FBI files on Americans top hundreds of thousands
Senate intelligence committee leaders say hundreds of thousands of Americans faced FBI investigations with little valuable information found. They cite 530,000 dossiers and note destroyed documents after Hoover's death. The panel highlights extensive surveillance of New Left groups and civil rights figures while warning some records may never be known.
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Senate Intelligence Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
F.A.O. Schwarz III
Schwarz
Curtis R. Smothers
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Smothers
CIA
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Senate
New York
First Christian Church Pecos town tale of fellowship
John Paul Pitts details his visit to Pecos First Christian Church, the town’s oldest church with a Texas Historical Marker. He notes the annual Thanksgiving supper, a Children’s Church reenactment, and the Campbells era creedless worship, built in 1909 with later remodels under Rev. Ford, highlighting strong fellowship among members.
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First Christian Church
Christian Church
Beauchamps
Dorrs
Peers
Gliers
Harrisons
Presbyterian Church
Thomas
Alexander Campbell
Campbells
Ford
Jesus Christ
Texas
Bela Bessent
Parker Hotel
B.P. van Horn
E.B. Kiser
Clark Ford
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Senate confirms Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary
The Senate approved Donald H. Rumsfeld 95 to 2 as defense secretary after brief debate. Senators Helms and Stone dissented in protest of the nomination process. Rumsfeld pledged a strong defense posture and said he would not pursue other offices beyond the Pentagon.
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Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Ford
State
Defense
Congress
United States
Pentagon
Painter Returns to Pecos to Open Law Practice
Ted Painter, former Pecos resident and son of Mr. and Mrs. N.F. Painter, returns to Pecos to practice law. A 1964 Pecos High School graduate, he earned a BA in government from the University of Texas, attended Texas Tech Law School, and graduated in 1973, top 10 percent, editor of the Texas Tech Law Review. He has practiced with El Paso firm Scott Hulse Marshall and Feuille, is married to Becky Johnson, and has a six month old daughter, Erin Rebecca.
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Pecos
N.F. Painter
Alamo
Painter
Pecos High School
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos High
Texas University
Texas Tech Law School
Texas Tech
Texas Tech Law Review
Scott, Hulse, Marshall and Feuille
el Paso
Becky Johnson
Erin Rebecca
Skipped heartbeats may warn of sudden death says panel
ANAHEIM California AP researchers warn that premature contractions or skipped beats though common and often harmless can signal higher risk of ventricular fibrillation. Coffee and tension help trigger these irregularities while PVCs raise danger depending on their context as about 250000 die yearly from sudden fibrillation.
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Anaheim
Calif
Barnard Tabatznik
American Heart Association
Starley sentences two Moss Bluff women for murder
Judge J H Starley pronounced murder sentences on two Moss Bluff Louisiana women who pleaded guilty Monday. Shirley Ann Bergeron aged 19 received 15 years and Jeanette Franklin aged 17 received six years. Both were denied probation and linked to the shooting death of 31 year old Dwayne Grable whose body was found in a pasture on April 7.
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J.H. Starley
Moss Bluff
Shirley Ann Bergeron
Jeanette Franklin
Dwayne Grable
Bergeron
Franklin
Agapita Matta Wins Weekly Gift Drawing
Agapita Matta of 1122 S Willow is the week’s winner in the Enterprise Win a Gift contest after submitting an entry at R S Hi echonics. She may draw for a $10 prize from participating merchants at the Enterprise office 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. this week. All entries are eligible for the grand prize a three speed bicycle to be awarded at week eight’s end.
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Agapita Matta
S. Willow
Enterprise
Matta
R&s Hiechonics
Early Texas Weather Mix With Snow Storms West
Chilly dawn and warm afternoon readings marked Texas as showers dotted the Upper Texas Coast and South Texas. Forecasters warned of thunderstorms in West Texas and a approaching cold front from New Mexico. Snow impacted Colorado, Wyoming, Utah with winter storm warnings. travel advisories extended to the northern plains and California mountains.
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Associated Press
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West
Gulf of Mexico
Panhandle
New Mexico
Coast
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Cotulla
Coolidge
Ariz
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
North Dakota
California
Rockies
Missouri Valley
South Dakota
Savings bonds reach over half-year sales goal
County Bond Chairman Archie B Scott reported Reeves County September sales of Series E and H Savings Bonds totaled 4593 with nine month sales at 103097 representing 54 percent of the annual 190000 goal. Texas monthly sales reached 19479600 and year to date 181535171 at 77 percent of a 234.3 million target.
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Treasury
Archie B. Scott
United States Savings
Reeves County
Texas
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