Community notes and family updates from Cuero area
Local column catalogs a flurry of visits and travel plans including E. T. Summers and Luciena Summers en route to Brownsville with Mary Cook, Bill Young and Adele Young planning a WW II buddy visit in Germany, plus assorted old photos yearbooks and memorabilia linked to Cuero Victoria and Fairbanks Alaska.
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Bill
Adele Young
Victoria
Germany
Stowers Furniture Co
Cuero
Eik. Young
Ranchers Say Beef Import Lift Hurts Most
Western and midwestern cattlemen blame Monday's quota removal for higher prices paid by consumers. W. C. Hines cites packers and retailers as responsible for much of the cost after cattle leave the ranch. Iowa farm leaders call the move a great disappointment as beef parity goals remain distant amid a heat wave pushing temperatures to 110 degrees.
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United Press International
Mississippi River
W.C. Hines
JJJ Gorman
San Antonio
Tex
Southwest
Midwest
Nixon
Iowa
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
Secretary of Agriculture
White House
North Texas
Kelley Miles Makes Film Debut in Skyjacked
Vera Miles' daughter Kelley will debut in Skyjacked and record her first song Fly Me. The Hollywood report notes the young performer steps into film and music with the project and single.
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Hollywood
UPI
Vera Miles
Kelley
McGovern Denounces Radical Labels Amid Southern Strategy Debate
Senator George McGovern argued in Oklahoma and Texas that Republicans use racism and a scare campaign to label his campaign radical. He urged Southern voters to ignore the tactic and defend Social Security from being smeared as socialism. He planned stopovers in Arkansas Georgia and North Carolina to win the last Democratic nomination votes.
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Roy McGhef
San Antonio
Tex
UPI
George McGovern
South
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Georgia
North Carolina
Nixon
McGovern
Oklahoma City
Gillman Sentenced For Thefts In DeWitt County
David C. Gillman 34 of Hot Springs Arkansas pleaded guilty to two felony theft charges in 24th District Court. Judge Joe Kelly sentenced him to four years for stealing 110 dollars from Avesta Corporation and ten years probated for stealing 500 dollars from the same firm. Gillman was moved by the DeWitt County Sheriff after a Bentonville driver license stop, authorities said he was en route to Hot Springs.
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David C. Gillman
Hot Springs
Arkansas
24Th District
Joe Kelly Gillman
Avesta Corporation
DeWitt County
UN Security Council condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon
The UN Security Council condemned Israeli raids into southern Lebanon and urged swift release of Syrian and Lebanese prisoners. The vote 13 to 0 included abstentions by the United States and Panama. The resolution calls Israel to refrain from military acts and demands rapid release of abducted personnel.
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United Nations
UPI
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
Israel
United States
Panama
Council
Tel Aviv
Lod International
France
Britain
Belgium
U.S
George Bush
Tekpeh
Lions Sponsor New Explorer Post in Cuero
Cuero Lions Club will sponsor a new Explorer Post. Meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the N Y A Building Municipal Park. Open to boys and girls ages 14 20 and those who have completed eighth grade. Contact Bob Wood at 275 6379 for details. Gordon Hardin district executive will describe the program. Committeemen include Don Polzin Herb Owen Harold Tiffin and Jack Hartsel.
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Cuero Lions Club
Bob Wood
N.Y.A
Municipal Park
Wood
Gordon Hardin
Explorer Post
Rod Jones
Cuero High School
Don Polzin
Herb Owen
Harold Tiffin
Jack Hartsel
Sanity Hearing Continues for Julius Mooney in Cuero
The 24th District Court heard testimony Monday and continues Tuesday in a sanity hearing for Julius Mooney, 30, of Cuero with Judge Joe Kelly presiding. Mooney recently returned from the State Hospital at Rusk. A DeWitt County jury met on September 4, 1970 and found...
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24Th District Court
Julius Mooney
Cuero
Joe Kelly
Mooney
Rusk
DeWitt Couty
Cuero Hospital Earns Two Year Full Accreditation
Cuero Community Hospital 2.5 received notice of full accreditation for two years by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Sister Lucilla, acting administrator, said an accreditation certificate will be awarded later. The March 31, 1972 survey reviewed building maintenance facilities office procedures record keeping staffing and related matters.
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Cuero Community Hospital 2.5
Board of Commissioners
The
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Sis
Ter Lucilla
Lucilla
American Hospital Association
Turkey Herders To Be Named In Texas Turkey Trot
Certificates will be presented Tuesday in Austin to Gov. Preston Smith Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and the speaker. Unframed copies given to senators and representatives signed by Mayor Jack Edgar and Turkey Trot Publicity Chairman Co L Duckett. Tim Von Dohlen to present House resolution designating October as official Turkey Trot Month Texas delegates lead by Murray Tarrington and Jim Comrad depart Cuero. Personal income for 1971 rose $53.4 billion to $857 billion while tax payments barely changed.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
House
Senate
Jack Edgar
Co. L. Duckett
Tim von Dohlen
House of Representatives
Texas
Charmen Murray Tarrington
Jim Comrad
Cuero Centennal
Foreign Ministers Seek to Stabilize Dollar Crisis Across Europe
European finance ministers pledged support to rescue the dollar and the lira and keep major currencies within 4.5 percent of the devalued dollar. They hoped Britain’s turmoil could be isolated and awaited markets reopen Wednesday to test the plan’s effectiveness. They backed the Washington agreement and prepared to intervene in money markets if needed.
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Richard C. Longworth
Luxembourg
UPI
U.S
Pierre Werner
Washington
Pickup crash fatal to 69-year-old Lloyd F Johnson near Cuero
Lloyd F Johnson, 69, of Cuero, died when his pickup left Old Yorktown Highway about three miles from Cuero and struck a tree after ripping through two fences. The collision occurred Monday at 7 15 p m. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Funeral services were pending. Born December 12, 1902.
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Lloyd F. Johnson
Cuero
Yorktown
San Antonio
State Highway Patrol
Dudley Thomas
Robert Dobbins
Johnson
Set. Thomas
Cean
Justice of the Peace
Albert Loy
Thomas
Freund Funeral Home
Control Of Panama Canal Becomes Election Issue
UPI reports in Washington that the Panama Canal control dispute centers on replacing the 1903 treaty. Panamanian leader Torrijos plans an August election to form a civilian government and draft a new constitution. A new treaty would curb U.S. authority, set a time limit, and expand Panamanian control over zone affairs.
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UPI
State Department
Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Nixon
Panama
U.S
Omar Torrijos Herrera
Arnulfo Arias
Torrijos
Canal Zone
Spain
Canal
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