Red River Authority adds Higley Holman to board
Morris T. Higley of Childress and Bill Holman of Henrietta were named to the Red River Authority board Wednesday, joining Gov Briscoe’s reappointments Alvin Barnes of Wichita Falls and William H. Summers of Whitewright. Judge Paul G. Peurifoy was reappointed presiding judge for the 1st Administrative Judicial District.
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Red River Authority
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Alvin Barnes
Wichita Falls
William H. Summers
White Wright
Paul G. Peurifoy
Dallas
Dollar Shows Small Gain in Europe Amid Market Caution
The dollar edged up modestly on European money markets after a steep drop on Wednesday. Frankfurter trading opened at 2.0133 marks, Zurich priced the dollar at 1.83625 francs, and London fixed gold at 183.50 an ounce, up 50 cents from Wednesday. Caution persisted as West Germany weighs capital inflows, while cattle losses from a Plainview truck train crash left 70 head roaming and several dead or injured.
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Hijacking attempt on Pakistan Airlines jet fails
A Pakistani man armed with a grenade attempted to seize a Pakistan International Airlines 747 with 357 aboard from Islamabad to Karachi. The grenade exploded during the struggle over Multan. the plane landed safely in Islamabad. Three were injured, Saeed Mohammed Khan identified as the would-be hijacker, who was detained by police. An army NCO Abul Malik and two other passengers helped subdue him.
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Pakistan
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Karachi
Abul Malik
Multan
Last flight from Los Angeles Maneuver saved many lives
Captain Gene Hersche, on his retirement flight, averted disaster as a Continental DC-10 veered from a burning runway after two tires blew. The plane tipped, shed fuel, and escaped into a fiery halt near a car rental site. Two passengers died, 79 injured, 11 firefighters hurt, while 116 aboard survived.
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Hersche
George Ambros Jr
Hillsdale
N.J
Continental
Park evasive on whether he bought influence in Congress
Tongsun Park tells the House ethics committee he is increasingly evasive in answering questions about alleged efforts to buy influence in Congress. Lawmakers say his testimony on whether he acted as a South Korean agent remains his most guarded area amid tough inquiries.
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National Abortion Rights Action League
Say
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
Tongsun Park
House Ethics Committee
Park
Rhodesian power transfer nears as white and black leaders reach pact
In Salisbury Ian Smith and four black leaders, Muzorewa Sithole Chirau, accept December 31 as transfer date and agree on rotating chairmanship of a transitional government. Disputes linger over interim cabinet makeup, parliamentary role, and full equality of black and white factions.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Mozambique
Zambia
First Double Transplant Patient Dies in Texas
Kirk Martin of Bay City Texas died two weeks after receiving a heart and kidney transplant at the Texas Heart Institute of St Luke's. Doctors reported the heart functioned while the kidney failed. Martin, 21, was the first to receive both organs in a single operation on February 14.
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Kirk Martin
Martin
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Texas
Texas Heart Institute of
Miller Faces Senate Endorsement Amid Iran Air Taxi Probe
Confirmation for G William Miller to head the Federal Reserve moves toward a near unanimous Senate Banking Committee vote despite Sen. William Proxmire opposition over a $2.95 million Bell Helicopter payment to Air Taxi Iran. Miller denies illegal conduct and remains under SEC scrutiny, with policy decisions looming on interest rates and dollar value.
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Textron Inc
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Textron
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Khatami
Banking Committee
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SEC
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