Downtown stores move to new building on Main Street
Cuero residents see shift as two large retailers and Vanity Fair Beauty Shop relocate from Main Street to a modern facility with larger floor space and better parking. Reuss Drug and Perry Brothers buildings soon fillable. Perry lease runs to July 1 1972. Nagel Realty notes Perry may sublet. Vanity Fair building owner reports inquiries.
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Cuero
East Main Street
North Railroad Street
Main Street
Reuss Drug Store
Perry Brothers
Vanity Fair
Joe Reuss
Reuss
East Main
C. G. Probst
Nagel Realty Company
Perry
Probst
Frank Burns LA
Blizzard Paralyzes Montreal. At Least Six Dead
Police report six deaths in a 60 mile per hour blizzard that shut banks, businesses and schools in Montreal for two days. More than 18 inches of snow fell, stacked after two prior storms, with cleanup expected through the weekend.
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Montreal
News in Brief Highlights Vietnam Laos Turkey and Egypt
North Vietnamese forces mass tanks and missiles against a 2000 strong South Vietnamese unit at the Ho Chi Minh Trail junction Sepone while five American helicopters are lost over Laos. In Turkey a $400000 ransom deadline passes with no word from kidnappers holding four American airmen. Egypt says a Middle East cease fire extension is unacceptable as Israel refuses full withdrawal. At Ft Benning Lt Calley case sees Medina’s radio operator say no order to waste civilians at My Lai. Apollo 14 returns moon rocks described as oldest and most puzzling yet.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
Laos
Mideast
Egypt
Middle East
Israel
Second Cold Front In Texas
A second March cold front moved through Texas bringing snow flurries to the Panhandle and thunderstorms elsewhere. The National Weather Service noted heavy rain between Corsicana and Texarkana, gusts of 30 to 55 mph across the Panhandle, with 70 mph near El Paso. A sandstorm at El Paso reduced visibility to one mile and a dust storm on the High Plains limited visibility to five miles. Mt. Franklin saw 70 mph winds but no damage reported.
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United Press International
Texas
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Corsicana
Texarkana
Dalhart
Brownsville
el Paso
High Plains
Mt. Franklin
Railroad strike looms as negotiators meet at Labor Dept
Washington UPI reports negotiators from railroads and the United Transportation Union held a two hour session at the Labor Department to avert a national walkout. The union chief warned that every one is on notice that a strike could come at any time. Representatives then planned separate caucuses to review positions.
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Washington
UPI
United Transportation Union
Labor Department
Alamo to Unveil Three New Homes in Sun Day Open House
Alamo Lumber Co. invites the public to a Sunday open house from 1 to 5 PM showcasing three homes at 605 607 and 609 South Terry. Each 3 bed 1 bath offers walnut kitchens panel heat and garages with attic access selling under FHA 235 with a $200 down payment.
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Chubby” Newman
Alamo Lumber Co
South Terry
Chubby
Cuero Public Schools report strong Public Schools Week turnout
Cuero schools hosted tours and open houses for Texas Public Schools Week drawing about 650 visitors. Cuero High School saw 150 to 200 tours and meals for roughly 230. Cuero Junior High about 240 visitors with 30 to 40 meals. Hunt Elementary around 100 visiting parents. Daule Elementary about 75 attendees with 15 meals. John C. French opened Monday with reports pending.
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Cuero Public Schools
Texas Public Schools
Cuero High School
Bill Cooper
Cooper
Cuero
Langdon Smith
Smith
Hunt Elementary
Bess Jernigan
Jernigan
Glenn Portis
Daule Elementary
J. D. Fannett
John C
Rabies Vaccination Drive Underway in DeWitt County
A county rabies drive starts Monday with a $2 vaccination and tag offer at Cuero DeWitt County Health Department sites. Dr. Charles R. Tubbs and Dr. Don H. Dixon announce weekly schedules in Cuero Yorktown Yoakum Nordheim Westhoff and Meyersville with a film on control and four rabies cases since 1966 cited.
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DeWitt County
Mareh &Th
Charles R. Tubbs
W. Main Street
Don H. Dixon
West Broadway
Burgess E. Davis
Cuero-DeWitt County Health Department
Davis
Cuero DeWitt County Health Department
Cuero
Chas. R. Tubbs
Nixon to speak to Navy ensigns at Newport ceremony
President Nixon will address a graduating class of Navy ensigns at Newport Rhode Island next week. Among the new officers is his son in law David Eisenhower who has been attending the Naval Officer Candidate School at Newport.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
David Eisenhower
Newport
R.I
White House
Young Eisenhower
Naval Officer Candidate School
Army Draft Call Sets 17000 for April
The Defense Department issued a draft call for 17000 inductees for the army in April. The total called so far this year reaches 68000 men, slightly below the level of the same period last year.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Army
Catholics Push State Aid Bill Through Letter Campaign
Catholic churches and parochial schools in South and Central Texas rally support for House Bill 301 via mass letters to state legislators. Democrats Raul Longoria Joe Salen and Henry Sanchez back the measure, with San Antonio Cuero as hub and letters arriving from Fredericksburg Port Arthur Fort Worth and other towns. About 100 letters daily flood Appropriations Committee members as the drive aims to influence funding origins for the bill.
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South Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Astrodome May Host Convention
Senator John Tower of Texas urges the Republican Party to hold the 1972 GOP convention at Houston's Astrodome. He cites 18 000 first class hotel rooms and unexcelled facilities but warns about potential problems including hotel room scattering and taxi shortages.
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Houston Upi
John Tower
R-Tex
Republican Party
Houston
Astrodome
Tower
Bill Archer
Chester Wilkins
Houston Convention Bureau
Immunization Rules Set for Cuero ISD Students
Cuero Independent School District requires all students including kindergartners to have immunizations before September 1971. Immunizations cover smallpox diphtheria pertussis tetanus and polio with boosters if needed. Parents should visit their family physician and bring records. immunizations are also available at DeWitt County Health Department Mondays 1 to 3 p.m.
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Cuero Independent School District
E. E. Sims
Sims
DeWitt County Health Department
Pilot Club Honor Roll Spotlight PFC Ricky Stratton
PFC Ricky Stratton son of Mr and Mrs James Stratton Cuero is the Pilot Club Cuero Record Honor Roll Serviceman of the Week. A 1969 Cuero High School graduate he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in May 1970 sailing to Vietnam January 9 1971. He is with M Co 3rd Bn 4th P Ity 1st Marine Div near Da Nang earning a combat action ribbon after patrols and ambush duties.
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PFC
Ricky Stratton
James Stratton
Cuero
Pilot Club
Stratton
Cuero High School
Victoria College
U.S. Marine Corps
San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Rev. Charles W. Smith Seeks Cuero City Council Post
Rev. Charles W. Smith, minister at Brothers Chapel United Methodist Church, announces candidacy for Cuero City Council Place 2. He has served 24 years in ministry and previously pastored in Kingsville Goliad Yoakum Halletts ville and Cuero. Born August 19 1918 in Fort Worth he lives at 402 W Morgan and is unmarried.
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Charles W. Smith
Brothers Chapel United Methodist Church
Smith
City Hall
Cuero
Brothers Chapel
United Methodist
Hallettsville
Rev. Smith
W. Morgan
DeWitt County Population Shrank 9.8 Percent in 1970 Census
The 1970 census shows DeWitt County population at 18 660, down from 20 683 in 1960, while Illinois totaled 11 196 730 up 16.9 percent. White residents numbered 16 242 (87 percent), with 2 333 Black residents and 85 of other races.
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DeWitt County
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Two From DeWitt County Jail Released on Fines
Two persons Salamond Reamy and Eugene J. Holt Jr. were released after paying $25 fines for being drunk in public. James R. Weber remains jailed on the same charge, while Shelley Foster and Sophia Kolos face charges or bond in county court.
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DeWitt County
Salamond Reamy
Eugene J. Holt Jr
James R. Weber
Shelley Foster
Sophia Kolos
Attorney General Crawford Martin Hospitalized
Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin was hospitalized Friday after a dizzy spell at lunch. Doctors diagnosed a vascular occlusion and he is resting comfortably.
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Austin
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Houston -—- Moom
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1St Armored Brigade
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de Witt
San Antonio
Cuere
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Richard R. Stratton
M Co
4Th Pit
1St
Marine Div
FPO
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Calif
Peter John Heltemnes
Peter
Holly
David
Rockville
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