Body found by Navasota River linked to bike gang slayings
Authorities investigating a partially decomposed body found along the Navasota River about 15 miles southeast of Bryan. The victim was Douglas Allen Jones, 22, of Houston. Officials weigh connections to motorcycle gang murders in Fort Worth and Madisonville. An informant claimed to witness the death.
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Bryan Texas
Texas
Navasota
Bryan
Brazos County
Douglas Allen Jones
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Madisonville
Bobby Yeager
Yeager
Jones
Bandidos
Banshees
Interstate 45
Sims
Organized Crime
Houston Police Department
Tower denounced for opposing EFT bill in Texas
In Austin, Jim Boyle of the Texas Consumer Association denounced Senator John Tower for opposing a bill regulating electronic fund transfers. Tower said he voted against sending it to the Senate floor due to insufficient knowledge about EFT regulation. Boyle argued the hold harms consumers and benefits the American Bankers Association.
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Austin
Texas
John Tower
American Bankers Association
Texas Consumer Association
Jim Boyle
Tower
Senate
Congress
Boyle
Senator Tower
Washington, D.C
Court sets Sept hearing on Abilene wet dry election
State liquor chief McBath seeks court relief from Mathews ruling that Abilene remains dry until the election contest is resolved. A July canvass initially showed drys won, then a second canvass changed the result to wet, but Mathews voided that result pending a contest. McBath notes applications for licenses while acknowledging the conflicting orders and potential contempt issues.
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Austin
Texas
Sherman McBath
Abilene
Texas Supreme Court
McBath
Charles Mathews
Drys
Mathews
McBeath
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Rancher saves downed officer after Texas jet crash
A rancher in Woodson, Texas, found Capt Gerald R Bergeron drifting in a parachute about 900 feet from a T 38 crash site. He revived the unconscious pilot, who was later hospitalized. 1st Lt Robert C Swanson, the flight commander, died when the parachute failed to open. An Air Force investigation will review the crash.
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Woodson
Texas
Sheppard Air Force Base
Robert C. Swanson
Bird Island, Minn
J.D. Jones
Capt
Gerald R. Bergeron
Ashland
N.C
Jones
Citizens’ Band
Bergeron
Wichita Falls
Air Force Investigation Board
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Weddington Takes White House Post to Shape Women’s Issues
Texas attorney and former Texas legislator Sarah Weddington has been named special assistant to President Carter with a $51,000 salary. She will draft a strategy on women’s issues, notably the Equal Rights Amendment, aiming to broaden the administration’s involvement and address feminist concerns about leadership and policy. Weddington emphasizes access to the president and plans a coordinated push with staff and lobbyists to gain Senate support for more time on ratifying the ERA.
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Washington
Texas
Sarah Weddington
Carter
White House
Midge Costanza
Ms. Weddington
Agriculture Department
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Thomas C. Kelly
United States Catholic Conference
Auction of antique cars at El Paso Civic Center
An auction of antique and special interest cars is set for September 23 and 24 at the El Paso Civic Center Texas. Prospective buyers are directed to James Cecil Auctioneers PO Box 1947 Hobbs New Mexico 88240 505 393 4917 for details and consignments.
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Civic Center
EL Paso
Texas
James Cecil
PO Box
Hobbs
N.M
Fashion pattern ad for Anne Adams Dress 4858
Full sleeved dress pattern 4858 features bodice top stitching and soft gathered skirt, sizes 8 to 18. Includes yardage details, price 1.50, 40 cents for first class handling, and mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Dept New York. Catalog offers fall-winter dresses and sewing books with related prices.
Egg broker license fees cut to general fund plan
In Austin Texas AP three egg broker licenses were bought in 1977 while the state spent about $9 000 to collect and account for the $23 raised. A House subcommittee recommended moving the broker fee and 88 other fees into the general fund, potentially saving the state about $801 000 yearly but cutting up to $48 000 in annual revenue for some departments.
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Austin
Texas
House
Bill Hollowell
D-Grand Saline
House Appropriations Committee
Legislative Budget Board
Bill Wells
LBB
State Comptroller’s Office
Gym tots gymnastics program at Odessa College
A new gymnastics program for tots begins Saturday at Odessa College with 2 to 4 year old girls at 1 a.m. and 5 to 6 year old boys at noon, both sessions lasting one hour in the college gym. Girls meet 6 30 to 7 30 p m Tuesdays Thursdays and 11 a m Saturdays. boys 7 30 to 8 30 p m Tuesdays Thursdays and noon to 1 p m Saturdays through the semester. Enrollment is 16 dollars per month. Instructor is Carol Young. sign up via the associate dean or at the first class.
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Odessa College
Carol Young
Wayne Young
Gays Force Bryant Concert Cancellation in Boston
Gay rights activists shouted down Anita Bryant in Boston prompting cancellation of her planned concert. Bryant had led a fight against a Miami gay rights ordinance and aimed to aid Howard Phillips in a Boston news conference. Phillips canceled his fund raising concert after protests. Elaine Noble, a lesbian state representative, opposes Noble’s position in the September primary.
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Boston
Anita Bryant
Miss Bryant
Miami
U.S. Senate
Howard Phillips
Phillips
Elaine Noble
Overtrick risk drives Brazilian spade defense in bridge
In a World Pair Olympiad match at New Orleans, a Three No Trump contract led to a dramatic defense by Sergio Barbosa and Roberto Taunay. Despite nine sure tricks, the defenders sacrificed a spade and diamond to force declarer into an overtrick-shielding misstep, securing a one-trick set.
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New Orleans
West
Declarer
East
Sergio Barbosa
Roberto Taunay
Taunay
Barbosa
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John Montgomery
KPRK
Wes Sims
Weddington Eyes Strategy
Uma
Basin Body Works
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Anne Adams
West 17 St
New York
Hollowell
Parks and Wildlife Department
Secretary of State
Highway Department
Health Department
Insurance Board
Public Safety Department
Railroad Commission
Tex
North
Goren
Charles H. Goren
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