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Surprise Strike
Hits 2 Railroads
Crackdown
On Liquor
Is Urged
AUSTIN UPI - The Texas
Liquor Control Board Monday
called for more cooperation be-
tween HjCB agents and local
area enforcement officials to
erack down on liquor law abus-
es.
JOB UNDER WAY — Work Is well under way on the paving
project tor Johnson Street. Here city employes are grading
and setting in forms for As curbing on the south side of the
street west of Esplanade.
Cool Days,
Clear Skies
To Remain
By United Press International
A high pressure center to the
north was expected to reinforce
the high pressure ridge over the
state today and continue the
clear skies and cool tempera-
tures now prevailing. U. S. Wea-
ther Bureau said the high pres-
sure zone may bring a litt 1 e
cooler weather tonight and Wed-
nesday.
The weather bureau reported
clear skies all over Texas today
with only a little light fog in
the Brownsville area.
Highs today are expected to
be in the 60s all over the state
with lows in the 40s in the
south and 30s in the northern
portions.
Temperature climbed into
the 50s and 60s throughout most
of the state Monday. Skies were
generally clear over the west-
ern half of the state and partly
cloudy in the eastern half.
Mrs. Howerton
In New Zealand
Tourney Slated
In Mathematics
Tbe fourth annual Mathema-
tics Tournament of the Alamo
Council of Teachers of Mathe-
matics will be held at Jefferson
High School, San Antonio. Tex-
as on Saturday, March 9,
at 8:30 a.m.
Schools in the geographical
area of the Alamo Council will
receive entry forms. Schools not
In the Alamo District, wishing
to participate, may request en-
try forms or further informa-
tion by writing to Ralph Oliva.
723 Donaldson Ave., San Anton-
io, Texas 78201.
Record advertising head Mrs.
Polly Howerton is in New Zea-
land this week on a tour of ti»e
South Pacific and Southeast
Asia area, and she is getting
a comprehensive view of life in
the nations she is touring.
In a letter to the Record, Mrs.
Howerton explores many facets
of the New Zealanders’ way of
life, their tourist attractions,
roads and even one of their
problems — the switch to the
decimal system in monetary
values.
The first area the group with
which she is touring visited was
the ‘'world famous glow worm
caves.” Said Mrs. Howerton,
"The cave Is beautiful, although
not so big as many we have
seen. The lights were turned out
and you could see thousands of
little lights overhead ... On clos-
er inspection, there were little
sticky threads hanging from
the worms in which insects were
entrapped for food.”
Mrs. Howerton also comment-
ed on the architecture in New
Zealand, saying that it was
‘‘very strange” and that “so far
there doesh’t seem to be
pattern.” She commented that
the flowers and hedges “make
one forget the houses.”
“There are fine roads here.”
Mrs. Howerton said. They have
six-lane expressways, clover -
1968; leafs. “And lots of traffic," she
added. Gas is sold in $1 and $2
lots and costs about 37 cents a
gallon. Traffic, due to British
influence, drives on the left
side of the road, not like in the
U. S.
On the monetary system, Mrs.
Howerton commented. “They
are trying to convert to the
decimal system in money, and
have almost as hard a time as
we do in figuring. The rate of
exchange varies from 77 eents
to 87 cents for our dollar.”
Sheep cover the countryside,
and there are herds of Jersey
cows, although the group with
which she is traveling, saw one
large herd of Black Angus,
“We drove through a race
horse training center where they
train about 250 horses,” Mrs.
Howerton wrote. “We saw the
famous "Summertime” race
horse stud, whose progeny has
earned millions of dollars.”
Farm land is rich in New
Zealand, Mrs. Howerton writes.
“One area we passed sells for
J1.100 In J1.500 per acre,” she
said. New Zealand farmers get
two crops a year.
"We’ve been reading In the
paper that the temperature in
Sydney (Australia) is 108 to 110
degrees.” The party with which
Mrs. Howerton is traveling is
scheduled to visit that nation,
also.
The advertising director from
Cuero closed with "We have a
date at the Prime Minister’s in
any; two hours and we must not keep
him waiting.”
Other areas Mrs. Howerton is i meeting was
scheduled to visit include Bang- day.
kok, Thailand, and Hong Kong.
Resentment
Of Koreans
Dampened
SEOUL (UPD - A high-ranking
government official intervened
today to end growing resent-
ment against the United States
at Its secret Panmunjon talks
with North Korea. The resent-
ment has led to anti-American
demonstrations and demands
that South Korean force* be
withdrawn from Vietoam.
The official, who requested
anonymity, met with South Ko-
rean newsmen and told them
the U. S. — North Korean talks
on return of the USS Pueblo
crewmen had not yet succeed-
ed, that South Korea had been
informed of all developments
and that the meeting also dis-
cussed South Korean matters.
He said the first two meetings
discussed possible return of the
Pueblo crewmen and that the
third discussed the Communist
assassination attempt against
President Park Chung Hee.
South Koreans had been an-
gry because the United States
was putting more emphasis on
the Pueblo case.
He said the fourth meeting
would be held when the Com-
munists asked for it but said no
scheduled for to-
NAMED CITY MANAGER
CORPUS CHRISTI UPI —
Acting city manager Marvin
Townsend, 33, was appointed
city manager Monday by the
City Council. Townsend’s sal-
ary will be 520,000 a year. City
manager Jack Davis of Wichita
Falls also was a contender for
the Corpus Christi city manag-
ership. Herbert Whitney resign-
ed from the job last Dec. 31.
The high official denied re-
ports by Japanese news agen-
cies and the Seoul newspapers
and radio that North Korea had
actually turned over the body of
a dead Pueblo crewman or that
any arrangements had been
made for return of the others.
The Kyodo news agency quot-
(See RESENTMENT, Page 6)
14 Candidates Enter
Governorship Battle
AUSTIN, Tex. UPI - Eleven
Democrats and three Republi-
cans were in the race today for
governor of Texas, the largest
field since 1946 when 14 Demo-
crats sought the state's highest
office.
Filings for the May 4 prim-
ary ended at midnight Monday.
State Republican and Demo-
cratic headquarters are requir-
ed to accept papers sent by reg-
istered mail and postmarked be-
fore midnight. Candidates have
until midnight Thursday to pay
the 31,000 filing fee.
State Democratic headquar-
ters said Johnnie Mae Hackwor-
the, pas to- of the Globe Church
in Houston, mailed her papers
m late Monday. She was an un-
successful cflididate in the
1%4 and 1966 primaries.
Alfonso Detox, a tank •upcs'-i
Houston,
visor from
Democratic Party leaders by
f>! ng late Monday. He did not
pay his filing fee either.
Other late filers for the gover-
nor's office, thrown wide open
by Gov. John Connally’s deci-
sion not to seek a fourth term,
included Republican John Trice
DE Group
Does Well
In Contest
Five Distributive Educat i o n
students represented Cuero High
School at the 3rd annual Area
Four Leadership Conference Sat-
urday in San Antonio.
Cuero competed against the
55 schools represented at the
home
surprised j dissatisfaction with the way its
party had handled a “candidate
selection” meeting earlier..
Trice, however, said he wasj conference and returned
in the primary “in a very ser-i victorious.
ious way.”
T’ice said state GOP chair-
man Peter O'Donnell Jr. of Dal-
las had tried to talk him out of
of Dallas, who said he was en- j running. O’Donnell and some
tcring the GOP primary against i other party leaders are backing | standing
In a four-page memorandum,
the board instructed its employ-
es to call upon local officials
for assistance in investigation
and gathering evidence. The
board also pointed out the state
law which says it ig the duty
of city, county and state peace
officers to enforce all provisions
of the hquor law.
A number of the rules set
down In the memorandum re-
1 a t e to criticisms of the
TLCB that have come to light
In the pact few months.
The board ordered a crack-
down asi private clubs by rul-
ing chib managers and employ-
es could no longer give out
guest membership cards. This
practice has been used to allow
dubs to serve Hquor to almost
anyone.
Other Was Ltotod
the board also issued new
regulations prohibiting He tm
ployes from bidding on vehicles
confiscated by the TUB. Sev-
en employes In Dallas were fir-
ed in December because of
deal involving a confiscated pan-
el truck that ended up hi the
hands at the Dallas TLCB su-
pervisor.
Liquor board employes were
also ordered to report any evi-
dence concerning gambling in a
liquor establishment to the gov-
ernor, the TLOB. the Depart-
ment of Public Safety, the local
police chief, sheriff and county
attorney. There have been re-
port* of gambling in a club in
Odessa, the hometown of TLCB
chairman W. D. Noel.
Another regulation ordered
the TLCB district offices to no-
tify the local police chief, sher-
iff, county Judge, county attor-
ney and district attorney' when
a liquor permit er license is
sought.
There were complaints that
the TLCB district office in
Longview gave hurried approv-
al to a club application before
local officials had a chance to
protest.
Jury Report Later
Dlst. Atty. Hunter Brush said
Monday at Tyler the findings of
the Smith County grand jury
which has been investigating
the licensing of the club will be
made public at a later date.
The grand Jury is meeting In
a special 90-day session to con-
tinue its investigation The jury
was scheduled to disband in
December.
The board also ordered dis-
trict supervisors to account for
all liquor destroyed and to get
an affidavit from someone who
watched the destruction.
The TIjCB had been accused
or transferring an agent awayi
from Tyler at the behest of boot-!
loggers. The board ruled Mon-!
day all transfer requests be
made in writing.
Tighter (luwka Doe
The board also prohibited its
employes from giving "unauth-
orized persons” information
from TLCB files. A Dallas man
is under indictment for alleged-
ly using information from
TLCB agents to offer “protec-
Float Due
In 2 Events
MoPac,
T 6?P Lines
Affected
Cuero Chamber of Commerce
and Agriculture director* Mon-
day night okayed sending the
Cuero parade float to the Vic-
toria Livestock Show parade
March 9 and the Goliad County
Fair parade March 16.
Chamber manager Dewey Hen-
derson told the directors
that numerous invitations for
the float had been received, in-
cluding one to the Battle of
Flowers in San Antonio. How-
ever, the directors decided to
avoid heavy expense by restrict-
ing sending the float to near-
by cities.
Paul Bingenheimer of the Re-
tail Merchants Committee dis-
cussed plans for a free commu-
nity circus to be sponsored by
local merchants. A representa-
tive of circus owner C, J. Mill-
er of Houston was to be In Cue-
ro today to sign the final agree-
ment. The shows will be pre-
sented April 4, 5 and 6. Bin-
genheimer said the agreement
called tor the circus to do a
complete cleanup Job after the
performances.
He also reported to the dir-
ectors that the recent Moonlight
Sale was such a success that It
is planned to hold about three
each year.
A meeting of the Water Sa-
fari Committee was announced
for 2 p.m. Saturday at file Doll
House.
The directors tabled action on
sponsoring a Little League base-
ball team.
Henry Sheppard told the
board that four committee re-
ports are in on the community
appraisal survey and that he
expects the others within two
week*.
Fighting Spreads
In Saigon Streets
SAIGON (UPD - Enraged U. S.
Marines ripped down a North
Vietnamese flag in the still em-
battle city of Hue today and
ran up the Stars and Stripes.
But fighting spread In the Sai-
gon streets and the air war
Mazed with new fury.
U. S. spokesmen said about 500
Viet G>ng moved from the flam-
ing Cholon sector of Saigon
back into the center of the city
where street fighting broke out
anew. There were battles in the
suburbs and at the gates of the
San Son Nhut airport.
U. S. Marines fought large
scale engagements around the
coastal city of Quang Tri Just
below the Demilitarized Zone
DMZ and outside Da Nang as
spokesmen warned the Commu-
nists appeared to be trying to
isolate the big cities of Saigon,
Hue and De Nang.
In the air war U. S. planes
battled Communist MIGs in a
series of dogfights near the
northern capital of Hanoi and
each side lost one plane shot
down. B52s again hit the Com-
munist troop buildup near Khe:
Sann while other planes pound-
ed Communist positions in
South Vietnam with 782 sorties.
The Communist offensive that
ST. LOUIS. Mo. (UPD — Train-
men struck the 12-state. 12,000
mile Missouri Pacific Railroad
MOPAC without warning late
Monday and early today in a
dispute over restoration for
jobs. The walkout could affect
movement of vital ammunition
supplies for Vietnam.
Also hit by a strike of the
| Brotherhood of Railway Train-
ment was the Texas and Pacific
Railwuy, with which the MO-
PAC covers the entire Midwest
south to the Gulf of Mexico.
It was feared the walkout
might spread to all parts of the
nation. Other possible union tar-
gets, according to the Associa-
tion of American Railroads, in-
cluded the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio:
the Southern Railway; the Un-
ion Pacific; the Boston A
Maine; the Chesapeake & Ohio;
and Seaboard Coastline.
A railroad spokesman at
MOPAC headquarters called the
strike "a callous disregard of
the need for ammunition and
supplies for Vietnam.”
MOPAC serves several major
arsenal* and military establish-
ments. the spokesman explain-
Untold thousands of civilians j ed, and "effects of the strike
were dead or wounded and! will be felt almost immediately
authorities estimated 300.000 J on supplies moving to war
persons were made homeless. zones."
American authorities issued a[ ---—•------
steady stream of warnings thaf! #
the Communists might renew Pf\||r*p A
their offensive against the cities
at any time to buck up the
expected onslaught across the
Demilitarized Zone against the
Marine bastion of Khe Sanh.
They did not want the de-
fender* to be caught napping
as they were when the Com-
munists Tet offensive started.
Many South Vietnamese officers
and men were on leave when the
Viet Cong struck into 40 or 50
cities and towns and scored one
of their great propaganda vic-
tories of the war.
At Khe Sanh, seven miles be-
low the DMZ and only a few
miles east of the I.aotian bord-
(See FIGHTING, Page 6)
School Board
Sets Meeting
Dismissed
By City
Mrs. Kitty Cleveland has been
fired from the City of Cuero
Police Department, she told
the Record this morning. Ac-
cording to her statement she
said *he lost her job after 10
years service "for no reason at
an.”
Mrs. Gevcland said she was
filed today by Ct.y Mana-
ger Wil Cockrell following an in-
cident wherein she advised a
young girl that she would not
have to pay for a ticket for no
driver license when the girl
produced her license. Mr*. Cle-
veland said this has been stand-
ing procedure “tor the last 10
years.”
Mrs Cleveland's actions In-
volving the charge were eon-
firmed as correct by City Judge
Bert Kirk. Mrs. Cleveland said
The Cuero Independent School
District Board will hold Hs
February meeting Thursday at
7:30 p.m. at the administration
building adjacent to Cuero High
began a week ago with start of. School and will consider the co- _________________
the Tet lunar new year celebia-i op teacher for next year, auditor1 Cockrell told her there were "a
tions was proving a costly one. j for this year’s records, trustee - hundred reasons” for her dis-
Spokesmen put the Commu-1 election, appointment of an elec- charge but failed to specify any
nists toll at 21,330 killed and tion judge, the school calendar! reason. Mrs. Cleveland has heen
4,737 suspects captured — more for next year and staff eon*id-; employed by the city tor almost
than a quarter of all the Red erations. 110 years.
troops lost in 1967. Superintendent Joe Ward is, Cockrell’s only comment teas
scheduled to report on the State that this was a "personnel pro-
Driver Education Plan and thej blem,” and that he would not
ADA report* tor the first semes-; disclose details to file press or
ter. j the radio.
Allied casualties were put at
1,729 dead including 546 Ameri-
cans and 7,185 wounded includ-
ing 3,084 Americans.
WEATHER PERFECT
tii? wishes of state party lead-
ers, and liberal Democrat Don
Yarborough.
Another potential Republican
candidate. Jack Cox, meanwhile
announced he had rejected an
appeal from some party mem-
ber- for him to enter the race.
Fourteen Austin Republicans
met with Cox at noon Monday
and offered to pay his filing fee
M he would get in the race.
Ike group openly
Paul Eggers, a Wichita Falls
lawyer, in the governor's race.
Mrnday was also the filing
deadline for legislative races
and hundreds of county offices.
Republican Manuel A. Man-
ny Sanchez of Brownsville filed
Monday for state treasurer. He
ran for the legislature in a spe-
cial election last fall but lost
to Democrat Henry Sanchez. He
will oppose veteran state trea-
(See CANDIDATES, Fugs •
tion” to club owners.
Charles Store won first place! “A "complaints committee”
in Sales Demonstration, Nancy! was set up by the board to "cOn-
Scoit placed first in Public j sider all complaints and reports
Speaking, and Melvin Squyres of irregularities The board or-
was second runner-up for Out- derad its district supervisors to
notify the board of all c tmplaints
received.
The board ordered TLCB ad-
ministrator Coke Stevenson Jr.
and the TLCB attorney to
“study possible rules and regu-
lations which would further cur-
tail abuses of the laws and regu-
lations regarding private dubs."
The board warned it* em-
ployes that failure to comply
wtth any at the new instructions
"shall constitute grounds for
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Trail Ride Called
The Best One Yet
Student. Carol Coffey
was presented an Honorable
Mention for the Sweetheart Con-
test and Steve Williams also
received an Honorable Men-
tion for the Job Interview Con-
test
This was the best showi n g
ever made by the Cuero Chapter
of Decs. First place winners will
go on to compete It state level
at the 22nd Youth Leadership
Conference hi Ifoustoa March
Ml
Perfect weather and “no pro-
blems at all" are two conditions
which are malting the Old Chis-
holm Trail Drive from Cuero to
the Live Stock Show in San An-
tonio the "best one ever.” ac-
cording to Trail Boss John C.
Hamilton. Hamilton made the
comments Monday after almost
two full days on file trail.
The riders when last seen by
the Record staff were approach-
ing Nixon late Monday after-
noon and had nearly- 300 riders.
Hamilton said 1,200 official
badges had been issued for var-
ious activities, and that over 600
riders began from Cuero
Sunday Many he aaid, make
just the Sunday portion etf the
ride. Teena Urban, $, dau-
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ur-
ban of Victoria, however, was
among file group still riding. It
is her third trail ride.
At times along the trail, traf-
fic got heavy and “road scouts”
used red flags, from horseback
to direct it Hamilton said
and Hamilton said the Old Chis-
holm drive has officially been ' weather was the best of all pre-
termed the "largest drive” af j vious rides and called the ride
all those heading for Saa An- the best. He said k was still.
tonic at this time. I nos toe jpto far riders to Join ton
the remainder of the ride.
The riders camped Sunday
night at the American Legion
Hall in Westhoff and early Mon-
day took off tor Nixon where
they spent Monday night. The
riders are scheduled to oamp
in Lavernia tonight, than head
for Martinez, just east of San
Antonio where toe Old Chisholm
Trail Ride queen will be select-
ed Wednesday night
Miss Penny* Harryman, IT,
is representing Cuero's Rawh.de
thej Riders in the competition again-
st six other winsome young lan-
es
The riders are due in tan Ato
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