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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1972
Page
1
The Labor Department reports the U S unemployment rate fell to 5.7 percent in January from 5.9 percent, the lowest in 17 months. Adult women saw the largest drop while teenage joblessness rose to 18.8 percent.
At the Cuero City Council meeting bids for air conditioning the park clubhouse were opened with Louis Wishert Refrigeration at 12640 dollars, Davis Plumbing Co. at 13764 dollars, and Jo hn Refrigeration Yoakum at 10860 dollars. A decision is set for next week.
D L Prentice a newspaperman for 27 years wrote 30 for a Cuero Texas newspaper on March 1 1972. Despite a year long terminal illness and constant pain he never missed a day work unless ordered by a doctor. He kept his humor and loved Cuero and its people.
Two Florida wildlife officers were shot during a gun battle in the Everglades near the Broward Palm Beach line while pursuing suspected poachers. Ernest Campbell aged 30 and Clayton Wilkes 24 were on patrol when a vehicle occupants opened fire as Campbell approached. Campbell was shot five times.
Rotary Elects The Rotary Club elected officers Thursday for the one year beginning July 1. Hugo Geck was named president Lott Taylor vice president and Roy Parker secretary treasurer. The outgoing president is Rev. Paul Abbott. The nominating committee was led by W F Hancock.
A 19th century American writer William Henry Hudson noted you cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. The quote emphasizes ambition and limitations in personal effort.
Treasury Secretary John B. Connally said he will forego active role in the 1972 election, including his brother’s Texas lieutenant governor race, and plans to stay in the Cabinet through Nixon’s first term but not beyond. He avoided committing to any future GOP offer or political activity.
Franke McClung daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter B McClung earned first place in Texas DAR Good Citizens Contest among 550 entrants from state high schools. She will receive a 190 savings bond and a DAR pin at the State Conference and may compete nationally for a $1000 scholarship.
A early morning blaze at the Cuero Oil Mill destroyed one building and its cotton seed meal and seed cake contents, with damage estimated over 100000 dollars. Firemen saved adjacent tanks as heat prevented close approach. Raymon Ray insured the contents but not the building. The fire started around 750 a.m. and civil authorities reported no injuries.
The Soviet Union advances a nine mile deep bore in the Kura River Valley Azerbaijan to probe crust layers and oil deposits. Ali Alizade of the Baku Oil Research Institute says the project seeks oil and gas content and crust data, with the site already reported to reach 21 620 feet.
Women plan a Capitol protest to press the Senate for a constitutional Equal Rights Amendment guaranteeing equality under law regardless of sex. The House has already approved the measure, with opponents like Sen. Sam J. Ervin warning of unintended consequences such as military draft and expanded work hours if adopted.
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