Police Can't Win In Houston Mass Disappearances
Parents of missing youths angrily contest Houston Police handling of cases amid mass disappearances tied to an ongoing grim series. Chief Herman Short defends action while critics blame scarce resources and alleged indifference, recounting failed leads, private detectives, and calls for accountability.
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John Barbour
Associated Press
Houston
Houston Police Department
Walter Scott
Mark
Mexico
Herman Short
Heights
Short
Mark Scott
Austin
Tex
Scott
Selma Winkle
Malley
Mrs. Winkle
Verne Cobble
Charles
Marty Ray Jones
Cobble
Rogers
Cobbles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Armed Services
Dorothy Hillgrest
David
Hilligiest
Bird Named To Hospital Board
Richard Bird replaces Dave Anderson on the Board of Directors of the Childress County Hospital District after Anderson resigned due to moving from Childress. The appointment was made by the current directors.
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Richard Bird
Dave Anderson
Childress County
Anderson
Childress
Bird
Alpha Delta Omega
Beta Sigma Phi
Childress General Hospital
Charles Meisner
TELEM
Schiller Park
Illinois
Calu met peace pipe used in Native ceremonies
The World Almanac notes that the calu met or peace pipe was used at ceremonial occasions especially in closing peace treaties. The pipe, about two and a half feet long, bore white feathers symbolizing peace and was filled with tobacco mixed with willow bark or sumac leaves. refusing to smoke was an offense.
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North America
World Almanac
Princess Anne to Live at Sandhurst Home After Marriage
Five bedroom Sandhurst house renovated by the Ministry of Defence will host Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips after their November 14 wedding. Phillips will teach at Sandhurst next year. he is currently with his regiment in West Germany.
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Associated Press London
Anne
Mark Phillips
Sandhurst
Britain
Royal Military Academy
Ministry of Defense
Caribbean
Phillips
West Germany
Detective Unlicensed. Public Probe Sparks Irony in Hilligiest
The private detective faced no license, provoking irony as Hilligiest notes disbelief at pursuing prosecutions while funds for searching for their boy were scarce. The remarks highlight tension between legal action and investigative resource limits.
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Hilligiest
Barbs by Phil Pastoret and September in August
Barbs by Phil Pastoret humorously notes the vampire fear of blood and jokes about August yielding September. It recalls 1970s fashion with drip-dry shirts and ironing old styles. It mentions fall signs like trucks delivering produce to country roadside stands and a political quip about rulers.
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