Royal critics and chess clash in mixed London and Los Angeles items
Prince Charles and Princess Anne face fashion and hunting scrutiny in Britain as Walter Koby urges sartorial elegance and anti hunting groups chide Anne amid royal family public appeal. In Moscow Pompidou plans a January visit for summit talks with Brezhnev. In Beverly Hills Bobby Fischer discusses defending his world title with Spassky and hints at Las Vegas as a venue.
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London
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Walter Koby
Tie Manufacturers’ Association
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Koby
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Cain
Charles
Anne
Brian Seager
Los Angeles
Bobby Fischer
United States
Boris
Freestone County Sheriff Reports Counterfeit Bills and Immigrant Suspects
Freestone County deputies reported several counterfeit twenty dollar bills passed in the county and Limestone. Charges filed and bond posted. Secret Service involvement minimal so matters may move to state level. Also noted were unlawful aliens and unregistered vehicles tied to a beer-joint trip near the county line. Retired Ranger Captain Bob Crowder buried in Dallas. Weather hinted at winter sleet snow and rain midweek. Officers trained with new radios at Mexia Armory, THP handled minor in possession charges, and fights left three jailed. GMO Officer Goff filed violation charges and assisted in breaking up illegal spirits activity.
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Limestone
Secret Service
Tran Tarrant Co
Bob Crowder
Dallas
Cntral
Mexia Armory
GMO
Goff
Air Force offers strong pay and benefits in Limestone County
Air Force recruiter Sgt. Wiggins notes a competitive pay scale with starting weekly pay around 70 dollars rising to 80 after four months. Benefits include free medical and dental care, 15000 dollar life insurance, uniform upkeep, base privileges, 30 day paid vacation each year, and advancement opportunities. Contact (817) 756-1321.
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Congress
Air Force
Sgt
Wiggins
Aerospace
Supreme Court Allows California Liquor Licenses to Bar Explicit Entertainment
The Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision upheld California regulations allowing the suspension or revocation of liquor licenses for venues featuring explicit sexual performances. Justice Rehnquist wrote that public morals justify state control over bar entertainment, reversing a 1971 ruling that required proof of obscenity. dissenting Justices argued the ruling rests on an abstract scenario not tied to actual cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
California
Rehnquist
Department of Alchobolic Beverage Control
Los Angeles
Nixon Administration
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Potter Stewart
Byron White
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Douglas
County Auditors Reappointed to New Term
Harris County district judges reappointed County Auditor Grady Fullerton to a new two-year term. Judge John Snell Jr. chaired the meeting with 24 of 26 judges present and named Fullerton without other nominees. Fullerton praised the unanimous reappointment amid a critical outside audit noting heavy record keeping.
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Houston
Grady Fullerton
Harris County
John Snell Jr
Fullerton
Deeds Filed in Limestone County Week Ending Dec 2
The Limestone County Clerk reports deeds recorded for the week ending December 2 from Lone Star Abstract Co. Read includes Cecil Ray Smith et ux to Melvin D Hendrix et ux 40.8 acres P Varela Survey and multiple transfers among Wakefield Hillman Wright Nelson etc with deeds covering 25 to 1,009 acres across Groesbeck Mexia and surrounding areas.
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Limestone County
Lone Star Abstract Company, Inc
Groesbeck
Cecil Ray Smith
Melvin D. Hendrix
P. Varela
Donald T. Metcalfe
M. S. Thetford, Jr
Tamarisk View
Mexia
Johnny L. Wakefield
Reggie Nell Wakefield
Lena Wright
Thelma Hillman
J. N. Acosta
James W. Nelson
Waco Savings & Loan Association
Saide E. Bergeron
Mildred Taylor
R. McIntyre
Nelson T. Reynolds
Charles W. Phillipp
J.lj.l. Chavert
L.W. Wood
Mary Beth Ogilvie
A. Scott
Moore
James R. Ayers
Sybil Nee
Faye Yeomans
William L. Wilder
A. Varela
H. Weldon Higginbotham
Clyde C. Haptonstallet
Wright Place
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Leonid J. Blisjusr
Tass
Spassky Fischer
Spassky
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Iceland
Fischer
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Las Vegas
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Methevs
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Punkin
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United States Air Force
St. Wiggins
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Pest
Mexia Chamber of Commerce Office
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Roy Simmons
Jerry Simmons
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Gene Boyd James Stanford O' Moore
Mexia Daily News
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