Questionnaires Battled by Federal Agencies in 1976
Washington agencies reduce public paperwork under White House orders aiming for a 10 percent cut by June 30. From 5,133 forms last Oct 31, the goal is 4,637, yet by March 31 totals were 5,012 a 2.7 percent drop. Some 147 forms were scrapped in March while 79 new ones appeared between March 16 and April 15. The Health, Education and Welfare department held the most questionnaires.
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Man Jailed For Theft Of Gasoline
An 18 year old Shreveport resident, Danny Wayne Richards, is jailed in Calhoun County on charges of theft of gasoline over five dollars and driving without a license. He received fines of 37.50 for theft and 7.50 for the license violation by Judge C.H. Smith. The arrest occurred Sunday at about 4:20 a.m. in the 1400 block of Elizabeth Street by Port Lavaca police. the juveniles were turned over to authorities. The text also mentions unrelated government agency report changes and forms in a broad one-paragraph summary.
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Calhoun County
Danny Wayne Richards
C.H. Smith
Elizabeth Street
Port Lavaca
June 1 1976 Today In History highlights
On June 1 1958 General Charles de Gaulle became premier of France. Kentucky joined the union in 1792 as the 15th state. Tennessee followed as the 16th. Brigham Young was born in Whitingham Vermont in 1801 under the date line.
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Brigham Young
Whitingham
Vermont
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Funeral Service Set for Judge Ernest W Belcher
Er nest W Belcher retired Texas Court of Criminal Appeals judge, died at 74 Saturday in a local hospital. A Tarleton State College and University of Texas Law School graduate, he served on the court from 1952 as a commissioner, became voting member in 1967, and retired in 1970. He is survived by his wife, two sisters and a brother.
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Stephenville
University of Texas Law School
Erath County
Crosswords and quotes from a 19th century page feature
The page presents a THOMAS JOSEPH crossword with clues across and down, alongside a Franklin quotation and notes on historical anniversaries and birthdays. It includes a sample cryptogram, a misc listing of dates, and a short biographical birthday note.
Americans in Angola mercenary trial details
Forty year old Vietnam veteran Daniel Gearhart from Maryland vanished after joining pro West forces in Angola. Captured near the Zaire border, Gearhart and American Gary Acker face a June 8 trial by a revolutionary tribunal in Angola. U S officials note they cannot intervene. The case highlights legal prohibitions on mercenary recruitment and Americans fighting abroad.
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Sacramento
Calif
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Zaire
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
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Washington, D.C
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People’s Revolutionary Tribunal
Tower Urges Moral Government At North Texas Church
U S Sen John Tower R Texas told the North Texas annual conference of the United Methodist Church that excessive power in government is immoral and endangers the nation. He warned of intrusion into private life and cited a climate of fear from external threats while urging liberty through principled use of power. Bishop W McFerrin Stowe urged Methodists to reach out to alienated and minority groups to prevent lukewarm church and divine rejection.
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U.S
John Tower
R-Tex
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W McFerrin Stowe
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Methodist Church
Ford Plans Summit Talk
The White House says plans are underway for a seven nation economic summit in the Caribbean this summer to be sponsored by President Ford. The meeting remains in preliminary planning as of Monday according to a spokesman.
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Caribbean
White House
Ford
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