Cyprus Flourishes Amid Civil Tension and Tourism Boom
Cypriots navigate political strife while thriving economically as tourism surges. Nicosia bets on growth with a building boom and zoning laws. Famagusta and Kyrenia attract British retirees with luxury hotels. UN peacekeepers monitor Turkish Greek tensions as Archbishop Makarios seeks settlement talks.
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Cyprus
Mediterranean
Israel
Nicosia
Ledra
Famagusta
Kyrenia
Easil
Bellapais
Patire
Lawrence Durrell
Makarnos
Samba Composer Pixinguinha Dies in Brazil at 75
Renowned samba maestro Alfredo da Rocha Viera Filho, known as Pixinguinha, died of a heart attack in Rio de Janeiro. Born in 1898, he helped spread Brazilian music worldwide and led the band O Clube Batutas, with hits like Carinhos and Pagina de Der still performed by American artists.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Pixinguinha
Txinguinha
Alfredo da Rocha Vie
Carinhoss
Rio
Brazil
Africa
Ove Batutaskisht
Obituary Briefs for Mosley and Birdsong in Texas communities
Services for Oscar Mosley, Fr. of Slaton, will be at 2 50 p.m. Monday at Free Will Baptist Church Slaton with burial at Englewood Cemetery. Sedberry Funeral Home of Lubbock directing. Mrs Luther Ellis Birdsong 92, mother of Mrs Bert LaRoe, will be at 2 30 p.m. today at Wesley Methodist Church Greenville with burial at East Mountain Cemetery. Birdsong died Friday evening in a Midland hospital after a brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Mosley
Slaton
Free Will Baptist Church
Englewood
Luther Ellis Birdsong
Bert LaRoe
29Th St
Wesley Methodist Church
Greenville
East Mount Cemetery
Birdsong
Midland
Reese Pilot Honored At Rites
Col and Mrs Glenn Alexander unveiled a memorial plaque at Reese Air Force Base for Capt James E Alexander killed in a T-38 crash. Alexander, a 1968 USAF Academy graduate, logged 1160 combat hours on 167 missions as a C7 commander and earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Vietnamese Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. His brother Capt Jon Alexander attended with his wife. ceremony speakers included Col Walter H Buster II and Capt Jim Betteher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reese
Glenn Alexander
Reese Air Force Base
James E. Alexander
Alexander
Alexander Hall
Vietnam
Jon R. Alexander
Walter H. Buster II
61Th
Jim Betteher
Darrell E. LaMontagne
Des Moines Meredith Corp. Chairman Fred Boken Dies at 77
Fred Boken 77 longtime chairman of Meredith Corp Des Moines Iowa died early Saturday after a long illness in Phoenix Arizona Services will be held Wednesday at St Augustin's Church Des Moines Survivors include his widow Mildred and daughter Mrs Friedl Pfeifer of Aspen Colorado Boken joined Meredith in 1921 in Chicago moved to Des Moines in 1923 as advertising director He led the company as president and chairman from 1929 until stepping down in 1966 Meredith diversified into publishing printing broadcasting and educational materials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Fred Boken
Meredith Corp
Des Moines
Iown
Good Samaritan Hospital
St. Augustin's Church
Mildred
Friedl Pfeifer
Aspen
Colo
E.T. Meredith Sr
Bote
Meredith
Chicago
Successful Farming
Better Homes and Gardens
Bohen
Meredith Board of Directors
Textbok
Police Officer Appreciation Banquet Set for Brownfield
The Terry County Police Officer Appreciation Banquet will be at 7:00 p.m. February 27 at the American Legion Hall in Brownfield. Attorney General John Hill of Austin will be the guest speaker on the topic Problems and Situations As Reenacted by Your Police. Virgil Crawford is master of ceremonies.
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Brownfield
Terry County
American Legion Hall
John Hill
Austin
Ihil
Virgil Crawford
Obituaries from Plainview and Lubbock area
Obituaries note Bernard H Brown aged 7 died Saturday in Plainview convalescent home. Services set 2 pm Tuesday at Lemons Memorial Chapel with Chaplain H L Greer officiating. Burial in Plainview Cemetery. Survivors include wife Rachel daughter De Faye Hall Artesia NM son B L Brown Pottersville CA and 19 grandchildren. Other notices reference Jaggers J D Senders and Servin deaths with local survivorships and Church of Christ affiliations. Funeral details list Resthaven Memorial Park direct Franklin Bartley Funeral Home and West Texas Hospital services.
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Plainview
Bernard H. Brown
Lemons Memorial Chapel
H. L. Greer
Seventy Day Adventiat’ Church
Brown
Dallam County
Brownfield
Rachel
de Faye Hall
Artesia
N.M
B. L. Brown
Pottersville
Calif
Vandelia Church of Christ
Resthaven Memorial Park
Franklin Bartley
Jaggers
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
South Plains
Cleo
Elbert Knowell
Muleshoe
Mount Vernon
Bertha Barnard
Winfield
Servin
Anos
Floresville
Trinidad
Arul
Juan
Adelino
Pedro
Jose
Guadalupe
Frionia
Josie Fernandez
Shallowater
Francisca Watson
Mrs Echols 79 Dunn Resident Dies In Cogdell Hospital
Mrs Echols, 79, of Dunn died about 3 40 am Saturday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 pm Monday at Dunn Baptist Church with Rev J R Reedy officiating. Burial in Dunn under Bell Seale Funeral Home. Survivors: husband, a daughter Mrs Mary Eischeid of Torrance California, a sister Mrs Mary Bowers of Tenaha, two grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Sypen
Echols
Dunn
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Dunn Baptist Church
J. R. Reedy
Bell-Seale Funeral
Shelby County
Scurry County
The
Baptist Church
Center
Mary Eischeid
Torrance
Calif
Mary Bowers
Tenaha
Rites Held for Kemper and Groombridge in Texas
Obituary notices from Tulia and Lubbock report funeral services for Ida Pearl Kemper in Tulsa with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery and for Mrs. Groombridge in Lubbock with services at W. W. Rix Chapel. Survivors include multiple sons daughters and grandchildren. Burial in local cemeteries noted amid lengthy illnesses.
Luther Slaughter dies at 89 in Muleshoe
Luther Slaughter 89 of Muleshoe died Friday at West Plains Memorial after a lengthy illness. Services 2 pm today at Scott Funeral Home Chapel Saint Jo with burial in Saint Jo Cemetery. Survived by four nephews Fred Hall Luther Hall E H Hall and Jim Hall. Van Rogers Circleback. Ollie Matney Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muleshoe
Luther Slaughter
West Plains
Scott Funeral Home
Saint Jo
Singleton-Ellis Funeral Home
Slaughter
Bonham
Fred Hall
Luther Hall
E. H. Hall
Jim Hall
van Rogers
Circleback
Ollie Matney
Oklaunion
Clovis Native Cosme Lucero 85 Dies at Home
Cosme Lucero 85 a Clovis resident since 1938 died at his home Saturday morning after a lengthy illness Arrangements are pending with Sherwood Mortuary He was born in Anton Chico New Mexico moved from Santa Rosa New Mexico Survivors include wife Maria a son Jerry of Clovis four daughters Juliana Gonzales Flora Mar ez and Tony Marquez of Winslow Arizona two brothers Felix of Colorado Narcisco of Fresno California four sisters Juliana Garcia Victoria Garcia Lola Chavez and Lucie Garcia all of Clovis 26 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren
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Clovis
Cosme Lucero
Sherwood Mortuary
Anton Chico
N. M
Santa Rosa
Maria
Jerry
Perfilia Gonzales
Flora Marez
Tony Marquez
Winskow, jAriz
Felix
Colorado
Narcisco
Fresno
Calif
Juliana Perea
Victoria Garcia
Lola Chavez
Lucie Garcia
Funeral set for Carroll Gunter at First Baptist Tulsa
Carroll L. Gunter 68 died Friday night in Swisher Memorial Hospital Tulia after two months as a patient. Born in Morgan Mill he lived in Tulia since 1939 and was a farmer and rancher who earlier operated drug stores in Dimmitt and Silverton. Services at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church Tulsa with Rev. Gerald Tidwell officiating. Wallace Funeral Home. Survived by Blanche daughter Barbara Foreman Fort Worth mother Mrs H. L. Gunter Plainview sister Mrs Bert Godfey Fort Worth and four grandchildren.
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Tulia
J. M
Ida Pearl) Kemper
First Baptist Church
Tulsa
Neil Record
First Baptist Church of
Lockney
Gerald Tidwell
Rose Hill
Wallace
Plainview
Kaufmann County
Swisher County
Wheeler County
Lakeview
Ray Kemper
Amarillo
Maria Kemper
Gladys Null
Happy
Opal Rice
Vera Huie
Hartman, Ark
Theresa Wilson
Elizabeth Groombridge
Reese Air
Force Base Hospital
W. W. Rix
David P. Wood
Reese
City of Lubbock
Lubbock
Groombridge
Thomas
Herman
U.S. Navy
Hanne Marie Goddard
Huntley
Mont
Max Schuster
Germany
Pallbeerers
Jack Rister
Noel Bingham
Tommie Creswell
Wayne Guetershaw
Randy Spencer
James Westbrook
Carroll L. Gunter
Wallace Funeral Home
Gunter
Swisher Memorial Hospital
Morgan Mill
Dimmitt
Silverton
Blanche
Barbara Foreman
Fort Worth
H. L. Gunter
Bert Godfey
Ode M Prescott services set in Frederick Okla Memorial
Ode M Prescott 69 former Church of Christ minister in South Plains and Oklahoma communities will be buried in Frederick Oklahoma. Services at 2:30 p m Tuesday at the Frederick Church of Christ. Prescott died at O'Hare Airport Chicago after a heart attack. He served in Abernathy Denver City Ropesville Shallowater O Donnell Paducah Oklahoma and Colorado and led Stockdale congregation. He leaves a son John in Edinburgh a daughter Mia Joy Godfrey of Arlington Virginia three siblings and many relatives including six grandchildren and 12 step grandchildren.
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Stockdale
Ode M. Prescott
Church of Christ
South Plains
Frederick, Okla
Frederick
Oklahoma
Colorado
Opal
John
Edinburgh
Mia
Joy Godfrey
Artington
Claudine Nimmo
la Junta
Cotp
Melba Burr
el Paso
Dorothy Houchin
Paris
Jake Jernigan
Trinidad
Minnie Johnson
Oran Ezzell
Myrtle Ranch
Mrs Jo Hall Dies In Lovington At 64
Mrs. Jo Reta Hall aged 64 died Saturday morning at Lovington Lea General Hospital after a long residence in Lovington Two sons Darrell Ray Hall and Lowery Dean Hall a daughter Gloria Janean Tankersley Surviving relatives include sisters Dora Vinson and Mara Kizzie Eastham Burial is at Lovington Smith Rogers Funeral Home with Eastern Star rites First Christian Church officiating Burial in Green Forest Ark native of Green Forest Ark member of First Christian Church and Lovington Eastern Star chapter.
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Lovington
Jo Reta Hall
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Firtt Christian Church
Harold Burnside
Lovington Cemetery
Smith-Rogers Funeral Home
Eastern Star
Green Forest
Ark
Hall
First Christian Church
Order of Eastern Star
Lovington Ife Eunice
Gloria Janean Tankersley
Salt Flat
Darrell
Ray Hall
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lowery Dean Hall
Hobbs
Dora
Vinson
Calistoga
Calif
Mara
Kizzie Eastham
Cleveland
Okla
Ed Jaggers Services Held for 82 Year Old
Services for Ed Jaggers age 82 of 1603 57th Street will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Franklin at Bartley Chapel with Minister Bob Mize officiating.
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Ed Jaggers
57Th St
Franklin
Bartley iChapel
Bob Mize
Burial plans for Santiago Servin in Akron
Funeral arrangements for Santiago Servin 61 of 1801 Baylor set for 10 am Tuesday at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church Akron. Burial will follow in City of Luib soil and purity water referenced by scientists noting discarded tires can be converted into high protein food.
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Santiago Servin
Baylor
Our Lady
Akron
Ohio
Grace Catholic Church
Curtis Halfmann
Mrs. Joe Sharp of Plainview Rites Set
Mrs. Joe Sharp of Plainview dies at Central Plains General Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Plainview Cemetery. She taught in Hale County schools after moving from Stephenville and was a member of the church. She is survived by her daughter Mrs. J W Drake of Alamogordo New Mexico and brother Raymond Hodge of Oklahoma City among others.
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Plainview
Joe Sharp
First United Methodist Church
Mark Williams
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Sharp
Central Plains General Hospital
Stephenville
Snyder
Hale County
Joe
J. W. Drake
Alamogordo N.M
Raymond Hodge
Oklahoma City
Funeral service scheduled for Nora Riley Singleton
Nora Riley Singleton, 83, of 1512 F Tulane St, died Friday afternoon at Methodist Hospital. Funeral set for 2 pm Monday at Northside Church of Christ with burial in City of Sub under Hender direction. She was born in Collin County and moved to Linbdock 20 years ago. A son, Oscar Riley of Hanford California, and a daughter Mabel Arnold of Arthur survive along with several grandchildren.
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Northside
Church of Christ
Nora’ Riley Singleton
F. Tulane St
Methodist Hospital
Hender
Collin County
Singleton
Linbdock
Church of Chiion
Oscar Riley
Hanford
Calif
Mabel Arnold
Arthur
Dorothy Vaughn Littlefield dies in Lubbock at 56
Dorothy Lucille Vaughn 56 of 1518 24th St Lubbock died about 9 40 p m Friday at Highland Hospital Burial in Anton Cemetery with Rev Glen T Smith leading services Survivors include her husband David R and three sons David E Larry and Mike three daughters Joyce Bohler Patricia Miller and La Nelle Owens four brothers Jack Roy O D and Junior Oakley a sister Annie Lou Woods and 16 grandchildren
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Littlefield
Dorothy Lucille Vaughn
24Th St
Lubbock
Highland Hospital
Hammons Funeral Homes
Glen T. Smith
Anton Cemetery
David R
David E
Larry
Mike
Joyce Bohler
Patricia Miller
Mobile
Ala
la Nelle Owens
Westminster
Calif
Jack Oakley
Roy Oakley
O. D. Oakley
Junior Oakley
Anton
Annie Lou Woods
Private Spy Network funded by Ross Perot revealed
The Times Herald reports on Ross Perot’s covert efforts noted as Phase 2 of a cloak and danger hunt for POWs. Perot says intermediaries logged 2.2 million miles across 43 trips to 47 meetings with North Vietnamese, Viet Cong, and Pathet Lao, claiming involvement in China and Laos prisoner cases and a pledge to families.
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Perot
Dallas
Asia
Times Herald
Pathet Lao
China
Laos
Royal Lao
United We Stand
Grove
Crane
Fealing
Samy
The Shepherd Bleed? Not applicable
The text presents a devotional-style reflection on choosing lasting pleasure grounded in Psalm 51:18. It emphasizes treasures that inspire gratitude, freedom from wrong, and balanced sacrifice, urging discernment between true and cheap pleasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredom
Slaton High Student Receives George Washington Medal
Roger T. Hughes of Slaton High School won a national award from the Freedoms Foundation on Saturday receiving $100 and a George Washington Honor Medal. The selection involved a national awards jury of state supreme court jurists and civic veterans groups.
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Roger T. Hughes
Slaton High School
Texas Army Junior Reserve
The
Freedoms Foundation
Hughes
George ‘Washington
Supreme Court
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Des Moines Corporation
Bernard Brown
Nda Kemper
Mrs. Echols
Carroll Gunter
Mrs
Jo Hall
Hardens Howers
Nora Singleton
Dorothy Vaughn
Waneuat Sececreps
al RaNkun
Howe
34Th Street
Wurst
Tracy Heinrich
St. Joseph's Hall
Gerry Burton
Ross Perot
U.S
Postal Customers Council
el Toreador
Farr's
Town & Country Shopping
Edith Lanham
46Th St
Avalanche-Journal
Jimmy Lanham
Arlen
P. Trice
Whit Rix
Sam KK
Crow Funeral ®& Directors
Robert F. Cummings
Wayne Chaffin
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