Local sports and staff honored in West Texas State recap
Bob Williams and Steve LaPrade received honorable mentions for feature pieces on West Texas State University football and a Governor Dolph Briscoe item. Executive Editor Jerry Huff also earned an honorable mention. Staff photographers Ralph Duke and Robert Mulherin won honorable mention for a car train crash photo.
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Bob Williams
West Texas State Univers
Steve LaPrade
Jerry Huff
Gov. Dolph Briscoe
Ralph Duke
Robert Mulherin
Duke
Harlem man threatens daughter from fire escape
Melvin Davis menaced to harm himself and his three year old daughter Ebony while perched on a Harlem fourth floor fire escape. He challenged police for over ninety minutes before officers forced their way through a window and restrained him. The confrontation followed an argument with his estranged wife.
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Melvin Davis
Ebony
Harlem
New York City
Davis
London Blast Suspected IRA Attack at Olympia Hall
A two pound bomb concealed in a trash can exploded at the Olympia exhibition hall in West London injuring several and killing or maiming others. Police blamed IRA factions. about 15,000 evacuated as hospitals treated the injured. Initial reports suggested a gas explosion but authorities confirmed a bombing with no prior warning.
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London
London Exhibition Hall
Scotland Yard
Naa Nate Anana
Olympia Center
Earl’s Court
Irish Republican Army
British Broadcasting Corp
Irish Volunteer Force
IRA
Sunday Mirror
Manchester
Irish
Provisional
Northern Ireland
England
Hall
Amarillo Symphony Plans 1976-77 Season With Notable Guests
The Amarillo Symphony announces its 1976-77 season titled 2 for the Show with Sunday matinees added. Guest artists Walter Cronkite and Chet Atkins will stay an extra day for weekend performances, enriching the city’s arts calendar.
Weather brief with incoming wind and storm risk
Partly cloudy today through Monday with a slight chance of thundershowers today. Highs in the middle 60s, lows tonight in the upper 20s, and Monday highs near 40. Northwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph today, 20 percent rain probability. wind warnings active on area lakes.
Here's Our New Face Here's Our New Face
The Sunday News-Globe adopts a modern sans serif typeface for headlines and captions to improve legibility after a scientific survey. The change replaces 150 year old serif fonts, with Amarillo Globe-Times also adopting the new style starting Monday.
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Sunday News-Globe
Amarillo
Globe-Times
Hereford Attorney Wayne Thomas to Speak at WTSU Commencement
Wayne Thomas of Hereford will deliver the May 15 commencement address at West Texas State University Tri-State Fair Coliseum. A Hereford lawyer, former chairman of the Coordinating Board Texas College and University System, and ex ex-students association leader, Thomas is a WTSU graduate with a long civic record in Deaf Smith County.
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West Texas State University
Tri-State Fair
Wayne Thomas
Hereford
WTSU
Thomas
Thomas and Burdett
Texas College and University System
Ex-Students ‘Association
Silverton
Adriann
University of Texas At Austin
U.S. Air Force
Boy Scouts
Deaf
Texas Primary May Be the Decider
Texas May primary looms as crucial for both parties with shifts in ballots expected after early state results. Lloyd Bentsen and others contend on Democratic ballots while Ford and Reagan supporters appear on GOP ballots though Reagan faces pressure to withdraw after prior losses. April 10 sets final ballot shape. Wisconsin and New York primaries on April 6 may alter the Texas picture.
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Austin
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
George Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Sargent Shriver
Fred Harris
Bentsen
Shriver
Harris
Coasing
Wallace
GOP
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
North Carolina
Wisconsin
New York
Many Draw Pensions, sobless Pay
An AP analysis finds about 161000 pensioners received unemployment benefits totaling 187 million dollars in 1974. The practice, legal if retirement was forced, sparks debate over the purpose of unemployment insurance and potential legislative changes.
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Washington
Associated Press
Ansus Bureau
Congress
Federal
Senate
Bartlett
Lawrence Weatherford
U.S. Labor Department
Department
Labor Department
COPE
California
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Globe-News
John Ebling
Mildred Watkins
Drama
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Oklahoma City
United States
Reemizee
Dewey Bartlett
R-Oxla
Jim Hacking
The
American Association of Retired People
Chuck Merin
National Association of Retired
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