Delhi Gas says it will not sell gas to farmers
Morris Bullock, attorney for Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., stunned 143rd District Court by stating the company would not sell natural gas to farmers at any price. The dispute centers on a proposed 1.85 per thousand cubic feet price for a 1976 contract, far above the old 1975 rate, with plaintiffs arguing it is excessive.
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Morris Bullock
Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp
143Rd District Court
Pecos
Delhi
Bullock
J.H. Starley
Roddy Harrison
Harrison
John Lauderdale
Texas Oil and Gas Corp
Reeves County
Lynn Patterson
Indira Gandhi cleared of conviction by court ruling
Indira Gandhi won a Supreme Court battle to void her campaign corruption conviction. A five member panel upheld retroactive amendments to the election law, declaring the offenses she was convicted of were no longer offenses. Opponents conceded the verdict voided her conviction, ending the case. Outside her residence supporters shouted slogans.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Supreme Court
Gandhi
Tongues and healing pull Baptist ranks apart in Heaven
In a surreal dialogue, God and angels debate a Baptist schism over speaking in tongues and faith healing sparked by Southern Baptist disassociations in Texas and Louisiana. The heavenly discourse lampoons church conflicts and media scrutiny, with humor from Earthly columns and satire references.
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Heaven
St. Paul
Paul
Texas
Louisiana
God
Holy
Dad
Energy plan moves closer to approval
Washington AP reports a Congressional energy plan nears final passage as conferees back a price control scheme. If approved the plan caps fuel prices briefly then allows a rise before 1980, with impacts on gasoline and home heating oil, plus conservation and rationing measures.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
Henry Jackson
Dash
White House
Death looms as 16 year old Maryjane rushes life
In Selden, New York, 16 year old Maryjane Dahl, an honor student with Hodgkin's disease, told her English teacher she was in a hurry to live. She said please understand she did not have time and rushed forward with high hopes despite her illness.
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Flescher
Maryjane
Hodgkin
Marjane
Nassau County Medical Examiner
Kenneth Sargent
Upper Nyack
N.Y
Jane Sheehan
Selden
Ball
Railroad strike set to shut down major lines
Four railroad shop craft unions announce a nationwide strike beginning 6 a.m. Tuesday over a protracted contract dispute. The action could halt major rail lines despite unions representing only about 15 percent of the half‑million railway workers. Federal mediators seek a one‑week delay to negotiate.
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Washington
Weather front passes with minor Texas impact
A weather front moved through Texas with little effect as cooler air entered the Panhandle and fog reduced visibility in the southeast near Sabine Lake. Temperatures ranged from the upper 30s in the far west to mid 60s on the coast, with 87 at Wink and expectations of warm conditions persisting through Saturday despite a looming cool Pacific front.
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East Texas
Sabine Lake
Big Bend
Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
Galveston
Wink
West Texas
Pacific
United Way reaches eighty percent of goal at twenty four thousand
United Way totals rise to about 24 000 as Paul Revere and the Minutemen push toward a 30 000 goal. Directors Charlotte Slack and Ellen Weinacht report 457 09 in added small gifts with Pecos Schools contributing heavily and Austin Elementary awaiting aluminum can funds to boost the drive.
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Paul Revere
Minutemen
United Way
Charlotte Slack
Ellen Weinacht
Pecos
Austin Ele
Family hunts for hidden treasure in Wichita Falls home
Relatives of Horace Ball dig and tear through the Ball residence and storage buildings in a court authorized search for buried money. The effort follows Ball and his wife Norma’s murders last September and a recent $12,340 found in a store warehouse. Authorities say the search aims to ease estate administration. rewards of 500 dollars are posted.
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Wichita Falls
Horace Ball
Ball
Norma
Wichita County
Calvin Ashley
Jerry Schnedorf
First Wichita National Bank
Schnedorf
Wichita
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Trans Western
Southern Union
South West Texas Municipal Gas Corp
Lone Star Gas Co
Dayton Whitehurst
Eagle
Charles Weinacht
Eagles
W.T. Barrett Stadium
É Que
Paso
John Paul Pitts
Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Austin
Austin Elementary
PTA
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