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.*•. . 'J'ft -., t ;»%8»ssfu}, 'MlffiV'xj' cwwmj-^MURDER VICTIMS — Law enforcement officer! are tarcatlgating the slaying of Albert Kennedy, Jr., at the left, and Mr. and Mrs.Tommy Kennedy. Tlieir bodies were found In their respective homes, located. about eight miles from each other in the Ingram area.Water Remans Top Tivy WinsProject For CountyOf all Important needs of Kerr County, civic leaders believe adequate surface water supply and storage is the number one priority.An overwhelming majority ofthe representatives of the Cfar.County, Chamber of Commence; Airport Authority, planning and zoning boards, Upper Guadalupe River Authority, • ranching, transportation, business and industry men and women placed adequate water ait head of a list of 20 priority projects.The Second Annual Seminar For the '70s'’ was held Tuesday night, with Kerr Country Chamber of Commerce President Bill Dozier setting the dflage to focus in on specifics/' as guided by guest moderator. Pledger Cate, executive vice president of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce.Seven discussion groups of eight persons each evaluated 1972's lirt of projects and then updated the list with items to be accomplished within one year.Second highest priority revolved around the subject of an improved and expanded City endleading to establishment of a Kerr Country Historical Museum; the expansion of the golf course and, establishment of the industrial park rounded out the list of priorities.Big Budget For Ads On Kerr AreaAccording to figures supplied the Tourist Advertising and Promotion Committee, Kerr Country Chamber of Commerce, more than 40 per cent of the spring budget of the Texas Tourist Development Agency highlights the attractions of the Texas Hill Country.Gene Lehmann, TTDA Board member, told Chamber officials that the expenditures total $93,-284 in advertising, plus a fag line in all advertising about the 1973 Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair at KerrviUe.Zone Title For 9th TimeThe Thy Antlers wrapped up die 14-AAA west zone title Tuesday night with a 75 to 47 win over Fredericksburg, and the gym resounded with cries ofOn to State.”.. .t *Scott Shaw was high point man in the game with 27 points, and Joe Meurer next with 16. This makes the ninth zone win by the Antlers without a defeat, and their season record is 21 wins to six losses.Last Friday the Anders exploded with a 198 to 38 win over the Southwest Dragons in San Antonio. It was the first time Tivy had gone over the century mark this season, and William Fifer came within three points of making as much as the entire Dragon team.Fifer was high with 35 points, followed by Ron Likin with 19, Scott Shaw with 14, Ken Finley with 12 and Overby 10.The Antlers have one remaining game on their schedule, and they will meet Uvalde here Fri-. day night. They have cinched the zone title, despite the outcome of this game. *-3 Members Of Kennedy Family KilledKerr County residents woke up Tuesday morning to learn of a triple slaying in the Ingram area, and law enforcement officers are still seeking a motive in the brutal killings.Albert Kennedy, Jr., 54, his son, Tommy, 26, and bis daughter-in-law, Gayle Kennedy, .22, were all discovered start to death in their respective homes about eight miles apart.The elder Kennedy had served as Justice of the Peace for Precinct Four for almost three years, and his docket was perhaps the busiest in the county. On Monday before his death, he had filed his monthly report with the County Clerk, and it showed he collected $1,358 ki fines from 55 offenses. AH but three were far small amounts, and these were $200 for drunkenness and two $120 fines for trespassing.The three bodies were taken to San Antorao Tuesday for an autopsy to determine if the same weapon, or weapons, were used in the slayings.Mrs. Albert Kennedy discovered the murders when she came home from work aboutmid™^ht. Hie telephone wires were cut at their home on Fall Branch Road, so she went about 50 yards to the home of her mother-in-law to report the crime.A telephone call to the Tommy Kennedy home was not answered, so two law enforcement officers went to this residence, which is about two miles from Ingram on the Hunt road.They discovered the younger Kennedy shot to death in the living room, and his wife dead in another room. Twin daughters, Stacy and Tracy, 20 months old, were found sleeping and unharmed in another room.AH three were shot at least two times, and it is not known which home the killer, or killers, visited first.Law enforcement officers converged on the scene, and virtually ruled out robbery as a(Continued on Page 2) *-
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Kerrville Mountain Sun
Kerrville, Texas, US
Thu, Feb 08, 1973
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