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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1973

Page

2

Promoter accuses federal officials of harassment and wiretaps

Washington AP Florida promoter Glenn W Turner filed a U S district court suit naming IRS FTC SEC postmaster general attorney general and U S attorney for the middle district of Florida as defendants He alleges abusive investigative tactics including illegal wiretaps and seeks access to his Orlando files and unspecified damages Turner's companies face tax liens and prior indictments on mail fraud tied to distributorships for Koscot and Dare To Be Great The suit claims widespread private suits against him and 1000 plus actions in 42 states

Washington Florida Glenn W. Turner U.S. District Court Turner Internal Revenue Service Federal Trade Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Atty Elliot Richardson John Briggs U.S Middle District of Florida Koscot Interplentary, Inc Dare To Be Great, Inc Orlando

Operator In Dispute Over Tornado Alerts

In Fort Smith Arkansas Luella Almond a telephone operator disputes Southwestern Bell Tele phone Co over leaving switch boards during tornado warnings. She and two others were suspended for one day for leaving their stations when a siren sounded. The firm says safety and weather alerts justify management decisions. Almond argues she would seek medical or weather guidance and not rely on company policy.

Fort Smith. Ark Luella Almond Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Almond Reynold

Lack of Fuel Hampers Wheat Harvest in North Texas

In Wichita Falls Texas AP report farmers face reduced harvest due to fuel shortages and apathy toward the federal allocation program. Custom combine crews struggle to obtain fuel for field travel and are restricted after arrival, threatening the bumper wheat crop. Harvest starts in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma and moves northward and westward.

Wichita Falls Tex North Texas Oklahoma

Red Grain Discussions Unfruitful

Washington AP The Agriculture Department maintains the Moscow trip by Assistant Secretary Carroll G Brunthauer yielded no new insight into U S grain purchases by the Soviet Union The mission focused on cooperative activities and information exchange Rep John Melcher pressed for details on whether Russians disclosed their needs including diesel fuel for combines amid a likely bumper Texas Oklahoma and Kansas wheat harvest and a rushed move of grain by trucks to Fort Worth Corpus Christi and Houston due to diesel shortages and rail car scarcity

Washington Agriculture Department Moscow U.S Soviet Union Carroll G. Brunthauer Texas Oklahoma Kansas Fort Worth Corpus Christi Houston

Soldier Arrested In Slaying Of Teen Girl

An Army specialist 4 George H. Newberry, 27, was arrested on first degree murder charges in the early Tuesday death of Barbara Childs, 18, of Pine Bluff Arkansas. Walton County deputies say Newberry was spotted with torn clothes and sand on him after a Tuesday stop near the beach where the body was found. The victim was abducted while walking near a Destin motel, beaten, strangled, raped, shot three times and drowned. Newberry, assigned to Ft. Benning, Ga, was jailed in Crestview Okaloosa County without bond after officers say he was identified in connection with the case.

Crestville Fla Gulf Coast George H. Newberry Barbara Childs Pine Bluff Ark Walton County Sam Campbell Newberry Campbell Henry Ber Destin Miss Childs Destiny Okaloosa County Crestview Fort Walton Beach U.S. Army Recreation Center Ft. Benning Gulf Coast Beach

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