Odessan poker legend Johnny Moss travels world for games
Odessan Johnny Moss, named world champion at Las Vegas, recalls flying to England and Alabama for games, spotting cheats, and building skill from hustling newspapers in Dallas. He says poker is 40 percent skill and 60 percent luck, waits for the next call while living in Odessa.
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France
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Alabama
Barry Moss
Dallas
Dispatch and Journal
Old Coil Wills
Moxie
Big Spring Man Dies In Holdup
AP Memphis report says Arthur G. Abel aged 30 from Big Spring Texas died during a jewelry store holdup after grabbing clerk Dean Graves 19 as a hostage. Patrolman Robert A. Tate rookie was wounded while answering the burglary alarm. Abel was fatally shot as he fled onto a nearby lawn.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Texas
Arthur G. Abel
Big Spring
Tex
Robert A. Tate
Abel
Dean Graves
Graves
Festival of Man and Earth Draws 10000 at Denham Springs Beach
About 10,000 youths attended the three day Festival of Man and Earth at Thunderbird Beach near Denham Springs Louisiana. Law officers from Livingston Parish and surrounding parishes patrolled the three acre site enforcing parish ordinances while promoters said trouble was unlikely and security included 50 off duty officers.
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Denham Springs
UPI
Thunderbird Beach
Livingston Paris
Police Probe Lollipop Drug Trip in Paris Texas
A 6 year old Paris child reportedly had a dangerous drug like trip after eating part of a Lollipop given by a 11 year old neighbor. The girl recovered and authorities sent the candy to a crime lab for analysis.
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Paris
Tex
Help For Slow Readers Modern Steps To Speed Up
A compact note outlines a modern method to relearn basic reading fundamentals previously taught in older programs. Emphasizes gradual practice, focused phonics, and sustained effort to improve decoding and fluency.
Student Named To Girls State In Texas
Sharon Hawkins of Tulsa has been chosen to attend the 1976 Bluebonnet Girls State session at Texas Lutheran College Seguin June 16 26. The 17 year old will join a 10 day government youth program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 4 and is a National Honor Society Future Teachers of America Future Homemakers of America and Science Club member. Her alternate is Carla Carlton of Tulia, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Carlton.
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W .D. Hawkins
Bluebonnet Girls State
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Miss Hawkins
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
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Future Homemakers of America
Science Club
Hawkins
Carla Carlton
Ray Carlton
Tulia
Prowler Surprised By Woman's Gun
Bernice McKinney a night shift worker at Texas Instruments fired five shots at a prowler who lunged from behind a hedge as she checked near her car. The would be assailant retreated after taking bullets, and Leon Williams was reported in fair condition at Parkland Hospital.
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Dallas
Bernice McKinney
Texas Instruments
Wis
Leon Williams
Parkland Hospital
Gardener Unearths Ancient Byzantine Church Near Amman
In Amman area a gardener, while tending his yard, uncovered a Sixth Century Byzantine church. Antiquities officials say the church near Amman carries a colored mosaic floor of about six square yards and Greek inscriptions linking it to Archbishop Thomas.
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Amman
Jordan
Department of Antiquities
Antiquities Department
Iechurch
Thomas
Rotary World Meet Set for Atlanta Georgia
More than 12 000 people expected at Rotary International List convention starting Sunday in Atlanta Miss Angie Brooks of Liberia will speak Thursday along with Arthur C Clarke Ralph Salerno James F Conway and local officials Gov Lester Maddox Sam Massell and Edward J Smith will welcome Rotarians Also in Moscow a report says a rocket to drill a 12 mile tunnel in a month could reach 2000 times atmospheric pressure to drill gas mains
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Angie Brooks
Liberia
Arthur C. Clarke
Ralph Salerno
New York City
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James F. Conway
Rockville Center
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Rotary
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Lester Maddox
Sam Massell
Edward J. Smith
Rotarians
Moscow
UPL
Trud
Mikhail Tsiferov
Guerrillas Attack Israel In Coordinated Raid Across Front
Arab Sinai Organization and Fatah guerrillas launched a six hour assault along the cease-fire line north of the Dead Sea. Israeli and Jordanian forces reported heavy damage to supply lines and communications with several casualties on both sides. A separate incident in Liberty Hill, Texas left a 65 year old man dead after a grenade blast at a show.
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Asis
L Group
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Burnet
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