Dedicated Wildorado Resident Ends 39-Year Postal Career
Wildorado resident Orval Davis retires after 39 years in postal service with a life shaped by the office and a 1947 building move. He served as postmaster before World War II, returned after the war, and oversaw mail for 400 to 500 patrons. His wife Geneva and family plan travel in retirement, with a cabin in Tres Ritos, New Mexico.
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Wildorado
Orval Davis
Davis
Stepather
Geneva
Margie Lee Bryant
Davises
Charles
Ethiopia
Linda Sandlin
Rocky Mountain
Tres Ritos
N.M
Potatoes and Tomatoes Shortage Expected in City Markets
Houston wholesalers on Produce Row warn of possible extreme shortages of potatoes and tomatoes by Monday. Southwestern Potato Co reports difficulty obtaining potatoes at retail prices. Anthony Faour of ATF Produce cites price freezes squeezing bulk dealers.
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Houston
Fridday
Southwester Potato Co
Anthony Faour
ATF Produce
Zoning Changes Fail in Clovis New Mexico
The Clovis City Commission failed to approve two zoning changes for property at 21st and Thornton. A 3 to 3 vote with one commissioner absent stopped changes shifting from heavy commercial and residential to retail commercial due to lack of 75 percent support.
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Clovis, N. M
Spe
Clovis City
Houston Man Jailed in Clovis for Robbery Attempt
Odell Johnson, 30, of Houston, jailed in Curry County on armed robbery charges after a botched hold up at Larry’s Finn station. He grabbed the attendant, stole from the cash register, and fled. the car on jacks proved unable to drive away. Bond set at $25,000 by Magistrate Val Baumgart.
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Clovis
N.M
Spe
Houston, Tex
Curry County
Odell Johnson
Larry
Finn Station
West Grand
Josephine Larry
Johnson
Nurses Shortage Expands Across U S Hospitals
Article notes a critical deficit of at least 50,000 nurses in U S hospitals and institutions, signaling strain on patient care and staffing shortages nationwide.
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U.S
Texas constitutional hearing exposes rifts among special interests
In Austin 37 delegates strained over taxes, rights and reform as groups including Texas Manufacturers Association Farm Bureau AFL CIO Civil Liberties Union NAACP Common Cause and Taxpayers Association urged positions. Proposals ranged from right to work and ad valorem tax reform to privacy constitutional guarantees and voting rights expansions.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Texas Manufacturers Association
Farm Bureau
Afl-Cio
Civil Liberties Union
NAACP
Common Cause
Texas Taxpayers Association
Constitutional Revision Commission
Bill Clayton
Springlake
Commission
Roy R. Evans
TMA
L. W. Gray
Houston
Tom Sealy
Midland
Texas Association of Taxpayers
Sealy
House
Senate
Patrick F. Flores
San Antonio
Texas Advisory Commission
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Flores
John B. Duncan
The
Texas Civil Liberties Union
Bell Finalizes Iran Helicopter Contract
Bell Helicopter announced a finalized production contract for 202 AH-1J and 287 214A helicopters for Iran. The deal totals 501.86 million dollars after negotiations involving the U.S. Army Iran and Textron subsidiary Bell Helicopter.
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