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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1976
Page
3
Texas DPS Captain Bob Russell cites Col Speir’s 94 fatality forecast for Christmas and New Year holidays. Troopers will patrol statewide to deter speed and alcohol violations, urging drivers to plan, rest, slow down, and avoid alcohol.
In a humorous memo Olympia lawmaker H A Goltz proposes a 1977 end date for a 1 976 year Santa Claus World Wide Enterprises elves contract and—through the American Federation of Elves—calls for better pay safer working conditions and more female elves. The note suggests negotiations to avoid interrupting Christmas. wildlife officer David Starling bagged two turkeys off duty but learned the daily limit is one.
The Texas Retired Teachers local unit held a holiday breakfast at a local restaurant with H P Powers giving the invocation. Mrs Rowden Jefferies delivered the Christmas story A Star Is Born by Kenneth G. Phifer and attendees included Powers, Harold Wright, LeRoy Gaines, Jefferies, Tennie Scarbrough, Mary Jane Heath, W S Hughes, Frank Wallin, Madge Culberson, Allison Steed, Frances Long and Lula Mae Carter. Eight George Washingtons in the 3rd Congress of 1893 named George Washington Smith Fithian Ray Houk Hulick Wilson Shell Murray.
A humorous column notes a friend grousing after a female department head, jokes about water repellent coats, and the ego taking a hit when asked about vacation plans. It closes with a quip about sharing gossip tapes and observes most young men lack politics but excel at campaign chatter.
Former Representative James F. Hastings of New York was found guilty by a U S District Court jury on charges of accepting salary kickbacks from two part time aides in his district. He was acquitted on a false statements count linked to a secretary pay increase. The judge set sentencing for Jan 21. Hastings could face up to five years per count.
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