Darth Vader visits Odessa drawing crowds at mall and hospital
The Star Wars villain in black roamed Winwood Mall and the Women's and Children's Hospital in Odessa, drawing large crowds while keeping his real name secret. He will perform at a park event in Sherwood Park and visit a Midland hospital before continuing a nationwide tour. He noted the two actors who portray him and discussed his plans for 12 sequels, while stressing safety around frightened children.
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Kim Yancey
Winwood Mall
Darth Vader
Odessa
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Midland-Odessa Symphony-Chorale
Sherwood Park
Midland
Villian
Darth
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Chris
Water used to halt Titan I leak in Kansas silo
Air Force experts poured 80,000 gallons of water into a Titan I missile silo near Wichita and prepared to spray chemicals to neutralize a two day old propellant leak that killed one person and sent 20 to hospital. Officials said the response was unprecedented and ongoing as investigators work.
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Wichita
Kan
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Neb
U.S
Dan Glickman
D-Kan
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Defense Department
Ronald Engels
Robert J. Thomas
Thomas
Rock
Robert Brown
8Th Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base
Louisiana
Brown
Geyser Cleanup Figures In Yellowstone Tourist Assaults
Ranger crews haul out trash from Yellowstone National Park geysers as visitors toss coins cans and odds and ends into thermal features. Geologist Rick Hutchinson monitors 10 000 thermal features while maintaining safety and collecting data as 2.5 million tourists visit.
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John Kuglin
Associated Press
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Rick Hutchinson
National
Yellowstone
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Rhode Island
Delaware
Hutchinson
Norris Basin
Yellowstone Park
Park Service
United Nations
Goren style bidding puzzle in a four spade raise
A detailed discussion of a bidding hand from a Goren quiz. It analyzes whether to bid four spades now or use a game try in clubs or spades, emphasizing point count, distribution, and partner’s potential holdings to decide between bashing or probing.
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Mayo Clinic
G.B
Pocahontas
Ark
Charles Goren
North
Carnival Priest Walks the Midway as Man of Faith
Msgr. R. J. McCarthy known as Father Mac the Carny Priest travels with carnivals across the United States and Canada. He attends shows to offer prayers baptisms and spiritual counsel while promoting his Showman's Prayer. He says carnival workers face discrimination from clergy but share simple faith in God and goodwill. He began as a carnival talker and now blends ministry with entertainment in the midway.
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Knight News Wire
Springfield
Ill
Msgr
R. J. McCarthy
United States
Canada
Father Mac
Holy Family
Watertown
N.Y
Mac
Red Link
Amusement Corp. of America-Link
House of Horrors
Entex seeks three step rate hike in Houston
Entex, Houston’s major natural gas supplier, asks the City Council to approve a three stage rate increase totaling 12 million dollars. The plan would start October 1 with a six million dollar rise, then on July 1, 1979, a three million dollar increase, and on April 1, 1980, another three million dollars.
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Houston
Entex
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