Presidio Woman Injured in Palm Street Crash
Ruby Slack 82 of Presidio and mother of Dick Slack was injured in a car van collision at Third and Palm. Police report she failed to yield to David Carrasco Wright of Pecos driving the van. She suffered a fractured knee and facial lacerations and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Stephens Slack
Presidio
Dick Slack
Jefferson
Third
Palm Streets
Slack
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Amalie Long
Trial reveals Davis mansion tensions and Andrea's fate
In Fort Worth, a witness testifies that Pris cilla Davis warned Cullen was "up at the house killing everybody" after a 1976 shooting at the Davis mansion. Andrea, then 12, was ordered from the home in 1974 and later died during the August 1976 shootings.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Cullen Davis
Priscilla Davis
Fort Worth
Davis
Andrea
Davis Mansion
Cattlemen unify voice forms single national cattle group
The American National Cattlemen’s Association and National Livestock Feeders Association merge to form the National Cattlemen's Association with about 30 000 direct members and up to 280 000 producers through affiliates. The group, based in Denver with offices in Washington and Omaha, will mainly lobby in Washington under a single recognized voice for cattle feeders and ranchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amboy, Ill
American National Cattlemen’s Association
National Livestock Feeders Association
Washington
New
National Cattlemen's Association
NCA
Illinois Cattlemen’s Association
Thomas Monier
Walnut, Ill
National Livestock Feeders
Denver
ANCA
Omaha
Monier
Christie resigns from Texas Insurance Board amid Senate bid talk
State Insurance Board Chairman Joe Christie resigns to decide on a U.S. Senate run in October and return to private practice. He notes pending board decisions on car insurance rate hikes and oil interests in South Texas. Christie says he may differ with Democrat Bob Krueger on energy issues and is optimistic about facing Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
State Insurance Board
Joe Christie
U.S
Christie
el Paso
South Texas
Bob Krueger
New Braunfels
John Tower
Krueger
Roaming Titanotheres Found In Texas Big Bend
UT Austin researchers reveal fossils of oversized titanothere remains from Big Bend National Park, discovered by James Baldwin Jr. in December and reported by a New Mexico teacher. UT scientists, led by Dr. Langston and Dr. Wilson, recovered skulls, jaws and limbs, suggesting a collapsed catch basin preserved the bones.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Big Bend
University of Texas
New Mexico
James Baldwin Jr
Silver City
N.M
Big Bend National Park
James Wolleben
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
Wolleben
UT Austin
John Wilson
Wann Langston
Langston
Wilson
Crystal City wins stay to keep gas flowing
Supreme Court Justice Louis Powell ordered Lo-Vaca Gathering Co to continue gas delivery to Crystal City Texas to cover back bills of more than 740000 dollars. The town had prepared for a cutoff after declaring a state of emergency. No hearing date set, duration unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal City
Tex
Supreme Court
lo-Vaca Gathering Co
Lo-Vaca
South Texas
Louis Powell
La-Vaca
Paul Rich
Nesday
Powell
Anita Hurries Toward Texas Coast as Winds Rise
Hurricane Anita increased to 115 mph as it crawled across the Gulf toward the lower Texas coast and northeastern Mexico. Affected areas include South Padre Island with rain and gusty winds, evacuations underway at South Padre Island and completed at Port Mansfield. Brownsville Matamoros near path, warning flags hoisted from Corpus Christi to Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Bonner
Associated Press
Brownsville, Tex
Anita
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Mexico
South Padre Island
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Port Mansfield
Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
McAllen
Edinburg
Matamoros
Brownsville-Matamoros
Weather watch for Wednesday and hurricane impact near South Padre
A weather forecast warns of Wednesday highs and overnight temperatures while a hurricane threatens South Padre Island. Forecasters expect heavy storms through Friday with eight foot tides and flooding on coastal roads. Public Safety aides evacuations as Port Isabel residents are urged to vacate by nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Padre Island
Department of Public Safety
South Padre
Port Isabel
Larry Mooney
National Weather Service Office
Corpus Christi
Texas protests federal duck hunting ban over Mexican Duck
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission protested the federal closure of part of the Trans-Pecos to duck hunting to protect the endangered Mexican Duck. A spokesman questioned whether the species is truly endangered while the department announced duck and geese seasons and bag limits. Eastern duck season runs Nov 5 to 27 and Dec 22 to Jan 22. light geese Nov 5 to Jan 22. dark geese Nov 5 to Dec 14 and Dec 22 to Jan 22 west of U S 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Trans-Pecos
Departmet
U.S. 81
Senior Citizens Stockholders Meet This Saturday
Senior Citizens will hold a stockholders meeting and ice cream supper at 7 30 p m Saturday in the Senior Center located at 119 S Cedar. The gathering will elect a board of directors for the coming year and invites all members aged 55 and older to attend for fellowship ice cream and cake says center director Billie Mc Cormick. Goose season runs from November 1 to January 22 with hunting restrictions described for the area south of Interstate 10 from El Paso to Fort Stockton along U S 385 to the park boundary and the Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cedar
Center
Billie McCormick
el Paso
Fort Stockton
U.S. 385
Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande
Elvis Presley had a mild diabetes say doctors
Elvis Presley suffered a low grade diabetes controlled by diet, though sometimes he strayed. Dr George Nichopoulos and Vernon Presley planned to release autopsy results early next week. Presley died August 16 of a heart attack like event, under Tennessee rules autopsy records remain private unless non natural causes are found. Storm Anita eyes Texas coast with watches, possible landfall near Brownsville or Corpus Christi, residents board up and evacuate inland as tides rise and boats are moved.
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Memphis
Elvis Presley
George C. Nichopoulos
Presley
Nichopoulos
Vernon Presley
Tennessee
Shelby County
Jerry Francisco
Brownsville
Mooney
Anita
Celia
Texas
Louisiana
Vermilion Bay
Mexican
Storm Net
Corpus Christi
Port Aransas
Dee Wayne Mathews
Mathews
Bill Neukomm
South Padre Island
Port O’connor
Victoria Barge Canal
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Armando Gil
Nova Gutierrez
Ruby
Big Bend
Senior Citizens
Elvis
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