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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1972
Page
1
A collage of local notes. Polly Howerton shares a New York visit with plans for Texas. Ken Long in San Antonio meets wife Dana and baby Beth after Rockford trip. Community figures enjoy birthdays, a rural auctioneer drew crowds, and clergy recoveries light local chatter.
A UFO researcher and aides scoured woods near Edgar Harrison s farm after Doris Harrison reported a monster sighting earlier this month. Police warned residents to stay away as plaster casts of large four to five toe footprints were found, though no evidence of Momo was produced.
The Texas State Insurance Board proposed an 11 percent average cut in private passenger auto insurance, with largest reductions in Houston Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and surrounding counties. The plan faces complaints calling for bigger cuts and reforms. Some support a special session to overhaul the system.
Cuero Publishing Company staff return to remodeled Cuero Record offices after months in temporary quarters at the former Reuss Pharmacy building. On the same day the paper first rolls off the new Goss community offset press, marking a shift from daily Smithville production shipments by truck. Ken Long, president and GM, touts upgraded facilities designed for modern journalism and efficiency, with remodel by Midco Lumber Co. further enhancing walls ceilings flooring and lighting.
TEL AVIV reports Egyptian surface-to-air missiles were fired at two Israeli aircraft during a routine patrol east of the Suez Canal. The planes were not hit and returned safely. The incident followed President Sadat's speech pledging to fight for Arab land.
Police hunted a 28 year old electrician suspected of chasing Ernest Alcala Jr. 24 around a pool table early Sunday. Alcala died at John Peter Smith Hospital from two chest wounds and one back wound. He studied at Dallas Barber College.
The Earth Resources Technology Satellite, a near polar probe designed to monitor environment and pollution, was placed in a 560 to 580 mile orbit rather than the planned 517 miles. Officials expect minimal mission impact as its instruments begin operating within a day.
The Senate opened debate on Mansfield’s plan to withdraw all U S forces from Vietnam by October 1 in exchange for POWs and MIAs accounting, as amendments by Cannon Cooper and Stennis shape the antiwar vote. A separate $20.6 billion military procurement bill, including the Bl bomber and Trident, also began debate.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said the United States promised Israel three pledges of backing triggering his order to remove Soviet military advisers. He cited US actions against a UN call for withdrawal and on settlements, plus maintaining Israeli military superiority, as central to the crisis. Rose el Youssef reported Western ambassadors held an emergency Cairo meeting on Sadat’s move.
Dr and Mrs Charles Tubbs returned Sunday from the 109th annual meeting of the American Veterinary Medical Association in New Orleans. The Rivergate Center hosted seventeen seminars and thirty five autotutorial programs with numerous scientific papers. Entertainment included a Mississippi river cruise aboard The President and a golf outing. Mrs Tubbs won second low net in the ladies flight.
The Space Agency plans a multi billion dollar award for the delta wing shuttle project amid tight security. Four major contractors Grumman Lockheed North American Rockwell McDonnell Douglas compete with a final decision by NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher likely announced early this week. The $3 billion contract covers design development and testing with total project costs around $5.15 billion through 1978.
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