Assassination attempt targets assistant U.S. attorney Kerr
Federal agents posted armed guards at the bedside of Assistant U.S. Attorney James W. Kerr Jr. after an ambush in San Antonio. Gunmen fired from a rear van, leaving Kerr with glass cuts and metal fragments in his hands. The stolen van, found later, contained shell casings and signaled a likely contract-style hit. Police seek suspects. prosecutors note Kerr’s drug and narcotics cases across West Texas.
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U.S
James W. Kerr Jr
West
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Kerr
Methodist Hospital
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Alamo Heights
Austin
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FBI
San Antonio
Morrow
Boyd
West Texas
del Rio
Midland
el Paso
United States
Colombia
Lillian Haley
Wayne F. Speck
Western District of Texas
White Thanksgiving Snow Grips Much of Nation
Light snow fell in New England and the Midwest as wintry weather and cold temperatures persisted nationwide. Eight weather related highway deaths were reported in Massachusetts and New York. Snow clogged roads causing traffic jams and minor accidents while fog reduced visibility across the southern Plains and extended from Texas to Colorado and Kansas. Denver airport delays followed fog as travel advisories spread through Colorado plains and parts of Texas and Louisiana. freezing drizzle affected Kansas and Nebraska with power outages for over 4,000 customers. Snow also appeared in the California Sierras and Nevada’s Tahoe Basin with rain and a few thundershowers in California.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
Massachusetts
New York State
Texas
Colorado
Kansas
Denver
Louisana
Nebraska
Missouri
California Sierras
North Dakota
Michigan
California
Connections with Cubans prompt Texas Oswald probe
Texas Citizens group says Oswald ties to three Cuban exiles deserve further investigation before the House Assassinations Committee completes its work. Anne C. McAfee of the Texas Committee of Inquiry urged awareness of additional information amid the Kennedy assassination anniversary reflections.
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Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald
House
Anne C. McAfee
Warren Commission
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Weather and assassination notes from Pecos and Dallas
Weather outlook for West Texas through Thursday shows cloudiness with light rain mainly south. Pecos reports a cool 47 at dawn and 52 high Tuesday with 50s to 60s elsewhere. Separate coverage discusses Oswald assassination theories, Cuban links, and calls for further congressional inquiry linked to Sylvia Odio, Alpha 66, Antonio Veciana Blanch, Jose Aleman, and a Miami casino operator.
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Pecos
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Antonio Veciana Blanch
Alpha 66
Oswald
Maurice Bishop
Jose Aleman
Aleman
Havana
Kennedy
Santos Trafficante
Miami
Cuba
Higher Social Security earning limits set for early retirees
Washington AP reports higher annual earnings exemptions for 1979 Social Security. Under 65 retirees may earn up to 3480 without benefit loss, 65 to 72 up to 4500, while those 72 plus face no limit. Around 1.5 million under 72 could gain 300 million in benefits, with coverage quarters rising to 1040 annual. Tax rate for employers and employees climbs to 6.13 percent, applying to earnings up to 22900.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Congress
Cross examination ends for key state witness in Davis murder case
Prosecutors say Cullen Davis defense failed to damage key witness David McCrory who testified Davis paid him 25000 to kill a judge. FBI agent Joe Gray testified about filming a meeting between McCrory and Davis last August. Defense labeled McCrory untrustworthy while focusing on tapes and movies as misinterpretations.
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Dallas
FBI
McCrory
Davis
Gray
David McCrory
Phil Burleson
Jack Strickland
Haynes
Strictland
ABC
Cullen
Priscilla
Priscilla Davis
Pecos man Henry Bailey indicted for murder
Reeves County grand jury returned an indictment charging 70 year old Henry Bailey of Pecos with the murder of 34 year old Charles Day. Day, a motel cook, was found dead near the Pecos Valley Southern Rail line eight miles south of Pecos. Bailey is held on a 20000 bond awaiting further court steps after a preliminary investigation tied the shooting to an argument among Day Bailey and others.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Bailey
Thanksgiving break notice from the Enterprise
The Enterprise will not publish tomorrow to allow employees to observe Thanksgiving. Publication resumes Friday with the office opening at 8 a.m. The publisher and staff wish readers a Happy Thanksgiving and urge travelers to drive carefully.
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Enterprise
Thanksgiving schedules announced Pecos offices to close for four day holiday
A four day Thanksgiving break will close Pecos offices including county and city offices Thursday and Friday. Banks and savings institutions will be closed tomorrow but reopen Friday. Utilities and community service offices will shift hours with Thursday closure and Friday regular business.
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Pecos
First National Bank
Security State Bank
Pecos Savings and Loan
Southern Union Gas Company
Continental Telephone Company
Community Public Service
John Kennedy remembered at quiet Dallas memorial
Mourners braved rain and cold to attend a brief memorial for slain President John F. Kennedy at a monument near Dealey Plaza. The Dallas County Democratic Party sponsors the observance marking the 1963 assassination and the earlier finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone with three shots.
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John F. Kennedy
Democratic Party
Kennedy
Dealey Plaza
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas School Book Depository
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