Archbishop Lefevre to consecrate Queen of Angels Chapel in Texas
Rebel archbishop Lefevre visits Texas despite a papal ban on priestly functions due to his anti modernization campaign. He will celebrate a pontifical Mass and confer confirmations at the Queen of Angels Chapel, with Father Hector Bolduc stating the group remains in communion with Rome. Pecos City Council adopts place system electing councilmen and shows assigned duties for members.
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Paul
Lefevre
Queen of Angels
Hector Bolduc
Rome
Houston
Markowski
Pecos
Jesus Muniz
Bill Moss
Pecos City Council Adopts Place System for Council Elections
Pecos adopts place system replacing at large for five council seats. Each place has a distinct candidate vying for a term, with top vote getter for each place winning. The move aims to reduce election clashes among incumbents and aligns with minority voting rights debates pending Supreme Court rulings.
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UMAC
Fire kills five in Danbury prison cellblock
A three story cellblock fire at the federal Danbury prison killed five inmates and injured about 66. Investigators cited possible arson with gates locked hindering rescue. Inmates claimed an electrical fault in a dormitory washroom sparked the blaze and trapped residents for up to 30 minutes.
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Danbury
Darnell Kinnard
Washington, D.C
Maury County
Nashville
Tenn
Lovell
Anthony Ligatto
Monster throws rocks at three teens near Abilene
In Hawley five miles north of Abilene Texas three teens reported a seven foot ape like creature throwing rocks at them on a ranch. The youths Larry Suggs 15 Tom Roberts 14 and Renee McFarland 15 described a hairy monster with huge arms. Suggs fired at the beast at about 40 yards but missed. Foot long tracks and vehicle debris supported their sighting as goats disappeared on the Abilene Ranch under manager Bob Scott with sheriff officials offering coyotes as a possible cause.
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Abilene
Tex
Hawley
Texas
Larry Suggs
Suggs
Tom Roberts
Renee McFarland
Roberts
Abilene Boys Ranch
McFarland
Bob Scott
Abilene Ranch
Scott
California rainmaking plan filed by Irving P Krick
Irving P Krick of California files notice to engage in weather modification and rainmaking in Reeves Loving Hudspeth and Culberson Counties using silver iodide arc dispensers from Oct 19 for four years. The Red Bluff district backs the program with no success estimates available. Protests may be filed with the Weather Modification Affairs Coordinator at the Texas Water Development Board in Austin.
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Irving P. Krick
California
Reeves
Loving
Huddspeth
Culberson
Red Bluff
Texas Water Development Board
Austin
7 7 77 Lucky Day Doubts Rise From History
A digest of curious 7 7 77 lore cites a 1877 New York Times brief on drowned dogs, a London collision, a North Adams fire, a Monmouth Park race mishap, church seizures at Holy Saviour, a dramatic rescue from a well, and a failed 130 mile walk. Astrologists speculate on sharp minds, and markets supposedly rise each July 7.
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NEW York
New York Times
New York City
the Times
Auguste
London
Otis Hodge
North Adams
N.Y
Idalia
Monmouth Park
N.J
Zoo Zoo
Times
Episcopal Church of the Holy Saviour
Madison Avenue
25Th Street
Abraham Carter
Carter Sees Possible Mid East Peace Settlement
President Carter told 53 American Jewish leaders at the White House he believes a lasting Middle East peace may be achieved with full diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states. He spoke amid preparations for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin, suggesting progress could come by late this year.
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Washington
Carter
Middle East
Israel
Menahem Begin
White House
Begin
Jody Powell
Powell
U.S
Jordan
Odessa refinery blast kills worker in Shell unit
An explosion at a Shell Oil refinery near Odessa Texas killed one worker and wounded three others with burns. The dead man's name was withheld pending next of kin contact. Part of the plant was shut down while the rest continued operating as investigators probe the cause.
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Odessa
Tex
Shell Oil Co
Bill Kennedy
West Texas Oil Center
Kennedy
New Mexico Cities Could Lose Air Service
Texas International official Sam Coates warned that Roswell, Carlsbad, Hobbs, and Clovis in southeast New Mexico could lose current airline service if a federal bill becomes law. He said the bill would let airlines drop routes deemed unprofitable or detrimental to the carrier.
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Roswell
Texas International Airlines
Sam Coates
Texas International
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Clovis
Weather watch for Panhandle highs in 90s to 105 Big Bend
Forecast calls for seasonal temperatures from Wednesday to Monday with widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms in the Panhandle. Highs mostly in the 90s, near 105 in the Big Bend area, and lows in the 60s to 70s. 69.
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Panhandle
Big Bend
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Catholic Church
Father Bolduc
United States
New Hampshire
Bill Pigman
Bob Beckley
Doug Fernandes
Phillip Tyree
Bill Hopper
J.J. Maxey
Pexyy McCracken
Peggy McCracken
Bob Bickley
Council
Cedar Street
Ted Painter
United Mexican American Council
Painter
Supreme Court
Monster
Philip Donhue
Elizabeth
Daniel O'Leary
Robert Ball
Atrological Metaphysical Research Center
Coral
Gables
Fla
Ball
Ams
N.M
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