Miss America Sets Texas Appearance
Fort Worth AP report profiles Miss America Phyllis George, 22, who will dance at the Miss Texas pageant at the Tarrant County Convention Center Wednesday through Saturday. George, who held Miss Dallas and Miss Texas titles before the national win, seeks to shift Miss America’s image through dance and accessibility. She will depart August 9 for Vietnam with other pageant winners.
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Atlantic City
Charmer
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Denton
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Vietnam
Belinda Myrick
Odessa
Jail Overalls Trigger New Trial for Ephraim
Lyord Ephraim of Harrison County won a new trial after prosecutors forced him to wear jail overalls to his robbery case, which the appeals court said violated his presumption of innocence. Broussard lost his appeal and faces execution for the 1969 murder of Peter Lum in Houston. The court also upheld a 50 year sentence for Guadalupe Romero in the 1969 knife slaying of Alfredo Gonzales in a San Benito tavern.
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Marshall
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Peter Lum
Houston
Broussard
Guadalupe Romero
Alfredo Gonzales
San Benito
Gonzales
Romero
Tourism project kicks off tourist of the week program
The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce tourism committee will name the summer's first tourist of the week at 7 p.m. during a news conference at the Holiday Inn Parkway. Past honorees include a man recuperating from heart surgery and a Japanese family. Winners receive a free night, meals, and gifts.
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Lubbock
Amnesty considered to clear former servicemen discharges
Pentagon spokesman said thousands of veterans with less than honorable discharges for drug abuse may have records cleared. Deputy Secretary Packard testified that retroactive amnesty could be granted case by case if individuals did not engage in narcotics trafficking or other crimes. He also noted protections against using drug tests for disciplinary actions and urged Congress to submit suitable cases for rehabilitation.
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Conferee Disagreement Halts Draft Renewal Effort
Washington reports House and Senate negotiators failed to bridge gaps on end the war legislation delaying renewal of the expired draft law past mid July. The conference committee adjourned with key disputes unresolved as leaders warned of future talks.
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