Immortalized in Ballad Sheriff Wins Gun Battle
McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser, famed for The Ballad of Buford Pusser, killed a convicted killer after being grazed by a .25 pistol shot on Christmas night. The 30-year-old, 6 foot 6, 250 pound lawman had vowed to clean up the Tennessee Mississippi border and has faced personal loss from his war on crime.
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Tenn
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Tennessee
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Pusser
Alississippi
Body of abducted Iowa child found clues point to suspect
Des Moines police say Pamela Powers 10 was abducted Christmas Eve from the Des Moines YMCA. Robert Williams 24, a former Missouri inmate, surrendered and led officers to the body two miles southwest of Mitchellville. He was charged with murder and held without bond. Autopsy pending.
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Des Moines
Pamela Powers
Mitchellville
Robert Anthony Williams
Missouri
Charve Williams
Davenport
Williams
Judie Howard Brooks
YMCA
Wisl
Plains May Get Snow During Day
A South Plains weather outlook describes mist and drizzle with cold showers and a chance of rain turning to snow in northern and western areas including Lubbock. By midnight moisture reached about half an inch in Seagraves and forty hundredths in Lubbock as a cold front neared. no major freeze expected by daybreak.
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Lubbock
New Mexico
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Caprock Tournament Opens In Wild Lubbock Action
Lubbock area CAPROCK meet opens with a wild, woolly start as competitors clash on day one. The report highlights early standout performances and local interest in the tournament's unfoldment.
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Lubbock
Area
Prayer Request for Faith and Reunion
A devotional prayer from a reader asks Almighty God to help hearts drifted from Thee to regain faith and grant reunion with the divine. The plea emphasizes timely spiritual renewal and steadfast belief.
New York Declares Health Emergency Over Flu and Fuel Shortage
New York officials announce a state of peril as flu cases surge and a fuel delivery strike bites. Heat and hot water vanish in thousands of apartments while a cold wave drives temperatures to six degrees. Sanitation crews rush to fuel depots to enforce priority deliveries amid three deaths linked to fuel shortage.
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New York
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Vitentionazo
Massaro
Saya
Health Department
Post Christmas Exchange Pleasanter Than Usual
Local department store managers report a calmer day-after Christmas exchange period with polite customers and few refunds. Exchanges run lighter than recent years though traffic remains heavy, and staff note many customers were satisfied with color or size substitutions. RECIPIENTS Page 6.
Udall Launches Challenge to McCormack for House Speakership
Udall, 46, announced his candidacy in a letter to House Democrats. He says he would oppose McCormack as the spearhead of a drive to unseat leaders and open the way for others to run in a final runoff.
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Tevearold
John Woo McCormack
Ous Speetker
Tevke
Udall
All House Democrats
Nervous robber robs Posey liquor store, escapes with $450
Harvey Griffith owner of Harvey's Liquor Store in Posey was held up Thursday. A gunman spoke to Griffith on the phone then shoved him into a cold storage vault near the cash register. The bandit twisted his arm, opened the vault, and rifled about $450 from the till before fleeing.
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Posey
Harvey Griffith
Harvey's
Lubbock
Griffith
Ile
25 Feared Dead In Turk Floods
Merin Turkey reports 25 missing feared dead as floods hit the Cukurova region along the Mediterranean coast. Tens of thousands of acres, citrus groves, and villages flood while the Adana Mersin highway is blocked and residents seek refuge on rooftops and mosques in Tarsus.
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Merlin
Turkey
Cukurova
Mediterranean
Mersin
Adana
Tarsus
Adans-Ankara
Night reentry of Apollo 8 pilots to test risky plunge
Apollo 8 returns from lunar orbit as it braces for a precise night entry over the Pacific. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders monitor speed angle and altitude to avoid fatal skip or break up. Final preparations began late Thursday for a 9 51 CST splashdown as the crew reflects on home and voyage.
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U.S
Pacific
Gizht
Earth
Lunar
Manhder
Tris
Apollo
Dettine
Many Gifts Lift a Philadelphia Woman on Christmas
In a South Philadelphia abandoned house, 70 year old Stephanie Murawska called Christmas the best ever thanks to gifts of food clothing a wreath and ecards from strangers. She has lived in vacant homes for years and declined housing offers, noting she arrived from Poland at 15 and lost this month's Social Security check but remained grateful for the generosity.
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Stephanie Murawska
Murawska
Miss Mariawska
Poland
Weather Forecast Fragments From A Western District Page
Fragmented text notes gusty conditions near Wester and general weather updates. Mentions temperatures and wind shifts with unclear sources and dates.
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