Shine Avary rescues driver after mail truck hijacking
In Pecos County shine Avary stopped near an underpass after spotting a hijacked mail truck driver trapped in a trailer. The victim, held since about 1 a.m., was freed with help from deputy Billy Bob Doggett and given food and coffee. The report includes a flood of local notices and holiday birthday acknowledgments.
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Pecos Enterprise Shine Avary
Irene Garcia
Barstow
Shine Avary
Mr. Avary
Billy Bob Doggett
Fee
Market wrap hints at broader economic reform in Ford speech
Stock indexes and commodities move as investors hope President Ford outlines new economic and energy strategies in his upcoming State of the Union. Wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans show varied quotes while cotton futures hold steady with small declines. Weather notes mention windy advisory areas and fog along the Gulf Coast with mild temps across regions.
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Ford
American Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Gulf Coast
Pacific Coast
Plateau
Upper
Great Lakes
Alamosa
Colo
Key West
Fla
Burglary, The Green Lantern Bar and Homes Targeted
Stolen TV from Juan De Dios Munoz at 510 S Hackberry after entry to his home on Dec 24. Prowlers hit Jordan Transfer storage compartment nine. Green Lantern Bar burglary with $100 in change and a stove of other items. Stereo, TV, and tools taken from several residences. several entries via unlocked doors or windows. Police report multiple entry methods and tracks, including plywood removal and hinges pried. Minor accident on IL 20 and State Highway 17 with no injuries.
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Juan de Dios Munoz
S. Hackberry
Munoz
David Spencer
Laura Lodge
Jordan Transfer
Green Lantern
Josie Natividad
Pecos
Moore
A.C. Moore
S. Elm St
IL 20
Quentin Cole Armstrong Jr
S. Hickory
Highway 7
Armstrong
Watergate Jury Deliberations Begin With Caution
In Washington the Watergate coverup jury started its first full day of deliberations and indicated it will not rush to judgment. The panel, including three Nixon aides and two committee staffers, asked for transcripts from early trial days, signaling a careful review of the three-month trial record.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Deaths of E F Groff of Grape Creek at 80
Funeral services for E F Foo zie Groff aged 80 of Grape Creek were held at 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home chapel in San Angelo with burial in Grape Creek Cemetery. He died Sunday morning at home from natural causes. He is survived by his widow, a son, two sisters, another brother, two grandchildren and a brother Oscar Groff of 222 N Cedar.
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E.F
Groff
Grape Creek
Johnson Funeral Home
San Angelo
Oscar Groff
N. Cedar
Bank origin tale from bench to bankrupt term
The article explains banco meaning bench in Italian and shows how moneylenders’ counters gave rise to the word bank. It notes that when a moneylender failed, his bench was broken up and he was called bancorotto or bankrupt.
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Banco
Italy
Bancorotto
UT System officials to meet in Austin over dispute
Dr. R C Thompson UT Permian Basin vice president for business affairs will confer today in Austin with Chancellor Charles LeMaistre and deputy chancellor E D Walker. In Odessa Ector County Commissioners hired attorneys for former Sheriff A M Gabrel and investigator Tom Barker in Johnny Meadows civil rights suit. Meadows, serving life for 1971 murder, claims coercion influenced his confession.
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R.C. Thompson
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Austin
University of Texas System
Thompson
Charles LeMaistre
E.D. Walker
Ector County
A.M. ‘‘Slim
Gabrel
Tom Barker
Johnny Meadows
John Green
Gren
Meadows
Gloria Sue Green
Deloris Meadows
Torres wins reversal of drug conviction
Jose M. Torres, once convicted on narcotics import and transport charges, won a reversal of the verdict. A bilingual retrial was ordered in Pecos after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the seven year Leavenworth sentence and noted the need for Spanish translation.
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Jose M. Torres
Pecos
Torres
James Crane
Leavenworth
Kansas
University of Kansas School of Law
Kansas Defender Project
Associated Press
Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
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