Operation Motorcide to curb Labor Day highway deaths
Texas DPS begins Operation Motorcide from Friday at 6pm to Monday midnight to crack down on traffic violations. Officials warn last year’s Labor Day toll of 77 could be matched or exceeded with 36 projected, urging drivers to slow down, focus, and avoid intoxication to lower fatalities. Troopers Kenneth Freeman and Frank Graves lead the enforcement effort across state highways.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Kenneth Freeman
Frank Graves
DPS
East Texas Shrine Circus Delivers Bold High Wire Feats
The circus features trapeze and high wire acts built on years of training with daring stunts. Comic clowns provide merry chaos as elephants trumpets and lions roar, drawing crowds from opening van to final dazzling show at the East Texas Shrine venue.
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Highwire
East Texas Shrine Circus
Grand jury questions cited in county inquiry and rodeo earnings rise
The report notes Hill said county commissioner Hugh Camp was not subpoenaed by the grand jury and that two precinct 3 workers were subpoenaed while Jack Reed did not testify. Separately, Tom Ferguson set a 1976 PRCA earnings record at 67,684 with potential to reach 100,000 yearly, as finals reforms begin in Oklahoma City. The piece also covers investigations into voting records and continued grand jury consideration.
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Hill
Hugh Camp
Precinct 3
Camp
Jack Reed
Grand Jury
Marcus Vascocu
Denver
Colo
Tom Ferguson
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Ferguson
Larry Mahan
PRCA
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
California Polytechnic Rodeo
San Luis Obispo
Leo Camarillo
Oakdale
Calif
NFR
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rural Texas health care access debated by doctors and officials
Texas health officials and doctors discuss rural care challenges and solutions. Dr. Ed Schmidt notes physician shortages and isolation in small towns, while Dr. Frans L Duff highlights regional public health efforts and telemedicine. The aim is universal access across sparsely populated areas.
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Texas
Texas Medical Association
Ed Schmidt
Schmidt
The
Medical Association
Mario Ramirez
Roma
South Texas
Rio Grande City
Ramirez
Frans L. Duff
Texas Department of Health Resources
Duff
Eye Opener Graduation and Public Events This Week
Sam Baxter Harrison County district attorney urged graduates to learn clear communication with others, the press, and ordinary citizens. Rising Star Church in Tyler Road hosts a soul-saving revival through Friday Sept 10 led by Prophet E G Roberson and Pastor Rev C H McNeese. Gladewater Youth Baseball Association sets a 7:30 p m meeting Sept 9 to wrap up the season and elect new officers. A drug abuse program sponsored by the Gladewater Police Department and Jaycees drew 20 to 30 attendees who reviewed displays and joined the Q and A session despite bad weather.
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MDA
Gladewater Jaycees
Kiwanis Club
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Gladewater
Midler
Channel 7
Sam Baxter
Harrison County
Rising Star Church of God In Christ
E.G. Roberson
C. H. McNeese
Tyler Road
U.S. Highway 271
Gladewater Youth Baseball Association
Gladewater Police Department
Jaycees
Current Best Sellers Timeline in a Publisher's Weekly list
The compiled weekly best sellers feature FICTION titles including Trinity Dolores Touch Not The Cat The Lonely Lady The Deep Susann Aris Benchley Robbins Stewart and NONFICTION titles Passages The Final Days by Woodward Bernstein.
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Publishers’ Weekly
Trinity
Bears Show Promise In Season Opener Report
The article highlights Bears players Randy Calloway Gary Lee Van Townsend and ends Carlton Green and Chuck Prosch as key backups. It notes Amarillo as Helium Capital and details helium storage near Cliffside Gas Field with figures for stored volumes and the connection to the space program and school desegregation.
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Randy Calloway
Gary Lee
van Townsend
Carlton Green
Chuck Prosch
Amarillo
Tex
Kansas
Cliffside Gas Field
LE Craig McPherson
Jeff Rowe Jr
Charlie Manning Sr
Ricky Copeland Jr
Robert Townsend
Scott Prosch
Soph
Gary Lee Jr
Ben Boston Jr
Milton Timmons
Jerry Timmons
Wsb Jr
Willie Miller
Larry Lockett
Ernest Lane
Charles Gordon Jr
LE Todd Clifton Jr
Charles Manning
NG Ricky Copeland Jr
Scott Prosch Soph
Dale Lockett Jr
Llb
Bruce Attaway Jr
OB Sr
Making Waves By Jimmy Brown on Debate Rules
A columnist critiques campaign hype and proposes debate rules for Ford and Carter emphasizing dignified conduct, clear language, mutual respect, and off camera decorum while noting the dangers of sensational media coverage and political scoring.
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Jimmy Brown
Election Commission
Pres. Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Ralph Nader
George Meany
Lester Maddox
White House
Flash Flood Strikes Tyler and East Texas Areas
A one hour two inch rainfall causes flash floods in Tyler with six Hillside Shopping Center stores flooded and injuries from glass and collapsing roof at TG Y. Nurseries and schools flood prompting rescues while other towns report outages, wrecks, and accidents across Henderson Carthage Longview and surrounding areas.
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Tyler
East Texas
Hillside
Tg&y
Fifth Street
Henderson
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Gladewater Mirror
B.C
Laramie
Wyo
Stella
Texas Tment of Health Resources Frats L Ff M.D
Gladewater's Factory
Breeisnire
Bears
U.S. Supreme Court
Carthage
Longview
Constable
Gregg County
L. R. Garner
Pol. Adv
L R Garner
Kilgore, Tex
Trror
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
A&f
South Main
Charles Orendorf
J. M. Ashmore
Georgia Fowler
Qown
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
High Longview
P. Holiman
Mr. B. Gladewater
Repar
Shhe
Charre Peerra
Hollits
B. D. Holliman
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