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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1972
Page
1
Polliwog Caesar Adickes recovers from an accident with eight stitches after a power tool incident. Local couples host a tamales and beer gathering for workers on a new home, while guests attend a Ford and Mercury car show. Teachers and businesspeople from Cuero and area are noted at multiple events and a machine show in Louisville. Birthday wishes are offered to several residents.
The Gohmert Summers House in Cuero has been designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Lester W Prokop announced the honor, with a Texas Historical Building Medallion to be affixed and an interpretive plate describing the house. The marker dedication date will be announced by Mrs. A. W. Schaffner of Cuero.
United Press International reports that China Premier Chou En-lai and Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka held their first formal postwar discussions described as surprisingly frank and useful. In California a jet fighter crash killed at least 22 at an ice cream parlor during a little league event, injuring 16. Other brief items include a gunman siege in Pacoima and IRA bombing activities in Belfast.
In an emergency session at 1 15 p m the DeWitt County Commission voted to use last year’s fair market values for 1972 taxes. Judge George Trowell said the move buys time to equalize taxes and avoid penalizing taxpayers for late rolls. Auditor Larry Henneke warned of a $194 000 budget shortfall and urged belt tightening.
Leske Motor Co at South Esplanade marks ten years in business while unveiling 1973 Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge cars and trucks. Bill Leske notes the celebration coincides with the dealership’s expansion since August 1962.
Midshipman Joseph L. Sheppard Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Joseph L Sheppard of Cuero Texas, has begun formal studies at the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. A Cuero High School graduate in 1972 he has been at the Academy since July for summer training in sailing fitness and sports. After four years he will receive a bachelor degree and be commissioned as an officer in the Navy or Marine Corps.
Alfred Niederman announces a company paid health and life insurance plan for all employees. Workers may cover families at a nominal weekly cost. The program, designed for Howard Parlor by Jacobs and Weber, aims to double production at the Cuero plant in 1973.
Louis Cassels argues that public compassion fatigue has shifted to indignation fatigue as people overlook fraud and hypocrisy. He cites Watergate era reactions, Eagleton revelations, and Clifford Irving's hoax to show a moral decline and a desensitized national conscience.
Contributions totaling nearly $3,000 have been collected by the DeWitt County Taxpayers League to fund its work. Chairman Charles Lucas reported donations keep arriving and being deposited daily as the group represents county taxpayers who feel property has been over valued in the recent tax equalization. The third league meeting is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Cuero for officers and the board of directors.
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