Surprise announcement ends Kansas City firemen slowdown
Kansas City fire fighters ended a 12 day work slowdown as police and National Guardsmen prepared to maintain 17 stations. Union leader John Germann cited contempt of court threats and a pending hearing on 70 firefighters cited for the action.
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John Germann
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 42
Germann
Jackson County
Kansas City International Airport
Weather Outlook With Rain and Snow Across Panhandle
Partly cloudy today and tonight, then mostly fair Thursday. Widely scattered rain mainly Panhandle today, turning to snow tonight. Colder north today, cooler south Thursday. Highs near 40 in Panhandle to near 70 in Big Bend.
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Panhandle
Big Bend
Year end survey shows groceries up almost ten percent
AP market basket survey across 13 cities shows the average family grocery bill rose 9.5 percent from early 1979 to year end with December up 3.2 percent at 11 checklist stores. Pork and eggs rose late, while non food items lagged behind. An eight year old girl was shot during New Year celebrations in San Antonio.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Dallas
Philadelphia
Checklist
San Antonio, Texas
Easter Seals Foundation
San Antonio
Jeanette Alvarado
Helen Alvarado
Death toll exceeds safety council New Year prediction
The four day New Year weekend traffic toll reached 477 deaths, surpassing the National Safety Council's forecast of 360 to 440. The council noted the 1969 peak of 481 for a similar period, with several historical tallies cited, including 355 deaths last year and 564 in 1965.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Clements Says International Events Are Very Sensitive Now
Gov Bill Clements spoke after Sydney Wieser was sworn in as Texas Department of Community Affairs executive director in the Senate chamber. The Iranian crisis loomed as he warned things could worsen with no definite forecast of war. Kidson once presided over Cullen Davis divorce case.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Clements
Sideny Wieser
Lampasas
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Joe Kidson Jr
Wieser
Senate
Kidson
Cullen Davis
Davis
Jon Ford
Eidson
Gold prices rise to 562 dollars an ounce in London
Gold surged to 562 dollars an ounce by noon in London the largest single day gain. Dealers tied the spike to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Iran crises, with silver jumping to a record 40 dollars as copper and other metals also climbed.
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London
Europe
Afghanistan
Texas Appeals Court sets Roloff hearing on contempt order
The 3rd Court of Civil Appeals in Austin set February 6 for a hearing on evangelist Lester Roloff’s appeal of a contempt order that shut his three children’s homes. The order, issued June 18, 1979, fined $22,850 and ordered closures, with homes later reopened under Roloff’s church in Corpus Christi.
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Texas
Court of Civil Appeals
Lester Roloff
State District Court
Charles Mathews
Roloff
Rebekah
Corpus Christi
Lighthouse
Anchor
People’s Baptist Church
Rebekah Home
Mathews
Mark White
White
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