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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1977
Page
5
Tuesday admissions include Pam Reynolds and infant Charlotte Owens Willie Williams. Wednesday admits are Emmitt Beal Ida Neel R. L. Curlee Cynthia Jones and infant E. L. Hooper.
Mrs J N Morren remains patient in Wichita Falls General Hospital in room 493 after surgery Tuesday and is reported to be doing well. Visitors include Melissa and Michelle Boston of Ennis, Thelma Bays guests Mr R F Hadley of Marshall, and Mr and Mrs Sam Carmack. West Texas tennis camp opens Sunday in Canyon with about 100 youths including Gary Collinsworth of Childress.
All friends of the Mae Bates family are invited to attend a reunion picnic on Sunday July 3 at Fair Park.
Women's groups praise the Supreme Court decision striking down the death penalty in rape cases, arguing it clarifies enforcement goals and focuses on conviction rather than harsher punishments. Leaders from ACLU Women’s Rights Project and Women Against Rape emphasize responsible sentencing and improved treatment of victims.
Memorials listed for W. E. Rule Jr and Sr by family groups. Wilmer Rule by D. C. Bradley couple. Richard Pryor by Rogers and Sherwood families. Ed Douglas Owens by Gressett and Calvin families. Lola Fletcher by Women’s Bowling Association. Paul Efird by Carey Baptist Church. W. E. Henson by Trent, McClain, McDaniel families. Roy Key by Violet Hardin. J. T. Atkinson by Highway Department employees. John D. Cooper and Maynette Stiner also noted.
A free screening clinic will be held at the Fair Park Auditorium on July 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the West Texas Home Health Agency and partners. The public is invited with no charge, and those needing follow-up will be referred to their physician.
The speaker notes appalling rape statistics drop as penalties are seen as too severe. She argues NOW supports harsher punishments yet judges and juries convict less. cites Ehrlich Anthony Coker, 27, white, convicted of raping a 16-year-old Waycross housewife after escaping a state prison where he was serving a life term for rape and kidnapping.
The National Cotton Council protests OSHA rule making as arbitrary and biased charging double standards and abuse of authority. It cites shortened hearing notices, unequal testimony filing rules, industrywide timing, and ignored cost impacts to small businesses including dust abatement equipment costs valued at 3.2 billion installed and 947 million annually.
Brownwood Texas launches Freedom Week led by 400 member committee after local idea from funeral home owner Groner Pitts. Anita Bryant billed for a 7500 dollar Americanism program headlining festivities with flags, fireworks, Miss Bryant appearance and Little Leaguers distributing flags.
A council criticizes congressional oversight as insufficient and calls for systematic review of agency records to improve accountability. The piece also reports on legislative clashes over abortion funding and various political events across the United States.
The questions cover the 1975 joint US USSR space flight involving Soyuz and Apollo, whether U S and USSR crews logged equal time, and if a Russian cosmonaut was a woman. The format tests recall of space program facts and gender inclusion in early missions.
The readable text provides scattered letters and symbols with no coherent event, names, places, or dates to identify a factual news item or outcome.
Americans have issued over four million federal patents in two centuries. Notable items include Fallek’s grapefruit shield, a chewing gum socket, and the cheek expanding pad. Many ideas failed to improve on problems and some caused awkward results.
A sweeping tour through odd and serious devices from history. The article notes grapefruit shield gum locket cheek pad amid many quirky ideas and patents from 1860s to 1900s, including fire escapes privies and auto dial systems. It ponders creativity, practicality, and obscurity in inventions.
William Dudley a mild mannered veteran and Assembly of God volunteer is jailed for practicing dentistry without a license. He supplied dentures for about 225 dollars as opposed to 500 to 1200 charged by licensed dentists, arguing the laws protect the DDS monopoly. The National Denturist Association seeks new laws in 15 states while Canada has legalized denturists in seven of ten provinces.
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