Winkler Grand Jury indicts eight on narcotics charges
A Friday session of the Winkler County Grand Jury returned 15 sealed indictments against eight men. The cases, presented by 109th District Attorney Calvin W. Wesch, involve possession and or sale of controlled substances including marijuana amphetamines and methamphetamines. The two hour session concluded with the indictments.
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Kermit
Winkler County
Winkler County Grand Jury
Calvin W. Wesch
Lady coal miner defies federal coal royalties
Violet Smith of Hesperus Colorado refuses to pay 2140 in coal royalties claimed by the federal government on the King Coal Mine with a 40 acre lease. She argues coal isn't worth 12 a ton and says the coal belongs to the people while criticizing government officials. Her husband Irvin backs the stance as a long standing dispute with mine safety inspectors and bureaucrats continues.
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Hesperus
Colo
Violet Smith
Morton warns Midlanders economy will self destruct
Morton told a Midland Chamber of Commerce dinner that the national economy will self destruct by century's end if government growth continues. He warned Congress must be turned around in 1976 and urged a new Washington work ethic while advocating Ford administration energy proposals including a $2 oil tariff, deregulation of natural gas pricing, a 372-cent tax on natural gas and an oil price floor. He stressed independence in energy to preserve allies and avoid unilateral world deals.
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Midland
Tex
Rogers C.B. Moron
Morton
Congress
Washington
Energy Resources Council
United States
Free World Alliance
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Permian Basin
Senior play cast rehearses for The Night is My Enemy
Senior play cast rehearses the Fred Carmichael drama The Night is My Enemy with dress runs earlier this week. Cast pictured left to right includes Frank Platt Mike Walters Kent Holiday Brett Carrico Steve Cross Eve Wilson Carla Potter Rhonda Wagner Julie Smith Peggy McCracken with curtain at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium and an admission price of 1 25.
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Fred Carmichael
Frank Platt
Mike Walters
Kent Holiday
Brett Carrico
Steve Cross
Eve Wilson
Carla Potter
Rhonda Wagner
Julie Smith
Peggy McCracken
Madagascar Crisis Deepens After President Is Shot
Malagasy military rulers accuse dissident police of assassinating President Richard Ratsimandrava as his limousine was ambushed while leaving the office. He died hours later. two bodyguards and several assassins killed. Martial law and a curfew declared. army mobilizes around Antanimora police camp amid fears of civil strife. National Military Leadership committee announced. Gen. Andriamazo named head. Madagascar, population eight million, has been under military rule since May 1972 after ousting Tsiranana.
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Tananarive
Malagasy
Richard Ratsimandrava
Ratsimandraya
Antanimora
Militay Junta
Col
Brechard Rajaonarison
Gilles Andriamazo
Ratsimandrava
Madagascar
Rescuers reach two plane crash survivors amid 20 ft snowdrifts
In New Mexico near Eagle Nest rescuers battled 20 foot drifts to reach two women survivors of a Piper Cherokee crash. They were pulled to NM Route 64 and moved to Northern Colfax County Hospital in Raton with internal injuries and frostbite. Husbands found dead at the site. authorities named pilot W E Davis.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Eagle Nest
New Mexico Highway 64
Colfax
Raton
Wendy Davis
Jeanne LaRocca Davis
Jeanne Davis
W.E. Davis
Wendy
Angel Fire
Duncan
Okla
W.E. Davises
Beaumont
Tex
James Davises
Victor
Kenneth Shockey
Shockey
Raton Hospital
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