City Marbles Tournament Highlighted in Mexia Fourth Festivities
Sun City plans say the Fourth of July events in Mexia include a Chamber of Commerce Play Day at Hughes Park and a fireworks show at Black Cat Stadium. The Mexia Art League stages a larger Arts and Crafts Show and athletic events for all ages, with the City Marbles Tournament featuring players of all ages competing for a trophy. Jim Ramsey announced the official details today.
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Mexia
Chamber of Commerce
Hughes Park
Black Cat Stadium
Mexia Art League
City
Jim Ramsey
Prairie Hill reunion and community happenings in Mexia and Waco
Prairie Hill School holds a reunion on Saturday July 16 at the Lions Den on 42nd Street in Waco from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ex-students teachers and friends are invited and lunch is advised.
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Lion's den
42Nd Street
Waco
Jesse Murphy
Prairie Hill
Nixon may block release of tapes for years
The Supreme Court upholds a 1974 law giving the government control of 880 tape recordings and 42 million documents Nixon left behind after resigning. The decision lets Congress oversee the materials, keeping the former president from controlling his own records.
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James Rhodes
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William H. Rehnquist
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Witness held in strict security over Yarbrough case
A Harris County official keeps Bill Rothkopf in seclusion after he claims Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yar brough plotted to kill a grand jury witness and forged a car title as payoff. Rothkopf testified behind closed doors as a Travis County grand jury listens. Immunity was not offered for testimony.
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Houston Post
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Victoria
Bill Kemp
Kemp
Reward Offered After Sign Tearing At Lake Mexia
Bistone Municipal Water Supply District announces a $100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who tore down signs around Lake Mexia. Contact Constable Buddy Taylor or Lake Mexia Marina at 562-5463.
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Lake Mexia
Buddy Taylor
Lake Mexia Marina
Power blackout disrupts 45,000 in South Texas
The 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. outage hit 15 South Texas communities from Del Rio to Zapata, leaving confused police and blocked traffic signals. CP&L investigated cause, noting ties to Mexico as power was restored after about six o clock.
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del Rio
Zapata
Laredo
Uvalde
Webb County
All City Choir Rehearsal Sets July Fourth Program
The volunteer All City Choir rehearses at 7 p.m. Saturday July 2 at First Baptist Church Mexia for a Black Cat Stadium program. Led by Royce Thurnal of the Liberty Singers, no prior reading music or singing skill required. about 100 voices expected. open to all.
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First Baptist
Mexia
Royce Thurnal
Liberty Singers
False Alarms Plague Mexia Fire Dept
The Mexia Fire Department fought a grass fire in the 1400 block of South Belknap at 5 30 p m Tuesday believed started by a passing train. Two false alarms followed one at Roy Crook Auto on Highway 84 due to a light fixture short and another misreported grass fire at the carnival site. Fire Chief Donald Holmes warns extra caution with fireworks during the Fourth of July amid dry conditions.
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South Belknap
Roy Crook
Highway 84
Donald Holmes
Energy crisis not due to supplies says economist
Dr. Phillip Gramm of Texas A M University told the Mexia Lions Club that the energy shortage stems from insufficient exploration and government restrictions rather than resource depletion. He cited price controls and environmental debates such as the Alaska pipeline as dampening factors, urged boosting production while preserving free enterprise.
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Daily News
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Texas A&m University
Mexia Lions Club
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New York
Texas
Lions Club
Phil Gramm
Texas A&m
Davis Juror Selection Continues in Fort Worth Capital Case
In Amarillo Texas jurors are being chosen for the capital murder trial of Cullen Davis. Judge George Dowlen stays optimistic as Tuesday yielded no seated jurors and the panel aims to empanel 12 after a prior eight juror session ended in mistrial.
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Tex
Fort Worth
Cullen Davis
Districtic Court
George Dowlen
Dowlen
Davis
Andrea Wilborn
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