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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
1
A fragmented humor column mocks officials like J Edgar Hoover and laments crime, pride, and insurance. It recalls Old Timers stories about criminals and lists famous names for a prize, ending with a quip about a professor and his wife's surprise.
South Texas Cotton and Grain Association voiced strong opposition before a Senate subcommittee, saying USDA cut the loan by two cents per pound weakening producer incentives and financing. Robert W Heard of Victoria warned that lower loan levels cut domestic off take and pushed CCC resale prices below 1970 levels. He called the CCC sales policy unjustified and noted economists criticized the reduction. The USDA fixed the loan at 19.50 cents per pound for Middling inch micronaire 3.5 through 4.9.
New officers of the Green Bar group of Troop 245 were elected at a March 18 meeting. Officers include Brett Chodre senior patrol leader and Steve Kuecker assistant senior patrol leader with Scott Tomanec scribe George Stall reporter Glenn Schultz quartermaster August Bade librarian and Glenn Schultz bugler. The meeting at St Mark’s Lutheran Church basement discussed next month’s business with adult leaders Eldred Schultz and James Carter present along with Scouts Brett Chodre Steve Kuecker Scott Tomanec Glenn Schultz Virgil Brown and George Stail.
U S Secretary of State William P Rogers could visit Israel and other Middle East nations in April or early May to assess the situation firsthand, an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman said today.
Members of the Pilot Club of Cuero presented a sewing machine to Janie Squyres sixteen as the club’s Girl of the Year. The event, at her Cuero home, was led by Mildred Martin Judy Blackwell and Sally Frers. The club supports her next year and notes other projects at Cuero Nursing Home and Cuero High School.
Communist tanks pursued by South Vietnamese forces as they withdrew from Laos toward the Vietnam border. U S fighter bombers hit 10 to 20 North Vietnamese tanks in Laos, destroying at least four. American troops massed at the border faced rocket and mortar fire. Bombers pounded North Vietnam targets as raids continued. An embassy said 610 dependents evacuated from Luang Prabang to Vientiane. South Vietnamese bases in Laos were abandoned, leaving 8,100 to 10,000 troops to exit.
A grass fire alarm on Ratcliffe Road near Cuero was reported around 6 20 p m Sunday and extinguished by Cuero Fire Department. Officials said the blaze of undetermined origin caused no damage to nearby homes.
United States Senator John Tower affirms continued support for SST development as Congress weighs funding. He notes a total federal investment of about 865 million dollars to date and warns termination would waste over a billion dollars in taxpayer funds while private industry would carry future construction.
Work crews began removing fixtures and shelving from the downtown Cuero store at 113 15 E Main Street. Bill Cowan of the Cuero Perry Bros. says the building must be cleared by April 1 with no definite plan for a new tenant. Perry Bros. rents the building until July 1 1971 with a renewal option. Nagel Realty owns it and C G Probst is a stockholder and manager.
The Cuero High School biweekly newspaper Turkey Talk received the Award of Distinguished Merit from the Interscholastic League Press Conference at its Austin meeting. Editor Becky Smith and staff, including Randy Liesman and others, gathered for the announcement and seventh top ILPC rating in eight years.
The Texas attorney general demanded 105 casualty firms refund 12 million in liability premiums paid by school districts and city and county governments within 10 days or face legal action. The refunds cover property damage insurance under the 1970 tort claims act, which limits liability for local governments to personal injury in auto cases. Senate figures show 1,273 subdivisions paid 1,264,322 in 1970 with this coverage and expect totals near 2 million with current year premiums.
The Supreme Court refused to quash bribery and perjury charges against Rep. John Dowdy D Texas who faces trial in Baltimore on May 35 The justices rejected Dowdy lawyers claim of immunity due to constitutional arrest protections. The court also agreed to hear a recount case involving Sen Vance Hartke D Ind and GOP rival Richard Roudebush from last November with a ruling slated after next fall or winter. It let stand a ruling allowing a military post commander to ban printed material seen as a danger to loyalty discipline or morale and upheld Los Angeles police pass denials for reporters covering an underground paper.
Telephone workers led by Joel D. Gunn of CWA Local 622.2 will defer a planned strike for one week until after their national convention concludes. A strike could disrupt service in seven Southeast Texas counties and Houston-Port Arthur-Beaumont-Pasadena-Baytown-Conroe-Galveston areas.
At least 27 Texas politicians besides Gov. Preston Smith received bank loans for political campaigns in 1970, per a secretary of state list showing over 100 candidates reporting loans since 1965. Frost National Bank of San Antonio faced a federal indictment for a loan to aid Smith's bid, with the governor demanding DOJ action against other banks making campaign loans.
Three youths Dale Pate Carolz Gomez and Roger Castellon were fined 200 and costs after guilty verdicts for aggravated assault. Rape charges were reduced. Other docket items include juror panels and 10 criminal cases with Vict or Marshall Jones and Boyce Marie Jones both charged with murder in Yoakum.
Texas state Sen. O. H. Harris of Dallas urged Gov. Preston Smith to fire Maj. Gen. Ross Ayers and other high ranking National Guard officers amid a federal probe of military equipment misuse. He cited political involvement and pressures as reason for immediate resignations.
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation seeks funds amid a Buckley suit filed January 14 1971 in U S District Court Southern District of New York. Buckley challenges compulsory union dues for television work arguing First Fifth and Ninth Amendment rights are violated by forced association. Foundation urges contributions to cover research briefs and court appearances.
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