Teens face murder charges in Houston mutilation case
Two 17 and 18 year old boys, Elmer Wayne Henley Jr and David Brooks, face at least six murder counts after leading police to 23 mutilated bodies linked to Dean Corll. Victims include Marty Ray Jones and Charles Cobble, with bodies found at a mass grave site and a Houston boat dock. More bodies are feared.
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Associated Press
Houston
U.S
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr
David
Brooks
Dean Corll
Corll
Henley
Marty Ray Jones
Charles C. Cobble
Harris County Asst. Dist. Atty
Michael J. Hinton
Jones
Cobble
William Ray Lawrence
Cord Strangling
Hinton
Lawrence
San Augustine
Texas
Harris County
Pasadena
Charles Cary Cobble
Lake Sam Rayburn
Israelis Hijack Iraqi Airliner Here Intercept Mission
Israeli jets diverted a Lebanese Middle East Airlines plane en route to Baghdad after fearing Guerrilla leaders aboard. Passengers and eight crew were detained for two hours at an Israeli airfield before the plane was allowed to resume its route to Beirut. The operation targeted Dr. George Habash and other guerrillas on the most wanted list, though Habash was not aboard. The incident marked the first time Israel diverted a commercial Arab aircraft outside its air space.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East Airlines
Iraq
Israel
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Habash
Baghdad
Vienna
Beaumont mass graves case amid sea tides and dig delays
A Beaumont family faces continued excavation delays as rising tides crowds gather while officers seek more bodies in the Lake Sam Rayburn area. Prosecutors recount 25 related killings by Juan Corona in California and list three identified victims from Houston, tying a broader mass murder narrative to a local search turning tide.
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Beaumont
Brooks
Henley
Juan Corona
California
Sutter County
San Augustine
Robert Corskey
Lake Sam Rayburn
Houston
Corskey
Dick Culbertson
Jefferson County
Louis Otter
Chambers County
High Island
Ned Newman
Divorce talks dismiss reconciliation claim for Burton Taylor
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor divorce lawyer said no reconciliation plans exist. Aaron Frosch arrived from New York and will file for divorce in Switzerland, the couple's legal residence, with no date given.
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Rome
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Aaron Frosch
New York
Frosch
Switzerland
Henderson Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for H. J. Buck Henderson 61 retired farmer and stockman will be at 2 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Marvin James and Rev. R. H. Knight officiating. Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery. Henderson died Friday at Childress General Hospital. He was born in Vernon in 1912 and moved to Childress County in 1942. He leaves Ruby Conn Henderson a wife three sons Bobby Garland Quentin. a daughter Lucretia Hamilton. one brother Leon. nine sisters and seven grandchildren.
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H. J
Buck) Henderson
First United Methodist Church
Marvin James
R. H. Knight
Childress
Newberry Funeral Home
John Rothwell
D. M. Pickrel
Willis Moran
Frank Hill
J. W. Bryant
Roy Wy
Old Tell Independent
Bobby
Garland
Lubbock
Quentin
Bryan
Lucretia Hamilton
Amarillo
Leon
Vernon
M. A. Inman
Reed Walls
Whitewright
Fred Tanner
S. R. Davis
Bob Burkhart
C. S
Jack Lynch
Dallas
Ernest Steele
Pine Ridge
S.D
Kenneth Bradford
Knox City
Edges of State Dotted by Rain Edges of State Dotted by Rain
Thundershowers dotted Texas edges with inland areas mostly clear. Rain along the Texas Oklahoma border and Gulf coast. Beeville NAS recorded 1.19 inches in six hours. Temperatures 66 to 98 across locations. Beeville and Karnes County reported wind damage.
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Texas
Weather Service
Texas - Oklahoma
Texas - Mexico
Pecos River
Gulf of Mexico
Dalhart
Galveston
Naval Air Station
Beeville
Karnes
Alpine
Waco
Wichita Falls
Butz Rejects Using New Power To Control Food Prices
Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz says he does not plan to wield sweeping price control powers granted by the new farm bill. President Nixon signed the measure promising production, inflation help, and taxpayer relief, but Butz notes authority would be advisory and subject to Presidential approval.
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San Diego
Calif
Internal Revenue Service
C. Arnholt Smith
IRS
U.S. District Court
Leland Nielsen
Smith
Giant
Westgate California Corp
Nixon
California
Carl C. Craft
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Earl L. Butz
Butz
White House
Earl Butz
Secretary of Agriculture
Jury Assesses Harrelson 15 Years in Pen
Charles V. Harrelson was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the July 6, 1968 murder of Hearne grain dealer Sam Degelia Jr. in a contract slaying. The 35 year old Houston native had been convicted of murder with malice after a second trial moved from Edinburg.
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Gary Garrison
Associated Press
Brownsville, Tex
Charles V. Harrelson
Hearne
Harrelson
Houston
Sam Degelia Jr
Degelia
Edinburg
Capital Is Out Of Attack Range
Phnom Penh government forces claim success around the capital southern defense line as Phnom Penh is said to be out of immediate danger. Rebels hit the international communications station west of the city, triggering a two hour firefight before retreating.
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Dennis Neeld
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Here
Kompong Tuol
Subpoenas Reach Agnew Records in Maryland Probe
U S attorney seeks 11 years of Agnew election and office records in Maryland. Subpoenas served on the Maryland Hall of Records and State Board of Election Laws aim to examine papers tied to Spiro T Agnew and aide Jerome Wolff. A Beall proceeding and grand jury appearances loom as Agnew campaigns with Sinatra in Palm Springs.
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Mike Waters
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Maryland
Su Nas
Maryland Hall of Records
State Board of Election Laws
Agnew
Frank Sinatra
Palm Springs
Calif
Morris L. Radoff
Jerome B. Wolff
Baltimore County
Radoff
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Hall of Records
Grand Jury
USS
Atty
George Beall
Beall
J. Marsh Thomson
Reward Offered For Arrest In King Slaying
A potential $2,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of Herman King’s shooter and the shooting of Mrs. King may be announced on KVII-TV Amarillo's Secret Witness program. The Childress Jaycees have raised about $1,000. KVII would add $1,000 if listed. Gerald Holeman seeks director approval. Dean King says the family approves. Mrs. King is in serious condition at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Amarillo.
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Herman King
Gerald Holeman
Jaycees
Dean King
King
Fromm Speaker to Headline Retired Federal Employees Meet
The Childress Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Retirement Club. U S Fromm will discuss how the $3 000 homestead exemption for retirees is applied across the state. Clyde Benjamin of Palestine was ticketed for unsafe lane change at 2 10 p m Friday after his vehicle struck Herbert Jerrald Grantham of Childress at Ave F and 12th St Northwest.
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Childress
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
U.S. Fromm
Clyde Benjamin
Palestine
Tex
Benjamin
Herbert Jerrald Grantham
Ave. F and
12Th St
Five Divorces Granted in District Court
District Court granted five divorces Friday. Cases include C. B. Brandon versus Nora A. Brandon with name restoration to Perkins, Barbara Mezzell versus Troyce Mezzell with Rose restored, Hugh D. Hassell versus Mary Hassell with Burris restored, Paula Joan Schubarth versus David Bruce Schubarth, and Darlene Garcia versus Thomas Garcia Jr.
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C. B. Brandon
Nora A. Brandon
Perkins
Barbara Mezzell
Troyce Mezzell
Rose
Hugh D. Hassell
Mary Hassell
Burris
Paula Joan Schubarth
David Bruce Schubarth
Darlene Garcia
Thomas Garcia Jr
District Court Schedule Sets Sept 10 11
District Court hearings outlined with non jury cases on September 10 and all criminal jury cases on September 11.
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District Court District Court
CBS Band Start Two Week Training for Students
All students planning to participate in the CBS Band for the coming year must attend a two week training period. It starts at 8 a.m. Monday in the band hall.
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CBS
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