Danish Jetliner Crash Kills All 112 Persons
A Danish Caravelle charter jet returning from Colombo to Copenhagen crashed near Dubai in the Persian Gulf, killing 112 aboard including 106 passengers and six crew. Officials cited no survivors and noted radio contact was lost minutes before the scheduled landing at Dubai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manama
Bahrein Upi
Ceylon
Dubei
Persian Gulf
Sterling Airways
Tajereborg Travel Agency
Copenhagen
Air
Line
Colombo
Bombay
Dubai
Dube
Cuero Retail Promotion and Livestock Show Thanks
Cuero's Retail Merchants Association promotes Shop Cuero First with support at the Livestock Show. Representatives handed out candy bumper stickers and engaged attendees while the crowd endured fatigue from a late event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Retail Merchants Association of the Chamber of Commerce
Cuero First
Cuero Pilot Club Names Officers
The Cuero Pilot Club meeting on March 14 1972 announced new officers for the term starting June 2 1987 through May 31 1973 led by President Mary Polzin and Vice President Folly Burns. Delegates for the 1972 District 8 Convention in Houston and 1973 convention in Austin were named along with alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Dell House
Mary Polzin
Folly Burns
Karlyne Tiffin
Janet Smith
Mary Beth Poth
Katherine McChessney
Frances Wood
Cuero Pilot Club
Austin
Houston
Polly Burns
Erma Pierce
Reuss Pharmacy Anniversary Winners Named
Winners announced for gift certificates tied to Reuss Pharmacy anniversary. Recipients include Bess Jernigan Cuero for 10, A H Kleinecke Cuero for 10, Edgar Quinton Cuero for 10, F C Prenzier Cuero for 10, Lydia Quintanilla Cuero for 10, and Ruth McDonald Route 1 Cuero for 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuss’ Pharmacy
Joe Reuss
Bess Jernigan
Moss Lane
Cuero
A. H. Kleinecke
Edgar Quinton
Cuere
Incky
F. C. Prenzier
Lydia Quintanilla
Patman Seeks Re-Election To Texas Senate Seat
Senator William N. Patman of Canada seeks a third term in the Texas State Senate without opposition in the Democratic Primary. He notes broad county support in DeWitt Gonzales Jackson Lavaca Victoria and other counties after redistricting to form the 28th District with a 1970 census population of 262 821.
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Texas State Senate
William N
Bill) Patman
Canada
Patman
DeWitt
Gonzales
Jackson
Lavaca
Victoria
Bill Patman
Senate
South Texas
Goliada
Kernes
Pell
Fayette, Lee
Milam
Williamson
Troop 242 Meets At LC Ranch
Boy Scout Troop 242 met at the home of Scoutmaster John C. Hamilton then traveled to Lost Creek Ranch near Cuero to work on Tenderfoot knot tying. Forty scouts attended with five guests. adult secouters and patrol advisors accompanied them.
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John C. Hamilton
Lost Creek
Cuero
Hamilton
Easter Seals Aid for Disabled in Texas Asked by Rep Koehler
DeWitt County Easter Seal Representative F B Koehler asks readers to identify handicapped individuals needing help and directs contact to the Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults in Texas. The society offers rehabilitation services to help families access resources.
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F. B. Koehler
DeWitt County
Easter Seal Society
Texas
Hove
Southwestern Bell plans $484 million Texas expansion in 1972
Southwestern Bell announces a record $484 million expansion program in Texas for 1972 to meet rising demand for telephone service. H D Schodde notes 1971 growth, added 265,000 phones bringing total to 5.3 million, with 304,000 more planned in 1972, as long distance calls rise and payroll nears $294 million.
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Southwestern Bell
Texas
H. D. Schodde
Schodde
Troop 244 OKs Fundraising Plan and Meeting Schedule
The Troop 244 committee met on March 14 at 7 30 p.m. in the parish hall. They proposed fundraisers such as a car wash and yard mowing and adopted a resolution to meet every second Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Hall.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Hall
Hawaii Volcano Study Links Moon’s Early Craters to Kilauea
An astro geologist, Dr. Dale P. Cruikshank of the University of Hawaii, studies Kilauea eruptions since 1969 to recreate moon formation clues. He calls Hawaii a natural laboratory for early lunar volcanism and earth moon system origin research.
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Ruth Youngblood
Honolulu
UPI
Hawaiii
Dale P. Cruikshank
Kilauea
Cruikshank
Earth
Hawaii
Trail Drivers Elect Officers for 1972 73 Term
The Old Chisholm Trail Drivers Association elected officers and directors for a term from April 1, 1972 to March 31, 1973. Names include Trail Boss Leo Garber Victoria and President Edwin Mills Gonzales with senior officers, marshals, and Queen Kathy Caldwell Nixon and mascot Samantha Sammie Mahan Nixon. Lifetime directors listed include John C Harmilton Gene Carson and others.
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Chisholm Trail Drivers Association, Inc
Leo Garber
Victoria
Elmo Sample
Smiley
Edwin Mills
Gonzales
Pete Pieredolla
San Antonio
Johnny Zuber
Cuero
Adeline Pierodotla
Albert Ley
Tom
My Trammell
Nixon
Pete Worthington
Liorell Bartlett
Richard Raska
Seguin
Carole King Wins Four Top Grammy Awards
Carole King wins four top Grammys including record album and song of the year and best female pop vocal performance for Tapestry and It s Too Late It s Too Late is named best record and Tapestry best album King also earns song of the year for You ve Got a Friend Leonard Bernstein receives a special award Louis Armstrong and Mahalia Jackson honored posthumously with Bing Crosby Award Aretha Franklin tops R and B female performance for Bridge Over Troubled Water Lou Rawls wins best R B male vocal performance for A Natural Man.
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Carole King
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
George Harrison
Shaft
Isaa Hayes
James Taylor
Miss King
Harrisson
Carpenters
The
Hayes
Aretha Franklin
Lou Rawls
B. B. King
Leonard Bernstein
Louis Armstrong
Mahalia Jackson
Bing Crosby
DeWitt County approves highway work and subdivision actions
DeWitt County Commissioners Court approved three State Highway Department projects including Highway 72 near Yorktown and FM 236 from Meyersville to Arneckville and Highway 87 from Cuero to Irish Creek. Willow Bend subdivision plan endorsed. Nob Hill subdivision plat tabled. A tri county probation department plan was endorsed. Insurance bid on the county jail was awarded to Dornbluth Breeding and Fischer for 879 for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County Commissioners Court
State
Yorktown
Meyersville
Arneckeville
Cuero
Irish Creek
Victoria Highway
Willow Bend
Guadalupe River
Nob Hill
Tri-County
Goliad Jackson
DeWitt
Dornbluth, Breeding
Fischer
DeWitt County
New Braunfels
White Mines
San Antonio
Fordyce Co
Victoria
Troop 243 Reports March Meeting and Camp Plans
Boy Scout Troop 243 met March 13 with 20 boys attending. The Raccoon Patrol opened the session as Jeff Ray outlined summer camp gear and activities. Camp is set for June 11 to 17 near Lake Pas trop at Lindsay campsite. the troop earned a blue ribbon at Saturday’s Scout-O-Rama.
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Boy Scout Troop
Raccoon Patrol
Lake Pastrop
Lindsay
Jeff Ray
Reviews Of Children's Books At The Library
The Cuero City Library has a new collection of illustrated children's books on science history animals foreign languages and fiction. Notable titles include Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom detailing his life as a slave reader abolition and founder of the North Star and The Columbus Story presenting Columbus as a curious youth and following the voyage from Genoa to discovery.
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Cuero City
Chhldren
Frederick Douglas
Margaret Davidson
Fredom
Douglas
Davidson
Frederick
North Star
Columbus
Alice Dalclesh
Lee Politi
Christopher Columbus
Genoa
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EAI
Jim
Evelyn Riebschlaeger
Corrine Carlton
Tur
Sen
28Th District
LC Ranch
SW Bell
Joel Kag
Future Farmers of America
J. D. Bramiette, Jr
Freund Funeral Home
Finley Blackwell
Cuero Livestock Commission
Fey
Ralph Egg
Iie
Robert D. Wood
Hawaitis Volcano
H. H. Berner
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