Centenarian Trinidad Leija Turns 100 Amid Family Centennial Milestone
Trinidad Leija from West Texas celebrated his first 100 years with a centennial party surrounded by four generations. The event occurred as the country nears its bicentennial with family photos beside 100 birthday candles on a large cake.
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Trinidad
Leija
West Texas
Mary Jane Rodriguez
Leila
Durango
Mexico
Texas
Lubbock
Mary Matta
Ithica Ave
Rodriguez
Crowell
Pancho Villa
Venustiano Carranza
Villa
Fiery hijack crisis and hostages end amid gunfire
The hijacking began when six young rebels seized a jet in Mindanao. After a 30 minute conference aboard, relatives tried to leave with passengers, prompting gunfire. An American escapee described a stewardess helping him through a shattered window, as other captives were freed. The story also includes a centenarian family history and reflections on life and family.
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Davao
Mindanao
Eastern Mindanao
John Mallett
United Brands Banana Planation
Andrew Macs
Weyerhauser Philippines
Martha Talton
Charleston
8.C
Manila
Libya
Officers Criticize One-to-One Fleet Car Plan in Study
Officers fault the study for approving a one-to-one fleet car plan without refinements noting it would force financial sacrifices across the department. They call the plan a clever key provision to revamp officers personal transportation and accuse the study of candy coating. The review also deems renovation of the records section a snow job with lip service to major changes and questions abolishing the city jail reducing the K 9 squad and creating 14 new rank openings.
Feuding Lebanese factions reject French ceasefire plan
In Lebanon heavy artillery duels continued between Moslems and Christians. France proposed sending thousands of troops to police a cease-fire, drawing sharp criticism from Khadafy and Libyan Kuwait officials, while Palestinian and Syrian tensions influenced responses.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Lybia
Kuwait
France
Phalange Party
Pierre Gemayel
Jumblatt
Syri
Saiqqa
Oklahoma Span Collapse Probe To Be Discussed
Gov. David Boren and highway department Director R A Ward plan a meeting to discuss a possible independent investigation of the Friday South Canadian River bridge collapse on U S 75. Two truck drivers were killed and a woman injured when bridge sections fell into the river. The 1968 bridge had a satisfactory rating after a 1974 evaluation and was due for another review this summer or fall. The bridge cost 655 808 dollars under Frost Construction Co. of Hydro.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
David Boren
Highway Department
Boren
R.A. Ward
Frost Construction Co
Hydro
South Canadian River
Calvin
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Ford Holds Lead As Delegates Tilt In Primaries
President Ford gains 55 delegates to Reagan's 14 at state conventions and 88 uncommitted Pennsylvanians. He leads 578 to 540 in committed delegates with Ohio and New York shaping the race as 176 GOP delegates are up Tuesday. Carter increases edge for Democratic nomination ahead of Kentucky, Tennessee, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and Arkansas primaries. Oregon, Tennessee, Kentucky seen as key battlegrounds with Ford favored to win Tennessee and challenge Reagan elsewhere.
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Washington
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Associated Press
Brown
Jimmy Carter
Maryland
New York City
Carter
Ford
Northeast
Ronald Reagan
Pennsylvania
New York
Reagan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Arkansas
Sen
Howard Baker
Georgia
Frank Church
Congress weighs big military spending and housing aid
Washington AP reports Congress to vote this week on a 31.9 billion military procurement bill and a housing package with grants for high unemployment areas. The Senate resumes debate on the measure today, with a key vote on an amendment to cut 317 million for Minuteman missiles. The House focuses on a 4.9 billion housing bill including a 1.3 billion public works grant program and a 10 billion five year mortgage loan fund proposal. The Senate also considers antitrust reform allowing triple damages and merger notices. Memorial Day recess planned for both chambers.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
John Byington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Byington
White House
Commerce Committee
House
Leonor Sullivan
D-Mo
Roman Hruska
Rneb
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Trinidad Leila
Abdulaziz Hussein
Maariv
Tel Aviv
Paris
Middle East
America
Russia
Zahleh
Christian Phalange Party
Tripoli
Zagharta
Plainview
Floyd County
National Weather Service
Emergency Operations Center
Hale
Fredericksburg
LBJ
Jack County
Tex
Bryson
Graham
Jacksboro
Albany
McKinney
Scotland
San Angelo
Florida Panhandle
Tampa
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Rashid Karami
Karami
Kamal Jumblatt
Gerry Burton
POST
Post City
C. W. Post
Garza County
Algerita Hotel
Texas Historical Commission
Garza
Algerita
Garza County Museum
Santa Depot
R. L. Marks
David Newby
Walter Boren
Ed Neff
Old Post Sanitarium
Solons
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