Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted Over Weekend
A weekend hospital log lists admissions on Saturday including Jerry Fisher Neal Trout Connie Sims Alice Alexander Lance Andrews Melba Bowen. Sunday admissions include Cynthia Jones Billy Lamb Betty Moore Hollis Reavis Willie Stanley Bobby Pace Rosie Wilson Gilbert Vasquez. Monday saw Bertram Knight Gertrude Knight Joyce Norman Willie Williams. Discharges include Tricia Nations Elsie Holcomb Danny Maynard and Velma Ricks Elaine Sims Mary Jane West Maurice Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Fisher
Neal Trout
Connie Sims
Alice Alexander
Lance Andrews
Melba Bowen
Cynthia Jones
Billy Lamb
Betty Moore
Hollis Reavis
Willie Stanley
Bobby Pace
Rosie Wilson
Gilbert Vasquez
Bertram Knight
Gertrude Knight Joyce Norman Willie Williams
Tricia Nations
Elsie Holcomb
Danny Maynard
Velma Ricks
Elaine Sims
Mary Jane West
Maurice Reed
Local Resident Admitted to Bivins Center in Amarillo
Ruth Fite of Childress was admitted Sunday to the Bivins Rehabilitation Center at High Plains Baptist Hospital in Amarillo for a two month stay. Visiting over the weekend were Mr and Mrs Orville King and Mr and Mrs Oford King of Silverton and Mr and Mrs James Symcox of San Marcos visiting friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Fite
Childress
Bivins Rehabilitation Center
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Amarillo
Orville King
Mrs. Oford King
Silverton
James Symcox
San Marcos
Legislation Save Millions Through Consolidated Inspections
Governor Briscoe signed HB 2115 enabling state agencies to consolidate inspections for hospitals and nursing homes. The measure, introduced by Rep. Tim Von Dohlen, passed with no opposition and aims to reduce over 50 annual surveys per facility, saving more than 14 million dollars yearly and benefiting patients and taxpayers statewide. The Texas Hospital Association notes savings for 690 facilities and their patients.
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Briscoe
Tim von Dohlen
Goliad
House
Senate
von Dohlen
O. Ray Hurst
Texas Hospital Association
THA
Hurst
Carter
Congress
Barbs By Phil PostoreT Barbs On Highway Jokes
A humor column riffs on aging and life after 40, mocking optimistic plans and traffic commentary. The piece playfully labels the Early Morning Motoracer as a target for mockery and suggests light satire over everyday mobility.
Five To Be Investigated For FBI Head
President Carter named five finalists for FBI director from a field of more than 200 candidates. The list includes Sheriff William Lucas of Detroit, Judge Harrington Wood Jr. of Chicago, Neil Welch longtime FBI official, John Van de Kamp Los Angeles County district attorney, and John J. Irwin Massachusetts Superior Court judge.
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Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
Washington
FBI
California
Congress
Massachusetts
South
Carter
Griffin Bell
Justice Department
Bell
Senate
Clarence M. Kelley
Jan. J. Kelley
Investigative Bureau
William Lucas
Detroit
Harrington Wood Jr
Chicago
Neil Welch
Philadelphia
John van de Kamp
Los Angeles County
John J. Irwin
Massachusetts Superior Court
Seek Clues On Triple Murder
In Mayes County Oklahoma authorities hunt at Camp Scott near Locust Grove after three Girl Scouts aged 8 9 and 10 were beaten gagged and bound with tape and cord and killed in their tent and nearby area. Investigators sweep the 610 acre site using heavy equipment to find the assailant amid a large troop outing.
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Tulsa
Barbara Day
Multiple World Markets See Gains As Rates Fall
The Dow rose 2.54 to 914.6 amid Morgan Guaranty Trusts rate cut. A Moscow correspondent reports being detained for interrogation over alleged secret information. Cotton futures slide as prices fall. Fort Worth plans Laetrile sales after lobbying. Volkswagen faces 15.35 million antitrust ruling upheld by appeals court. Baptist Convention urges prayer to 16,000 messengers. Spain ends campaign with bombed appeals before a 23 million vote period.
Fisk's 10th-inning single carries Red Sox past White Sox
Carlton Fisk delivered a bases loaded single in the bottom of the 10th scoring Rick Burleson to lift Boston to a 5-4 win over Chicago, moving the Red Sox into first in the AL East. Boston and NY Yankees pursued lead as Mets and Royals won elsewhere.
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Carlton Fisk
Boston
Rick Burleson
Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Fisk
Larry Anderson
Chicago
Chet Lemon
Texas
Cleveland
Kansas City
Yankees
New York Mets
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Montreal
Houston
Bill Campbell
Dennis Eckersley
Campaneris
Royals
George Brett
New York
Paul Splittorff
Doug Bird
Steve Mingori
Mike Torrez
Mets
Braves
Jerry Koosman
Koosman
Lifesaving program presented by Jim Moody at Lions Club
The Childress Lions heard Red Cross disaster chairman Jim Moody outline lifesaving methods. He emphasized immediate aid within four to six minutes during drowning heart attack or blocked airways and demonstrated mouth to mouth resuscitation and a windpipe clearance maneuver.
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Childress Lions Club
Jim Moody
Red Cross
Moody
Ed Winegeart
The
Childress Index
Jerry Black
American National Insurance
C Clark, first to serve in all 11 circuits, dies at 77
News confirms C Clark died in his sleep at age 77 while visiting his son Ramsey Clark in New York. He had refused retirement at 67 to pursue service across all federal circuits, a historic career marked by consecutive judicial assignments and public life.
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C. Clark
Houston activists plan candlelight protest against Anita Bryant
Houston gay rights activists say 4,000 sympathizers will gather Thursday night for a candlelight march opposing Anita Bryant who is set to sing at the State Bar of Texas convention. Bryant led a Dade County campaign defeating a gay discrimination ban. Carter administration plans a fall conference with up to 30 nations on a global system to curb nuclear weapon spread, including nuclear and nonnuclear states and buyers of nuclear technology.
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Houston
Anita Bryant
State Bar of Texas
Washington
U.S
Alligator Becomes Richest Attraction in Ponchatoula
An AP story recalls a mean old alligator found by boys in Chappepella Creek, later housed in Ponchatoula as a tourist draw. The mayor funds a cage with a sign charging twenty five dollars for non money offerings, turning the alligator into a money maker and boosting local pride.
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Jules Loh
Ponchatoula
Chappepella Creek
Louisiana
Interstate Highway
Charles Gideon
Chuck Norris Aims for Stardom After Wrecking Crew Debut
In his first film The Wrecking Crew (1968) Chuck Norris recalls facing Dean Martin and delivering a squeaky line. The six time World Karate Champion now seeks blockbuster fame rivaling Redford McQueen Eastwood while starring as John Booker in Good Guys Wear Black.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Wrecking Crew
Chuck Norris
Ellie Sommer
Mr. Helm
Dean Martin
James Bond
Dirty Harry Norris
John T. Booker
Vietnam
Southern California University
Booker
Chuck
Robert Redford
Steve McQueen
Clint Eastwood
Bar by Philip Pastoret explores quirky aphorisms and digs
A collection of wry one liners on cocktails hijackings neighbors beavers golf bars and self made men. The piece cheekily weighs human foibles while tossing in wordplay about collective nouns and bookkeepers.
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Phil Pastoret
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Moscow
Robert C. Toth
Los Angeles Times
Soviet Union
Toth
Lefortova
U. S
Larry C. Napper
Napper
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth, Tex
Fort Worth
Austin
Jim Haas
Mexico
Germany
Haas
New Orleans
Volkswagen
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Southern Baptist Convention
James L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Marine Corps
Camp Barrett
Quantico
Gary Burns
Richmond
Rangers
Indians
Burt Blyleven
Juan Beniquez
Burt Canpaneris
John Loenstein
Blyleven
Beniquez
Reds
Phillies
Dan Driessen
Driessen
Pedro Borbon
Phils
Wayne Twitchell
Expos
Astros
Tony Perez
Andre Dawson
Gary Carter
Santo Alcalea
Jose Cruz
Department
Assen
Netherlands
Holland
United Mine Workers
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
White House
West Texas
Agriculture Department
Paul Green
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Canyon
Bill Rhew
Alligator
By Bob Thomas
Panevan
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