Potter County grand jury seeks federal probe into jails
A Potter County grand jury urged a federal investigation of county jails and charged Sheriff Baker with perjury. It also indicted Commissioner Hicks for theft totaling 6 617.66 and misconduct on county building payments, and Capt Don Smith with sexual abuse and misconduct along with Sgt Jim Hart in an alleged Nov 3 jail assault. Bond set at 5 000 for Hicks Smith Hart and the sheriff.
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Potter County
Bob Hicks
Don C. Smith
Jim Hart
Commissioners’ Court
Hugh L. Russell
Baker
Hicks
Allstar
S. Bowie
Naomi Harney
H. Bryan Poff
Poff
Jim Durham
Correction Center
Capt. Smith
Sgt
Hart
Burdened Girl Helps Family Amid Hardship in Amarillo
A young Amarillo girl cares for her baby and two younger brothers after their mother’s death while the father is absent. The family, with no income or government aid, relies on church support as neighbors and donors list contributions including many Amarillo residents and local groups.
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Canyon School Board Accepts Superintendent Resignation
The Canyon school board accepted the resignation of superintendent Dr. Sam Thompson with regret. Earl Campbell, sensational UT running back, won the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s outstanding college football player this season.
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Canyon School Board
Sam Thompson
Earl Campbell
University of Texas
Helicopter crash off Louisiana leaves 17 missing
A 19 seat offshore helicopter crashed into a Gulf rig 90 miles south of Morgan City Louisiana. One survivor described the loss as the craft went over the deck. Coast Guard reported 17 missing feared dead while Pennzoil said some victims may be its employees.
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Lafayette
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Mike Peschier
Peschier
Morgan City
Robert Berry
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Berry
Pennzoil Producing Co
Nationwide rallies form to press farmers plight
Farmers from across the country drive tractors onto interstates to demand higher prices for grains livestock and other products. They plan weekend rallies in cities to pressure federal guarantees that prices match production costs and threaten a nationwide strike if results are not achieved.
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Cannes
Sadat lashes detractors and seeks peace in Cairo address
In a Cairo rally before hundreds of thousands, President Anwar Sadat blasted Arab detractors as stupid dwarfs and pledged peace for Egypt. He then met Jordan's King Hussein while Hafiz Assad sought Saudi backing in Riyadh amid calls to counter his peace initiative with Israel.
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Saudi Arabia
Khaled
Egypt
Abdin Palace
Republic Square
Weather outlook with cold start and warming trend
The forecast calls for mostly fair skies today and tomorrow with continued cold conditions tonight. Winds will be southerly 15 to 25 mph today, easing to 10 to 15 mph tonight. Highs reach the mid 30s today and near 50 tomorrow. tonight’s lows in the upper teens.
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