Polls Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Runoff Elections
Voters head to the polls tomorrow June 3 for Democratic and Republican runoffs with polling places unchanged except Precinct 2 Democrat moved to the DeWitt County Courthouse from Proctor Hall. In the Democratic governor race Dolph Briscoe faces Frances Farenthold while Hank Grover runs against Albert Fay in the Republican governor race. Lieutenant governor contenders include TI Hobby and Wayne Connally. Ralph Yarborough appears in a separate race.
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DeWitt County
Proctor Hall
Dolph Briscoe
Frances “Sissy” Farenthold
Henry C
Hank” Grover
Albert Fay
Unusual Glass Painting Gift at DeWitt Co Op Office
Polly Howerton notes a new painting by Jack White of Austin showing quail with gold highlights on glass in Fain McDougal’s DeWitt County Electric Co operative office. The piece, gifted by his son Dubby and titled Live Oak in the Fog, recalls a foggy Live Oak County hunting trip.
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Fain McDougal
DeWitt County Electric Co-operative
Jack White
Austin
Son Dubby
Live Oak
Live Oak County
Wholesale Prices Rise as Farm Costs Jump in May
May wholesale prices rose 9.6 percent from a year earlier led by a 1.4 percent surge in farm products and processed foods. Unemployment stayed at 5.9 percent while jobs reached an all time high near 814 million. Adjusted figures show smaller monthly gains.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
U.S. B52 Attacks Near Hue as South Viet teams Push North
An armored column of 2000 South Vietnamese troops supported by U.S. B52 bombers press northwest of Hue amid heavy Communist artillery. North Vietnamese assault at Kontum stalls near the provincial capital outer defenses. Weather clouds hinder air support. U.S. warplane losses claimed by Hanoi rise to 3625.
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Saigon
UPS
Hue
North Vietnam
Central Highlands
Kontumn
Quang Tri
My Chanh
Kontum
852S
An Loc
UPI
Matt Franjola
Summit Pacts To Stop Spiral of Arms Race
President Nixon told Congress the Moscow summit pacts on limiting nuclear weapons will prevent a major spiraling in the arms race without risking U S security. He urged ratification of the ABM treaty and an accord on offensive arms limits. Senate debate opened hours before his Capitol Hill address after a 13 day trip from Warsaw. Senator Jackson criticized the agreements as leaving the U S in an inferior defense position. The congressional reception was largely warm with expected ratification.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
U.S
United States of America
Senate
Warsaw
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
United
Paul Revere
Andrews Air Force Base
Capitol Hill
Cuero and nearby precincts consolidate voting locations
The article lists precinct consolidations across Cuero Meyersville Yorktown Westhoff Yoakum and surrounding sites with sites including Cuero Junior High School Yorktown High School and several halls and clubs. Poll hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for both Democratic and Republican primaries.
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Cuero Junior High School
Courthouse
City Hall
Thomaston
Lutheran Parish Hall
American Legion Hall
Meyersville
Arneckeville
Yorkttwn High School
West Yorktown
Nordheim
East Yorktown
City Tax Offices Merge with Cuero ISD
Cuero City Council approves merging the city tax office with the Cuero Independent School District tax office. The move announced in May will allow bids for curb and gutter paving bids to be opened in July for 6,800 feet, covering eleven blocks plus additional paving work. City Manager Larry Smith to advertise the bids.
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Cuero Independent School District
Larry Smith
Curb
Smith
Drug Scene Starts With Home Environment
New York interview with Jean Cherry a former addict now a Phoenix House clinician. She links childhood home conditions to drug use and argues parents bear responsibility for preventing addiction among youth. Cherry describes her own path from addiction to rehab and her stance on methadone and recovery.
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New York
UPS
Grayve
Jean Cherry
Cherry
Phoenix Three
Phoenix House
Ilerg
Sne
Spandso
Mrs. Cherry
Phoenix
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TI Hob
Wayne Connally
Ralph Yarborough
Doly
Brisco
Frances Farenthold
Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Grace Episcopal Church
Paul R. Abbott
Methodist Hospital
Mrs. Abbott
Cuero
Valley
Ernest Cannon
Victoria
Johnn'e
Kate Lienhard
Cuero Community Hospital
A. F. Moffitt
Ellen Moffitt
Cottonwood Gold Academy
Gatesville
Cliff Weber
Jeff Steen
Keith Conrad
Randy Katzmark
Mike
Mervlyn Weber
Bubba” Steen
Jim
Salado
Tim von Dohlen
Goliad
Milfred Pustejovsky
Clarence Bowen
South Viets
U. S
Fenses
da Nang
East Indochina
Communist
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
North
Hanoi
Helen Thomas
Cuero Junior High
County
Lindenau
Hochheim Community Center
Hochheim Prairie
West Yoakum
Old City Hall
Westhoff
East Yoakum
Old East Side School
Gruenau
Bear Creek
Cuero American Legion Hall
Gruenau Hall
Westhoff School
Yoakum
Old Crystal Cafe
Hochheim
By Gay Pauley
UPS Women's Editor
Bedford Stuyve
The
Quakers
Beth Israel Hospital
Eers
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