IRA cease fire nears as violence racks Northern Ireland
In Belfast and across Northern Ireland IRA factions clash in a final show of power before a midnight cease-fire. Six people die in weekend violence including three British soldiers and a 17 year old Catholic youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Baker
Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
British Army
Ulster
Provisionals
Seamus Twomey
Ardoyne
Cuero Area Notices and Local Updates
Oren Turbeville notes Eileen’s memory of the Old Baily Hotel at Esplanade and Courthouse corner, still listed under a different name. Annie Lee Elder visits Hill AFB Utah with Captain and Mrs El der and meets their newborn Kimberly Karyn born June 13. Anna Koch says her grandfather H C Mueller was contractor for the old Salome Hospital. Pastor Hubert Hanson returns from Lutherhill Bible Camp with ten confirmands. Jean Ann and Henry Sheppard report hot weather after Hill Country trip. Nina Harwood of Kerrville says she and Ted met Teddy and Diana Harwood’s new grandson. warm days ease. Cactus Flower runs at Point Theatre Wednesday to Sunday 8:30. Kiss Me Kate July 5–23, dark Mon/Tue. Birthday wishes for E B Morrison, Elsa Bongiovi, Pat Boysen Hayes, Mrs Henry Spangle, Peggy Gustafson, Mrs Ima Barfield. Alice Naylor of San Antonio mourns loss of her dachshund found run over near Basse and Moe Culough. buried at home. George Wachtendorf moved from Citizens Memorial Victoria to Cuero Community Hospital Room 229. Judge Howard Green and Mrs Green in Kuntz Texas as he presides over District Court. Reverend Paul Abbott of North East Baptist Hospital San Antonio suffered a heart attack and is in ICU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Naylor
San Antonio
Basse
Moe Cullough
Yorktown Housing Authority Panel to Meet Tonight
A special meeting of the Yorktown Housing Authority Board of Commissioners is set for 7 30 P M at the housing authority office. The session will review tenant applications and the operating budget under Executive Director John Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners of the
Housing Authority of
Yorktown
Housing Authority
John Thames
American carelessness costs lives in warning call
A stark reminder that careless behavior endangers people and wastes precious lives. Officials urge vigilance and safer practices to prevent tragedy and protect communities.
U S Bombers Hit North Vietnam Steel Mill
Twenty U S F4 Phantom fighters attacked the Thai Nguyen steel works near Hanoi using 2000 pound laser guided bombs. The strike damaged warehouses and open hearth furnaces while a separate ground action near Saigon reported rocket fire at the Quang Trung Training Center injuring a soldier and a civilian. Four Phantoms were claimed shot down over North Vietnam with another downed earlier. captured crew reported.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Russia
Quang Trung
Tan Son Nhut
Ap Chanh
Vietnam News Agency
VNA
Tokyo
North Vietnam
U. S
Martha Mitchell Says She Will Leave Husband Over Campaign
Martha Mitchell tells reporter she loves John Mitchell but will leave him until he quits Nixon re election work. She describes life as a political prisoner and recalls a security agent pulling a phone from the wall to halt her California call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
UPI
Martha Mitchell
Nixon
John
Martha
Mitchell
Newport Beach
Calif
California
Blanton And Schodde Elected To TPA Posts
Homer Blanton and Arthur Schodde were elected to national posts at the Travelers Protective Association convention in Denver. Cuero’s Post M reports 1103 members, and Blanton remains national community services chairman while Schodde becomes national 5th vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Blanton
Arthur Schodde
Travelers Protective Association
TPA
Denver
Colorado
Cuero
Blanton
National Community Services
Schodde
Guerrillas Clash With Israeli Gunboats Across Lebanon Front
Palestinian guerrillas report a third clash in 48 hours with Israeli gunboats off southern Lebanon. Syrian fire hits Israeli positions on the Golan Heights while Israel returns fire. An Nahar says guerrillas in Lebanon agreed to suspend operations. no confirmation from the militants.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Golan
Tel Aviv
Golan Heights
Beirut
An Nahar
Israel
Ineirut
Rashidieh
Tyre
Agnes Storm Ravages East Killing 122 and Flooding Homes
The tropical storm Agnes caused the worst U.S. flooding in history with at least 122 dead, mainly in Pennsylvania. About 145,000 in Wilkes-Barre, and 8,500 in Harrisburg, could not return home as damages surpass 1.6 billion dollars nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
U.S
Agnes
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
Maryland
Canada
Wilkes-Barre
Susequehanna River
Harrisburg
Jim Cox
Milton Shapp
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Shapp
Five named to DeWitt County Soil and Water District
Five new members are named to DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District No 339. They are Louis Rangnow Edmund Buchhorn Robert Love George Hoeer Jr and Mrs Leola Johnson all listed by Raetzsch Wagener chairman. The piece notes recent pond work and pond type considerations in local conservation efforts. Craig and Linda Davis wed atop a rock in Topanga Canyon eight feet high friends struggled to hear vows over strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Gary Flessner
Topanga, Calif
UPTI
Craig
Linda Davis
Topanga Canyon
Dim Hopes Of Finding Killer Bear
A Yellowstone park official said heavy rains and dense foliage may prevent rangers from locating the attack bear that killed 25 year old Harry Eugene Walker of Anniston Alabama as he walked into camp near Old Faithful Geyser. Walker was with a companion Phillip Howard Bradberry who escaped injured. The area was sealed off and rangers searched by foot and helicopter but found no bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
UPI
Vernon Hennesay
National Park Service
Harry Eugene Walker
Anniston
Ala
Phillip Howard Bradberry
Oxford
Hennesay
Old Faithful Geyser
Reagan launches work fare plan for able bodied welfare
Gov. Ronald Reagan's welfare work program aims to place able bodied recipients in jobs or training. Ventura County tests show only 23 of 74 summoned attended with mixed results and opposition from welfare rights groups calling it near indentured servitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ingram
Sacramento
Calif
Apt
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
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Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Chan Thanh
Oren Turbeville
Eileen
Baily
Coppedge
Texaco
Esplanade
Courthouse
Annie Lee Elder
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Pat Elder
Kimberly Karyn
Anna Koch
H. C. Mueller
Salome Hospital
Hubert Hanson
Lutherhill Bible Camp
la Grange
Jean Ann
Henry Sheppard
Nina Harwood
Kerrville
Ted
Teddy
Diana Harwood
Point Theatre
Me Kate
E. B. Morrison
Carthage
Elsa Bongiovi
Pat Boysen Hayes
Henry Spangle
Peggy Gustafson
Ima Barfield
George Wachtendorf
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Victoria
Cuero Community Hospital
Howard Green
Kuntz, Texas
Paul Abbott
North East Baptist Hospital
N. Vietnam Steel Mill
Arthur Higbee
UPS
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
Helen Thomas
Bologna
Italy
Lorenzo de Antiquis
Brezhnev
Mao
Brazil
Rio Grande Do Sul
Dallas
L.A. “Skeet” Bauer, Jr
Miami
Florida
George Middauch
Post M, Tia
San Bernardino
Connie Guzman
Sheriff's Deputies
Soil, Water District
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
The
Soil Conservation Service
Killer Bear
Ventura County
Oxnard
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