Our fair share as postage climbs to 13 cents soon
The piece notes a 30 percent postage hike after Christmas with a 13 cent first class rate and hints at further increases to 17 cents. Harry Cooper urges readers to contact Senators and Representatives in protest while postal experts predict more rate hikes to solve the Postal Service’s financial woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Cooper
National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Death of Laos marked by Pathet Lao victory
A 1975 Reuters report notes the Pathet Lao takeover of Vientiane as Laos becomes part of a broader Communist triumph in former French Indochina. The piece contrasts aid from the United States with Soviet support and warns of expanding Soviet influence worldwide. It questions when the free world will enact policies to counter the red tide.
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Communist International
Laos
Reuter
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
French Indochina
United States
Soviet Union
Baptist General Convention to Meet in Dallas
Orville Scott urges Cuero and DeWitt County readers to follow the BGCT annual meeting at Dallas Convention Center October 28 to 30. A $23 million budget, child care for 1775 children, and new officers are on the agenda amid expected controversy and a history of computer foulups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist General Convention
Dallas Convention Center
Woman's Missionary Union
Texas Baptist Men
Dallas
Washington Whirl and Shadows of Assassination
A column by Jack Anderson and Joe Spear critiques White House and CIA behavior as fueling assassination normalization. It recounts CIA plots against Castro and other leaders, debates legal accountability, and surveys bureaucratic mishaps from Labor to EPA, plus Klan threats and OSS ties to Hitler poisoning lettuce.
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Washington
Ford
White House
CIA
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Washington Post
Sanford University
Phillip Zimbardo
Jack Anderson
Castro
Zimbardo
Justice Department
Squeaky Fromme
Sarah Moore
Alan
Ku Klux Klan
Denham Springs
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Office of Strategic Services
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Dear Ann Landers Advice Column Excerpt 1975
Letter and responses from a 1975 Ann Landers column. A wife laments lack of compliments from her husband after 30 years of marriage and a reader defends teachers over a nervous child case. The exchange includes mention of Ann Landers promoting a drug booklet and a shipping offer.
Liberal Texas group plots strategy against primary bill
About 250 Texas liberals led by Billie Carr met in Austin to debate the 1976 presidential primary law's winner take all provisions seen as hurting minority delegates. Carr urged uncommitted slates across 31 senatorial districts while others weighed backing specific liberal candidates or pursuing a favorite person strategy. The gathering also heard pitches from potential presidential hopefuls as impeachment actions and state appointments dominated other headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Democratic National
U. 8
Sam Lloyd Bentsen
Ms. Carr
Bentsen
Alabama
George Wallace
Carr
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
Zodiac Guidance Mix of Romance and Career Outlook
Aries through Pisces forecasts mix mood, ethics, and love. Some signs face confusion in money and relationships, while others gain subtle influence with the opposite sex. Caution advised against misattributed credits and flirtatious missteps as cosmic cycles affect partnerships.
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Naar
Portugal
Angola
Mozambique
Sincerely, Orville Scott
Cuero Record
Cuero
DeWitt County
Press Association
Cuero Publishing Company
East Main St
Texas
William K. Todd
Ken Long
Homer Berner
Sharon Pargmann
Alfonso Gonzales
Texas Press Association
SAG Aindiersion
Joe Spear
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Missouri
John Moss
D-Calif
Moss
Secretary of
Henry Kissinger
Ann
D. Flated
Dearie
Ann Landers
P. O
Elgin
Ill
Field Enterprises, Inc
Lyndell Williams
Puslearn
US Postal Service
Cuere
Bernst City
Eimee
B. Main St
Wanoosk Dr
Suite 1-C
Detden Square
Tex
Mames
Aodresses
MANAG
W. Clayton St.p
Corporation
Lt Mame
Partnarhin
Ite
Tedd Publications, Inc
Willian K. Teaa
Hanesek Dr
2Pou Hanesek
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Momtgagees
Vtgages
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Boose
Bae
Lermner
Weston
Melmeton
Mutien
Renee
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Tomer
CPT OE Pin Boue
O. P. Carrillo
Senate
Carrillo
Bill Hobby
Sidney E. McKinney
Abilene
Industrial Accident Board
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
The
Motor Vehicle Commission
Robert Lee Ragsdale
John N. Cleveland
San Angelo
James
Texas Judicial Council
Abner V. McCall
Waco
W. St. John Garwood
Hugh M. Patterson
Houston
Texas Historical Commission
Katharyn Duff
Joe J. Fisher
Beaumont
Mary
Moody Northern
Galveston
George F. Dillman
Richardson
Texas Tourist Development Board
George Works
Wichita Falls
Bill Clayton
Gelden Square
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