New breed of cop leaves his emotions home
Red haired James Dahl a 32 year old San Diego policeman from North Dakota embodies a new humane approach in policing. He stresses emotional balance honesty and restraint while tackling juvenile crime and drug issues. Dahl notes less moonlighting and stricter after hours rules and expects a calmer force fractionally immune to corruption.
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James Dahl
San Diego
North Dakota
Dahl
Business Administration
North
Dakota State University
America
New York City
East
Midwest
Los Angeles
la Jolla
Logan Heights
Barstow News Highlights Local Holiday News and Birthdays
Barstow residents host visits in Ruidoso and California while January birthdays and anniversaries spread through the community. Local students named to Odessa College B Honor Roll. Barstow alumni and service members are celebrated amid holiday travels and family gatherings. Senior Citizens plan a January meeting and officers’ election.
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Barstow
Odessa College
Angel Abila
Barstow High
Navy
Cruz Abila
Blandina Madrid
Odessa
Luxury Cruise Opens With World Tour Ambitions
New York AP reports aboard the S S France passengers begin a 91 day voyage with diverse aims. Lilly Dache the designer travels in a wheelchair yet expresses inspiration from China and Chinese embroidery. Alexis Nihon and two sons bring weights and mats to prepare for Olympic style matches at 27 ports. A Boston couple with Boston baked beans and cranberries occupy expensive suites while others store clothes in rooms. The voyage is expected to generate 10.5 million in revenue for the French line. Marjorie Cowan first to board from Rochester. Bertman Stern from Kansas City carries an encased violin ready to play at sea.
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New York
Mainland
China
Lilly Dache
S.S
France
Alexis Nihon
Bahamas
Robert
Alexis Jr
Nihon
Ile de France
New England
Boston
Marjorie Cowan
Rochester
N.Y
Bertman Stern
Kansas City
Midocean
Houston firemen face suspensions
Houston firemen faces indefinite suspensions for two top union officials. Captain Joseph Perino and arson investigator Lee were suspended by Fire Chief C. K. Cook amid internal union and political tensions following the November city election.
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Houston (Ap
Houston Firemen’s Union
Fred Hofheinz
C. K. Cook
Joseph H. Perino
Lee
Perino
Cook
Hofheinz
Louie Welch
Haze clearing as Mars photos reveal new features
Mars orbiting craft Mariner 9 sends striking images of towering canyons and craters. Scientists including Dr. Carl Sagan describe a rapid clearing of the haze with daily new phenomena seen in photographs. A canyon 6 to 12 miles wide and a 70 mile crater illustrate volcanic and geological activity.
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Mars
Carl Sagan
Cornell Uni
Versity
Mariner 9
Grand Canyon
Brokers doubt sale of vast Florida land tract
New York AP reports Peter Hilton, a consultant, claims 2.5 million acres in Florida could fetch 1.625 billion. The property spans 25 counties with lakes, rivers and coast frontage, but is owned by about 250 legatees in a single family estate dating to 1892. No sale date is set and buyers struggle to consolidate.
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New York
Peter Hilton
Florida
Yellowstone National Park
Hilton
Prosecutor's error frees DWI suspect on appeal
A Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Herman Gilder's 1970 DWI conviction after finding the prosecutor failed to ask a responsive question and evidence of a .22 percent blood alcohol level improperly admitted. Judges split 7-2 with dissents noting intoxication witnesses.
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Austin
Tex
Herman Gilder
Brazoria
Court of Criminal Appeals
Billy M. Bandy
Criminal District Attorney
Sam Bass Jr
Gilder
E. R
Goff
Bandy
John F. Onion Jr
Wendell A.odom
Odom
Onion
Texas
Students learn by doing in Pecos junior high program
Mrs. Virginia Reed leads the C V A E program at East Pecos Junior High to prepare students for citizenship in the world of work. Since November 18 she has taken a vocational group to local businesses and met city officials, with field trips to the fire station, landfill, and more planned. The program partners with the Chamber of Commerce and aims to boost attitudes, motivation, and lifelong learning.
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A. E
East Pecos
Reed
Chamber of Commerce
Mike Starkey
Harold Meyer
Pecos
J. J. Maxey
J. T. Prewit
S. B. Hunt
Rotary
Lions, Kiwanis
KIM Radio
Texas Employment Commission
Social Security Representative
Pecos Garment Co
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Trans Pecos Dairy
U. S. Post Office
Pecos Enterprise
Highway crews uncover Texas archaeological treasures
Texas Highway Department crews have located over 800 archaeological sites since 1937, adding to 4 500 sites cataloged by the University of Texas. Discoveries include the Witte Memorial Museum display of an Indian burial mound, Inner Space Caverns near Georgetown, and an 80-million year old fish fossil in West Texas. The department’s archaeological section, created in 1976 after the Antiquities Code of 1969, protects historical treasures before construction.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
University of Texas Archaeological Research Laboratories
Highway Department
Witte Memorial Museum
San Antonio
Inner Space
Interstate Highway 35
Georgetown
Texas
Accient
Insurance Board Cuts Collision Premiums for Bumper Cars
Texas insurers must cut collision rates for 1972 and older cars with crash absorbing bumpers. Discounts range 10 to 20 percent based on ability to endure specified front and rear crashes. independent bumper tests and manufacturer certificates required for each risk. Allstate proposed the discounts, but uniform rates meant a mandate for all carriers.
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Austin, Tex
State Insurance Board
State Board of Insurance
Allstate Insurance Co
Texas
Allstate
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Copley News Service
Patrick V. Murphy
Lawrence Flood
South
J.H. Freeland
G.B. Crouch
Mrs
Forrest Walker
Ruidoso, N.M
Goode
Cleo Fenton
Jimmy Goode
Jimmy
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Alice Avers
Laura Avila
Julie Gresham
Higinio Garcia
Floyd Hummel
Bennie Longbine
Stacy Bratcher
Mary Quiroz
Helen A. McLain
Carl
Ruth) Willman
Ruth Hallard
Ed Freeland
Jan Jenson Wolf
Terri Skelton
Janet Cranfill
A.L. (Gaylon) Wade
California
Bob Allgood
Mrs. Twill
Walter Tucker
Pyote
Tuckers
Lynn Wilson Place
Bobby Avary
Theresa Walker
Sandi Smith
Ward County Irrigation Office
Ward
Irrigaton
Lois Crouch
Abelino Contreras
John Schultz
Mary Schultz
Dorothy
Terrel
Mary Ann Diehl
el Paso
Schultz
First Presbyterian Church
Mary Ann
W.E
Red) Knowles
Snohomish
Wash
Eddie
Tom Barr
Steve
Margene
Louisa Phillips
Curtis Holland
Peggy and
Sunnye Holland
Dallas
Yule
Kermit
G.A. Roach
Houston
Pasadena
Calif
Roy Dees
University of Wisconsin
Dees
City Civil Service Commission
Leon Douglas
Truman Roberts
Mrs. Reed
Tip Chesney
Virginia Reed
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