Former governor Coke Stevenson fights for life in hospital
Coke Stevenson, 88, former Texas governor, is in very poor condition in the ICU at Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital after arriving June 14 from his Junction area ranch with a hemorrhage. He underwent two operations and has received 41 pints of blood. doctors report failing kidneys and liver but a firm handshake persists as family notes his alertness and questions about stocks and currency.
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San Angelo
Tex
Texas
Coke Stevenson
U.S
Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital
Stevenson
Junction
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lyndon
Jim Wells
Alice
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Coke
Two men plead guilty in Amarillo jail escape case
In Houston, state court jurors hear punishment arguments for James A. Petty and James Quinn, who pled guilty to aggravated kidnapping tied to last summer’s Potter County jail break attempt that left inmate Darvin Meharg dead. Sentences face five to 99 years in prison.
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Houston
Amarillo
James A. Petty
James Quinn
Potter County
Petty
Quinn
Stan Snitker
Snitker
Ochiltree County
Don Sidwell
Darvin
Red
Meharg
State District Court
I.D. McMaster
Prices rise as beef costs peak while gasoline climbs
Washington reports beef averages at 1.54 per pound on June 7 the highest since February 1974 with a forecast to crest soon. Gasoline prices rose 1.8 cents per gallon due to a new tariff and may rise further. Ford vetoes mortgage subsidy bill and pushes housing market measures. Treasury notes May deficit at 15.4 billion aided by tax rebates totaling 6.7 billion.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Federal
Energy Administration
Ford
FEA
Frank Zarb
House
Senate
Chrysler Corp
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ford Administration
Treasury Department
Carrasco automobiles recovered by Rangers
Texas Rangers and San Antonio police recovered two cars tied to Rosa Carrasco widow of drug kingpin Fred Gomez Carrasco. Rangers say one Galaxie, altered to resemble a Continental, was found in Duval County on a ranch with Parr. a 1974 Thunderbird was seized in San Antonio after a storage lease expired. Investigators cite possible Carrasco death in Mexico during a 1974 checkpoint assault.
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Associated Press
Texas Rangers
San Antonio
Rosa Carrasco
Fred Gomez Carrasco
John Wood
South
Texas
Duval County
Archer Parr
Robert L. Fordhe
Parr
Mexico
Carrasco
Rasco
Huntsville
Jose A. Carrasco
Rosa
James Gillespie
Wood
The
Galaxie
Texas Department of Public Safety Laboratory
Austin
Forche
Dist
Atty
Arnulfo Guerra
Gillespie
Rosario Gomez de Marquez
Southern Calvary Christian Church
Mission
Rio Grande Valley
Baytown
Carrasco Marquez
Robert Forche
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