Gas Leak Kills Nine In Texas Panhandle Area
Nine people died when gas from an oil well leaked into fog and rain near Denver City Texas. Victims include J C Patton Glenda Patton DeeDee Peevey Pete Amerson Edith Amerson J R May and his wife EugenE Sparger the oil field worker. The leak occurred at an Atlantic Richfield injection well used to boost oil recovery.
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J.C. Patton
Glenda
DeeDee
Clara Peevey
Pete Amerson
Edith
Portales
N.M
J.R. May
Eugene Sparger
May
Patton
Amerson
Cas Windham
Atlantic Richfield
Denver City
Texas Panhandle
Skepticism Greets Ford In Atlanta
President Ford visits Atlanta amid skepticism from local leaders and a Coretta Scott King charge that the trip is too late for jobless victims of the recession. Top aides plan a day of talks with Georgia business, labor, and minority leaders to gauge grass roots views and set an early warning system for the economy.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ford
Atlanta
Coretta Scott King
William J. Baroody Jr
White House
Baroody
Bridge problem: final contract 3NT with South hand KQS75432
With all vulnerable and the bidding at South 3NT after West opens, South holds K Q S7 5 4 3 2 and W118 102. Decide play in this clean distributional hand as declarer.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Sugar prices slip in January survey across 13 cities
An Associated Press market basket survey shows sugar prices fell in January across 13 cities as refineries cut costs amid oversupply. Five pound bags dropped about 13 percent on average, while overall January grocery bills eased about 1 percent.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
Seattle
Providence
R.I
Ery City
Auto Union President Forecasts Slow Growth
United Auto Workers president Leonard Woodcock predicts auto sales will rebound to 1973 peak levels by 1980 but anticipates a slower growth rate. He warns Chrysler and General Motors laid off workers will exhaust their jobless benefits this spring, causing substantial local suffering. GM faces a fall from top earnings to about $910 million amid 1974 sales slight drop. Exxon may lead in profitability.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Leonard Woodcock
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Woodcock
Chrysler
New State System Will Relay Information On Legislation
South Carolinians can call a toll free line to learn the status and history of any House or Senate bill via a new Legislative Information Center at the South Carolina House. The 1 800 922 1539 system uses USC computer services and aims to save money while increasing government efficiency. Future plans include roll call reporting statutory retrieval and photo composition printing.
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Columbia
Senate
S.C
House of Representatives
Irene K. Rudnick
Rex L. Carter
General Assembly
His
Tory
Carter
University of
South Carolina
Batesburg Bar Shooting Leaves One Dead
In Batesburg Lexington County a man was killed and three injured when gunfire erupted at a local bar and grill Friday night. Alfred Coleman Jr. died. Rubin Simmons Lloyd Holloway and Lucile Harris were wounded. Simmons, owner of City Bar and Grill, was questioned as a suspect with no charges filed.
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Batesburg
Lexington County
Alfred Coleman Jr
Winfield Rankin
Rubin Simmons
Lloyd Holloway
Lucile Harris
Rankin
Simmons
City Bar and Grill
Doggett Named Superintendent of South Carolina Mental Retardation Facility
Dr. Bill J. Doggett of Austin Texas has been named superintendent of Whitten Village in South Carolina. He is moving from deputy commissioner for mental retardation in Texas and will start April 15. SC official Dr. Charles D. Barnett praised him as a dedicated outstanding professional.
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Bill J. Doggett
Austin
Tex
Whitten Village
South Carolina
Department of Mental
Doggett
Texas Department of Mental Health and Retardation
Charles D. Barnett
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Gaines County
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Gerber
Albuquerque
Boston
Chicago
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Miami
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Auto Union
Exxon
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Bill
Twilley Aiken County School Board
ITO Drug Stores
Mitchell Shopping
Aiken, D.C
Eckerd’s
Southeast
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Colgate
Leno UO
Eche Stable
Uta Wee
Desitin Dathaways
Bageie Wae Chen
Ama al
Mylanta
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Tampax
Fakr
Cotton Balls
Dr. West
Novahistine
Wesnee
Clifton
Williamson
OF Education
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Langley-Bath-Clearwater
University of S.C
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