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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
1
Polly Howerton notes the old courthouse is preferred over a depot. Local residents visit relatives in Tennessee and Texas. Readers hear about junior workshops registration in Ingram, travel plans, family vacations, a bumper sticker for Cuero, and political opinions on the Texas Rangers. Wedding anniversaries and new homes are mentioned along with visitors from Memphis and Chad Toonies. Weather and rain comments close the column.
Seventy four eighth grade students at Yorktown Elementary were promoted in a ceremony held in the high school auditorium. The program featured the theme Lights with speeches by honor students and musical performances by Kurt Lemke and others.
South Vietnamese armored column about 2,000 troops advanced toward Quang Tri Province near Hue to break a threatened Communist attack. U.S. air forces reported strikes on Hanoi power plants and downed two North Vietnamese fighters. Military sources cited heavy losses for Communists since the offensive began March 20 with over 6,400 South Vietnamese deaths and 5,000 Communist deaths. Kontum surrender offer dismissed as a ruse to retreat.
DeWitt County Grand Jury will convene in the 24th District Court on June 5 at 9 a.m. The panel will review cases including four DWIs, a worthless check, destruction of private property, a forged instrument, three burglaries, two felonies, cattle theft, murder, and marijuana possession. Members from Cuero Yorktown Meyersville Yorktown etc. are named by the county attorney.
Vicki Hall daughter of Rev and Mrs B J Hall has assumed duties as summer missionary in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. She is headquartered at Cone Valley Baptist Encampment in La Feria and will take part in evangelistic services in Old Mexico and work in Bible schools and music ministry. Upon returning to Cuero in August she plans to enter Howard Payne College in Brownwood.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3972 will meet tonight at 7 30 p m at their new quarters on the Yoakum Highway to inspect the space and decide whether to accept the building.
An open house at the Sisters' Convent will be held Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. It is located off the Yoakum Highway beside Cuero Community Hospital. Five sisters and the Pink Ladies will host and serve refreshments. The public is invited to attend and see the new facilities.
President Nixon returns to Washington from a 12 day mission after signing a Warsaw communique with First Secretary Edward Gierek. The talks covered East West troop reductions and a European security conference while Vietnam remained unresolved. Nixon plans a 9 50 p m address to Congress on Moscow summit outcomes.
Travis County District Attorney Robert C. Smith said he is investigating allegations that former Rep J T Newman used state postage stamps to pay newspaper advertising bills The Cuero Record reported Newman paid 300 in six cent stamps on June 26 1970 and another bill in stamps on December 31 1970 shortly before leaving office A third bill 260 for his real estate firm was paid with stamps on April 7 1971 after his term The DA is examining whether Newman used up to 3800 in state stamps for personal and political debts The investigation follows a grand jury indicting four legislators last week
Army and Marine Corps began offering a 1500 cash bonus to volunteers for four year military terms for combat training. Payments now delayed until training completion and combat service acceptance. Initiative targets recent high school graduates amid youth unemployment, with a summer trial until August.
New York story on Phoenix House founded by five ex addicts on the West Side. Encounter group therapy drives emotional growth and self respect. The system now runs 21 centers with daily seminars, education classes, and job training, aiding about 1,000 parents weekly in group therapy and boasting 70 percent stay-crime and drug-free after a year.
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