Nixon or Dies to Step Down as Southwestern Judge
Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr. will resign Wednesday to become chief justice of the 9th Court of Civil Appeals, succeeding James Parker who died in May. In Vietnam the Viet Cong attacks declined but three Americans were killed and nine wounded near Da Nang.
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Saigon
da Nang
Pontiac
Pontiac Public Schools
U.S. District Court
Damon Keith
Detroit
6Th
U.S. Court of Appeals
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thrill killer Leopold dies in Puerto Rico quietly
Nathan Leopold, once the notorious thrill killer in the 1920s, died at 66 in San Juan. He lived 13 years in Castaner, Puerto Rico, seeking anonymity, but kept ties with the community and his Puerto Rican wife.
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Peggy Ann Bliss
San Juan
P. R
Nathan Leopold
America
Leopold
Puerto Rico
Castaner
United Church of the Bretheren
University of Puerto Rico
John Forbes
Illinois State Penitentiary
Bobby Franks
Leeb
Chamber of Commerce reports and stock case update
Chamber of Commerce Board reports drop of Childress as a site for a new industry due to manpower shortages and outlines upcoming events, including an October banquet and by law changes. In Dallas, the SEC fraud case against 12 defendants proceeds with 69 witnesses expected, highlights involve Waggoner Carr Osorio and Sharp, and a flood of documents.
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Lancer Homes
Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
U. S. District Court
Sarah T. Hughes
U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Flap Inc
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Sharp
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
John Osorio
Osorio
SEC
Delton H Harden Jr
Tampa
Fla
South Atlantic Co
Dallas Bank & Trust Co
RIC International Industries Inc
SAC
Carr, Osorio
Joseph Novotny
Sharpston State Bank
Harden
John F. Beaird
RIC Industries
RIC
Beaird
Three Are Fined In County Court
Isidro Avila Flores pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and received $142 in fines and three days in jail. Bill Lane pleaded guilty to swindling by worthless check and was fined $57 with one day in jail. George R. Plumlee pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined $144 with 15 days in jail and six months probation.
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Isidro Avila Flores
Bill Lane
Amarillo
George R. Plumlee
Euless
California Schools Lose Tax Base After Supreme Court Ruling
California's $5 billion public school finance system based on local property tax faces upheaval after a 6-1 state Supreme Court ruling found the system unconstitutional. The decision says education quality should not depend on a child's wealth, prompting debate on appeals and broader effects nationwide.
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Billstall
Associated Press
Sacramento
Calif
California
Supreme Court
Wilson Riles
Sanford Gruskin
U. S. Supreme Court
Raymond L. Sullivan
Jury Wheel Adopted for Petit Jurors in Childress County
County Judge Harper Knight announced that Childress County now uses a jury wheel to select jurors for District Court. The new law requires service with no economic exemptions and limits excuses to custodial mothers of children under ten or those over sixty-five.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac
Joe Tate
Corsicana
Texas Association of Hospital Auxiliaries
Childress
Childress County
Harper Knight
Rainfall and Thunderstorms Across South Texas Weekend
Weekend rains varied by location with 1.50 inches near Cee Wee and Tell and 0.50 near Northfield while others reported no rain. A ragged thunderstorm pattern wetted South Texas before dawn with more showers forecast in the eastern state. Temperatures ranged from 67 to 82 degrees as the National Weather Service noted warm, mostly clear conditions later today.
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Randall Merrell
Cee Wee
Roy Wygal
Tell
Allan Thomas
Northfield
B. P. Henderson
Associated Press
Texas
San Angelo
Lufkin
Brownsville
College Station
McAllen
Panhandle
Pineywoods
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Local Freeze FAQ Covering Rent Utilities and Fees
The ASCS office answers common freeze questions. It covers whether landlords may charge utilities after August 15, rental eviction limits, insurance rate renewals, bank service charges, and state or local fees. It lists exempt and subject agricultural products and notes workers compensation payments aren’t subject to the freeze.
Dollar Dips Abroad Amid Market Revaluations
The U S dollar falls against the yen, franc, and mark while slipping to 338.90 yen in Tokyo and opening at 3.3990 marks in Frankfurt. It rises against the pound in London as investors seek to shed pounds amid a broader currency shift and Irish moves to cap inflation affect foreign deposits. In Zurich the dollar opens at 3.9850-4.00 Swiss francs as the currency shows a 1.8 percent devaluation.
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London
API
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
Frankfurt
Paris
Nixon
Ireland
Zurich
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Mitchell
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Egypt
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NEA, Inc
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