Houston D A Calls for Yarbrough Dismissal
Harris County District Attorney Carol Vance urged Texas Supreme Court Justice Donald Yarborough's removal after hearings suggested he plotted a former business associate's murder. Vance spoke at a news conference urging authorities to act promptly.
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Houston
Carol Vance
Harris County
Texas Supreme Court
Donald B. Yarbrough
Yarbrough
State of Texas
Supreme Court
Vance
The
Houston Post
John William Rothkopf
Victoria
Bill Kemp
Post
Rothkopf
Mexia School Sums ESAA Grant To Support Remedial Programs
Mexia Independent School District received official confirmation of an Emergency School Aid Act grant totaling 107 715 dollars. The funds will fund remedial reading and math at Mexia Middle School and retain all employees previously hired under the act.
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A.B. McBay
Mexia 1
S.D
McBay
Texas Girl Scouts Tighten Camp Security After Tragic Deaths
Tejas Girl Scout Council orders security upgrades after killings of three Oklahoma scouts and a Florida abduction. Counselors will sleep in tents with campers and carry sirens. campers leave only with a counselor. 83 of 1,625 girls withdrew, many from Camp Rocky Point near Denison.
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Tejas Council
Oklahoma
Minor collision at West Commerce and North Railroad
Police report records a single incident yesterday a minor accident at the corner of West Commerce and North Railroad in Mexia involving a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Kate May Elliott and a 1977 Buick driven by Howard Lee Medlock. Damage was light for the Elliott vehicle and moderate for the Medlock vehicle.
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North Railroad
Kate May Elliott
Mexia
Howard Lee Medlock
Elliott
Medlock
Girl Scout Is Abducted From Camp In Sarasota
Charlotte Grosse, 15, was dragged from a Bradenton area Girl Scout camp by a heavy set man. Parents await ransom call after a noon check. Sheriff Hardcastle said no release yet and suspects motive tied to earlier Locust Grove assault case involving Gene Hart.
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Pat Leisner
Associated Press
Sarasota, Fla
Charlotte Grosse
Sarasota County
Jim Hardcastle
Richard Grosse
Hardcastle
Charlotte
Bradenton
Brandenton
Oscar Scherer State Park
Col
Ray Pilon
Eleanor
Virginia Wallace
Locust Grove
Oklo
Gene Leroy Hart
July Fourth Playday Events and Contests Overview
The schedule lists events for a July Fourth celebration including a Bait Casting Contest with a 44 inch pool bullseye and three casts per contestant, a Frisbee Distance Contest using provided discs in groups of five, a Frisbee Accuracy Contest with a three foot diameter target, and a Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest in elimination rounds. Seeds and frisbees are supplied.
Carter posters urge energy save across nation
President Carter energy posters appear on buses subways and in public ads across major cities promoting energy conservation. White House supporters back the campaign while critics joke about timing ahead of the 1980 election. The White House team even plays softball with a Ford official umpiring in a novelty game.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
White House
Jimmy Carter
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Greyhound
Trailways
James R. Schlesinger
Plains
Washington Post
Ron Nelsen
Gerald R. Ford
Pennsylvania Avenue
Truman
36th Division 143rd Infantry Plans Reunion
Veterans of Company B 143rd Infantry 36th Division will hold a reunion at the National Guard Armory this Friday and Saturday. Registration and a visiting session are Friday evening, with a 4 p.m. business meeting Saturday followed by the Reunion Banquet at the Armory. Local division members are urged to attend.
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143Rd Infantry
36Th Division
National Guard
Amory
Market Averages Steady as Dow Jones Opens Lower
Dow Jones at 11:00 a.m. shows declines across indices with 30 Industrials at 911.13 down 4.49, 20 Transports at 236.71 down 0.19, 15 Utilities at 114.52 down 0.51, and 65 Stocks at 310.54 down 1.18.
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New York
Dow Jones
Mexia Art League Shows July Fourth Craft Display
The Mexia Art League hosts its Second Annual Fourth of July Arts and Crafts Show during Mexia’s Celebration. Local and distant artists will display under trees by the Girl Scout House with about twenty booths. Visitors can chat with creators and buy home or office decorations. An original oil painting by Carolyn Rothstrom will be awarded to a fundraiser contributor.
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Mexia Art Leagues
Arts& Crafts
K's Shoe
Mary Anne Yarbrough
Mexia Art League
Mexia
Girl Scout House
Houston
Julia Faye Hamilton
Cochairman
Art League Fund
Carolyn Rothstrom
Texas
Conroe
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