GIs First To Be Exempt Under Nixon Draft Order
Three draftees scheduled for Vietnam were kept from departures as Nixon announced a new order exempting draftees from war zare duty. The men stayed at a personnel center while officials clarified their status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Braddick
Oakland, Calif
UPI
Vietnam
Nixon
Warren Spain
Brooklyn
Travis Air Fore Base
Southeast Asia
John Urban
Houston
Cindy
John
el Dorado
Ark
Pfc
Robert McCarthy
Family notices cross oceans and town updates in brief
Shirley Massey and family receive letters from granddaughters in Singapore describing rain, a swim party, a tape recorder, and skate shipments. Parents Kareata and Herbert Whalen visit Taiwan. plans for summer travel remain. Local moves include Lelia and Ronnie Luster to Port O Connor and homebound guests from Fort Worth and Houston. Kitchen remodel at Proctor Hall nears completion with new fixtures and white renovations before a trial run with Bishop Dicus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
James Massey
Rebecca
Melissa
Singapore
Kareata
Herb Whalen
Taiwan
Sybie Means Aikens
Proctor Hall
Belle Cameron
Dicus
America The Beautiful Delegates Visit Cuero For History Book
Delegates James, Carolyn, Alden Robertson tour Cuero to collect material for a forthcoming peoples history volume Promised Land They meet with Cuero Restoration Committee at a luncheon hosted by Mr and Mrs Lias Bubba Steen and view downtown restorations Photos of City Park Bandstand are taken as scouts work on an old building and more historic sites are studied See America Page 3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America the Beautiful Fund
Cuero
James
Carolyn
Alden
Jean Robertson
Lias
Bubba’ Steen
Bert Marie McAlister
Murray Tarkington
Ken Long
Lester’ Giese
C. Rogers McLane
Henry Sheppard
City Park
Turkey
Amfrica
Schaffners Honored At Convention
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Schaffner returned from Dallas where they attended the 52nd Annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary. Mrs. Schaffner was installed as District 24 President of the Auxiliary of the VFW Dept of Texas and took part in workshops meetings and the Council of Administrators. They attended a reception for the new Dept Commander Charles Cannon and Auxiliary President Ann T. James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Schaffner
Dallas
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Schaffner
V.F.W. Department of Texas
Dept
Charles Cannon
Ann T. James
McGovern Faces Democratic Credentials Battle For Delegates
Sen. George McGovern returns to Washington after a southern swing confident in carrying states if he opposes Nixon. Rivals in the credentials committee seek to deny him California delegates and block a first ballot at Miami Beach next month. McGovern says crowds were large and enthusiastic across the South and Southwest. He remains about 15 votes short of the 1,509 needed for nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MCMEE
United Press International
George S. McGovern
Washington
South
Nixon
Democratic Party
California
Miami Beach
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
South Carolina
Georgia
McGovern
No Garbage Pickup on July 4 in Cuero
The City of Cuero will not pick up garbage on Tuesday July 4 and will delay collection to Friday. Public Works Director Hercel Thompson says normal double-up after a holiday is skipped this time due to the street department’s other projects and high workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Hercel Thompson
Cuero Lions Plan July 4 Carnival At Municipal Park
Cuero Lions discuss a July 4 Carnival at Naldin Municipal Park with varied family activities and a barbecue. They report total annual grants of 5645 for youth, charity and civic projects and note a $1500 heliport expense funded by the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Lions
Naldin Municipal Park
Lions
Lions Board of Directors
Bill Nami
Nami
Cuero Communi
Suspected Skyjacker Arrested After $502000 Ransom
The FBI announced the arrest of Martin Joseph McNally, 28, of Wyandotte, in connection with the American Airlines jet hijacking last week. He allegedly received $502,000 and two parachutes before bailing out near Peru Indiana. Vigilant authorities found the money, while no trace of the hijacker remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Wolffe
Detroit
UPI
FBI
Martin Joseph M.nally
Wyandotte
American Airlines
McNally
Neil Welch
St. Louis
Tulsa
Okla
Lambert
Peru
Ind
Citations Filed In Justice Court
Several complaints filed in Justice of the Peace Court of Judge Albert Ley list defendants and charges. Citations include speeding for Dibrell in Victoria and Rivas in Floresville, with others from Cuero Portland Fort Polk La Dallas and Shiner. One case notes a minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage and another a drunken pedestrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace Court
Albert Ley
Terrell C. Dibrell
Wildwood
Victoria
Edward Cano Rivas
Floresville
William Wesley
West Morgan Street
Cuero
Roger Lloyd McFlhaney
Portland
Leonard Ray Steffek
Fort Polk
Tony Wayne Cook
Dallas
Albino Rauldo Garcia
Farmsville
Gilbert Rios
Yorktown
James A. Shaws
West Heaton
Fudosio Garza
Shiner
Wayne Morris Sheppard
Beeville
VFW Post Auxiliary Awards Highlight Cuero Unit
Cuero ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 3972 received multiple honors at the Dallas state convention. Mrs. Paul Loos earned a Citation of Merit for a second place Best Auxiliary Press Book, plus a department award check. The group also gained a 100 membership plaque and citation from National and Department levels. Their Buddy Poppy display took second in memorial and inspirational. Attending were outgoing President Mrs. Wilfred Peters and Mr. Peters, Mrs. A. W. Schaffner and Mr. Schaffner, incoming District Auxiliary President, Mrs. James Cleff and Mr. Cleff, and Mr. Keyes Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero Jadies
VFW
Dallas
Paul Loos
Buddy
Wilfred Peters
Peters
A. W. Schaffner
Schaffner
James Cleff
Cleff
Keyes Carson
Mooney Found Sane in Cox Murder Case
DeWitt County jury finds Julius Mooney sane at time of Robert Cox fatal shooting on June 7 1970. Mooney 30 of Cuero confined in county jail awaiting trial. sanity ruling follows earlier commitment to a state hospital and a prior insanity finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Mooney
Cuero
DeWitt County
Robert Cox
Mooney
Cox
Rusk
Oil clash looms as Senkaku dispute lurches
Tokyo reports rising tension among Japan Nationalist China and the United States over potential oil rights near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. German survey vessels linked to Pacific Gulf Co. and a Japanese firm stir diplomatic protests as competing claims escalate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. Mares
Tokyo
UPL
Japan
China
Senkeiku Islands
East China Sea
United States
Okinawa
Foreign Ministry
Herve
Pacific Gulf Co
Gulf On Corp
Survey
Pacific Gulf
Gulf Rew
U.S. State Department
Senkakins
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
Senkaku
Senkauku
United Nations Econom
Ic Commission For Asia and the
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Polliwogs
By Polly Howerton
Vatican Gardens
St. Peter’s Basilica
R. E. Peart
Lawrence Tiffin
Chatanooga
Tennessee
Peart
Mrs. Tiffin
Lea Mangham Sanders
Fort Worth
Ceri
Lelia
Ronnie Luster
Harlingen
Port O'Connor
Ronnie
Humble
G. P. Owen
Ft. Worth
Belle Green Ellzey
Reuss
Jill St. John
TV Star
Joyce Web
TV Fame
Myron Bass
F. A. Prather
Roy Williamson
Kaye Tarkington
David Newmans
America the Beautiful
Schaffners
Ty Hospital
Jim Stone
Army
Cuero Hospital
San Antonio
Kerrville
Stone
Cuero Area
Cuero DeWitt County Health Department
Cuero Swim
Justice Court
Lane
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