Primaries in Rhode Island South Dakota and Montana
Democratic and Republican contests opened with light early turnout as Rhode Island and South Dakota voters weighed in while Montana delayed polls. Ford and Reagan slowed campaigns before next week's California Ohio and New Jersey battles. Carter led with 883 delegates of 1505 needed, Udall trailed with about 301.5. Franklin Church and Edmund G Brown Jr. and Morris Udall fought to slow Carter.
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Syrian Tanks Cross Border Into Lebanon Amid Civil War Fears
Reports from Beirut say about 7,000 Syrian troops with 150 tanks crossed into Lebanon’s eastern border and began disarming Lebanese Muslims and Palestinian guerrillas. Other tanks were reported in northern Lebanon to quell besieged Christian towns. The reports lack independent confirmation and there is speculation of a larger invasion to halt the war, with figures ranging up to 50,000 troops.
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Supreme Court ends ban on government jobs for aliens
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling authored by Justice Stevens, struck down a federal rule barring permanent resident aliens from federal employment, saying it deprived aliens of liberty without due process. In a separate decision, the court unanimously upheld a Medicare eligibility rule for aliens after five years in the United States and permanent resident status, challenged by elderly Cuban refugees from Miami.
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Sadler protests postage error over campaign report
Jerry Sadler filed his campaign contributions and expenses report in person in Austin and criticized Secretary of State Mark White for refusing to pay 16 cents postage due. He mailed from Grapeland on May 26, received back for insufficient postage, and mocked the local post office’s scales, offering to reimburse White if he had covered the postage.
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Fines and Plea Dates Set By Court
Thomas Lynn Watkins fined 100 dollars plus costs after guilty plea in county court before Judge Willis Jetton. Edwin Eugene Pope case. Edwin and Ann Vickery passed for plea on June 7. Freddie Richard Gonzales and Fletcher Butler Porter passed for pleas on July 6. Leslie A. Amason set for jury trial August 30. Barclay Ray Morris passed for later setting.
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Barclay Ray Morris
Turbulence Renewed In Texas
Tornadoes and thunderstorms swept across Texas causing heavy property damage in Rio Grande City and Nacogdoches while flooding affected low-lying areas. A Rio Grande City twister destroyed mobile homes and damaged businesses and 10 to 12 dwellings, with losses around 400000 dollars and four injuries at Starr County Memorial Hospital. An unconfirmed death was reported across the border in Miguel Aleman, Mexico.
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Capote Charged With DWI on Long Island
Truman Capote, famed writer and social figure, was charged with drunken driving and operating a vehicle without a license after an auto crash on Long Island. Police said he could not walk a straight line and failed a breath test. no injuries were reported.
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Cars Halted By Storm in Houston Channel Flooding Reported
A thund erstorm halted traffic on the Houston Ship Channel for about 45 minutes as visibility fell to zero. Downtown Houston logged over two inches of rain while Intercontinental Airport recorded 4.01 inches in the 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Local Coast Guard noted channel traffic stoppage.
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Morning Markets Show Slight Rise on NYSE Rally
New York markets rose modestly as investors kept faith after Friday's rally. The Dow Jones average gained 0.48 to 975.71, with gainers ahead of losers 3 to 2. Texaco led NYSE volume, while the Big Board composite inched down 0.05 to 53.26 and the AMEX market value index rose 0.07 to 103.23 amid light volume.
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Reception To Honor Mrs Dodd
A reception honoring Mrs Shirley Gray Dodd Calhoun County Extension agent home economics will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the county agriculture building auditorium. Mrs Dodd has resigned to accept a state level Texas Extension Service position. Hosted by county home demonstration clubs Family Living Committee Program Building Committee and county 4-H clubs. Public invited to attend.
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Mrs Pete Wright Attends Texas Farm Bureau Secretary School
Mrs Pete Wright, secretary of the local farm bureau, is attending a Texas Farm Bureau school for secretaries this week in Dallas.
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May Building Permits Totals Reach Port O Connor Area
Calhoun County and Port Lavaca issued May permits totaling 28 in the county and 24 in Port Lavaca. County fees reached 1,004 on 211,300 in construction. Port Lavaca totaled 33,735 in value. County official Ron Ragin notes 167,000 of county permits go to Port O Connor. April had 30 permits and 166,660 value. County breakdown includes residences mobile homes garages a boathouse repairs and septic permits. Port Lavaca had additions and repairs with several residential and a few commercial permits.
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Port O'Connor
May
Wesley Phillips Dies. Funeral Pending At Barefield-Green
Wesley Phillips died after arriving dead at a local hospital. A Calhoun County resident for 22 years he had been ill a year. Born in Red River County he was a World War II veteran and Pentecostal Church member. Funeral services are pending at Barefield-Green Funeral Home.
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Texas Reading Club Opens Registration For Summer Program
The Texas Reading Club invites boys and girls from elementary to junior high to enroll through their local county library. Participants must read at least 12 books across reading fields to qualify for a club membership certificate at summer's end, with a reading log checked before a bookmark and certificate are awarded. This is the fifth year the library issues its own bookmark noting 20 books read, marking star performers. librarian Miss Alice Wasserman initiated the bookmark to boost broad reading and exploration across fields.
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Texas State Library
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Auditors to Probe Shreveport Officials Travel Records
Legislative Auditor Joe Burris announced that three state auditors will start next week examining travel records of elected and top appointed Shreveport officials. The advance work comes after a prior review of Public Safety Department records by three attorney general investigators last month, aimed at dispelling suspicions of impropriety.
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Joe Burris
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