Young Baton Rouge student writes Nixon asking to end war
In a letter to President Nixon, 11 year old Chris Dumestre II asks to stop fighting and release prisoners within a week. He claims the war is America's responsibility and warns if unmet, "we'll get someone who can." Congressman John R. Rarick received a copy for the Congressional Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Rarick
Louisiana
Richard Nixon
Baton Rouge
Chris Dumestre II
George Washington
North Vietnam
Nixon
Presumption of Mail Receipt Guides Legal Notices
A discussion of legal presumptions that a mailed letter arrived if proper postage and address were used, with cases applying the rule to letters handed to a mailman or dropped in a building mail chute but defeated by evidence of nonreceipt. The piece notes limitations, such as clearly uncollected or misdirected mail, and cites a 1971 ABA feature by Will Bernard. It also covers a proposed Homeowners Tax Relief Act by Rep Bob Price to ease tax burdens with depreciation deductions and other benefits for homeowners, supported by industry figures like Joe Butler of the Lumbermen’s Association of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Texas
Bob Price
Pampa
Congressman Price
Joe Butler
Lumbermen's Association of Texas
Guide to Federal Emergency Drouth Help Available
The Interagency Drouth Committee in Dallas has issued a 16 page guide in English and Spanish detailing general federal aid for farmers ranchers farm workers small business owners and others affected by severe drouth in Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico. Copies are available at county offices handling USDA drought programs and from ASCS SCS FHA and county extension offices. For county by county needs the committee emphasizes discussing options with local ASCS SCS or FHA offices to place requests for additional help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Interagency
Drouth Committee
Dallas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Small Business Administration
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Labor
George Hastings
Drowth Committee
Hastings
Martin Garber
USDA
County agents set up VEE reporting to monitor horse illness
Gillespie County launches a survey and reporting service to aid state and federal disease control officials in tracking Venezuela Equine Encephalomyelitis. Residents may report sick or dead horses to designated county agents or the Fredericksburg Veterinarian Clinic, with daily updates to the Extension Office. The program aims to curb VEE through community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Allen Turner
Joe Rothe
USDA
Houston
National 4 H Dress Revue Promises Dreamlike Fashions
Chicago stage hosts the 1971 National 4‑H Dress Revue with contestants from the 50 states and Puerto Rico showcasing self created ensembles. Six winners will receive $700 scholarships, while county revues expect to award over 26,000 medals. The event, themed Storybook Fashions With a Prince Charming, opens with a royal atmosphere as leaders explain designs and judging emphasizes 4‑H records and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil
Chicago
Puerto Rico
Cooperative Extension Service
Sunphenty
Ats
Mental Health Matters by Bertram S Brown at NIMH
Bertram S. Brown MD director of the National Institute of Mental Health discusses mental health matters in a public address. The talk outlines research priorities and policy implications for improving treatment, prevention and awareness nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institute of Mental Health
One Thing Needful Butcher Round Steak Joke
Page Three humor note from Harper Herald features a Bride and Judge exchange about tenderness of steak and a dentist, plus a playful dialogue on a young person with blue jeans and the reveal of a mother in disguise, ending with a toe-to-eye pun and detective gag.
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Crenwelge Motor Sales
Casyster-Plymesth
West Main
The
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
By Duery Menzies
United States
Public Health Service
US Government Printing Office
Washington
Sis
Dueck
Bertram S. Brown, MD
Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
the Moderns
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Luly
Charles Elliso
Treletta Ann
Bode
R.N. and
L.V.N
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HONDO
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Ember Texas Nursing Home
Associat
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First State Bank
F.D.I.C
Sian Grocery
Barker’s Grocery
Cnar Y
Junction Warehouse Co
Junction
Ted Holekamp
Holekamp
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Nelson Motors, Inc
College Streets
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