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Newspaper
Rusk Cherokeean
Location
Rusk, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1964
Page
10
Virgil B. Day of General Electric urges business initiative on manpower planning and automation to create jobs and avoid new inflationary legislation. He argues lawmakers should act through business first, warning government intervention could dominate the economy.
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce opposes HR 11049 a wide federal pay increase arguing it favors lawmakers cabinet officers and federal judges and offers political gain in an election year. It notes nine years since a member raise while civil service salaries rose 51 percent since 1955 and postal workers fared similarly, urging restraint.
Islanders in Vieques held special collections on recent Sundays to fund a delegation to Washington protesting a Navy plan to add 1434 acres to the 26000 already held on the 33000 acre island. Assistant Secretary BeLieu called the move a tempest in a teapot and questioned expanding land use, noting Vieques as a Marine training site.
Dr George Benson argues the United States should consider allowing the Khrushchev regime to fall if reforms may follow. He cautions against aiding a dictatorship while condemning Marxist systems that imprison millions and seek world dominance. He notes rumors during the thaw of possible loans and credits from the United States.
The article recounts Texas soldiers and civilians facing surrender and conscription, the May 1865 Palmetto Ranch clash, Buckner's peace talks, the June 2 surrender in Galveston, and the arrival of 50 000 Federal troops. Juneteenth proclamation freed slaves, and Shelby's last Confederate flag burial ended the war in the Rio Grande region. It notes Civil War centennial commemorations and ongoing Confederate memorials in Texas communities.
In January Paul B. Cox of Rusk will leave public office after 12 years as Cherokee County Attorney to resume private practice with Nichols and Cox. A longtime community leader, he has held roles in the East Texas Peace Officers Organization and the Cherokee County Bar, and led high profile prosecutions including the Glen murder and Myers case with the first Cherokee County death penalty later repealed. He and his wife Delphine Wycekoff have two daughters, Stephanie and Dana Gynn.
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