Selective Service Plans Workforce Cuts in Texas
State headquarters in Austin announces a reduction in personnel for the Texas system with about 15 percent cut. Local boards may be relocated and most offices could be affected by June 30 as the nationwide reorganization proceeds. State Director Melvin Glantz says layoffs will target state HQ and many local boards, with assistance offered to displaced employees.
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Selective Service Board
Austin
Texas
State Bank
Church St
de Witt
Goliad
Melvin Glantz
Afmvser Giants
Selective Service
Glantz
Indus
Von Dohlen Visits Here With Hawthorne Club
State Representative Tim Von Dohlen met Cuero Hawthorne Club members to discuss ecology environment and pollution and to provide updates on current legislation. He invited Cuero chamber and civic groups to visit Austin and attend a legislative session. The couple then attended the Yoakum Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday night.
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Tim von Dohlen
Cuero
Hawthorne Club
von Dahlen
Chauncey Watford
Record Office
Lester Frers
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
Smoking Man exhibit fuels Cuero show at county fair
The Smoking Man in the Cancer Crusade display draws crowds at the Cuero Livestock Show between the Cuero Art Guild Show and the concession. Designed by 12 year old David Nack, the figure won St Michael's Science Fair and De Witt County Medical award. The display shows nicotine stained lungs as it puffs cigarettes via an electric dryer.
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Cuero Art Guild
Sued
David Nack
de Witt County Medical
Recess Taken In Calley Trial
The Calley murder court martial jury began a three day recess at Fort Benning as deliberations may start on the third anniversary of My Lai. Testimony ended Thursday after 46 court days with a colonel and four veterans in the panel.
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H. D. Quigg
Benning, Ga
UPI
Calley
My Lai
Korea
Vietnam
No Wedding Dress For Tricia Ahead Of Announcement
Washington UPI reports Tricia Nixon has not been dress shopping to avoid speculation ahead of her engagement and wedding date, which are expected to be announced Tuesday during an Irish evening at the White House event.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Tricia Hag
Miss Nixon
Cuero Livestock Show honors announced at Gobbler Tournament
Grand champions named across steers lambs broilers hogs and homemaking divisions. Joel Egg steers grand champion. Allen Hartman reserve steer. Cynthia Hartman grand lamb. Donald Hardt grand broilers. Robert Nagel grand hog. Arlen Buchhorn arts crafts grand champion. 238 entries by 98 4 H and FHA members highlighted.
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Joel Figg
Cuero
Joel
Ralph Egg
Meyersville
FFA
Cuero High School
Allen Hartman
Allan
Cuero Ffa
Victor Hartman
Route 4
Cynthia Hartman
Arneckeville
Johnny Hartman
River Road
M'liss Mueller
M'liss
Arlen Mueller
Donald Hardt
Broiler
Hardt
Raymond G. Hardt
Darlene Buchhorn
Broilers
Lindenau
Weldon Buchhorn
Robert Nagel
Robert
Alton Goebel
South River Road
Cuero Livestock Show
FHA
de- Witt County
Susan Roller
Karen Wells
Pamela Hartman
Lisa Hansen
B. J. Drehr
Terrie Means
Glenda Spinks
Corlis Buckner
Candy — Susan Roller
Karen Fitzgerald
Jaynee Lehman
Carolyn Buchhorn
Arts & Crafts
Arlen Buchhorn
Sharon Olson
Yorktown Stock Show Saturday at Yorktown High School
Yorktown FFA Chapter hosts its annual Fat Stock Show and Auction at the high school vocational ag building. Animals must be in pens by 7:30 p.m. Livestock judging starts 8:30 a.m. Calves hogs sheep and breeding stock judged. Barbecue served 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. Auction begins 1:30 p.m.
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Yorktown
FFA
Yorktown High School Vocational Ag
Nixon Rejects Japanese Textile Offer in Trade Clash
President Nixon refused a Japanese proposal to limit noncotton textile exports to the United States for three years. He criticized tying limits to January export levels and noted Japan bypassed stalled talks, a move that threatens his domestic legislative agenda and sparks a broader free trade confrontation in Congress.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
United States
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Hidalgo Deputy Suspended Over Pharr Demonstration Shooting
Hidalgo County Deputy Sheriff Robert C. Johnson 30 is suspended while charges he fatally shot a youth during last month’s rock throwing demonstration at Pharr are resolved. Johnson is among 12 indicted by a Hidalgo County grand jury from the Feb. 6 public outburst. eight indicted have been arrested, including Efrain Fernandez 28 of Pharr identified as organizer of the demonstration.
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Edinburg
UPT
Hidalgo County
Robert C. Johnson
Pharr
Johnson
Efrain Fernandez
DeWitt County Court Dockets Two DWI Cases
Shelly Foster charged with driving while intoxicated and released on a 300 dollar bond. Eudie Williams charged with driving while license suspended and released on 500 dollar bond. Sophia Kolos fined 100 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated with a one year probated jail term.
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DeWitt
Shelly Foster
DeWitt County
Eudie Williams
Sophia Kolos
Five Nordheim Stores Burglarized In Morning Break-ins
Burglars broke into five Nordheim businesses Western Auto Buds Washateria Ray Leister Service Station Alvin's Place Cafe and Charpentier's Drug and Grocery early Friday. About $50 in change was taken from all cash registers. Two suspects were believed involved. no arrests yet. Deputy Sheriff Bobby McMahan led the investigation with aide Herbert Voelkel.
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Nordheim
Western Auto
Bud's Washateria
Ray Leister
Alvin's Place Cafe
Bobby McMahan
McMahan
Rains Hit East Texas as Storms Spread Across State
Moisture from the Gulf produced thunderstorms in Southeastern and Northeast Texas early today. Storms swept from Houston to Texarkana then moved out, leaving cloudy skies. Panhandle reported clear to partly cloudy conditions with morning temps from the 40s to the 70s.
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Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Houston
Texarkana
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Senate May Out Tuition Increase Compromise Emerges
The Texas Senate debates a tuition rise for out of state students to 590 a semester while keeping resident tuition at 50 and foreign student 200. The House had approved 700 for nonresidents. The plan moves to the Senate Finance Committee as a middle ground between conservatives and liberals.
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Texas
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Hospital Board To Review Finances
The Cuero Community Hospital Board of Directors will review February financial statements at a March 16 meeting. The session begins at 5 p.m. in the hospital conference room and will also consider hospital operations.
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Cuero Community Hospital Board of Directors
Man Charged with Negligent Homicide in Cuero Shooting
Sidney Buch, 32, of Cuero, faces negligent homicide charges in DeWitt County Court over the August shooting death of 16 year old Pedro Barbontin. The affidavit alleges Buch negligently handled a .22 caliber rifle, causing the weapon to discharge and kill Barbontin.
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Sidney Buch
Cuero
DeWitt County
Buch
Pedro Barbontin
Barbontin
Ber
Erwin Steps Down At U T
Frank C. Erwin Jr. resigns as University of Texas board chairman after five years. The nine member regents met to select a new chairman, with John Pease of San Antonio seen as the likely successor. Erwin remains on the board beyond his chair term.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Texas
Board of Regents
The
University of Texas
Erwin
John Pease
San Antonio
Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup Opens Amid Superstition
Sweetwater Texas reporters note the 13th annual Rattlesnake Roundup underway with snake catchers from across the United States arriving Friday. Promoters say the number 13 won't dampen enthusiasm as admissions neared 13,344 last year.
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Sweetwater
Tex
United States
West Texas
Three Games Set In Gobbier Baseball Tournament Action
Opening day results feature Samuel Clemens Buffaloes 8 Gonzales 7 in eight innings, Yoakum edging San Marcos 2 1 in 10, and Cuero Gobbiers blanking Kenedy 5 0. Schedule includes Kenedy Gonzales 2 30 p m Calhoun Port Lavaca Bishop Forest 5 02 p m Clemens vs winner 7 30 p m at Cuero Municipal Park.
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Cuero High
Samuel Clemens Buffaloes
Gonzales
Yoakum
San Marcos
Cuero Gobbiers
Kenedy Lions
Kenedy
Calhoun High
Port Lavaca
Bishop Forest
Samuel Clemens-Gonzales
Clemens
Yoakum Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Ticky Kasper
Cuero Gobblers
David Cusack
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Tricia
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Charpentier's Drug and Grocery Store
Herbert Voelkel
United Press International
Hospital Board
U. T
Samuel Clemens Mich Scho
Yorkun
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Golda Meir
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