Wintry Weather Eases in Texas After Snow Blanket
Raw wintry weather hit Texas with snow in the Panhandle and drizzle across the eastern half. Temperatures plunged to near 5 degrees in Dalhart and rose to the low 40s in the south as clearing began. Forecasters expected a west to east clearing pattern and a warmup by Friday, with more snow in the Southwest.
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Associated Press
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Panhandle Plains
Wichita Falls
del Rio
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Amarillo
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Littlest hero reluctant to speak about home fire
Pecos boy Stanley Marquez, age four, woke his grandmother Frances Marquez in a fire at 723 S. Ash. He carried a blanket and told his grandma of the smoke and flames. He saved her by waking her at night and turning away from danger.
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Pecos
Frances Marquez
S. Ash
Stanley
Triticale farmers stuck with unsold contracted crops
Area triticale farmers face losses after the buying firm folded. M C Dixon reports an July harvest remains unsold and may fetch about 4.75 dollars per hundred pounds, well below the original 9 dollar contract. Fellow grower L G Worsham hauled grain to Amarillo but has not been paid due to a cascade of bankruptcies affecting the elevator firm and linked contracts.
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M.C. Dixon
L.G. “'Bo’ Worsham
Amarillo
Worsham
Mead's Bread Company
Muleshoe
Weather and grain doubts cloud a quiet Wednesday
Weather forecast calls for fair and cold nights with a warmer Friday and dry weekend. The article questions farmers’ access to flour and whether wheat embargoes pushed grain prices down, making contracts harder to meet per expert Worsham.
Short drive can help stop smoking habit
Beginning next Sunday a five day stop smoking class will be held at 7 30 p m in the Balmorhea community center offered by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Principal Joe Melen dez and Dr N Mayberry of Alpine will lead films lectures demonstrations and a buddy system with a personal control book guiding daily progress through Thursday. The program has received wide acclaim across the United States for its effectiveness.
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Balmorhea
Joe Melendez
N. Mayberry
Alpine
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
United States
Collective farm back in business faces review and scrutiny
The federal Community Service Administration reviews a $1.5 million grant to a Southwest Texas communal farm after Texas and a House subcommittee halted funds for two months amid court actions. The project aims to share about 1,000 acres among 400 to 500 people, with ongoing audits and a possible resumption under conditions.
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Washington
Federal Community Service Administration
House
State of Texas
Southwest Texas
Dolph Briscoe
CSA
Government Accounting Office
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Ject
House Government Operations Subcommittee
Akin Rey
Intercambio Chicamex
Zavala
Jose Angel Gutierrez
Jesus Salas
Luis Salas
Texas
Floyd Hicks
D-Wash
Supreme Court
Briscoe
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Laredo deploys shoot to kill orders amid rabies outbreak
Police in Laredo are ordered to shoot any suspicious dogs as a rabies epidemic feared to spread worsens. Twenty dogs have died, seven people were bitten, and 14 more exposed as health officials warn of a rising peak before containment.
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Laredo
Tex
Jose Gonzalez
Laredo-Webb County
Florez Becomes President Of Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Reeves County Sheriff's Posse welcomed Raul Florez as president Monday night. The 20 year old group elected officers for the new year and outlined plans for monthly dances and its 38th Annual Junior Rodeo in spring. Contact Karl Armstead at 445-3035 for barn or arena scheduling.
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Reeves County Sheriff's Posse
Raul Florez
Karl Armstead
Bud Albcorn
Sam Smith
Lance Evans
Carl Crowder
Corral
Ger
Ald Bennett
Mike Boatright
Julius Gasset
Joe Gray
Pecos
Posse
Cancer rates vary by location and race data shows links
A National Cancer Institute study finds geographic differences in cancer death rates among nonwhite and white Americans. It covers 35 cancers from 1950 to 1969 and notes higher mortality in blacks overall, with regional patterns such as higher breast colon esophagus ovarian and bladder cancers in the North.
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Warren E. Leary
Washington
National Cancer Institute
Esque in Hospital ICU in Winkler County Memorial
John Esque of 204 S Bois d Arc is in the intensive care unit at Winkler County Memorial Hospital in Kermit. He has asked his daughter Charlotte to contact him there.
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John Esque
S. Bois d’Arc
Winkler County Memorial Hospital
Kermit
Charlotte
Taxes for 1976 May Bring Surprises and Delays
The 1976 tax year could surprise many Americans as Congress retroactively changes sick pay and foreign income rules to Jan 1. Taxpayers face new limits while moving expenses and alimony deductions gain later effective dates. Under the new law, all overseas income over 5 000 dollars is taxable, and the sick pay exclusion requires total disability.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
IRS
Jenkins Joins Reeves County Sheriff Crime Prevention Team
Jenkins serves as investigator for the Reeves County Sheriff’s Office under Raul Florez. He is a deputy with three years of experience holding an associate degree in police administration and pursuing a BS degree. He joins seven other deputies hired by the sheriff.
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Pat Jenkins
Reeves County
Raul Florez
Jenkins
Florez
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