FBI Director Hoover wielded power amid stormy tenure
John Edgar Hoover led the FBI with iron discipline for decades, drawing both admiration and fierce criticism. He remained popular with the public while clashing with politicians, civil rights groups, and even former allies as lawsuits and accusations of overreach marked his later years.
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John Edgar Hoover
Hoover
John N. Mitchell
House
Hale Boggs
D-La
Ramsey Clark
Washington Post
Clark
Official
Washington
Bureau of Investigation
Reappointment of C F Combs to G B River Authority Confirmed
Legislature in Austin confirmed the reappointment of C F Combs to the Guadalupe Blanco River Authority per a telegram from Representative John J Bell. Cuero residents note Rose mary Blackwell elected Mary Hardin Baylor senior pianist for 1947 48 and Shirley Rae Voelkel appointed to the Texas State College for Women Student Council of Religious Activities representing the Lutheran Church. Weldon Goebel named president of Cuero High School FFA for 1947 48. Trinity Testing Labs drilled foundation holes for Cuero Federal Savings and Loan building. Nepal Post Office in De Witt County closed. Seaman David Stone home on leave. Cuero Garden Club to hold final 1961 62 meeting at Cuero Country Club.
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C. F. Combs
Guadalupe-Blanco River
Austin
John J. Bell
Rosemary Blackwell
D. Blackwell
Cuero
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Shirley Rae Voelkel
Ray Voelkel
Texas State College For Women
Luthteran Church
Weldon Goebel
Trinity Testing Laboratories of
Victoria
Cuero Federal Savings and Loan Association
de Witt County
Nepal
Seaman David Stone
Jesse Stone
Cuero Garden Club
Cuero Country Club
Livestock market report from San Antonio
US DA livestock figures show cattle and calves at 490 head with slaughter classes mostly steady and feeders steady. Cows 24.90-26.40, bulls 31.10-52.30, steers 47.70-54.75 per hundredweight. hogs 200-225 lb barrows 24.50. sheep and goats also listed with various prices and weights.
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San Antonio
UPI
USDA
Cuero Sees Cold Front Bring 50 Degree Morning
A cold front lowered Cuero temperatures to 50 degrees with upper state storms bringing damaging lightning and heavy rain. Mrs. Rosemary Cheatham was elected president of the Cuero Classroom Teachers Association at Monday’s meeting. Tex as A&M students Larry Barfield Mike Macha Mike Koenig Tom Harwood and Henry Henneke spent the weekend visiting Cuero.
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Cuero
Rosemary Cheatham
Funeral services held for Mrs. Richard Adcock 83
Funeral services for Mrs. Richard Adcock age 83 who died in Kerrville were conducted at Freund Funeral Home Chapel Monday. Burial was in Thomas ton Memorial Cemetery with pallbearers named Sidney De Dear Marcellus Kolodzey Low ell Gibbons J B Bush Joe Woodruff and August Haschke.
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Richard Adcock
Kerrville
Freund Funeral Home
Thomaston Memorial Cemetery
Sidney de Dear
Marcellus Kolodzey
Lowell Gibbons
J. B. Bush
Joe Woodruff
August Haschke
William Mueller Obituary Notice Corrected
In Monday's obituary for William Mueller the death date should read Friday night in a Cuero hospital. The correction notes the deceased passed away in Cuero on that night.
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William Mueller
Cuero
Cuero High names 1972-73 cheerleader squad
Becky Osterloh was elected head cheerleader for Cuero High School's varsity football team for the 1972-73 year. Beth Gips will be assistant cheerleader, with Marsha Rangnow, Cindy Arndt and Theresa Clark also named.
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Becky Osterloh
Cuero High School
Beth Gips
Marsha Rangnow
Cindy Arndt
Theresa Clark
Union Leader Boyle Ruled To Face New Vote
A federal ruling requires the United Mine Workers of America to prepare a new election after the murder case linked to union official W. Boyle. Boyle, whose term ends in 1975, faces 13 counts of conspiracy and illegal banking of union funds, with potential 32 years jail and $120000 in fines.
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Yablonski
Clarksville
Paul Gilly
Boyle
UMWA
George J. Titler
John Owens
Firemen may charge for ring-removal calls
Stoke on Trent firemen consider charging for emergency calls by women whose rings are stuck on their fingers after 72 such incidents were reported last year.
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Stoke-On-Trent
England
UPI
Stroke-On-Trent
Moon rocks May Reveal Secrets From Apollo 16 Visit
Four rocks from the lunar highlands, ranging in size from softball to soccer ball, look distinct from earlier lunar samples. Scientists say the breccia rocks appear lighter and varied, raising hopes they hold clues to the Moon’s origin and evolution. Apollo 16 astronauts John Young, Thomas Mattingly, and Charles Duke are delivering the samples for study.
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Patrick Butler
Butler
John W. Young
Thomas K. Mattingly
Charles M. Duke
Republican School Tonight Focuses on Primary Rules
A Republican Primary election guidance session will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in the Cuero Butanero office for election judges and party officials. Mrs. Charles Lucas cites discussion of all election rules. DeWitt County Chairman Harold Gohmert is named.
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Cuero Butanero
Charles Lucas
Harold Gohmert
DeWitt County
Screwworm outbreak worsens across Texas in April
Dr. James Novy warns rainfall will aggravate screwworm spread as sterile fly production reaches 179 million. Navy notes a holding action amid mounting cases in 57 Texas counties last week of April, including seven new counties. Hidalgo, Zapata, Starr and Webb are hardest hit with double figures.
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James Novy
Mission Laboratory
Navy
Texas
Reagan
Hudspeth
Hill
Burleson
Kerr
Coryell
Winkler
Hidalgo County
Zapata
Starr
Webb
Outing Planned for Troop 243 May Trip to Rockport Beach
Troop 43 held a regular Monday meeting with 20 scouts at the Stratton Road scout hut. The Raccoon Patrol presented a program on poisonous snakes and plans for a May camp-out to Rockport Beach were voted and set for May 13 and 14. Scout Darrell Cordes and Michael Buschhaupt earned second class badges. a parents meeting was announced for Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Troop 43
Stratton Road
Wolf Patrol
Raccoon Patrol
Lonnie Tyman
Scott Penner
Billy Lyman
Jeff Ray
Rockport Beach
Darrell Cordes
Michael Buschhaupt
Darrell
Jack Cordes
John
Jimmy
Carmen
Michael
Gordon Buschhaupt
Michel
Merideth
Lynman
Saga of Names in a Silent Court
A list of individuals including W. Ernest Cannon Anna Belle Haak Sister Petra Len han Christine Seim Grady Lee Penley Peggy Coney Justice N. Riley James Henry Parker Melina Kay Ideus Carol Edward Trm ax and Margaret Henke appears in a local record, suggesting a roster or hearing attendees within a community or church context.
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W. Ernest Cannon
Anna Belle Haak
Sister Petra
Len~han
Christine Seim
Grady Lee Penley
Peggy Coney
Justice N. Riley
James Henry Parker
Melina Kay Ideus
Carol Edward Trmax
Margaret Henke
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