Lampasas Star Johnny Jones Returns From Olympics
Lampasas guard Johnny Jones, 18, a 1976 graduate and former Lawton Oklahoma resident, returns home to a hero’s welcome. He finished sixth in the Olympic 100 meters finals and helped the U S relay team in Montreal. Jones, headed for Texas football, is praised as a future sprint great with potential for multiple Olympic appearances.
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Lampasan
Johnny Jones
Lampasas
Lawton
Okla
Young Jones
University of Texas
Hines
Bobby Morrow
Jones
Montreal
U.S
Harvey Glance
Millard Hamp
Steve Riddick
Glance
Hampton
Darrel Royal
Austin
Texas
Robbery at Hearne Store Nets About 300 Dollars
Unidentified man armed with a pistol robbed the West Side Drive In Grocery in Hearne, forcing the clerk to surrender cash and locking the clerk in a storage room before fleeing on foot. In Georgetown, the city council approved a 3,056,625.50 dollar budget with no tax or utility rate increases, a 26 percent rise from last year and an 18,910.13 dollar surplus.
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West Side
Hearne
Georgetown
Hires City Manager in Rockdale
Max Pitts, 42, will become Rockdale’s city manager on August 1 after a called council meeting. He succeeds Ernie Moore who resigned in May. Elizabeth Fenter serves as acting manager. BELTON Belton ISD reviews a $37,316.25 maintenance and renovation program aimed to finish before August 16 opening day.
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Rockdale
Goldthwaite
Max Pitts
Ernie Moore
Elizabeth Fenter
Belton Belton Independent School District
Burleson County Youth Rodeo Held at Caldwell Arena
The Burleson County Youth Rodeo took place this weekend at the Saddle Club Arena inside the County Fairgrounds on State Highway 36 Caldwell. Champion Night featured top performers from earlier events. Thorndale named Jack Henry Brown police chief last week after Police Review Board recommendation. Brown formerly served as Rockdale patrolman.
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Caldwell
Burleson County
Burleson County Saddle Club
County Fairgrounds
Thorndale
Jack Henry Brown
Temple
Police Review Board
Brown
Rockdale
Lampasas Police Probe Into Elderly Robbery
Lampasas officers investigated an armed robbery of 84 year old W. C. Gillen who was tied up and left in high grass for over two hours after two men seized $750. In Somerville Dwight MacAllister, ex Crockett High School assistant coach, was named head coach and athletic director, replacing Hal Stanislaw.
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Lampasas
W. C. Gillen
Dwight MacAllister
Crockett High School
Somerville High School
MacAllister
Hal Stanislaw
Congress Poised To Pass Broad Anti-Corruption Legislation
Congress appears ready to approve sweeping reform aimed at curbing corruption by top officials including the president and vice president. The Watergate Bill would ease prosecutions and require extensive disclosure of financial information by public officials, backed by Ford and certain House Democrats amid post Watergate reforms.
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Congress
Reuter
Richard Nixon
Senate
House of Representatives
Ident Ford
House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
White House
U.S
Justice Department
County Beauty Wins Milam FB Contest
Lynne Falke of Thorndale was named 1976 Milam County Farm Bureau Queen after competing with other Milam Countians Saturday at the Methodist Fellowship Hall. Lynne will compete in the District Queen contest on August 7.
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Lynne Falke
Thorndale
Milam County Farm Bureau
Methodist Fellowship Hall
Lynne
Dog Vaccination Month Clinics in Cameron
August designated Dog Vaccination Month with clinics offered at multiple times in Cameron. Vets will vaccinate and register pets with rabies at 3.50 and city dog licenses at 1.00. Clinics: Aug 2 behind the Cameron fire station 6 to 8 p.m. Aug 7 at O J Thomas Junior High 8 to 10 a.m. Aug 16 at the Yoeng Building 6 to 8 p.m. The effort aims to reduce roaming unvaccinated dogs while the council considers hiring a city dog catcher later in August.
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Cameron
Cameron Fire Station
O. J. Thomas Junior High School
Yoeng
Cameron City
Buckholts Sets School Year Plans
Buckholts ISD outlines plans for 1976 77 including staff roster and new breakfast program. In service days set for August 1 and 13 with classes starting August 16. Bus runs at 7 20 a m and first period at 8 15 a m. Lunch prices 60 cents students 85 cents adults breakfast 25 cents.
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Buckholts Isd
Estha Zajicek
Sharlene Lott
Martha Henry
Suzannette Mays
Bessie Beaver
Jean Ribar
Jane Rivers
Elva Vargas
Eugenia Frei
O. T. Johnson
Lawrence Hawke
Stan Mitchell
Jimmy Hauk
Audrey McCall
Claudine Stephens
Dorothy Rachus
Meloitie Gresak
Clara Balusek
William H. Malovets
Volunteers to Meet Cameron Ambulance Service
Volunteers for the Cameron Ambulance Service will meet at the Chamber of Commerce office on Monday at 6 p.m. Officers will be elected and the constitution and by laws discussed. Those wishing to volunteer should contact Monroe Fuchs for a membership application.
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Cameron Ambulance Service
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Fuchs
Solar Seminar Set at Texas A&M University
A free public seminar on solar energy will be held Saturday August 7 in 701 Rudder Tower Texas A&M University from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. High school age attendees and older may participate with experts from several universities and commercial firms presenting on practical solar energy use for homes and business.
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College Station
Texas A&m University
Rudder Tower
Peter Jenkins
Texas A&m
Energy Advisory Service For Texas
Texas A&M’s Center For Energy and Mineral Resources
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Jenkins
Houston
Arizona
New Mexico
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Milam
Somerville
Old County
Democratic National Committee
CIA
Nixon White House
Nixon
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Edwin Falke
Thorndale High School
Darryl Proffit
First Assembly of God
Reese Brown
Earnest Dodd
Pam Haisler
Buckholts
Eleanor Svetlik
Ann Richardson
Carole Morris
Farm Bureau
Archie Donaho
Greer Cowdray
William Donaho
Watergate Committee
Watergate
House Judiciary Subcommittee
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