Yarbrough Admits Mistake at Texas Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough publicly admitted a mistake at a hastily convened news conference. He offered no justification and said he sinned against God and the people who elected him. A staggered release followed questions about tape recordings linking him to alleged murder-for-hire plots involving Doug Ford and Bill Kemp. no grand jury indictment followed.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Don Yarbrough
Texas
Yarbrough
Harris County Dist. Atty
Carol Vance
Bill Rothkopf
Doug Ford
Victoria
Bill Kemp
Vance
Texas Judicial
Yarbrough Faces Possible Removal Nearing Selection Commission Review
The Texan state official Yarbrough declines resignation amid a pending July 16 qualification commission meeting to decide on potential removal. He cites divine guidance while facing Travis County indictments for auto title forgery and a disbarment trial by the State Bar of Texas alleging over 80 ethical violations.
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Rothkopf
John Hill
Yarbrough
Travis County
State Bar of Texas
Code of Ethics
Texas House to Vote on Yarbrough Removal Action
Speaker Bill Clayton announced a July 15 House or committee meeting to consider removing Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough after a forgery and aggravated perjury indictment. Reps Herman Lauhoff and John Whitmire filed the removal resolution and Yarbrough was notified 10 days in advance for defense.
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Austin
Tex
Bill Clayton
House
Texas Supreme Court
Don Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Herman Lauhoff
John Whitmire
Houston
Clayton
Air bag demonstration sparks Capitol Hill clash
A lobbyist fired an air bag into his 3-year-old daughter's face to prove safety while a Republican congressman accused the Carter administration of curbing individual freedom. The dispute centers on mandating air bags in 1982 model cars and the 60 day congressional clock to overturn the order. Ralph Nader says the order will stand due to broad support for air bag safety.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Ralph Nader
Emergency Gas Curbs In Works
President Carter weighs emergency gas rationing to cut fuel use by 25 percent and considers a 30 to 40 percent income tax cut. He backs halting bomber deployments, seeks a SALT accord, and signals a broad tax reform plan with loophole eliminations. Responses cite confidential briefing details on policy aims and opposition quotes.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Middle East
Jimmy Carter
Texas study urges employers to provide women workers day care
A new Texas study urges employers to offer on site day care for women employees. The report highlights benefits for productivity and family balance as part of workforce support initiatives.
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Texas
Cheapest Heat Source Could Be Solar Energy
A congressional study finds solar energy could become the cheapest heat and hot water source for large buildings within three years if electricity prices rise. It notes homes and commercial buildings may rely on solar power but will need backup heat from gas or coal, with solar unlikely to cut coal use for 20 years. The report calls for government support of small solar units and cites Albuquerque Omaha Boston and Fort Worth in its computer-based analysis.
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Washington
Congress
Office of Technology Assessment
United States
Complaint Dismissed Against Phillips Oil
A federal judge in Tulsa dismissed a Watergate related conspiracy indictment against Phillips Petroleum Co and top executives. The ruling cited breach of plea bargaining promises and dropped six tax evasion counts related to overseas funds and alleged covert corporate campaign contributions. The decision follows claims the grand jury was used improperly as an IRS investigative arm.
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Tulsa, Okla
UPI
Phillips Petroleum Co
United States
Allen Barrow
Oil Company
William F. Martin
Stanley Learned
W. W. Keeler
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Keeler
Richard Nixon
Bartlesville
Oklo
Internal Revenue Service
Barrow
Phillips
Martin
IRS
Supreme
Hijacker Awaits Mental Tests In Bus Hostage Case
A 26 year old US Navy seaman is jailed for mental tests after hijacking a 47 foot bus from the Bronx to Kennedy Airport with 25 passengers. Two hostages were killed, including librarian John McGovern and passenger Nettie Blassberg, as the hijacker attacked a woman attempting to subdue him. He faces murder kidnapping and weapons charges with life imprisonment possible. Evidence also points to attempted murder of two other passengers. The incident disrupted Independence Day travel for about 15 000 people.
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New York
Bronx
Kennedy
Nettie Blassberg
Norman Bozick
Robinson
State Supreme Court
Queens
Queens Dist
Atty John Santucci
John McGovern
University of Hartford
Max Gallant
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
David Addison
Seaman
Ernesto
Doris
Cuba
McGovern
United States
Davis Jury Grows to 4
Third and fourth jurors for the Cullen Davis capital murder trial were accepted yesterday. Karl Prah 33 of 1203 Adobe and Roy Q. Biggers 60 of 204 B 5 were sworn in by District Judge George E. Dowlen. Prah is a Braniff customer service agent and Biggers a Santa Fe locomotive engineer.
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Cullen Davis
Karl Prah
Adobe
Roy Q. Biggers
Virginia Prah
Munich
Germany
White Plains
N.Y
Braniff International
Biggers
Alabama
Amarillo
Santa Fe Railway
Prah
George E. Dowlen
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Neb
Boston, Mass
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Maine
Hartford
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