Two hitchhikers terrorize deputy in Pecos TX incident
In October 1962 near Toyah Texas deputy Tinnin chased two young hitchhikers. One produced a gun, bound him to a pipe for hours, stole his car and money, leaving him parched. The runaways, later captured at Van Horn, were returned to Arlington and jailed for a time before juvenile authorities took custody.
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Boyd Tinnin
Reeves County
Toyah
U.S. 80
Tinnin
Pecos
Sheriff's Office
Jack Riggs
A.B. Nail
van Horn
Culberson County
Arlington
J.E. Couch
Merriman Story Highlights a Blind Pioneer and Family
Tinnin Merriman, educated at the Texas Institute for the Blind, built a career as a piano tuner and salesman in Dallas and Abilene while serving Reeves County as treasurer. He married Carrie Gallman. their son LeGrand Merriman Jr. rose to a notable position with Westinghouse in El Paso. Merriman’s memory and senses masked his blindness. he navigated town with ease until financial ruin and death on June 13, 1940. Carrie survived with care until her death in 1943, as LeGrand’s courage defined an era of resilience.
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LeGrand Merriman
Reeves County
Merriman
Birdstown
Navarro County
Pecos
LeGrand
Texas Institute For the Blind
Phelps Music House
Dallas
Hall Music Company of
Abilene
Carrie Gallman
LeGrand Merriman Jr
LeGrand Jr
el Paso
Westinghouse
Pecos Valley State Bank
Carrie Merriman
Chas. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Outspoken Andrew Young keeps foot in mouth at UN
Editorial notes Andrew Young the new U S ambassador to the United Nations is outspoken and blunt about Britain's race relations and the possibility of U S vetoes on South Africa sanctions. The piece argues a firm stance supporting sanctions would carry moral weight and urges consistency in human rights condemning black regimes as well.
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Andrew Young
United Nations
Georgia
Britain
Young
U.N
South Africa
United States
Security Council
Inflation outlook shifts as 1977 forecasts revise higher
AP analysis notes the White House lowers inflation risk after removing the $50 rebate. OMB sees CPI at 6.7 percent for 12 months to December 1977, up 1.4 points from earlier. Budget Director Bert Lance cautions smaller output gains amid winter drought while economists split on inflation trajectory.
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John Cunniff
New York
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Congress
Albert Cox Jr
Merrill Lynch Economics Inc
Cox
Bert Lance
U.S
Rinfret
U.S.S.R
Japan
Today in History April 27 highlights and birthdays
On this date in 1941 Athens fell to German forces after prolonged resistance. Other events include the death of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 and Morse’s birth in 1791. Notable birthdays include Ulysses S. Grant in 1822 and Arthur Burns turning 73.
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Athens
Ferdinand Magellan
Philippines
Samuel Morse
Charlestown
Mass
Ulysses S. Grant
Point Pleasant
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Lake Michigan
Gary
Ind
U.S
Elbe River
Germany
Beatrix
Netherlands
Prince of Orange
Pacific
Vatican
William Baum
Washington, D.C
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
San Francisco Giants
Horace Stoneham
Lucretius
The RLD Almanac Q and A
A compact quiz from The RLD Almanac with three questions covering astronomy boxing and space history. It asks which planet nears Earth Venus or Mars and who was the first Marquis of Queensbury heavyweight champion, plus a scrambled line about the first U S manned suborbital flight in 1961 with an apparent garbled astronaut name.
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Earth
Venus
Mars
Marquis of Queensbury
John L. Sullivan
Jack Dempsey
James J. Corbett
U.S
Carter trims White House entourage and auto use
President Carter orders Secret Service review to cut back on the vast retinue and costly perks. He directs cabinet members to reduce limousine use and favor commercial air travel where possible. The move accompanies findings of defective brakes and unnecessary auto repairs across federal fleets and shops.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Carter
Secret Service
Stuart Knight
White House
Transportation Department
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Alabama
Congress
John Snow
William Heffelfinger
Joan Claybrook
FTC
Michael Petschuk
Edward Zorinsky
D-Neb
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Associated Press
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John Tower
Senate
D.C
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
Rayburn
Odessa
Bob Krueger
del Rio
New Braunfels
San Angelo
San Antonio
Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.L. Brockette
Texas Edution Agency
E. 11Th St
Woodrow W. Bean
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