Supermarket bombing mystery haunts owner in Texas
T J Boyd and Jo Manns share coffee as owner T J Boyd faces a dawn bombing at a Wills Point supermarket. Security chief Charles Cooper says a threatening letter claimed the incident but offered no motive or extortion attempt, leaving investigators with no clear reason for the attack.
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Boyd
Cooper
Treasury
Brookshire
Terrell
Wills Point
Dresser Industries
Tyler
Carter Hendley
Plaque dedication honors local fallen servicemen
Amid Pecos bicentennial festivities a Thursday ceremony on the Reeves County courthouse outer wall honored Reeves County and Barstow residents who died in Korea and Vietnam. The event featured VFW Commander A J Carpenter, local officials, and families, alongside a solemn pledge and musical tributes as part of a week of planned public events.
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Lynn Webb
Pecos
Reeves County
Ladies of the
Barstow
Pecos Vfw
A.J. Carpenter
Eagle Drum
John Swanson
Fred
Juana) Jaquez
America
Keith Hall
Dick Slack
Pecos Business and Professional Womens Club
B&pw
Catherine Ashley
Nora Gutierrez
Marta
West Texas Trail Riders
Rodeo Arena
Radio rules threaten CB operators in Canada and Mexico
State Insurance Board chair Joe Christie warns that CB operators crossing borders may have radios confiscated if they lack country permits and insurance does not cover confiscation. The rodeo opens with a record 305 contestants and a $22,520 purse. A citywide church service followed, as officials note one of the busiest weeks in the town's history.
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Austin, Tex
Canada
Mexico
State Insurance Board
Joe Christie
Christie
Highway Beautification Rules Extend to 4000 Miles in Texas
Texas announces July 1 expansion adding about four thousand miles of highways under the Highway Beautification Act while roughly one thousand miles are freed from controls. The State Department of Highways will inventory signs and junkyards on newly controlled routes and notify owners of requirements. District 6 lists multiple routes in Reeves, Pecos, Terrell, Winkler, Andrews, Martin, Crane, Upton, Ector, Midland and Ward counties including US 285, US 290, US 80, SH routes, and FM 305.
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Austin
Texas
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Odessa
Reeves
Pecos
Terrell
Winkler
Andrews
Martin
Crane
Upton
Ector
Midland
Ward
A Pipe Dream Plan To Trim Illegal Immigration
Columnist Gene Douglas argues a bold plan to curb illegal immigration by boosting home economies. He estimates one million Mexican workers cross the Rio Grande yearly, consuming billions in wages, and proposes an auditable, border-stripe program with 500 mile relocations for legal immigrants to reduce cheap labor concentration and aid enforcement.
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Gene Douglas
Rio Grande
Border Patrol
el Paso
del Rio
Balmorhea
Jurors Report for 143rd Civil Jury Week Begins Tuesday
Jurors are summoned to report at 9 a.m. Tuesday for the 143rd district civil jury week at 143 District Court. A long list of summoned jurors includes Walter G. Holland and many others, with numerous names across multiple pages of the panel. The notice outlines the start of civil jury service and provides the roster of potential jurors.
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District Court
Walter G. Holland
B.T. Biggs, Jr
Domingo C. Galindo
Joe Billeiter
Thomas Phillips
Claudia Barraza
Andy Hannah
Pete Garcia Armendariz
Virginia Dell Case
Guillermo Rayos
Filomena Ramirez
Julia T. Martinez
Jesse G. Wells
Benny Arreguy
Victor Jar
Speeding Texans face rising traffic tickets this year
State safety statisticians report Texans are driving faster with more miles traveled. January through May saw 319,242 speeding citations, up 19 percent from 1975, and total highway violations reached 445,126, up from 384,924. Through June 25, highway deaths dropped nine percent to 1,369, with seven percent fewer fatality accidents than 1975.
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Austin
Tex
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Texas
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Him
Lifter
Charles Cooper
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Francisco G. Brito
Patricio Brijalba Jr
Fred Vasquez
Jack Wendt
W.K. Campbell
J.R. Brown
Maria Daniel Saucedo
Sidney J. Williams
Robert B. Fuentes
Herculano Aguirre
John J. West
Edward Strain
Jesus S. Marruffo
Johnny S. Ornelas
Dick Wadley
Antonio Ortega
Alicia Madrid
Webb Armstrong
Paula D. Gonzales
Benjamin Natividad
Felipe S. Lopez
Kris Preslar
Manuela Lujan
Yolanda Matta
Albino A. Lara
Janice Braden
W. A. Cunningham
Ricardo Gutierrez
Mauricio Hinojos
Joyce Woods
Brenda Moore
Furman Clark Ford
Dwight S. Hooker
Francisco R. Gomez
Rafael Valdez
Vicenta Aguirre
Steve Dean
Ovidio Martinez
William G. Svoboda
Rodolfo C. Martinez
Burton E. King
Clarence Brown
Rafael Ramon
Virginia Garcia
Arnulfo Segovia Jr
Harry Clinton Jr
Loyd Deakins
Virginia Navarette
Jack N. Gray
Pedro Meras
Bailey Wheeless
Nora R. Mendoza
Manuel Moro
Tommie W. Floyd
J.H. Starley
Bertha Fuentes
Gerado Bustamante
Ramona Vasquez
Luis M. Roman
James D. Locker
M.C. Dixon
Ted Johnston
Salema Leyva
Heriberto Herrera
B.F. Hays
Earl Brown
Mark Sterling Ferguson
Wanda L. Bradford
Elizabeth Dennison
Ralph Williams
Jertudes Lopez
Joe Q. Pena
Ray S. Florez
Felicita Anaya
Isabel Chabarria
Teofilo Madrid
Aurora Barrera
Jesus Abila
Alfredo Gomez
C.W. Jeffries
W.A. Jobe
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Nolen D. Hickey
Eli Stewart
Ramon C. Garcia
Epimenio Barrera
Julia S. Cazares
A. J. McKenzie
Virgil Turnbaugh
Gabriela Munoz Garcia
Nancy Box
A.C. Shorter
George Morales
California
Walter's
Dairy Queens of
Polly Green
Mgr
Dairy Queen
Airlawn Center
Dora Rochen
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