Elvis Presley Funeral Sealed In Private Mausoleum Service
Elvis Presley was laid to rest in a private hour long service at Graceland followed by a crypt interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. Vernon Presley and family watched as friends and officials led a motorcade through Memphis to a crowd of mourners.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
Vernon Presley
Presley
Graceland
Grace
Forest Hill Cemetery
Joe Esposito
Esposito
Elvis
Priscilla
Lisa Marie
Ginger Alden
Amarillo Aims to Host 1978 AAU Junior Olympics
West Texas State University and Amarillo bid to host the 1978 AAU Junior Olympics in Canyon and Amarillo. If awarded, the event could draw 5 000 to 7 000 people, feature eight sports, and receive national TV coverage, with NBC or Sears involvement likely.
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West Texas State University
Amarillo
National Amateur Athletic Union
Globe-News
Canyon
Coke
Jeep
West Texas State
AAU
United States
Higley
NBC
Lincoln
Sears
Moscow
Counterfeit Levi Jeans Ring Seized in Basel Basel
Swiss and Dutch police cracked an international counterfeit jeans ring shipping 52 000 forged Levi Strauss pairs from Taiwan and South Korea. Four foreigners were arrested in Basel with 30 000 pair planned for West Germany. 22 000 more were found in Amsterdam. Investigators warned the case may be just the tip of the iceberg as brands like Levi and Wrangler chase routes to Europe.
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Basel
Switzerland
Far East
Europe
Levi Strauss Co
West Germany
Marco Lasagne
Taiwan
Levi
Amsterdam
South Korea
Lasagne
Levi Strauss
Blue Bell, Inc
Prosecution seeks curbs in Cullen Davis trial
Prosecutors in the Cullen Davis capital murder case asked Judge George Dowlen to restrict how the defense can reference Priscilla Davis and other individuals. The court granted several motions limiting name calling and discussions of personal activities unless tied to relevancy.
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Cullen Davis
Priscilla Davis
Davis
181St District Court
George Dowlen
Dowlen
Andrea Wilborn
Doctors Say Terminal HHH Verdict: Pelvic Tumor
AP reports Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, 66, has terminal pelvic cancer inoperable by surgery. Doctors say chemotherapy can slow tumor growth and allow near normal activity. He had a colostomy to relieve a bowel obstruction from spread cancer. recovery expected over a week with Senate duties possible by September.
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Minneapolis
Hubert H. Humphrey
John
Najarian
Humphrey
University of Minnesota Hospitals
Senate
Washington
D.C
Weed Wrong For City Garden
A 26 year old Amarillo woman Leslie Wells was arrested on a search warrant after police found almost 18 pounds of marijuana growing in a city garden. Three patches of plants reached six feet with an estimated street value over 2300 dollars. The garden also contained squash cantaloupe and watermelon. The plants were sent to a state lab for disposition.
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Amarillo
Metro Intelligence Unit
Leslie Wells
Cheyenne
Department of Public Safety
Bureaucracy’s Worst Agency Cited in Congressional Survey
A congressional survey labels a small Labor Department unit as highly inefficient. The report points to incompetence within federal agencies.
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Labor Department
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Serko
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John Heimann
Bert Lance
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