Tenyearold mayor hopeful aims to form Crabb Texas
AP reports Brian Orman, ten, ran for mayor of Crabb in 1983 and seeks incorporation to thwart annexation by Houston area towns. An August 10 election is set. if approved he loses his post due to age rules. The plan covers about 2 square miles with 350 residents and local facilities.
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Duncanville Woman Prefers Self-Serve Wash for Horse Care
Donna Horton of Duncanville says a self service car wash is faster and easier than bucket and brush methods as she cleans her horse Edmont in her southwest Dallas suburb home.
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Scouts deny belief in God gate to Boy Scouts
Anita and Robert Trout in Shepherdstown West Virginia say their son Paul 15 could not advance to life rank because he did not believe in a supreme being. The national Boy Scout office confirmed belief in God is a fundamental membership requirement.
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Church of God in Christ faces two fatal van incidents
A church van crash halted a scheduled program and bus trips for church functions. The Saturday night tragedy marks the second fatal incident involving Church of God in Christ members in the past year. In October 1984, eight year old Ingrid Pope, Grimes' niece, died when a church van overturned in east Midland, injuring twenty three others. Four passengers remained hospitalized at Malone-Hogan Hospital in Big Spring with injuries.
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Injuries From Saturday Night U S 87 Bus Crash
A bus crash about 25 miles northwest of Big Spring at 8 25 p m left 38 passengers treated and released at Big Spring hospital. Verna Allen 38 and her daughter Jacqueline 11 of San Angelo in satisfactory condition along with Lillie Wright 35 and her 3 year old son Charles of Midland. Bus carried 54 with capacity 45, many children held on laps.
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Editor protests and call to scale down unrest reporting
South African editors were told by Coetzee there is an exceptional need to scale down information connected to the unrest. Later in the day he met with officials and pressed for restrained coverage of the developing situation.
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US blames apartheid for violence and cites emergency powers
The Reagan administration says apartheid largely fuels South Africa’s violence and urges the white government to act responsibly. Emergency powers permit warrantless arrests, 14 day detentions, property seizures, curfews, and press restrictions to quell nearly a year of rioting against apartheid.
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Weather Outlook and Severe Storms Hit Texas Coast to Panhandle
A National Weather Service forecast warns of a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms in Odessa tonight rising to 30 percent Tuesday. Skies stay cloudy with southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Sunday’s fast moving front sparked severe weather across Texas, including a fatal lightning strike in Dallas and injuries from downed lines near Lake Ray Hubbard. High winds damaged roofs and scattered showers continued into Tuesday, with hot, humid air and regional thunderstorm activity across North, West, South, and Hill Country regions.
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