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Big Spring Herald (Newspaper) - August 2, 1979, Big Spring, Texas Big Spring Herald the Crossroads of West Texas thurs big Spring Texas August 2, 1979 Price 15c vol. 52 no. 52 proud daughter a mrs. Linda fanning left was present at wednesdays banquet along with her daughter Nikie right. Her parents Earl and Sarah Summers received the administrators commendation for sending monthly donations checks to the vac for the past 22 years. Garland Evers vac director estimates the Summers have Given a Over $20,000�?� to the Hospital. Docs said he was terminally ill in 1950s vet donates part of pension to vac for past 22 years for 22 years Earl and Sarah Summers have been sending monthly donation checks to the veterans administration medical Center. The Money has been a percentage of his veterans disability pension. Summers was told in the Early 1950 s that he was terminally ill. He started sending the checks to be used for the now phased out chaplaincy fund. He made the Promise that the checks would be sent As Long As a god allowed him to Summers donations exceed $20,000. The Summers Are still sending the checks however the chaplaincy fund has now been combined into a general purpose account. The account is used for programs and activities from which All the patients Benefit. In March of this year the Summers were nominated for the administrator s commendation a National award honouring individuals who have made a personal contribution. Wednesday the Summers received the award at a special banquet at the vac. According to Garland Evers vac director this is the first time the administrator s commendation has been awarded in this area. The award is Given by Max Cleland National administrator of veterans affairs. The Summers daughter and granddaughter Linda and Nikie fanning were present for the presentation also at the luncheon were Evers Clayton Hicks chaplain and Joe Rouleau vac Volunteer chief the three persons who nominated the Summers for the award want and proves peachy idea sometimes the initial Impact of a a a people sad placed in the Herald is overshadowed by the Success it achieves in succeeding editions. Take the firm which placed the following and in the paper a peaches a $6 a Bushel. You pick and tiring containers. Southwest of Garden the distance potential customers had to travel to find the bargain did no to Stop Many from responding initially set up to run for three Days the and inspired Many Telephone Calls. Its subscriber extended the and in six More editions a due to the excellent response and the most patented and quickest Way to get results on items you Are trying to sell or buy is through a want and. Call 263-7331 to place your order. Nuclear Accident might have been avoided arc says Washington apr the three mile Island nuclear Power Plant Accident last March might have been prevented if Only the Plant operators had allowed safety equipment to function As planned the nuclear regulatory commission staff said today the arc office of inspection and enforcement in a report More than two inches thick said it was still investigating some 35 possible violations of Federal operating rules and radiation Protection limits in connection with the Accident last March 28 near Harrisburg a. But Victor stello jr., director of inspection and enforcement wrote in a summary of the report a perhaps the most disturbing results of is confirmation of earlier conclusions that the three mile Island unit 2 Accident could have been prevented in spite of the 24 pages 2 sections Price 15c Jimmy Chagra smuggler or hero Austin Texas apr Jamiel a a Jimmy Chagra a big time smuggler of a colombian connection cocaine and marijuana or a hero who flew to South America Only on a mercy Mission lawyers for the 34-year-old Las vegas Gambler and the United states government placed that question before jurors wednesday at the Start of Chagray a trial on charges he masterminded the importation of tons of marijuana and pounds of cocaine. The eight Man four woman jury was picked after . District judge William sessions of Elpaso warned that jurors must not consider the fact that the original judge in the Case was assassinated May 29. Federal judge John h. Wood or. Of san Antonio was murdered by an unknown gunman As he left his apartment. Sessions is protected around the clock by armed u is. Marshals and guards searched purses or briefcases of everyone entering the Federal courthouse. Wood was not the Only person connected with the Case to die violently. Chagray a lawyer brother Lee was murdered last december in his Elpaso office and the records Law in local Man charged with theft for Cement officers found there reportedly fuelled a Federal grand jury drug investigation that still continues. The Chagra charge with the biggest Wallop is a continuing criminal Enterprise in illicit drugs. Conviction carries a prison sentence of to years to life imprisonment a possible $100,000 Fine and confiscation of any profits he might have made from the drug Trade. Assistant . Attorney Ronald Guyer of san Antonio said in opening arguments to the jury that the continuing criminal Enterprise Law a May be termed the a Kingpin a a what the government will bring to you will be testimony of accomplices of or. Chagra co conspirators who acted with or. Chagra in Many offences from 1974 to 1978,�?� Guyer told the jury. He said the government would prove that Chagra flew to Colombia in november 1977, met a Confederate who had a made Contact with or. Chagray a sources and flew out with 13.2 pounds of cocaine. Other accomplices Guyer said sold 4.4 pounds of the drug and returned $70,000 to Chagra to finance a shipload of marijuana from Colombia. Wine drinking transient top suspect in payroll checks Case inadequacies that investigators found. Stello said the plants design equipment Accident analyses and emergency procedures Quot were adequate to have prevented the serious consequences of the Accident if they Lead been permitted to function or be carried out As planned a a for example had the operators allowed the emergency Core Cooling system to perform its intended function damage to the Core would most Likely have been prevented a he said. Instead the Core of the reactor containing its radioactive fuel rods was severely damaged by overheating and released so much radiation inside the reactor building that the operators Are still unable to enter it for inspection and clean up operations and the building May remain sealed at least through this year by James Werrell local Law enforcement agents believe that a 63-year-old male Traa Siet with a taste for cheap wine stole Over $96,000 Worth of payroll checks from the greyhound bus terminal. A suitcase destined for Midland was stolen from a platform at the big Spring greyhound bus terminal on the morning of july 25 the suitcase contained $96,876.69 in payroll checks issued by Ewa drilling inc of Wichita Falls. Local police and Texas Ranger Eddie Almond were informed of the theft monday after one of the checks totalling Over $250 had been passed at the Gregg Street Safeway store. Police Learned wednesday that another Check totalling $288.16, had been cashed at the local furry a supermarket. Before wednesday investigators had Only vague leads to follow in the Case. But the Case broke wide open with tile arrest of Roy Lusk 35, 1804 Hearn 4 55 that Day. Lusk is suspected of having had three of the checks totalling Over $1,600 in his Possession on the same Day of the theft Quot we think that he Lusk took the checks to a local convenience store owner to prove to him that he could pay him some Money he owed him. After that we believe he returned the checks to the Guy who stole them a said David Spilman member of the Bible fund off to great Start the Campaign being conducted by the Howard county ministerial Alliance for the Bible fund is off to its Best Start Ever the drive for $12,000, which will be used to underwrite expenses involved in the teaching of holy script to students in three of the county a High schools is less than a week old but already $1,573 has been donated the courses must be sustained by free will offerings since tax Money cannot be used to pay for the teachings of religious courses in a Public school of the $710 received in donations wednesday $350 came from Anonymous givers checks should be made out to the Bible fund and forwarded either to or Kenneth Patrick pastor big Spring first Baptist Church or to the Herald which is helping collect the Money. Latest donations include or mrs h h Stephens to Merrill Creighton Oil co 25 so Anna is class first United methodist Church 25 Esther Powell to first presbyterian Church covenant is class is Neel Brown 20 or mrs Alden Ryan 25 or mrs Larry Fryar to Aurora Etheridge to b Hickman Zinn 50 m d Irland is jewel Stoval. Memory Mark Walker to Anonymous too mrs Bill Currie 15 or mrs Leslie Kelley to mrs. C l Rowe 5 or mrs Harold Davis to Esther m Coe 50 or mrs Roy Worley 20 Twila Lomax 2j Anonymous 200 Anonymous 50 previously acknowledged 863 total 15/3 big Spring major crime task Force. Spilman and Almond Learned the identity of the 63-year-old suspect from Lusk and had a warrant issued for the suspects arrest Lusk in the meantime has been released from custody on a $5,000 personal recognizance Bond. Spilman theorized today that the thief May not have known that the suitcase was full of checks. A we think he May have just stolen a suitcase to sell so that he could buy wine Quot said the task Force member. In fact he added the suspect was spotted on the North Side of the City with a bottle of wine and no suitcase on the Day of the theft. Both investigators Are certain that the suspect is no longer in big Spring a we know for sure that he left town that Day on a greyhound bus a said Almond. When Lusk was arrested he was charged with theft Over $10,000. It will be later decided by a grand jury whether he will be prosecuted on this charge said Almond. Focal Point action reaction a cruising a kills q. What is the leading cause of death for teenagers 15 to 19? a. Motor vehicle accidents the majority of which Are related to alcohol. The typical fatal teenage Accident occurs on a Friday or saturday night Between to ., and i a m., within ten Miles of the Drivers Home. There Are three or More youngsters in the car and they Are usually a a cruising rather than headed for a specific destination. The Accident occurs within an hour after the victim has engaged in moderate to heavy drinking Calendar y sponsors dance today tryouts for the upcoming Spring City theatre presentation a Thurber carnival will beat the Howard College auditorium at 7 30 pm anyone interested in a part in the production is encouraged to attend american legion auxiliary unit no 355 will have initiation and installation of officers thursday at Alberto a Crystal cafe 7 p a the Myca will be showing a film a alcohol drugs and alternatives a at6 30p in Friday the american legion auxiliary big Spring unit no 506 will conduct installation of officers for the coming year Alberto cafe 7 p Dinner will be served All members Are urged to attend saturday the Howard county Library will show three films from 2 Until 3 They Are a the White Seal a a a dentists and a Little big Spring my can a second summer dance for Junior High school youth and youth entering their freshman year of High school 8-11 p At the Myca 8th and Owens admission is $2 per person. Tops on to Allen s Energy although the network gives no indication what will be covered in tonight a episode abcs �?o20-20&Quot still looks like the Best bet in a rerun Neavy schedule. It airs at 9 o clock music ians should also tune in on pm so so a soundstage at to it features Patti la Belle and the dynamic Peter Allen. Reviewers say that Allens Energy can to be captured on record so Check out the real article on the tube. Inside balls of Oil feared Federal officials surprised by thick balls of Oil that washed up on a mexican Beach have called for immediate mobilization of massive equipment to combat the worlds largest Oil spill see Page i a a deaf mute who is taking a crash course in sign language so he can understand the murder charges against him will be before a Dallas grand jury aug 21. However attorneys said if he is indicted the trial could lie delayed up to a year because of difficulties in communication. See page7b digest editorials 2a 4a sports weather map in 3a outside warm fair through Friday. High in the Low 90s, Low in the mid 60s. High Friday in the mid 90s. Winds will be from the South at to to 15 mph today changing to 5 to to mph tonight. Narm Jap pop i photos by Danny Valdes administrators commendation a Garland elation is a National award Given by Max Cleland adminis Evers director of the veterans administration medical Trator of veterans affairs this is the first time the award Center presents the administrators commendation to has been awarded in this area. Wynelle Hale Secretary to Earl and Sarah Summers foreground. The commen the Chaplian and Clayton Hicks chaplain look on

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