Indian Wars Conference Ends in Fort Davis
For three days in Fort Davis, 50 members of the Order of the Indian Wars and attendees gathered for lectures and exhibits on American Indian battles and pioneer clashes. The national conference, 160 miles from Odessa, drew authors professors and history buffs from across the United States to discuss the era and its conflicts.
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Fort Davis
U.S. Cavalry
Davis Mountains
Order of the Indian Wars
Odessa
Early scouts linked to escaped slaves at Fort Clark
Allan Kimball, editor of the Pasadena Citizen, told members of the Order of the Indian Wars that many Seminole Indian scouts were not Indians but runaway Black slaves. He traced them to Fort Clark near Brackettville, noting most had African heritage.
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Fort Davis
Allan Kimball
Order of the Indian Wars
Kimball
Fort Clark
Brackettville
Texas
Pasadena Citizen
Winkler County 4-H Club At Permian Basin Fair Parade
Alan Fires and Dewey Shackler of Kermit unload a Hereford steer for the Winkler County 4-H Club at the Permian Basin Fair. Today’s fair schedule includes a 10 a.m. parade starting at Fifth Street and Grant Avenue, proceeding north to 17th Street, followed by Old Time activities on the fairgrounds.
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Alan Fires
Dewey Shackler
Kermit
Winkler County
Fifth Street
Grant Avenue
Grant
17Th Street
Tube could cut extended costs after surgery
Albany AP report says a Vivonex Moss Tube developed by Dr. Gerald Moss at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could allow gallbladder patients to leave hospital in about half a day. It claims $637 million yearly savings nationally and faster recovery with increased calories, reduced gas, and less nausea. The study by Blue Cross and VNA Albany cites about $600 saved per patient and faster return to normal eating within 24 hours.
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Albany, N.Y
Blue Cross
Northeastern
Gerald Moss
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, N.Y
Moss
Autumn Cricket Invasion At Richland Village Shopping Center
Thousands of crickets invade the Richland Village shopping center north of Dallas each fall, flooding walls and store entrances. Shopkeepers describe nightly swarms, daily cleaning, and customers dodging jumping crickets as management sprays in a futile bid for relief.
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Dallas Morning News
Richardson
Richland Village
Dallas
C.C. Rice
Elaine Powers
Soviet buys 375000 tons grain under long term pact
The United States reports Soviet purchases of 250000 metric tons of wheat and 125000 tons of corn for delivery in 1983 84 under a five year farm pact signed in Moscow. Total value rises toward 575 million dollars since September 1 amid brisk sales post the Korean airliner incident.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Agriculture Department
Moscow
Union
Korean Air Lines
U.S
John R. Black
Reagan
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