POLLIWOGS AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS AT CUERO PARK
Joyc e Ware and Nancy Cole on the Cuero Municipal Park tennis court. Visitors Gaye Ratliff and family report twister damage near Laredo. Local art hangs at Cuero Community Hospital. Mary Lee Smith returns from eye operation in Austin. European trip notes for Sunshine and Ann Howerton. Local residents host visitors from Austin and Sonora for fishing trips. Bob Crabb discusses Cuero Record thesis with Jack Neill. Dope on 1973 art tours discussed. several birthdays listed including Dr Bill Grunder and Vernon Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Ware
Nancy Cole
Cuero Municipal Park
Von Braun Resigns from NASA for Fairchild VP Role
Dr. Wernher von Braun, longtime NASA rocket chief and Saturn V developer, retires to join Fairchild Industries as corporate vice president for engineering and development, effective July 1. He leaves NASA after 12 years with praise from James Fletcher and prior leadership at Marshall Space Flight Center.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
von Braun
Fairchild Industries
Marshall Space Flight Center
Alabama
James C. Fletcher
NASA
Germany
England
Space Agency
Peenemuende
United States
White Sands
N.M
Missiles Firing Choppers Halt North Viet Assault Near Kontum
UPI reports American helicopter gunships halted a tank led assault on Kontum outer defenses and airfield. South Vietnamese Marines killed over 200 North Vietnamese armor crews near Hue. A clash near An Loc left 100+ dead or wounded. Haiphong targets also reported.
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Kontum
Highway 1
Hue
An Loc
Saigon
U.S
Midway
Haiphong
Kidnapper Holds Dallas Police Chief In StandOff
In Dallas, a gunman kept control at the police station Thursday with a pistol pressed to hostage Meredith Roberts's side. Police Chief Frank Dyson refused to back down as the abductor threatened him and the girl. The standoff continued with the gunman lowering the hammer before finally uncocking his weapon.
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Dallas
UPI
Frank Dyson
Meredith Roberts
Dyson
VFW Plans Memorial Services for Cuero Post 3972
VFW announces Memorial Day services Monday May 29 at 9 a.m. at the DeWitt County Courthouse lawn. Post 3972 members and others join a parade from the American Legion Civic Center at 8:45 a.m. A June 30 businessmen's barbecue is set, tickets sold by members. A delegation will attend the state convention in Dallas June 22 to 25.
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Cuero Vew Post
de- Witt County
Post
American Legion Civic Center
Wilfred Peters
Peters
Dallas
Former Cueroite Graduates Honor Cuero Native
Mrs. Jane Lapp Adams of Rockport ranked third in her University of Corpus Christi class with a 2.4 GPA on a three point system and graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts in elementary education. She is the daughter of the late K H Lapp of Cuero. her brother Roy Lapp works for the Cuero Record.
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Jane Lapp Adams
Rockport
University of Corpus Christi
Adams
K. H. Lapp
Cuero
Roy
Cuero Record
Soviet American Unit To Develop Business
Soviet American negotiators reached agreement on nuclear arms controls during the eighth session of five days at the Kremlin. The talks, not attended by Nixon or Brezhnev, aimed to limit antiballistic missiles and ICBM construction, with a possible signing expected but delayed for a formal communique.
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UPS
Moscow
Nixon
Com
Kremlin
U.S
No New Taxes Sought In Session On June 14
Gov. Preston Smith announces a special session on June 14 to write a 1973 state budget of 5.5 billion dollars with no new taxes. He pledges the budget will not require new revenue and warns any excess would be filed as a dead bill by the comptroller.
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Lion
Smith
NATO
Two Cars Collide at McLeod and Clayton Intersections
Two cars collided at the Mc Leod and Clayton Street intersection at 9 12 a m involving Juan Garcia Alcantar 26 and Mrs Dorothy A Hoffman 25 Police Chief Clinton Wright said Alcantar of Prince Virginia was eastbound on Clayton in a late model pickup Hoffman of Cuero was southbound on McLeod in a late model car. Alcantar had no injuries Hoffman was taken to Cuero Community Hospital for examination. Alcantar’s vehicle had minor front left fender damage while Hoffman's car had heavy front damage. No charges were filed pending investigation.
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McLeod and
Clayton Street
Juan Garcia Alcantar
Dorothy A. Hoffman
Clinton Wright
Alcantar
Prince
Victoria
Hoffman
Rt. 1
Cuero
McLeod Street
Wright
Cuero Community Hospital
Wreck at Esplanade and Church Causes Major Vehicle Damage
Police report details a two car collision at the intersection of Church Street and Esplanade Avenue Wednesday at 4 45 p m. No injuries were reported though both vehicles sustained serious damage. Drivers Hilda Marie Gonzales and Martha Ann Responder were involved. Gonzales is 14 and Responder 17.
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Esplanade
Church
Clinton Wright
Hilda Marie Gonzales
Miltenberger
Martha Ann Responder
Route 2
Box 5
Yorktown
Wright
VFW Auxiliary Installs Officers at Regular Meeting
New officers for the Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 3972 were installed. Officers include Mrs. Charles Kilpatrick president and Mrs. B J Lemoa senior vice president. Delegates to the Department Convention were named with alternates, and Memorial Day services were scheduled for May 29. Next meeting set for June 5 at 7 30 pm in the NYA building.
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Ladies Auxiliary
VFW
Charles Kilpatrick
B. J. Lemoa
Fred Diebel
Lloyd Henneke
Wilfred Leist
James Clegg
Edward Kurtz
Willie Wagener
Wilfred Peters
Paul Less
Carl Culpepper
Peters
Loos
Stranded Cattle Return Home After Flood Aid
Stranded cattle saved by local men return to land with eight cross bred calves missing, as Edwin P. Ward Jr notes. Bill Drehr Pat Dunn Lawrence Dietze DeWitt County Sheriff Cutter Dietze and Deputy Sheriff Bobby Mc Mahan assisted by ferrying hay to the island during flood. Some cattle swam to safety. others landed downstream on Ward and Dietze properties. Ward hopes the eight calves survive. Flood also inundated channel catfish tanks totaling 5.09 pounds of fish in the river and ward notes catfish bite when horn is blown at feeding time. Ward praises DeWitt County's public support during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin P. Ward
Bill Drehr
Pat Dunn
Lawrence Dietze
DeWitt County
Ward
Brezhnev Seen With New Realism As West Edges Toward Accord
West German Chancellor Brandt praises Brezhnev as imbued with a new realism while Nixon seeks flexibility toward communism. May 1972 pacts with Poland and the Soviet Union clear a path for Berlin talks and a reoriented NATO strategy. Trade hopes grow as embargoes ease and Western allies press for reduced tension in Europe.
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PUP
Moscow
Nixon
Brezhnev
Willy Brand
Nikita 8
Khirushchev
Soviet Union
Brandt
Berlin
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