Local News Briefs From Cuero and Surrounding Areas
Community updates include Bill Ferguson undergoing tests in Victoria Hospital, Paul Lucas ill at Cuero Community Hospital, and Mrs. Jeannette Marquis visiting relatives in Smiley. Robert Aronstein earns a UT BBA, AE3 Chad Toenjes heads to overseas duty on USS Enterprise, and birthday and anniversary congratulations abound among local families.
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Bill Ferguson
Victoria
Paul Lucas
Cuero Community Hospital
Robert A Aronstein
Maurice Aronstein
Cuero
University of Texas
Marie Toenjes
AE3
Chad Toenjes
Oak Harbor
Washington, D.C
USS
Enterprise
Olympic Games Suspended After Terror Attack at Village
Arab militants from Black September storm the Olympic Village in Munich killing two Israelis and taking nine hostage. The IOC declares the games suspended as security talks continue. U.S. boxer Duane Bobick loses by TKO to Teofilo Stevenson in a morning event.
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Munich
UPI
Olympic Village
Willy Brandt
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
IOC
Brundage
Willie Daume
Moshe Weinberg
Joseph Gottfreund
Israel
U.S
Duane Bobick
Bowlus
Minn
Teofilo Stevenson
Jamaica Bazaar Draws Record Crowd at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church annual Jamaica Bazaar drew a record crowd. Sylvia Sierra was crowned Jamaica Queen with Angie Rodriguez and Dora Maldonado as runners up. Proceeds fund church renovations. prizes included $300, a calf, a bracelet watch, and a dinnerware set.
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Sylvia Sierra
Jamaica
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Alfonso Gonzales
Angie Rodriguez
Gonzales
Dora Maldonado
Jerry Mackin
Teachers Strike in Philadelphia Paralyzes 285000 Students
United Press International reports Philadelphia public schools may face a prolonged summer vacation as 285000 pupils await resolution of a strike called by the local teachers union. Similar walkouts were imminent in Pennsylvania suburbs and other states as contract talks stalled.
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United Press International
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
New York City
Board of Education
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Illinois
Lesser
Champaign
Carpentersville
Rockford
Tickets On Sale For Cuero-Yoakum Friday Football
Tickets for the Cuero-Yoakum game Friday at 8 p.m. in Cuero Gobbler Stadium are on sale at Keesler's and will run until 5 p.m. Season tickets are available at Keesler's or Cuero High School athletic department. Prices: $10.50 for six home games, $1.75 adults, 50 cents students in advance, 75 cents at the gate. Student tickets sold at Hunt Elementary, Cuero Junior High, and Cuero High School.
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Cuero-Yoakum
Cuero Gobbler
Keesler
Cuero High School
Buster Gilbreth
Hunt Elementary
Cuero Junior High
Buchel 4 H Club Elects Alternate Delegate at Meeting
Buchel 4 H Club held a Monday session with Brenda Means presiding Cynthia Konczewski reported the council Arthur Means presented the treasurer report Karen Wells was elected alternate council delegate to replace Annette Schumacher who attends school in Victoria The club will assist in organizing the November 6 achievement night at the American Legion Hall Brenda Means showed slides from the June 25 to 29 Ecology Conference in Marshall Upcoming October 2 meeting will feature Terrie Means slides from a Washington DC Citizenship Trip Saralee Olson will display antiquing skills Veronica Kozelski attended with her mother Leaders present were Mrs A L Means Jr Mrs Florian Konczewski and Mrs A W Schaffner.
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Buchel
Brenda Means
Cynthia Konczewski
Arthur Means
Karen Wells
Annette Schumacher
Victoria
Washington D.C
Saralee Olson
Veronica Kozelski
Paul Loos
A. L. Means, Jr
Florian Konczewski
A. W Schaffner
Picture Donations Needed for Cuero Centennial Turkey Trot
Bette Henneke announces donations of pictures for Cuero Centennial Turkey Trot must be left at the Turkey Trot headquarters promptly. Pictures brought after September 10 will not be accepted.
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Bette Henneke
Mrs. Henneke
US Fighter-Bombers Knock Out Radar Unit
U S Air Force jet fighters struck near Hanoi to destroy two advanced missile guiding radar systems. In the ground war, about 8 000 South Vietnamese troops recaptured the vital Quan Loi airfield, held by Communists for five months.
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Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPS
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
U.S
South
Quan Loi
Hochheim Marker Erected by Texas Historical Survey
An official Texas Historical Marker for Hochheim will be erected soon on U.S. 183. Sponsored by DeWitt Historical Survey Committee, the cast aluminum marker recalls Hochheim’s 1856 founding by Valentine Hoch and key local churches, with dedication details to follow.
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Hochheim
Texas
A. W. Schaffner
Cuero
de- Witt County
U.S. 183
DeWitt Historical Survey Committee
Nixon flies to Washington with stop in San Francisco
President Nixon heads home from California stopping in San Francisco to press Congress for Gateway West Park recreation area. Senator McGovern campaigns in Pacific Northwest and California amid polls showing him behind Nixon. Dole accuses McGovern of seven more serious campaign law violations. Congress reconvenes after 18 day layoff to tackle revenue sharing and arms pact. Belfast police fire on Protestant youths to break up a mob with no injuries reported. A Taiwanese fugitive linked to Chiang Kai-shek assassination attempt is held in London, barred from entering Britain, and may return to the United States.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Washington
San Francisco
Gateway West Park Recreation Area
Congress
Ulster
Belfast
Cheng
London
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
America
Britain
Voting Is a Civic and Religious Duty, Louis Cassels argues
UPI columnist Louis Cassels frames voting as both civic duty and religious obligation. He warns apathy costs lives and cites close elections to urge registration before November 7 and sustained engagement through newspapers and media to choose the lesser evil and vote wisely.
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United States
Weather outlook for Cuero Yoakum and Yorktown
Partly cloudy and hot with a slight chance of showers or thundershowers. Expect highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s for Cuero Yoakum and Yorktown.
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Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown
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