Texas death toll underpredicted as 70 killed in holiday period
The Associated Press reports 70 violent deaths in Texas from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, with 42 traffic fatalities, 13 drownings, and six shootings. Notable wrecks occurred near Garrison and Fort Worth, with victims including Michael Edward Freeman, Linda Colleen Wheat, and Ruthie Peister. Police note peak danger from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
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East Texas
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Wiergate
Burkeville
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Port Lavaca Seeks More Doctors Amid Shortage and Tensions
Local physicians warn of a doctor shortage with seven doctors practicing, including Dr. Andrew Peters who opened last week. Hospital administrators cite a $40,000 cash shortfall and reliance on doctors for patient admissions, while Gate Calhoun Chamber pushes to recruit more physicians.
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Halletsville
Sid Ward
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Accident victim buried today
Funeral services for Mariano Perales seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Perales were held at Our Lady of the Gulf Church with Rosary the night before. He died from head injuries after a truck he rode in overturned on Highway 87 near Port Lavaca. He was a Harrison Elementary second grader and survived by four sisters and grandparents.
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Harrison Elementary School
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Cashion
Richardson Funeral Home
Our Lady of the
Prota Perales
Konawa
Okla
David Mares
Rene Figueroa
Martin Aguallo
Domingo Sanchez
Nicolas Villarreal
Frank Villarrea
Sub collision report angers calm official stance
San Diego based Pintado reportedly collided with a Soviet Yankee class sub near Petropavlosk on the Kamchatka Peninsula in May 1974 during a joint Navy CIA mission. No crew injuries reported aboard Pintado, Soviet casualties unknown. U.S. Navy denies confirmation.
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Petropavlosk
Labor disputes stretch across nation with strikes and court bids
In California Santa Clara County considers dismissal notices for 5,000 striking workers based on a three day absence rule while Pennsylvania eyed court action to end a 45,000 worker walkout impacting welfare and unemployment services. San Jose area strikes press wages and benefits as city and county units face service cuts and hospital moves. Nationally, Waterbury sanitation strikes linger despite tentative deals, and Groton Metal Trades, Electric Boat Co dispute awaits federal mediation.
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Board of Supervisors
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Groton
Metal Trades Council
Nuclear Shipbuilding
Electric Boat Co
Texas officials refuse secrecy oath over welfare records
Anderson County Atty Bill Green says he and other Texas prosecutors were asked to sign oaths not to disclose welfare department affairs. The Paris regional lawyers for the department sent the letter. Green will refuse, arguing the oath violates the Texas Open Records Act and could jeopardize federal funds.
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Texas Welfare Department
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Weather forecast records cloudy to warm days
Cloudy to partly cloudy with warm afternoons and mild nights through tomorrow. Winds southwest 5 to 15 mph. Gulf Coast winds 8 to 18 knots with seas two to three feet. High near 90, low in mid 70s. Sunset 8:30, sunrise 6:36. Tides tonight 9:57 low, 6:12 high tomorrow. 11:37 low and 2:27 high tomorrow. Noon pressure 29.96 and steady.
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Seadrift Council weighs police protection and salaries
Seadrift City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. to decide on hiring another patrolman and raising police chief C W Woods salary from 7 252 a year, noting Woods has led the force since April. Two residents urged more help for Woods as funding is explored with the council of governments. The meeting also covers aerator tower repairs and transferring a bay front lease from D L Weaver to Jerry Weaver.
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Woods
Council of Governments
Bay Front
D.L. Weaver
Jerry Weaver
Energy legislation faces Congress
Congress returns from the Independence Day recess to debate energy bills. The House and Senate study opening Naval Petroleum Reserves at Elk Hills and elsewhere with measures transferring control from Navy to Interior or keeping it under Navy, while a price control bill for old domestic oil poses a potential presidential veto. The New Hampshire Senate race dispute also lingers as Democrats push another floor-closure bid.
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New Hampshire Senate
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Louis E. Wyman
Elk Hills
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Navy
U.S. Wells
Ford
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
House Energy Subcommittee
Point Comfort to mull economic aid plan and bylaws
Point Comfort Board of Aldermen meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday to consider fire department bylaws budget and a resolution backing Economically Distressed Area status. Also on the agenda are salary increases for city personnel and sending an inspector to Building Inspector School at Texas A&M in August.
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