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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1972
Page
1
Officers and directors announce August events at Cuero Country Club. A Ladies Luncheon on August 2 features a back-to-school fashion show. The second annual Country Club Garage Sale is scheduled for August 11 and 12. A football bus trip to the Astrodome is set for August 19.
Three first time space flyers Karol J. Bobko William E. Thornton and Robert L Crippen entered a 20 foot test chamber at the Manned Spacecraft Center to ready for 1973 Earth orbital Skylab missions. They will check equipment conduct experiments and study living conditions while dining on barbecue veal and chicken rice and using a film library for entertainment.
South Vietnamese soldiers pulled out of the Citadel fortress in Quang Tri City after storming it three days earlier. North Vietnamese forces overran two key links in the Hue defenses to the south of the city.
Grass varieties are being grown by the Soil Conservation Service near the Federal Building to showcase breeds for public interest. The plot west of the building already holds several grasses with plans for about two dozen varieties, including Klein grass which may be planted in spring or fall. New district members join the DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District, while military reports describe marine replacements and battlefield actions near Hue and Quang Tri in South Vietnam.
Cuero High School bands begin summer practice on July 31 in the new air conditioned junior high band hall. Nat Alewine notes 130 registered with 96 to 112 expected for marching. full band meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays first week, then every Tuesday and Thursday. Sixth grade sessions run July 31 for two weeks with staggered times. Call nums for signup.
Cuero residents call The Cuero Record seeking help for the Lane family who lost their home and possessions. They request specific sizes including dresses size seven for Mrs Lane, jeans size six slim and shirts size six for Mark age nine, and jeans size four slim and shirts size four for Richard age five. Donations of clothing, furniture, and utensils may be left at the Cuero Record office on Main Street with personal recognition for donors.
The Commerce Department reported a 4.2 percent increase in its leading economic indicators for the second quarter. The data pointed to a major expansion of the economy at least through 1973, though the nation’s foreign trade deficit continued to worsen. The department noted the index showed a sharp upswing in the indicators.
Five longshoremen rode from prison on comrades shoulders as thousands celebrated with marches. London buses and flights resumed after the five men were jailed for defying Britain's Industrial Relations Act.
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, 63, left Brooke General Hospital three days after admission for angina pectoris, describing chest pains without a heart attack. Accompanied by Lady Bird, he flew by helicopter to the LBJ Ranch 80 miles north of San Antonio.
Seventeen complaints were filed in Justice of the Peace Court of Albert Ley during the past week. Officers listed speeding citations for Larry Seidel New Braunfels Curtis Wayne Grayson 1102 South Wheeler Victoria Walter Quentin Guyn 1506 Polk Street Victoria Raymond Daniel Turk Rt Cuero Janet Wells Hunter 1103 Alcoa Victoria Alan Ray Koenning Rt 1 Victoria Adolphus Leon Holloway Dallas Martin Gonzales San Antonio Juan Villarrreal Weslaco Alvin Kolodziejcyk Rt 4 Cuero and Larry Allen Coker 809 E Beacon Cuero for racing on public roads. Other tickets include James Jackson 312 Grant Cuero left turn without precaution David Miller Comanche over cross weight Jimmy Dale Tarrow Austin driving on wrong side Ira Fillmore 2312 North Jecker Victoria throwing glass on roadway Robert Gonzales Yorktown no operator license Christobal Torres Westhoff loud mufflers.
Washington reports Nixon and Japanese Premier Tanaka will meet in Hawaii Aug 31–Sept 1 to repair strained ties and discuss China policy and trade. Officials say Tanaka aims to reaffirm relations before a possible trip to Peking, with emphasis on close U S Japan cooperation in security and economics.
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