodes, referencing unused materials from a prior execution.
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