Odessa DA investigator caught in game raid
An Odessa gambling raid led to the resignation of Tom Barker a district attorney investigator who said he was in a place he should not have been. Three men arrested for gambling were charged while Barker faced no charges and offered no comment. Green pledged proper action against anyone involved. Barker had previously arranged the arrest of an undercover narcotics officer last summer to mislead drug pushers.
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Odessa
Tex
Tom Barker
Barker
Dist
Atty
John Green
Green
Ector County
Minot Flood Forces Gas Cutoff for 500 Homes
City officials shut off natural gas to 500 homes as Souris River floodwaters rise in Minot North Dakota. Electricity remains on to power pumps and emergency equipment while 12 000 residents evacuate from low lying areas and dikes face erosion threats from fast moving water and forecast rains.
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Minot
N.D
Souris
James Wahlberg
Human Resources Department
Wahlberg
Power Company
James Ruyak
Army Corps of Engineers
Ruyak
Noon market report shows mixed gains as Easter weekend limits activity
The noon Dow slipped 1.73 to 982.53 after Tuesday’s rally, with Advancers ahead 4 to 3 on the NYSE. Cotton futures rose midday on government survey expectations, while Fort Worth livestock quotes showed varied cattle hog and sheep bids across multiple regions.
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New York
First Chicago Corp
NYSE
New York Cotton Exchange
Fort Worth
Tex
Barrow
Last of Mansons sentenced to jail
Sandra Good and Susan Murphy, linked to the Manson family, receive federal prison terms for threats against leaders. Good gets 15 years and Murphy 5 years while former roommate Lynette Fromme awaits life for attempting to kill President Ford. The group already serves life in state prison for 1969 Tate killings.
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Sacramento
Calif
Charles Manson
Sandra Good
Miss Good
U.S
Bruce Babcock
Roomate
Lynette
Squeaky
Fromme
Miss Fromme
President Ford
State Capitol
Susan Murphy
Manson
Babcock
Sharon Tate
Gramm says energy corporation is step toward oil nationalization
Dallas candidate Phil Gramm denounces a government owned National Energy Supply Corporation as a giant step toward nationalizing oil and gas. He argues such a state run firm cannot improve efficiency or raise production, and would divert capital and resources from private companies, warning of uncertainty and reduced private investment.
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Gramm
Energy Corporation
Dallas
Phil Gramm
National Energy Supply Corporation
Lloyd Bentsen
Post Office
Jackson and
Stevenson
Texas Aggies
Exxon
America
Explosion at Lapua ammunition plant leaves 41 dead
Finland’s Defense Ministry says spontaneous combustion did not cause the blast but offers no theory yet. Police report 41 dead, four fewer than earlier tallies, with slow identifications due to scattered remains. The 51 year old facility 230 miles north of Helsinki was inspected four months prior.
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Helsinki
Finland
Defense Ministry
Lapua
Fish eggs hatch in space with no apparent ill effects
University of Louisville scientists report 95 percent hatching of fish eggs sent into space aboard the Apollo craft linked with a Soviet mission. No gross abnormalities observed after zero gravity development. long term flights and offspring studies planned at Johnson Space Center.
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Louisville, Ky
Peter M. Fuller
J. Richard Keefe
University of Louisville
Fuller
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on Washington bureaucracy
The writer questions how the public can trust answers while Washington adds a new bureaucratic outfit aimed at tying up loose ends in red tape.
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Washington
Calendar of Pecos events list weekly church and club meetings
Calendar lists Holy Week luncheon and preaching at First United Methodist Church on Wednesday and Thursday. Other items include Pony League meeting, Maundy Thursday service, Rotary Club at Holiday Inn, Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous, Lions Club gatherings, Pecos Optimists, and AlAnon meetings with contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist
Leslie Smith
Pony League
Central Fire Station
First United Methodist Church
David Northcutt
First Presbyterian Church
Ray Powell
Rotary Club
Holiday Inn
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
S. Oak St
Lions Club
American Motor Inn
House Debates First Gun Control Bill in Eight Years
The House plans to consider a new gun control bill after the Judiciary Committee approved a measure to ban cheap Saturday night specials. The bill includes mandatory minimum sentences for crimes using a pistol, higher dealer license fees, and a 14 day waiting period for purchasers. The National Handgun Tracing Center provision was removed.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
House
Peter W. Rodino Jr
D-N.j
Rodino
Ford
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
United States
Wallace and Waldrep meet for first time in Texas
In Grand Prairie Kent Waldrep, a Texas Christian University football alumnus in a wheelchair since 1974, meets presidential candidate George Wallace. Wallaces greets him warmly and calls the meeting the trip’s highlight as Waldrep cites progress with limited feeling to his toes and new ability to type with one hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Prairie
Tex
George Wallace
Kent Waldrep
Waldrep
Texas Christian University
University of Alabama
Wallace
Vought Corp
Texas
School Lunch Menu Report Card
District cafeteria offerings list diverse mid day meals including corn dogs with mustard blackeyed peas potato salad wahoo applesauce and milk. Also Mexican dumplings tered corn combinations salad sweet roll and milk. Hamburger on bun with pickles French fries catsup lettuce tomato salad chocolate cake with icing and milk. Fried fish potatoes au gratin buttered peas fruit gelatin Ranch style bread butter and milk.
Pecos EnterfRtse Vintage Local Postage Note
Second class postage paid at Pecos Texas. publication fragment indicates local mailing practice and postal designation for Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Texas
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Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Al-Anon
Smtwyif
Morning Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Tops TX
St. Community
Trans-Pecos
Balmorhea Community Center
Cedar St. Pecos
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Lynn Webb
Nova Gutierrez
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Mary Shute
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Mary Carpenter
Reeves County
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