Knorpp Named on 5 Counts in Thefts Indictments
Potter County Attorney Kerry Knorpp faced five felony theft indictments allege misapplication of county funds and thefts totaling 5946.92 from November 1974 to March 1976. Indictments include deposits on federal deposits and multiple thefts from county funds. Additionally, other indictments and celebrity cases surfaced as grand jury actions continued.
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Potter County
Kerry Knorpp
Knorpp
George E. Dowlen
Grand Jury
Dallas
Spearman
From A to Izzard An Insult
Leonard Woodcock heads a UAW team negotiating Vietnam war aftermath. The piece questions Communist willingness to resolve the conflict and notes 12 caskets claimed to be American fliers, later found to include a Vietnamese man, highlighting about 2,500 missing Americans.
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Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Woodcock
Vietnam
Vibrant Panhandle piano teachers highlighted by Ursula Peters
The music report finds piano teaching alive in the Panhandle with many instructors visiting homes. Ursula Peters of Estelline is noted for teaching piano organ violin guitar and theory while also babysitting and farm work. She favors a hand wound metronome despite modern electronic options. A museum interest notes transportation themed collections and an ice wagon mystery at Canyon.
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Panhandle
Estelline
Ursula Peters
America
Canyon
Paul Timmons
North Plains
Carter outlines Vladivostok pact fallback and arms talks
President Jimmy Carter says negotiators will use reviving the 1974 Vladivostok accord as a fallback as U S and Soviet arms talks continue. He stresses goal of actual cuts while noting inflation and UN moves with Vietnam. He also cites Zaire Angolan concerns and vows to press allies to curb arms sales. Brezhnev signals cooperation and productive talks ahead.
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Carter
Vance
Vladivostok
Ford
Leonid Brezhnev
Congress
Vietnam
U.S. Cuba Hold Direct Talks on Fisheries and Boundaries
In New York, the United States and Cuba begin direct negotiations for the first time in 18 years to discuss fisheries limits and maritime boundaries. Terence Todman heads the U.S. delegation with Pelegrin Torra leading Cuba's team as talks extend beyond a week. Switzerland represents U.S. interests in Havana.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
New York
State Department
U.S
Terence A. Todman
Senate
Pelegrin Torra
Florida Straits
Carter
Cyrus Vance
Fidel Castro
Switzerland
Havana
Weather Outlook For The Day And Tomorrow
Morning sun gives way to wind and increasing clouds this afternoon. Thunderstorms possible tonight and again late tomorrow. Highs near mid 70s today and around 70 tomorrow. Tonight lows near mid 40s with winds 20 to 30 mph and a 30 percent rain chance.
Spradlin Defends Police After Brutality Allegations
Amarillo police chief Spradlin defended his department after three brutality reports in two months. He said officers acted to subdue Russell Worley after a bar fight and that Worley fell in jail, injuring his head. He disputed another claim by John Chamberlain and outlined corroborating details from officers and a civilian witness.
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Lee Spradlin
Spradlin
FBI
Russell Worley
Amarillo
Worley
John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
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Patricia Masterman
Globe-News
T.L. Baker
Ment
Branch T. Archer
Sam Kiser
Kiser
Frank Cates
Joe Hall
N. van Buren
Sharon Drabkin
Bell Place
Johnny Townes
W. 20Th
Charles Conley
Izzard
Music Report
Wes Izzard
Indochina
United Nations
Hanoi
Brezhnev
Zaire
Moscow
Secretary of State
Soviet Union
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