West German Leader Welcomed With 21-Gun Salute
West Germany's Helmut Schmidt visited the White House for a Bicentennial trip. He praised Bren Ford praised West Germany as a true friend and ally sharing commitment to peace. The visit included an honor guard, a National Air and Space Museum gift valued near 1 million dollars, and talks with Ford and Kissinger on terrorism, Southern Africa, and European security.
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Washington
West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
White House
Schmidt
Ford
National Air and Space Museum
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
Blast Frees Irish Prisoners
Five inmates escaped when two bombs hit Dublin court and a police station during an IRA related trial. Four were recaptured after hijacking a van. one prisoner remains at large as security forces hunt. The blasts injured several people and created a hole at the courthouse back wall for the escape.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Special Criminal Court
Reagan says Carter Mondale ticket mirrors old ideological battles
Ronald Reagan stated the Democratic ticket will wage the same ideological fight this November. Carter announced Jimmy Carter selected Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota as his running mate in New York, highlighting Mondale's ties to Washington. Reagan, trailing Ford by 33 delegates, called Mondale a sign of establishment loyalty.
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Newark
Ronald Reagan
Carter-Mondale
Jimmy Carter
New York
Walter Mondale
Minnesota
Reagan
Ford
Carter
Mondale
Washington
Hawk air defense missiles linked to Jordan sale
U S officials indicate a multimillion dollar deal with Jordan for 12 to 14 American built Hawk air defense missile batteries is close to final approval. Details are still being negotiated but basic agreement is expected within days, possibly a week.
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Washington
United States
Jordan
U.S
State Department
MIT ends Taiwan engineer training program over security worries
In Cambridge, MIT halted a $917,000 program funded by National Taiwan University that trained 15 Taiwanese engineers in aircraft navigation systems. A State Department official said the effort could aid missile development and would not advance U.S. security or foreign policy goals, ending the project in June six months early.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Taiwan
State Department
China
National Taiwan University
Thomas F. Jones
MIT
Prosecution Witnesses Describe Harris Hearst Kidnapping Case
Five witnesses portray William and Emily Harris and Patricia Hearst as inept car thieves with machine guns who promised to return cars. They fled after a May 16 1974 shooting in Los Angeles. The Harrises face kidnapping assault and robbery charges. Hearst will be tried later. Star witness Thomas Dean Matthews began detailing his encounter with the trio.
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Los Angeles
William and
Emily Harris
Patricia Hearst
Harrises
Miss Hearst
Star
Vicim Thomas Dean Matthews
Carrizo Springs Bank Stock Auction Halted
State District Court Judge Robert R. Murray halted temporarily an apparent attempt to auction control of Union State Bank of Carrizo Springs. Salinas, holder of about 60 percent, obtained a temporary restraining order against First National Bank of San Antonio amid a disputed loan tied to a $1 million stock pledge. A July 23 hearing was set to review the matter as the Dallas group who once owned Union State sues Salinas and Groos National Bank in connection with the sale.
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Robert R. Murray
Carrizo Springs
Texas
Enrique Salinas
Union State Bank of
First National Bank of
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Salinas
Eagle Pass
Citizens State Bank of
Citizens State
State Banking Commission
Murray
First National
Glenn Biggs
First National Bank
Union State Bank
Dallas
Salinas and Groos National Bank of San Antonio
Death notices for Mrs. J E Boyd and Leroy Blevins
Funeral services for Mrs. J E Boyd 67 of Port Lavaca will be at 2 p m Thursday at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel with graveside at Hebron Cemetery. She died Tuesday after long illness. Also listed are Leroy Blevins 51 of Port Lavaca with services at 2 p m Friday at Richardson Funeral Home and burial at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery. He died Wednesday afternoon in Clear Lake. Survivors and details include multiple family members and a Navy WWII veteran background.
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Victoria
Richardson Funeral Home
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Robert Kemp
Point Comfort
Hebron
Marvin Boyd
Cleveland
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Norma Jean Barnes
Alvord
Tex
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Port Alto
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Marble Falls
Fay Smothers
Assembly of God Church
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Bee County
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Leroy Blevins
Chapel of Richardson Funeral Home
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Greenlawn Gardens
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Clear Lake
Pat Bell Blevins
Dora Blevins
David Blevins
Jeffery Blevins
Paul Blevins
Bruce Blevins
Darlene Stovall
Glen Blevins
Harold Blevins
Larry Blevins
Gerald Blevins
Rufus Blevins
California
Barbara Trauser
Corpus Christi
Hill defends Texas residency in Hughes will fight
Texas Attorney General John Hill said Howard Hughes was a Texas resident and will oppose any claim the late billionaire's residency lies elsewhere. The will contest by Annette Gano Lummis asks probate in Nevada, with hearings set for July 23 in Houston and July 30 in Nevada. The case centers on forged will claims and potential estate distribution including 300 million dollars likely to Texas.
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Texas
John Hill
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Hill
Las Vegas
Annette Gano Lummis
Lummis
Nevada
Chicago
Jeff Melton Hughes
Annette Lummis
Joe Singleton
Pat Gregory Hughes
Mexico
Directed Verdict Denied in Carrillo Theft Trial
EDINBURG Texas AP District Court Judge Joe B Evins refused a defense motion for an instructed verdict of innocence in the felony theft trial of former Duval County Judge O P Carrillo. Defense argued lack of corroboration for key witness Rodolfo Couling and insufficient proof of misappropriated funds totaling about 5600 dollars from the Duval County Conservation and Reclamation District.
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Edinburg, Tex
Joe B Evins
O.P. Carrillo
Duval County
Richard Haynes
Randy Schaffer
Rodolfo Couling
Haynes
Dow slips from 1000 as markets drift lower
Morning Markets reports a gradual Dow decline after stalling above 1,000. The Dow Jones average fell 4.75 to 1,000.41 at noon as gains faded and losers edged winners on the NYSE. Pittston led activity, down 2 to 42 4, in a large block trade. NYSE composite slid 0.17 to 56.44 and AMEX market value index shed 0.11 to 106.94.
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Dow
Pittston
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Missouri mules on display at Smithsonian festival
At the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folk Life the Missouri duo C W Heath and G E Chipman showcase four Missouri mules hitched to wagons. They argue mules are bigger and smarter than horses, noting their use in shows and high prices. The animals are hybrids of donkey and mare and usually sterile.
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Washington
White House
Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Missouri
C W. Heath
King City
Smithsonian Institution
Heath
G. E Chipman
Perry
George Washington
Virginia
Jack Hackethorn
Columbia
Washington Corral
Chipman
Hackethorn
Vandalism and theft under investigation in Port Lavaca
Port Lavaca police investigate two incidents. James Flores of Galveston reports his station wagon had its front and right rear tires cut while parked at 2220 Leon St. Evelyn Douglas, Circle K cashier on Austin, says a Black male about 35 left without paying for a wine bottle worth 1.32 dollars.
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Port Lavaca
James Flores
44Th Street
Galveston
Leon St
Leo Hardin
Evelyn Douglas
Circle K
Austin
Plaintiff Loses Suit Against Security Finance Over Slander
A jury in 135th district court, after under 30 minutes of deliberation Tuesday, found for Jerry Bastian representing Security Finance and Security Finance of Texas. Rudy Garcia claimed $12,000 in damages for slander during a financial transaction. District Judge Frank Crain presided. Foreman Robert Wathall led a panel including Mrs. Arthur G. Parker, Amos Wehmeyer Jr., Dealon Chepman, John J. Novak, Evelyn Beck, Mrs. Johnny Reece, Mrs. T. A. Boone, Alois J. Hrdlicka, Mrs. Lawrence Crain, Mrs. Ada Rider, and Donald Allen Debord.
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Jerry Bastian
Security Finance and
Security Finance of
Texas
135Th District Court
Rudy Garcia
Bastian
Frank Crain
Robert Wathall
Arthur G. Parker
Amos Wehmeyer Jr
Dealon Chepman
John J. Novak
Evelyn Beck
Exploring Post Meeting Tonight At Alcoa Point Comfort
The Career Exploring Post sponsored by Alcoa Point Comfort operations will meet at 7 PM tonight in building one to discuss microwave theory. A second session to cover application at the plant is scheduled for July 29.
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Alcoa
Point Comfort
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