Moluccans Open Fire During Dutch Train Siege
South Moluccan terrorists fired at police TV observation masts near a hijacked train eight miles north of Assen. At least 55 hostages remained aboard as the group sought to have the masts removed. no injuries were reported. The two siege sites Bavensmilde and the nearby village remained under gunfire as negotiators worked to end the standoff.
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ED Blanche
Associated Press
Assen
The
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Joop den Uy
South
Grocery bill rises as prices climb in May survey
The Associated Press market basket survey shows higher grocery costs in May across 12 of 13 cities, with an average rise of 3.5 percent. Coffee prices remain sharply higher while roaster cuts fail to lower retail costs. Salt Lake City is the lone exception with a 1.9 percent drop.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Agriculture Department
Beverly Hills Club Fire Start Point Identified
Officials say the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire started in a specific room and arson is ruled out. Two more deaths bring the toll to 16 as investigators near the ignition site. no one was injured in the incident.
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Steven R. Hurst
Associated Press
Southgate
Beverly Hills
Carter Burns Tension Over Fed Policy
President Carter challenges Arthur Burns as the Fed tightens short term rates and critics banks for higher prime rates. Bert Lance accuses banks of stalling growth and fueling inflation while Burns nears the end of his term with reappointment uncertainty.
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Washington
Carter
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Bert Lance
Lance
Bard
White House
Garage sale to aid East Ward School in Childress
Residents urged to attend a Friday garage sale at East Ward School funded by Satellite School patrons. Ronna Stallings notes donations are high quality. Kiwanis Bridge and 42 tournament cancelled for lack of interest. Money would support the July 4 celebration by the Childress Chamber of Commerce. Heritage Commission meeting set for Monday at 2 p.m. in the courthouse museum.
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East Ward School
Ronna Stallings
Childress
Kiwanis Club
Millar Brown
Childress Chamber of Commerce
Sharks Return To Texas Coast In Large Pod
About 1000 hammerhead and sand sharks gathered off the North Padre Island coast in Texas today. Marine biologists described the migration as a major coastal appearance with potential ecological implications noted by researchers.
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North Padre Island
Tex
Texas
Bridgewater Rites Planned for Richard E. Bridgewater Jr.
Funeral services for 85 year old Richard Eli Bridgewater Jr. will be held at 2 p m Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. A L Sanders officiating. Burial is in Childress Cemetery. He was born March 29, 1892 in LaGrange Texas and was a World War I veteran. He moved to Childress in 1955 from Alvarado and was preceded in death by his wife Celia. Survivors include eight sons, two daughters, and a stepson in Indiana and California.
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Richard Eli Bridgewater Jr
New Hope Baptist Church
A. L. Sanders
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
LaGrange
Texas
Childress
Alvarado
Celia
Burchell Rites Today in Big Spring
Funeral services for Wiley A. Burchell 79 of Big Spring set for 4 p.m. today with burial in Howard County Cemetery. The retired farmer died after surgery at a Big Spring hospital. Survivors include wife Annie four other sons Edward of Childress W A Bill R D Walton and Landon all of Big Spring one daughter Mrs J R Dangel of Willingboro N J and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Wiley A. Burchell
Big Spring
Edward Burchell
Childress
Howard County
Annie
Edward
W. A
Bill
R. D
Walton
Landon
J. R. Dangel
Willingboro, N.J
Rhodesians Return Home After Mozambique Raid
Rhodesian troops retreat toward home after an incursion into Mozambique. The Rhodesian military command said at least 32 guerrillas were killed and four rebel camps destroyed during the operation led by Gen. Peter Walls with about 700 troops. The withdrawal was completed late Wednesday.
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John Edlin
Associated Press
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Peter Walls
Siad
Mapai
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe National Liberation Army
Walls
United Nations
South Africa
U.N
Southern Africa
Rhodes
Connally outlines GOP shake up and reforms
Former Texas governor John B. Connally calls for a Republican revitalization with a shadow cabinet of experts and constitutional reforms including a deficit spending ban, term limits, mandatory judges retirements, and periodic reapproval of federal judges. He declined speculation on a 1980 presidential bid.
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San Francisco
Texas
John B. Connally
Connally
GOP
U. S
Treasury
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Energy department fight grips House debate
The House opened debate on creating a new energy department and quickly tangled over the scope of authority. The dispute centered on how much power the proposed energy agency would hold and which existing agencies might be affected.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Energy Department
Department
Senate
Carter
James R. Schlesinger
John Moss
Dcalif
Schlesinger
Energy Secretary
Collins Rites Held In Dallas
Funeral services for William Thomas Collins will be at 2 30 p m Friday at Restland Funeral Chapel in Dallas. He is survived by his wife and four daughters named, a son Airman Daniel Loquerico on active duty, and four grandsons. The obituary notes his daughter Mrs Bobby Harpole of Childress and other daughters in Dallas Richardson and the home, with family details.
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William Thomas
Tom) Collins
Bobby Harpole
Restland Funeral Chapel
Dallas
Pat
Harpole
Childress
Clifford Teal
Terri Daniels
Richardson
Nancy Loquerico
Daniel Loquerico
Millington Air Station
Memphis
Tenn
Near Agreement On Panama Canal Negotiations Evolve
American and Panamanian negotiators near a treaty to phase out U S control of the canal and a neutralization pact with a 1999 handover date. Talks recessed in Washington and resume in Panama in 10 days with ratification by the U S Senate and a Panamanian plebiscite anticipated.
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Panama City
Panama
U.S
Panama Canal
Washington
U.S. Senate
Canal
Canal Zone
United States
Mennonites Settle in Texas Frontier Colony
A group of about 600 Mennonite families relocate from Mexico and Canada to more than 7 500 acres near the New Mexico border in West Texas. They aim to restore traditional German Bible centered farming life with dairy, cheese, workshops, and a farm focused community. Local officials note they plan self sufficiency and welcome from Seminole residents. Bishop Henry Reimer leads the Old Colona Mennonite Church asserting the move is to preserve old ways and German language among children.
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Seminole
Tex
West Texas Plains
Mexico
Canada
Texas
New Mexico
Henry Reimer
Colona Mennonite Church
Lone Star
Bob Clark
May moisture totals at FAA air field station
May brought 3.52 inches of rain at the FAA air field, boosting the year to 10.53 inches. April logged 4.3 inches. the yearly average stands at 21.81 inches. Monthly breakdown lists multiple small measurements from May 1 to May 31 with trace on May 13.
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FAA
Sharp Rites Are Pending in Quitman
Funeral services for J. S. Sharp 96 father of W. J. Sharp of Childress are pending in Quitman Texas He died Wednesday morning in the Heritage Nursing Home in Quitman Arrangements will be announced by Cain Funeral Home in Quitman Survivors include the widow Fannie of Yantis two daughters Mrs Helen Spruell of Quitman and Mrs Charlene Dyer of Euless two sons Paul of Quitman and W J of Childress 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren
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J. S. Sharp
W. J. Sharp
Childress
Quitman
Texas
Heritage Nursing Home
Cain Funeral Home
Fannie
Yantis
Tex
Helen Spruell
Charlene Dyer
Euless
Paul
W. J
Childress Open Tennis Tournament Opens at Fair Park
The Childress Open Tennis Tournament began at Fair Park courts at 8 a.m. with 65 players entered from Electra Quanah Matador Quitaque Memphis Crowell Paducah Turkey Silverton Childress and Altus Ok. The junior group starts today, adults play Saturday and Sunday, and the public is invited to watch. Also announced are clergy changes in local United Methodist Churches with two pastors reassigned to First Methodist King Memorial Tell Estelline and others returned to Cee Wee Dumont and Paducah churches.
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Childress Chamber of Commerce
Steed
Childress
Alfie H. Carlton
Northwest Texas
United Methodist Churches
Abilene
James Price
First Methodist
Joe A. Walker
King Memorial
Tell
Estelline
Walker
Sammy Ruth Ellis
Rule and Lagerton
Cee Wee
Dumont
Paducah
Henry Salley
City seeks permit upgrade for Childress treatment facilities
The Texas Water Quality Board schedules a public hearing on June 8 in Austin at Room 618 Stephen F. Austin Building for the City of Childress amendment to its permit. The plan covers upgrading facilities at an industrial site near the municipal airport, with treated effluent directed to a retention pond and irrigated on 125 acres, and no discharge to state waters. Citizens are urged to attend and provide statements for the record.
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The
Texas Water Quality Board
Austin
City of
Childress
Stephen F. Austin
A.m
TWOB
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