Ex-Sheriff Claude Johnson, son face cattle theft indictments
Former Armstrong County Sheriff Evert W. Johnson and his son Roger were indicted by an Armstrong County grand jury on felony theft charges for allegedly stealing cattle and feed from JA Ranch and C A Cash Ranch. Investigators said 9 head of cattle and 70 sacks of feed were involved across multiple properties.
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Claude
Armstrong County
Evert W. Johnson
Roger
JA Ranch
C.A. Cash Ranch
Johnson
Cash Ranch
Morris Overstreet
47Th District Attorney
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
TSCRA
Johnsons
Grand Jury
Donley County
Ana
Donley
Briscoe
Hall
Armstrong
SCRA
Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Pantex Blast Kills Two at Amarillo Plant
A non nuclear explosion at the Pantex Plant near Amarillo killed Chester Grimes and Ray Tucker, both 62, and left John Hendershot critically injured. The blast occurred in a concrete bay while machinists worked with a chemical high explosive similar to TNT. The investigation will begin soon. no radioactive material was involved.
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Nt .Marlow
Bay 8
Pantex
Amarillo
Chester M. Grimes
Erik
Ray M. Tucker
Palisades
Mason & Hangar
Silas Mason Co, Inc
John
Ross Dunham
Ross Speer
Energy Research and Development Administration
Dunham
Carson County
Justice of the Peace
C. H. Bell Bell
Rings Around Uranus Spark Fresh Solar System Puzzle
Researchers from Ames and Cornell report five thin rings around Uranus detected during a high altitude observation over the Indian Ocean. The rings resemble Saturn’s but are only miles thick and may be ice or ancient debris from formation, potentially reshaping Uranus studies.
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Mountain View Calif
Solar System
Airborne Space Laboratory
Saturn
James Elliott
Elliott
Cornell University
Ames Research Center
Uranus
Indian Ocean
Earth
Former Oswald Friend Found Shot to Death
In Palm Beach Florida authorities ruled that George de Mohrenschildt a former associate of Lee Harvey Oswald died by self inflicted gunshot. Investigators said a tape captured the shot and the time of death was 2 21 p m Tuesday.
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Palm Beach
Lee Harvey Oswald
House Assassinations Committee
George de Mohrenschildt
Oswald
de Mohrenschildt
Richard Sheets
Fonzi
de Said Mohrenschildt
Alexandra
Sheets
Bishop College
Pallas
Marina
Florida
Gaeten Fonzi
Charles Tilton II
Carter Disarmament Talks Fail In Moscow
President Carter announced failure of major U S Soviet arms talks after Brezhnev rejected all proposals and offered no new plan. Secretary Cyrus Vance called the talks disappointing but said progress was made on dialogue and agreed to four dozen working groups. Vance will brief allies in Geneva and pursue continued negotiations on strategic forces and the Middle East.
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Moscow
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Carter
Kremlin
Cyrus Vance
Washington
U.S
Vance
Brezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Middle East
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Vladivostok
Gerald Ford
Amarillo Mayoral City Commission Campaign Spending Report
Campaign filings show nearly 95000 in expenditures for mayor and city commission races with two political action groups contributing. The Amarillo Daily News endorses five candidates for this Saturday's municipal election.
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City Commission
Amarillo Daily News
Sherman in Lunch Talk Tangles Over Jogging Offer
State Sen. Max Sherman of Amarillo entertained a lunch with lobbyist Ed Weber of Southwestern Public Service Co. The discussion shifted to a jogging offer as a deterrent, with Weber preferring a noon run and Sherman favoring 6 30 a m. The two could not meet at the UT track, but Weber hinted he may adjust on his next Austin trip.
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Max Sherman
Amarillo
Sherman
Ed Weber
Southwestern Public Service Co
Weber
University of Texas
Austin
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