Dream Come True Homecoming for Karen Taylor
Karen Taylor Bijak who survived ammonia gas exposure in Houston in 1976 returns home to Bridgeport for Christmas with her husband Bill and nurse Cathy Richter. They describe remarkable progress, ongoing breathing assistance, and a hopeful recovery while noting daily visits and a warm welcome from the community.
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Bridgeport
Karen
Bill Bijak
Gordon Taylor
Houston
Taylor
Karen Taylor Bijak
Bridgeport High School
Highway 610
Bill
Cathy Richter
Richter
Miss Richter
First Baptist Church
Bridgeport Eyeing Solar Power at City Middle School
Bridgeport plans to submit an application to build a 500 kilowatt photovoltaic plant at Bridgeport Middle School. Maury Brown leads a feasibility effort with DOE funding of 5 million dollars for design and analysis of concentrating photovoltaic systems. The plan envisions the city as owner operator with the school receiving power at about 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour, supplemented by conventional energy.
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Bridgeport Middle School
Maury Brown
Bridgeport
deport City
Brown
federal
Department of Energy
ARCO
DOE
Carter-Burgess engineering
C-B
Sandia
New Mexico
Texas
Bridgeport Hall Closure For Christmas And New Year
City Hall in Bridgeport will close on December 26 and January 21 to observe Christmas and New Year holidays. Garbage collection stays on schedule and utility workers will be on call for emergencies during the holidays.
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Bridgeport
Pasy Anderson
Conference Set In Suit Against Bridgeport School
Commissioner of Education schedules a January 5 hearing linked to legal action by A. D. Vick who was recently fired by the Bridgeport Independent School District. The suit concerns actions taken by the school board and appears continued on page 2.
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Commissioner of Education
Bridgeport Independent School District
A. D. Vick
Vick
Third Man Convicted In JRB Robbery Attempt
Burwin Joseph Turpin, organizer of the July 1975 attempted armed robbery of JRB Super Market in Bridgeport, is sentenced to 16 years in the state penitentiary after a Wise County jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Co-conspirators Jackie Lee Patton and Robert Jackson had earlier received 13-year terms. Turpin testified in his defense but denied involvement.
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Burwin
Joseph Turpin
JRB
Bridgeport
Turpin
Wise County
236th District
Decatur
Brock Smith
Jackie Lee Patton
Robert Jackson
Fort Worth
Twin Falls
Idaho
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THE TAYLORS
Gordon
June Taylor
Lions Club Christsmas
Harold Russell
Super Save
Wash Shu
Hassell Street
Richard Bleiden
Energy Research & Development Administration
Bleiden
Atlantic Richfield Company
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Energy Advisory Council
TEAC
Univerity of Texas
Arlington
Carter- Burgess
Texas Power & Light
City Hall
Smith
Tommy Walker
Walter Dale
Dale
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