Legal proceedings twist in Sharp testimony and Carr deposition
Federal prosecutors seek early access to Sharp as testimony in stock cases looms. Judge Singleton limited immunity timing, delaying Austin grand jury plans. Former Texas attorney general Waggoner Carr gave a deposition to SEC investigators amid a broader stock manipulation suit and a hush order remains in place.
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Sharp
Cingleton
Smith
Crawford Martin
Austin
Martin
Travis County Grand Jury
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Securities and Exchange Commission
Carr
U.S. Dist
Sarah T. Hughes
Hughes
Houston
Dallas
Charles P. Storey
SEC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Preston Smith
Apollo on Course For Moon Landing Amid Bold Lunar Venture
Apollo targets a 5 15 p m CDT landing on the Sea of Rains edge near Hadley Rille with Scott Irwin and Worden pursuing extended field trips and colorful TV coverage. Engineers weigh a potential engine switch failure while Flight Director Griffin cautions a nonlanding fallback if valving faults arise.
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Earth
Sea of Rains
Hadley Rille
Scott and
Irwin
New Laws Outline Truck Trailer Lighting Requirements
Bell outlines updated rules for farm trailers and cotton trailers including two tail lights two spotlights rear flasher lights and a top aligned clearance light cluster on trailers. Tractors built after January 1 must carry front headlights two warning lights rear red flashers a taillight and a slow moving emblem with lights burning day and night.
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Bell
Blanchard
Woman sails nonstop Atlantic first by a British psychologist
Nicolette Milens-Walker, a 28 year old British psychologist, sailed a 30 foot sloop from Dale, Wales to Newport Rhode Island, a 3500 mile, 45 day voyage making her the first woman to cross the Atlantic nonstop. She described feeling like Columbus on arrival and said she plans to travel again by a large ship.
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Newport
R.I
Port
Atlantic Ocean
Nicolette Milens-Walker
Columbus
Grand Jury Opens Probe Into Texas Insurance Stock Scandal
Travis County Grand Jury begins state investigation into the Sharpstown stock affair with possible indictments for state officials. Attorney General Crawford Martin and Robert O. Smith involved as jurors are briefed on large loans from Sharpstown State Bank to officials for stock in National Bankers Life.
London Satellite Network Lets 70 Institutions Share Surgical Demos
Nearly 70 London hospitals and medical schools have linked to a closed circuit television network to broadcast surgical and clinical techniques to medical students, officials reported.
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London
Apollo 15 Eyes Primitive Lunar Crust Find
Apollo 15 astronauts search for primitive crust rocks that could reveal Earth's beginnings, a key goal of the $30 billion lunar program. If Scott or Irwin fail to locate such material, scientists warn of a missing link in lunar formation theories and potential loss for study.
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Scott
Earth
Fra Mauro Uplands
Cape Kena Space Station
U.S
Robin Brett
Lunar Geophysics
Manned Spacecraft Center
Moon
Brett
Ine
Search stretches for missing Kevin as dogs track air scent
In a coordinated hunt for Kevin a group of search dogs use air scent to pursue the missing boy with the capability to locate him within a quarter mile officials say Kevin’s mother searched for clothing but found only a yellow wool cap guiding the dogs Moore notes a high metabolic rate may extend survival in cold weather while Kevin remains missing and hyperactive
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Moore
Kevin
Apollo 15 Telecast Schedule From Space Center Houston
UPI reports Apollo 15 timetable with detailed hourly activities from July 27 to July 25 including rest periods, camera work, moon lander inspections, exercise sessions, and ultraviolet Earth photography. The schedule notes Earth time and mentions Falcon lander operations and crew rest cycles onboard the Endeavour.
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Houston
UPI
David R. Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Falcon
Irwin
Scott
Worden
Endeavour
Earth
Moon Lander
Bon Vivant Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in Newark
Bon Vivant Co seeks reorganization under Chapter 11 in federal court Newark claiming it cannot meet maturing obligations. FDA recall of Bon Vivant vichyssoise linked to botulism deaths and paralysis prompted the action. assets listed at 312,413 with liabilities 115,518 while the plant remains closed.
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Newark
N.J
Bon Vivant Co
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
New York State
J- Nice
Riviera
Exten
B.C
Talks Break Off In Rail Strike Impasse And Settlement
Administration outlines a wage package delivering a 42 percent raise over 42 months retroactive to January. Officials say all three unions have accepted similar terms, while other avenues toward joining UTU remain under review. Congress readies emergency strike settlement bill and hearings on national rail labor dispute responses.
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Atl
UTU
House Commerce
Congress
Nixon
Sheetmetal
Rail unions threaten nationwide strikes amid stalled talks
Congress has repeatedly halted rail strikes, most recently in December when a one day stoppage by UTU and three unions was blocked. Negotiations with regulators and industry revisions seek efficiency gains while unions fear job losses and pay cuts. About 120000 workers on four carriers support one fifth of freight capacity, causing grain coal and produce backlogs nationwide. Talks paused with no headway after a 12 hour session.
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Congress
UTU
Usery
Santa Fe
UTA
Union Pacific
Southern Railroads
Southern
Front Brings Rain and Flood Warnings Across West Texas
Severe storms produced scattered showers across the South Plains with totals around 1.5 inches near Morton and multiple gauges in Lubbock. Flood warnings were issued for San Saba and McCulloch counties as crests near 40 feet were forecast. A cold front cooled Panhandle and South Plains temperatures to the 60s, with a slight chance of more thunder tonight.
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Morton
Texas Tech University
National Weather Service
Lubbock Regional
KFYO
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
South Lubbock
Reese Air Force Base
South Plains
Abernathy
Dimmitt
Hereford
Levelland
Littlefield
Olton
Plainview
Rupesville
Tulsa
Lamesa
Andrews
O'Donnell
Plains
Snyder
Tahoka
Post
Borger
Panhandle
Perryton
Pampa
Amarillo
Texas
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McCulloch
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Mary Ellen Invin
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