Billie Sol Estes Faces Multiple Probes Involving Documents
Investigations by three state and federal agencies focus on Estes business dealings and records found in suitcases, including letters and canceled checks. The Federal Parole Board will hold an April 19 hearing in Fort Worth to decide whether to revoke supervision.
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Billie Sol Estes
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Federal Parole Board
Fort Worth
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Trull
William Amos
Federal
Dallas
Selex Realty Co
Jack Bryant
Don Trull
Bryant
Parole Board
Texas
Permian Petroleum Co
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Billie Sol
Midland lease auction nets 3rd highest total
The first public UT oil and gas lease sale outside Austin at Midland netted 13.33 million, ranking third in 52 years. Gulf Oil led with 3.945 million, Superior Oil 1.143 million, and Midland’s Charles J. Cerf 724 thousand. More than 250 bidders participated as 143,911 acres sold at an average 92 per acre.
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Midland Lease Auction Nets
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University of Texas
Austin
Midland
Gulf Oil Corp
Bass Enterprises
Fort Worth
Getty Oil Co
City Service Co
Superior
Ward County
James B. Zimmerman
University Lands Office
University Lands
University
Steel pact near with 340000 workers in steel industry
United Steelworkers President I W Abel and the executive board met after an all night bargaining session. Negotiators reported substantial progress while acknowledging loose ends remain. Local union officials face a postponed meeting as talks continue with hopes of a settlement.
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Washington
United Steelworkers
I.W. Abel
Ray Pasnick
Midland committee to film true story of drilling risks
AOGSC formed in Midland to produce a television film on the risks of oil and gas drilling and the benefits of free enterprise. Joseph I. O Neill III and Ed Thompson unveiled the project at a press conference with Pearce Beneke of Dallas signing on to produce. Filming and research begin soon with a Midland headquarters and a target release next fall.
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Midland
Texas
New Mexico
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Permian Association
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Beneke
Rowboat to England Planned by Austin Man
Steve Kurachi of Austin Texas plans a trans ocean row to England starting from Wrightsville Beach North Carolina. He will row about eight hours daily in a 17 foot sealed cabin boat carrying water food emergency radio and vitamins. Coast Guard inspection praised his provisions after a two day review.
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England
Steve Kurachi
Austin
Tex
Coast Guard
Government bans further sleepwear with Tris flame retardant
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to ban further manufacture or sale of children s sleepwear containing Tris used as a flame retardant. It narrowly stopped short of recalling the 120 million garments already sold, and refunds will be offered only for unwashed items.
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Washington
Safety Commission
Pecos Council OKs April Election and Airport Work
Pecos City Council affirmed the April 2 election as valid after counting 2,376 ballots with 14 write-in votes. City Manager J J Maxey reported Cisco Co. passed references and material review for the slurry seal bid for the airport, and the council accepted the low bidder. A temporary runway smoothing project will precede the new airport, while a federal grant for a new facility is still pending.
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J.J. Maxey
Cisco
Bill Pigman
Lions to Sell Brooms Wednesday in Downtown Sale
Downtown Lions will operate a broom sale wagon at the old Safeway parking lot on Eddy Street Wednesday. Club members will go door to door that evening as part of their annual fundraising drive to support worthy projects. Items include brooms mops brushes dust mops textiles and specialty goods made by blind workers.
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Downtown Lions
Safeway
Eddy Street
George Moreno
Moreno
Weather cooperates with Easter parades
Ideal weather for Easter parades across Texas with clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. County commissioners to meet Monday at 9:30 a.m. to open bids on a Senior Citizens' Center HVAC system, canvass school trustee election returns, and hear office reports.
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Associated Press
Texas
Senior Citizens’ Center
Aging Concepts Course Canceled for Easter Monday
The Concepts of Aging training class at the Senior Citizen Center was canceled for Monday due to Easter holidays. Center director Billie McCormick said it will be postponed to a date in May and held from 2 to 5 p.m.
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Senior Citizen Center
Billie McCormick
Iran earthquake toll rises with 170 dead in western province
The Pars news agency reported more bodies expected after a 6.5 magnitude quake in the Zagros foothills between Brojen and Shahr Kurd. Gov Bradamor cited 100 bodies in Noughan, 50 in Ardal, 20 in Shalamzar and Chogharkoor. Rescue teams and medical crews operated across the disaster area as the Shah ordered armed forces aid.
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Chaharmah al-Bakhtiari
Noughan
Ardal
Shalamzar
Chogharkoor
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Shahr- Kurd
Isfahan
Tehran Geophysics Institute
Radio Iran
Zagros
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