Judge halts Wallisville Dam work in Trinity Barge plan
Federal judge orders an immediate stop to construction on the Wallisville Dam as part of the Trinity River Barge Canal project. He directs the Corps of Engineers to file full environmental impact statements for the entire project and each section. The ruling tempers progress amid environmental groups and Houston officials seeking bonds for the canal.
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Wallisville
Trinity River
Corps
Galvesum Bay
John M. Scott
Fort Worth
TRA
Trinity
Scott
Houston
Wallasville
Lake Livingston
George Hayle
The
Sierra Club
Ben Sen
Trinity Pay
Martin W. Teage
Galveston
Wailisville
Trinity Aid
Futu
Bue
Hue
Fisheries and Wildlife
Trinity Bay
Corps ‘of Engineers
City of
Chambers, Liberty Counties Navigation District
Female Jaycees Not In Offing
The executive board of directors of the United States Jaycees rejected a proposal to admit women to membership. The Rochester chapter’s revocation and the New York directorate’s enforcement prompted the debate, with legal action pending in Patriot Court. The national body restricts membership to men between ages 18 and 30, and the board includes the national executive committee plus state presidents from all states and the District of Columbia.
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Tulsa
Okla
Cap
United States Jaycees
Apypr
Rochester Day Gees
New York
Li Fir
Saycees
Ted Mechieil
Saud
Abso
Jaycees
Philadelphia
Rochester
Pilus
District of Columbia
Convicted Plane Is King Dies in Richmond Heights
Marty C. Bass Jr, a former Selb Manufacturing president convicted in a 1970s JTL conspiracy to manufacture faulty parts for the F N fighter plane, died at 87 after extended illness. Convicted in Little Rock, he was fined 20000 and sentenced to four years. his conviction was upheld by the Eighth Circuit. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in Richmond Heights.
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St.louis
Marty C. Bass Jr
JTL
Richmond Heights
Bass
Selb Manufacturing Co
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Little Rock
U.S Bth Circuit Court of Appeals
Religious Sect Loses Lawsuit in Sherman Court
US District Court Judge William Wayne Justice dismissed a $00,000 damage suit filed by Miriam McClendon of the Children of God sect. She alleged civil rights violations by her mother Juliet McClendon Grayson County officials County Court Judge Les Tribble County Clerk Paul Lee doctors David Darling and Joe Stout and former lawyer Jim Dunn. Hearings on the case were adjourned.
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Sherman
William Wayne
Children of God
Miriam McClendon
Dallas
Januay
Juliet McClendon
Grayson County
Les Tribble
Paul Lee
David Darling
Joe Stout
Plainview Man Hernandez Dies After Ambulance Transport
H Hernandez 27 died about 4 p.m. Thursday at Central Plains General Hospital after an ambulance transfer. Police will investigate the death. Survivors include his wife Oralia Vera Hernandez, a son Enrique, a daughter Sonya, two sisters Kiva Lopez and Enediana Martinez, and three brothers David Gilbert Ernest Hernandez, with parents in Munday.
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Plainview
Herman Hernandez
Central Plains General Hospital
Plainview Memorial Park
Wood-Dunning Funeral Home
Hernandez
Oralia Vera
Enrique
Sonya
Kiva Lopez
Munday
Enediana Martinez
O'Fallon
David
Gilbert
Earnest
Missouri
Paul Hernandez
Obituary for Mrs. Lathesa Ellisane Birdsong
Mrs Lathesa Ellisane 32 mother of 1714 29th St Greenville 620 for 230 p m Wesley Methodist Church burial East Moll Cemetery Greenville She was native of Texarkana Ark moved to Lubbock five years ago from Duluth Survivors include husband and son C C Smith both of Alkara Towers Also surviving two sons L E Birdsong Jr Dallas Albert B Birdsong Midland and another daughter Mrs Charles E Kraemen Richmond Va Rev Bobby McMillan will officiate Pallbearers named Rhonard McCary Bernie Howell Tom Blakemore Kenneth Gore Ralph Daniels Col Jim Page Burial Resthav Park
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Lathesa Ellisane
29Th St
Sina
Wesley Methodist Church
East Moll Cemetery
Greenville
Birdsong
L.E. Birdsong Jr
Dallas
Albert B. Birdsong
Midland
Charles E. Kraemen
Richmond
Bobby McMillan
Park
Texarkane
Ark
Lubbock
Inlise
C. C. Smith
Alkara Towers
Rhonard McCary
Bernie Howell
Tom Blakemore
Kenneth Gore
Ralph Daniels
Col
Jim Page
Stephen Bratina dies at 56 in Burk Burnett area
Stephen F Bratina 56 a Texas Tech father died of an apparent heart attack at home. Services set 9:30 a m today at St Jude Catholic Church with graveside at 4 p m today Englewood Cemetery Slaton. He taught Civil Service at Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls and was WWII veteran. Survivors include wife Indie two daughters Sandra and Carol two parents four brothers and three sisters.
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Wichitas Falls
Indie
Sandra
Carol Bratina
Rose Bratina
Pueblo
Colo
John
Edward
Stanley
Bill
Mary Keller
Elizabeth Young
Anne
Papish
Mosley Rites Set for Slaton Resident Oscar Mosley
Oscar Mosley 72 of Slaton died Wednesday in Methodist Hospital. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Monday at Free Will Baptist Church Slaton with Rev. E. Gennady officiating and burial in Englewood Cemetery under Sedberry Funeral Home of Lubbock. A native of Tyler he moved to Slaton from Shallowater about three years ago. Survivors include daughter Mrs Cotine Davenport of La Campo, brother R. D. Mosley of Los Angeles, and sisters Mrs Nora Carroll of Slaton and Mrs Lourena Mosley of Tyler.
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Oscar Mostey
Slaton
Methodist Hospital
Free Will Baptist Church
Rev. E. Gennady
Englewood Cemetery
Sedberry Funeral Home
Lubbock
Mosley
Tyler
Staton
Shallowater
Cotine Davenport
la Campo
R. D. Mosley
Los Angeles
Calif
Nora Carroll
Lourena Mosley
Longtime Plainview resident John M. Flovin dies at 86
John M. Flovin 86 a longtime Plainview resident died early Friday in Amarillo. Services to be held today at Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel with Masonic graveside rites at Plainview of Navarro County. Survived by two daughters Mrs Mead Pittman and Mrs R A Needham both of Amarillo. three sons Weldon Amarillo Elmer San Jose and Calvin Santa Clara Calif. 12 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Plainview
John M. Flovin
Amarillo
Navarro County
Flovin
Hale County
Petersburg
Mead Pittman
R. A. Needham
Weldon
Elmer
San Jose
Calvin
Santa Clara
Calif
Leonard L Green 87 dies after six weeks in Earth home
Leonard L Green 87 longtime Littlefield resident and former chicken hatchery operator died at 2 am Friday in Littlefield Hospital after a six week illness following a heart attack at home. Services set for 2 pm today at First United Methodist Church Earth with Rev C C McBrayer officiating. Burial in Littlefield Cemetery under Parsons-Ellis-Singleton Funeral Home. He left Earth seven years ago from Littlefield. He is survived by his wife Mrs Donald Street of Earth son Chester of Lubbock two sisters Mrs Ida McFall of Great Bend Kansas and Mrs Ethel Russell of Monroe Louisiana a brother Robert R Green of Petaluma California seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Leonard L. Green
Littlefield Hospital
Earth
Littlefield
Litlefield
Earth Masonic Lodge
First United Methodist Church
C. C. McBrayer
Forrest Heights United
Littlefield Cemetery
Parsons-Ellis-Singleton Funeral Home
Donald Street
Chester
Lubbock
Ida McFall
Great ‘Bend
Kan
Ethel Russell
Monroe
Robert R. Green
Petaluma
Calif
Pasoan Given Life In Slaying
AN AP report from Paso outlines Donald J. Chambers a 42 year old local motorcycle club leader sentenced to life in prison for the gangland style murder of Preston Tarver 22 and his brother Marley 17 found buried near El Paso. The victims were Conroe locals killed after they allegedly swindled Chambers of 1000 by selling him baking powder as speed.
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Paso
Donald J. Chambers
State Penitentiary
Preston Tarver
Tarver
Marley Tarver
el Paso
Conroe
Robert Pierce Munnerlyn
Chambers
Mrs Mason Rites for 68 Year Old Altura Towers Resident
Mrs. H. A. Mason aged 68 of Altura Towers will have services at Agape United Methodist Church at 8 pm today.
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H. A. Mason
Altura Towers
Agape United Methodist Church
The Shepherd L DRUDGEERY And Hard Tasks Faith
The piece frames daily toil as drudgery yet necessary. It cites Hebrews 12 11 urging patience under chastening for growth in righteousness and fortitude through divine aid.
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Julien c. Hyer
Richard Pierce Funeral Services Held in Wolfforth
Richard Charlie Pierce 49 died at home of natural causes around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Funeral at 10:30 a.m. today at Antioch Baptist Church with the Rev. Craig Wilcox officiating. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park under Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home guidance. Survived by Ida a son Tommy and a daughter Tana of the home, three sisters Oly Hitt Joe James of Wolfforth and Evelyn Rhoads of White Deer, half sister Rosa McNutt of Cross Plains, a brother Willie of Wolfforth, two stepbrothers James Lawrence of Shallowater Delbert Lawrence of Edgewood, and stepmother Rhoda Lawson of Cross Plains. Pallbearers listed.
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Richard Charlie Pierce
Wolfforth
Antioch Baptist Church
Craig Wilcox
Resthaven Memorial Park
Resthaven-Singleton-Wilson Funeral Home
Pierce
Ida
Tommy
Tana
Oly Hitt
Joe James
Evelyn Rhoads
White Deer
Rosa McNutt
Cross Plains
Willie
James Lawrence
Shallowater
Delbert Lawrence
Edgewood
Rhoda Lawson
L. C ‘Turer
Charlie Putman
Ray Gentry
Robert Howells
Tor Russel
Roger Tiemm
Ode M Prescott Stockdale minister dies at Chicago airport
Ode M Prescott 68 a former Church of Christ minister who served Abernathy Denver City Ropesville Shallowater O'Donnell and Paducah died Thursday afternoon at O Hare Airport Chicago after an apparent heart attack He had been serving as minister with a Stockdale congregation Funeral plans are pending burial will be in Frederick Oklahoma He is survived by his wife Opal a son John of Edinburg Vermont Arlington three sisters Minnie Johnson Oran EzzeM Myrtle
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Stockdale
Ode M. Prescott
Church “of Christ
Abernathy
Denver City
Ropesville
Shallowater
O'Donnell
Buria
Frederick
Okla
Prescott
Oklahoma
Colorado
Opals
John of Edinburgh
Arlington, Vt
Minnie Johnson
Oran Ezzem
Myrtle
Director Dies After Fall While Filming in Spain
Spanish film director Claudio Guerin died Friday after plunging about 100 feet from St. Martin's church steeple in Noya while directing a scene for Devil's Country. He was en route to a hospital when he passed away. A production spokesman said the crew would continue the film as a tribute to Guerin.
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LA Coruna
Spain
IPI
Claudio Guerin
Cifra
Guerin
St. Martin's
Noya
la Cotuna
Obituary: Nora Singleton 83 Dies in Tulane Street Home
Nora Riley Singleton 83 of 1512 E Tulane St died at Fir i Methodist Hospital after a long illness. She moved from Collin County to Lubbock years ago and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include son Oscar Riley of Hanford California and sister Mrs Mabel Arnold of Port Arthur along with several grandchildren.
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Nora Riley Singleton
Tulane St
Collin County
Lubbock
Singleton
Church of Christ
Oscar, Riley
Hanford
Calif
Mabel. Arnold
Port" Arthur
Joe Monroe Wagley dies at 81 in Odessa
Odessa services for Joe Monroe Wagley, 81, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. A retired landscaper, he died Thursday in a local nursing home after a lengthy illness. Survived by Anna, four sons Travis and Clifford of Irving, J I and H B of Odessa, three daughters Jewel Millman Wanda Sweatt of Odessa and Betty Stanley of California.
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Odessa
JoeMonroe Wagley
Hubbard-Kelly
Wagley
Anna
Infant Stephen Wood Dies in Local Office Visit
Stephen Michael Wood five weeks old son of Dale and Mrs Wood of 4519 27th Sts died Friday at a local physician's office. Autopsy results pending. Services 10 a.m. at Oakwood United Methodist Church with Rev Lyman Wood officiating assisted by Rev William H Wright. Burial 2:30 p.m. in Tye Cemetery under Rix Funeral Directors. Survivors: parents, grandparents J W Wood Abilene Weir Joiner Tye J W Taylor Lovington NM and Mrs WT Bell Tye.
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Stephen Michael Wood
Dale Wood
Oakwood United Methodist Church
Lyman Wood
William H. Wright
Abilene
Tye
Obituary Briefs for Several Local Residents
Funeral services are listed for Mamie Goode 86 of Plainview Carl Marsh 72 former Lubbock resident Mike Garcia 62 former Lubbock resident Haskell Redd 60 of Lubbock area Nancy Kelley 92 of Clovis Charley Bullard 61 Clovis resident with burial plans and serving mortuaries across Plainview Cross Plains Irving Clovis Caldwell and related cemeteries in Floydada Mission Garden Caldwell and Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park.
Nominated To Constitutional Revision Panel
Gov. Dolph Briscoe announced that over 500 persons have been nominated for the 37 member Constitutional Revision Commission. The next committee meeting to select the panel is set for 1 20 p m Thursday February 22 in the Capitol.
Negro diplomat's role sparks South Africa jokes
In Pretoria a black U.S. diplomat James Baker, 37, economics officer, arrives to advise on investment amid apartheid. He calls his assignment not symbolic, while Prime Minister Vorster faces mixed reactions from the far right party and questions about safety and access in the segregated country.
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Pretoria
South Africa
U.S
John Vorster
James Baker
Vorster
Baker
U.S. Foreign Service
House of Is
Club Street
Brooklyn
Malawi
Joe Kachingwe
Paul Kruger
Woking
Restau
Herstigte Nasionale
Gram
Orer
Wm Baker
Save Fuel Dent Urges Business Community Action
Commerce Secretary Frederick B. Dent urged about 45 000 companies to conserve energy amid a growing fuel shortage. He listed 19 measures include turning off unused lights lowering thermostats sealing drafts insulating spaces checking for leaks maintaining equipment and recycling plant waste as fuel. The nation faces a tight fuel situation with crisis proportions in several regions.
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Washington
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Dent
America
Rickover Extends Nuclear Navy Leadership for Two Years
Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover will remain head of the Navy's nuclear propulsion program for two more years beyond his 1974 term. He recently turned 73 and survived a minor heart attack last November, his second since 1961. The decision keeps the oldest active-duty admiral in uniform, supported by the Navy secretary and defense chiefs.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Navy
Rickover
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