West Point Cadets Won't Return Early After Cheating Scandal
Army Secretary Hoffmann rejects early reintegration for 151 West Point cadets implicated in the honor code case. He plans to retain a yearlong suspension and adopt most Borman Commission reforms to strengthen the academy. Borman welcomes the move, while changes to sanctions and active duty service for expelled cadets are pursued with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld.
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Malcolm N. Carter
Associated Press
Washington
Army
Martin R. Hoffman
West Point
U.S. Military Academy
Hoffmann
Frank Borman
Eastern Air Lines
Borman
Miami
Pentagon
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Snow drives south as Texas faces hazardous travel
Snow fell across the Texas Panhandle and South Plains with accumulations up to three inches, delaying travel amid north winds. Fog and drizzle persisted along the coast from Beaumont to Galveston, while a Gulf-bound storm threatened further snowfall tonight. Temperatures dropped into the teens in West Texas and near 58 in Brownsville, with warnings to travelers for slick roads through Thursday morning.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
North
Gulf of Mexico
Lubbock
Dalhart
State Line
Hobbs
N.M
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Houston
Galveston
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Brownsville
Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Montana
Lincoln
Mexico
Kansas City
Columbia
St. Louis
Springfield
Decatur
Quincy
Peoria
Demo leaders start to work on Carter's jobs program
The 95th Congress moves to study President-elect Carter’s job plan while shelving Ford tax cuts. The initial $4 billion public works expansion could create up to 600,000 jobs, with Rep. Roe as sponsor and O'Neill signaling House majority momentum.
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Carter
Associated Press
Washington
95Th Congress
Ation
Congress
Ford
Rep
Robert A. Roe
D-N.j
House
Subcommittee
Ity
Plains
New Sheriff Name Roles Outlined in Reeves County Office
Sheriff Raul Florez announces a two division structure with Tony Urquidi as chief deputy heading the criminal and civil process division. Gary Ingram leads the potential and correctional division while Gloria San Roman serves as secretary.
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Tony Urquidi
New Sheriff’s Organization
Sheriff's Office
Raul Florez
Tony
Air
Reeves County Sheriff's Office
A.B. Nail
National Academy
Washington, D.C
Odessa College
Texas Department of Public Safety
Austin
Texas Law Enforcement Commission
Gary Ingram
Petential and
Ingram
Paul Briones
Gloria San Roman
Ruben Gonzales
Ruben
Big Spring
Valentine High School
Rutherford Metropolitan Business School
Odessa
Lynder
Gonzales
Pecos
Toyah
Gary
FBI Academy
New County
FBI National Academy
Urquidi
No new developments on gas price requests
Bill Hudson of the Plains Irrigation Gas Users Association says there have been no recent developments on support requests. He notes they will attend hearings but have gained wide notoriety with little impact. Several interviewees report no new progress.
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Bill Hudson
Area Gas Users Association
Plains Irrigation Gas Users Association
PIGUA
Washington
Inventor Ballard wins big in Texas royalty case
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a 1.3 million dollar judgment against Crutcher-Rolls-Cummings for breaching Ballard's royalty agreement on a 30 inch pipe bending device. The ruling affirmed prior decisions by a Houston jury and the Corpus Christi Court of Civil Appeals.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Supreme Court
Houston Corporation
Houston
Corpus Christi Court of Civil Appeals
Crutcher- Rolls-Cummings, Inc
Sam L. Ballard
Case
Ballard
Crutcher-Rolss-Cummings
Crutcher-Rolfs- Cummings
Crc-Crose-International, Inc
Crutcher- Rolls-Cummings
Crutcher- Rolfs-Cummings
Dallas grocer Bernice Fletcher dies in holdup at drive-in
Bernice R. Fletcher a 63 year old former sergeant who endured a Japanese prison camp malaria and guerilla fighting was killed during a holdup at a Dallas drive-in store. Two men with a shotgun and pistol fled without stealing any money. Fletcher had planned retirement to a 10 acre South Texas farm after 21 years in groceries.
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Bernice R. Fletcher
Texas
Fletcher
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Olangpua Harbor
Cabasilan Mountains
Philippines
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Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
Criminal Justice Council
Bobby Upchurch
Reeves County
Balmorhea
Floyd Estrada
Sheriff's Department
Upchurch
Alpine
Sul Ross State University
John Precit
Roy Hicks
Las Palmas
Coy Davis
Kenneth ‘‘Bear
Stroud
Orla
Florez
Shotgun Blast Sells Grocer
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