Fredericksburg Hails End Of War With Cease Fire
The United States longest war ends with a cease-fire in Paris effective at 6 p.m. CST on Saturday. Ministers from the United States Vietnam and Viet Cong sign peace accords in Paris as bells ring in Fredericksburg. POWs to be returned within 60 days and missing in action to be accounted for. Capt. Alton Meyer named among POWs. Continued on page 9.
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United States
Paris
Adendglocken
Fredericksburg
North
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Majestic
Arc de Triomphe
William P Rogers
Henry A Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Thoin
Kissinger and
Tho
Nixon
Alton Meyer
Benno Meyers
Cherry Mountain
The
Standard
Prophesy Vindicated on Lyndon Johnson’s Leadership
A column argues Lyndon Johnson will be, in history, ranked with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It notes praise from leaders across parties and nations, and cites Johnson’s Senate and presidency as evidence of his significant impact. The piece ends by quoting three great Americans to abbreviate the article.
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Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Philadelphia
United States
Braham Lincoln
North
Lincoln
Jaycees Given Challenge and Honorees Named
Fredericksburg Jaycees honored three men at the awards banquet on Saturday night January 27 at Community Savings Center Hall. Harold Ketron received the Outstanding Young Farmer award for FFA work and stock show success. Wayne Zimmermann was also recognized for his leadership in local youth agriculture. Birch was cited in a separate category.
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Fredericksburg
Roeder
Jaycees
Community Savings Center
Malcolm Tallman
The
Texas Jaycee
Wayne Zimmermann
Milton Birch
Harold
FHS Band Announces Annual Benefit Dinner and Concert
The Fredericksburg Public School Band Boosters host a turkey dinner on Sunday with meals served 11:00 to 1:30. A 1:45 concert in the Junior High Gym features 600+ bandsmen plus Jazz Ensemble No 1 and multiple grade bands. Tickets are 1.50 for adults and 1.25 for children, including meal and concert.
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Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Wallace Oltmers
Leroy Treibs
Clinton Erseh
Lee Roy Behrends
Peace Brings Joy To The Family of Captain Meyer
Two Gillespie County parents joyfully learn their son Captain Alton Meyer is listed as a Prisoner of War by Hanoi. Lacked 11:15 p.m. call confirms POW status. his wife in College Station and his Cherry Mountains family receive the news. Meyer, missing since April 26 1967, sent two Christmas letters in 1972 saying he was alright. He grew up in Cherry Mountain, attended Fredericksburg High School, and graduated from Texas A and M University in 1960 before earning a commission as a Second Lieutenant.
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Gillespie County
Vietnam
Benno Meyer
Alton Meyer
Hanoi
Lackland Afb
College Station
Cherry Mountains
Meyer
North Vietnam
Cherry Mountain School
Fredericksburg
FHS
A & M University
US Air Force
Haus
Bobbie Jean Smith
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Dept Honored At Banquet
Fredericksburg firemen and families were honored Saturday night at Hiermann Sons Hall in a city banquet hosted by Mayor Sidney Henke. The event recognized long service and dedication to the department amid ongoing community support.
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The
Fredericksburg
Hiermann Sons Hall
City of
Sidney Henke
Department
Crenwelge
Otto Hahn Jr
LeRoy
Gus Pehl
Larry Bick
Wally Haanemann
Bill Grienke Jr
Louis Loth
Allen Oestreich
Final Tribute To Lyndon Johnson Ends In Texas Cemetery
The 36th President Lyndon Baines Johnson lay in state and was buried at the Johnson family cemetery on Pedernales River after a cross country journey from Washington to Austin. Generals and military units joined citizens in a somber farewell as the body arrived by Air Force One and a public cortege moved to Park Road 49.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson
United States
Washington
Austin
Johnson
Pedernales River
Air Force One
Texas
Kennedy
Dallas
Lbj Ranch
Bergstrom Afb
Ben White and
Lamar
US 290
Ranch Road One
High Water
Pedernales
Park Road 49
Ranch Road
720Th Military Police
Fort Hood
Janes A. Cross
Dollar Days Return With Great Values This Weekend
Fredericksburg prepares a three day sale on February 1 2 and 3 as Dollar Days returns after a mid 1970s hiatus. A 16 page tabloid in the Fredericksburg Standard promotes discounts across winter merchandise and year round uses. Participating merchants include Knopp and Metzger Gibson’s House of Shoes Fabric Center Winn’s Kendall Hodges The Western Shop Stein Lumber Co Goodyear Service Stores Fredericksburg Machine and Appliance Firestone Dover Jeweler Stehling Bros National Building Center Made O Day Gibson Pharmacy Dooley’s Store Great Texas Lumber Co Rees Pharmacy Bricks Bar B Q Vapo Butane Co and Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
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Fredericksburg
Hill Country
Knopp and Metzger
Gibson's
House of Shoes
Fabric Center
Winn’s
Kendall Hodges
the Western Shop
Stein Lumber Co
Goodyear Service Stores
Fredericksburg Machine and Appliance
Firestone Corporation
Duecker Electric
Dover Jeweler
Stehling Bros. National Building Center
Made-O-Day
Gibson Pharmacy
Dooley’s Store
Great Texas Lumber Co
Rees Pharmacy
Bricks Bar B-Q
Vapo Butane Co
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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Ketron
Zimmermann
Birch
Kirschberg Catfish Farm
Young Farmers
Captain Meyer
FVFD
Lynda
Charles Robb
Luci
Pat Nugent
Cindy
Cathy Robb
Lyn
Nicole Nugent
Army Sat
Joseph Evans
St. Louis
Army
Robert Austin
Kingwood
W.va
Coast Guard
Charles Matters
Tonwanda
N.Y
Marine Corps
Carvel Vaughn
Seminole, Fla
Navy
Nelson Layne
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