Polliwogs by Polly Hvowerton
An aunt in Parsons Kansas entered 10 Iris in a show and earned 10 ribbons. The Ratcliffe community reported 14 inches of rain and a tornado’s damage including eight trees and two chicken houses. Family travels include the Thamms visiting from Hawaii and moving to Scott AFB. Local notable notes cover lip colors, two full pages of Third Thursday specials, and birthday wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kansas
Jack Murray
Ratcliffe
Retail Merchants Association
Circle of Steel encircles Hue as 900 troops land
South Vietnamese battalions airlifted into Artillery Base Rakkasan near Hue by U.S. and allied helicopters under heavy bombardment. The base fell with no opposition, as four North Vietnamese divisions may be poised to attack Hue. Casualties and blasts reported at Pleiku, Kontum, and Cam Ranh Bay amid ongoing fighting and Agnew's Saigon visit.
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Saigon
UPS
Hue
U.S
Rakkasan
Washington
UPI
Pleiku
Cam Ranh Bay
Central Highlands
Kontum
U.S. Air Force
Spiro T. Agnew
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
South Viets
Wallace Reads About Victory
Wallace, recovering from an assassination attempt in Maryland, was allowed to read newspaper accounts of his doubleheader election wins. He remains paralyzed from the waist down, with doctors saying the spinal injury’s extent cannot be determined until surgery.
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Silver Spring
UPI
George Wallace
Laurel
Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Charles Snider
Alabama
Michigan
Maryland
Snider
Washington
Joseph F. Schanno
Schanno
Nominating Committee Named for DeWitt County Electric Coop
The DeWitt County Electric Cooperative board names four men to a nominating committee for director elections. Members are Frank Styra District 1, Robert Afflerbach District 3, Edgar Natho District 7, and Eymmie Boening District 12. The panel meets June 2 at 1 30 p.m. to select four candidates for three year terms at the July 25 annual meeting. Members urged to suggest eligible names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County Electric Cooperative, Inc
Frank Styra
Robert Afflerbach
Edgar Natho
Eymmie Boening
Witch
Antiwar Protesters Stage Capitol Sit-In
UPI reports 150 antiwar demonstrators staged a peaceful sit in at the U S Capitol Tuesday night. Police arrested all, including Dr Benjamin Spock, after giving two warnings to leave. Earlier arrests occurred at Rep Charles Gubser's Washington office and in New England where 175 were detained at four cities. Westover and Hanscom AFBs saw mass protests. In Hartford and Lebanon demonstrators challenged federal buildings and a bus carrying draftees was blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Tom James M. Powell
Capitol
Capitol Rotunda
Washington
Powell
Benjamin Spock
Rep
Charles 8. Gubser
Ralif
Vietnam
New England
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee
Mass
Westover
Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford
Conferees Approve 18 Month Moratorium on School Busing
Congress conferees approve an 18 month moratorium on court orders for busing to allow time for a legislative solution. The plan follows Nixon March address and allocates funds to inner city school improvements, with moratorium to start now and run until January 1, 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Nixon
Quie
Williams&. Broomfield
R-Mich
Congress
Hospital Creates 200 Scholarship At Cuero Community
The Cuero Community Hospital board established a $200 scholarship for para medical studies similar to the Burns hospital award. Rudy Perez was chosen to begin Licensed Vocational Nurse training. The board also discussed liability for helicopter evacuations and reported April losses of $8,500 due to reduced patient load.
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Cuero Community Hospital
Burns Hospital
Rudy Perez
O. F E. Hall
Burns
Cuero Hospital
San Antonio
Central Power and Light Co
CPL
Larry Krupala
Krupala
Cuero ISD Leaders Discuss Public Relations Plan
Cuero Independent School District officials led by Dr. J. E. Sams presented two sessions on the district’s community relations program at a Tuesday meeting of school administrators in the LBJ Library, University of Texas. Attendees included Mateo Perez, Mrs. Carmen Gonzales, Mrs. Lacey Wright, and Virginia Gonzales.
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Cuero Independent School District
J. E. Sams
Cuero
LBJ
University of Texas
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Texas Education Agency
Sims
De Go La Committee Reviews Area Projects
The De-Go-La area project spans DeWitt Gonzales and Lavaca Counties with plans to improve lake and river access roads and expand water based recreation. A full time biologist is desired for deer and quail management while local high schools could train adults through area vocational programs.
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Recreation and Wildlife Committee
Training Natural Resource Education, and Labor Committee
De-La-Go
DeWitt
Gonzales
Lavaca
De-Go-la
Ject
Mosquito Spraying Underway In Cuero Area
Sanitarian Burgess Davis of the DeWitt County Health Department says rains bring more mosquitoes and Cuero and nearby areas are being sprayed. City crews are larvicide spraying standing water while residents are urged to eliminate breeding sites by removing tires bottles and other containers. Citizens should also clean out rain gutters and maintain cleanliness to aid the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Burgess Davis
DeWitt County Health Department
Davis
Steen Sells Interest in Gulf Oil to James Howard
Steen Sells Interest says he has sold his Gulf Oil Co. consignee stake to James Howard of Cuero after eight years in that role. Steen plans to join Davis Plumbing Co. where he will be in the office. Clint Davis and Bill Davia will operate from Cuero.
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Lias
Bubba"’ Steen
Gulf Oil Co. Consignee
James Howard
Cuero
Steen
Davis Plumbing Co
Clint Davis
Bill Davia
Disaster Relief Day Slated by Cuero Units
The Cuero Ministerial Alliance with the Cuero Chamber of Commerce and the State Civil Defense designates Saturday May 20 as Disaster Relief Day for the Seguin New Braunfels area. Youth from Cuero churches will gather at St Mark's Lutheran Church at 1:00 pm to collect funds from 1:00 to 3:30 pm, with adults needed to transport participants to collection sites.
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Cuero Ministerial Alliance
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
State
Civil Defense
Seguin-New Braunfels
Civil Defense Office
Cuero
St Mark's Lutheran Church
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Hawaii
Scott Afb
Illinois
Charles
Myrtle Parker
Myrtle
Reuben Schultz
Joe Reuss
Melton
Howard Bennett
Jack Poenisch
Main Street
Roy Buttery
San Angelo
Tites
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Jason and
Jed
Nashville, Tenn
Harry Holster
Rudy Peritz
Pittsburgh, Pa
Mrs
Finley Blackwell
Dave Spellman
George West
Mrs. Pi'l ‘Snapp
Gerard Gonzales
N. A. Steen
Jamie Lynn Barka
Phil Coney
Alma Carnes
Helen Taylor
Arts
Constellation
South China Sea
South Vietnam
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Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Edith Green
Ore
Ashbrook
Mrs. Green
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Hospital
W. F. McAlister
Lawrence Dietze
Ray Kelley
Pr. Homer Judge
H. C. McDonald
Bernard Hajovsky
Fred Havel
W. T. Sanders
Carl Wood
Claude Mullins
Hallettsville
William Allen White
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