Bush allowed to vote in Texas despite Maine residence
Harris County election officials upheld Vice President George Bush in Texas voting rights after a challenge from Rep. Clint Hackney. County assessor Carl Smith ruled Bush could claim Texas residency while serving in the federal government, citing a constitutional provision. Bush’s team argued Maine ownership did not override his domicile in Washington, D.C. reactions from Barbara Bush accompanied the Houston appearance.
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Houston
George Bush
Texas
Harris County
Carl Smith
Bush
Smith
Clint Hackney
Hackney
Edward Hubbard
Kennebunkport
Maine
IRS
Washington, D.C
Harold DeMoss
DeMoss
State District Court
Fourth man held in United States spy ring case
A fourth man, Jerry Whitworth of Davis, is jailed without bail as arrests widen in a spy ring involving John A. Walker Jr, Michael Walker and Arthur J. Walker. The operation reportedly spanned since 1965 with several other suspects yet to be caught. Whitworth faces life if convicted.
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San Francisco
Soviet Union
Jerry Alfred Whitworth
Davis
Whitworth
Navy
John A. Walker Jr
Walker
Michael
Nimitz
Arthur J. Walker
John Walker
Baltimore
Laura Walker Snyder
Army
FBI
Ms. Snyder
Karen Alexander
Sacramento
John H. Peterson
U.S
Rosenbergs
Joseph Russoniello
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Peres backs direct talks with Hussein on peace
Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Israel is ready for direct negotiations with Jordan's King Hussein and the Palestinians, rejecting prior U.S.-Jordanian talks and an international peace conference. He urged confronting all issues at the table to achieve peace while urging direct face-to-face talks.
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Hebrew University
Washington
U.S
John Heinz
R-Pa
Jordan
Israel
Richard Bryers
Heinz
Peres’ Labor Party
Likud
Camp David
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Jordan River
Peres
Hussein
Soviet Union
PLO
Barbara Bush urges literacy drive to fix illiteracy
Vice president's wife Barbara Bush told the General Federation of Women's Clubs in Houston that illiteracy is a widening national issue. She cited tutoring programs by libraries churches and colleges and noted high illiteracy rates among adults youths in court and welfare costs urging government action to prevent children from suffering.
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Houston
Barbara Bush
Bush
Senators push arms ban until Jordan peace talks begin
A proposed Senate resolution would block sale of advanced U.S. military equipment to Jordan until the country enters direct peace negotiations with Israel. Sponsored by Senators Heinz and Kennedy and backed by 66 others, the measure faces scrutiny as Secretary Shultz warns against it and lawmakers weigh Jordan's role in Middle East diplomacy. Jordan seeks F-16s F-20s Hawk missiles and Stinger weapons, while Lugar cautions on aid to bolster Jordan as a peace partner.
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Richard Luger
R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jordan
Middle East
Peres
U.S
George P. Shultz
Hussein
Washington
United States
Yitzhak Shamir
Likud Bloc
Senate
Israel
John Heinz
R-Pa
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Heinz
Richard Bryers
Bryers
New York Times
Capitol Hill
Richard Lugar
Senate Foreign Relations
Prison guard stabbed death shocks Huntsville unit
Investigators question a 36 year old inmate serving 30 years for Pecos County murder after a 4 year old female Texas prison guard was found dead in a bathroom near the Ellis Unit in Huntsville. Another guard, 42 year old George Billups, was stabbed at Coffield Unit in Palestine with superficial wounds. Authorities work with Walker County sheriff and district attorney.
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Huntsville
Texas
Texas Department of Corrections
TDC
Ellis Unit
Charles Brown
Brown
Pecos County
Walker County Sheriff's
District Attorney's Office
George Billups
Coffield
Palestine
Jay Byrd
Billups
Byrd
Palestine Memorial Hospital
Artificial heart recipient may have suffered stroke
Murray Haydon, 58, Louisville, has been in intensive care since March after receiving an artificial heart on Feb 17. A hospital spokeswoman said he may have suffered a stroke late Monday evening, with CT and EEG planned to assess brain damage. fellow recipient William Schroeder, 53, from Jasper, Ind., remains the longest living artificial heart patient.
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Louisville, Ky
Murray Haydon
William DeVries
Haydon
Donna Hazle
Humana Hospital
Audubon
Gary Fox
Fox
Louisville
Humana
William Schroeder
Jasper
Ind
Herald Publishing Co. contact and staff list notice
Public notice listing publication schedule and contact numbers for delivery issues. Includes staff roles and prices for carrier and mail subscriptions across Texas counties and out-of-state. directs readers to report nonreceipt by specified times.
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Comal
Guadalupe
Hays
Blanco
Kendall
Comal County
Texas
P.O
New Braunfels
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Robert C Payne
Landa New Braunfels
Herald-Zeitung
New Braunfels Herald Publishing Co
S. Castell Ave
S. Castelli Ave
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Claude Scruggs
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