Assad agrees to six month UN Golan Heights mission
Damascus Syria AP Secretary General Kurt Waldheim said President Hafez Assad agreed to extend the UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights for six months without conditions. Gen Ensio Siilasvuo told Israel of Syria's decision, while Israeli officials awaited an official report before commenting. In Texas City two men were injured when a benzene barge exploded at Amoco Chemical Co dock, Milton E Rice 20 and John Moore treated for minor burns.
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Damascus
Syria
Kurt Waldheim
Hafez Assad
United Nations
Golan Heights
Jerusalem
Ensio Siilasvuo
Yigal Allon
Israel
Waldheim
Texas City
Tex
Milton E. Rice
John Moore
Amoco Chemical Co
Briscoe to Seek Cost of Living Pay Hikes for Texas Teachers
Gov. Dolph Briscoe plans recommendations to the 1977 Texas Legislature for higher pay for school teachers and state employees based on a rising cost of living. Aides say no new taxes, with bids calculated for two years starting Sept. 1, 1977. Inflation estimated around 6.4 to 6.5 percent. proposal cited as 6.8 percent annual raise. The governor flew to England aboard the Concorde amid briefing.
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Austin
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Briscoe
Ken Clapp
England
Clapp
Dickie Travis
Rev Roloff Sentenced for Contempt in Child Homes Probe
Corpus Christi Texas AP. Rev Lester L Roloff an evangelist was sentenced to five days in jail for contempt after he refused state welfare officials access to his youths homes. Roloff Enterprises Inc owner of Rebekah home for girls and Anchor and Lighthouse homes for boys was fined 250 dollars for each of eight contempt acts by District Court Judge Walter Dunham.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Lester L. Roloff
Corpus Christi
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Walter Dunham
Roloff Enterprises Inc
Rebekah Home
Anchor and
Lighthouse
Kingsville
Tex
Kleberg County
King Ranch
Atty
William Mobley Jr
Mobley
May 27 in History 1976 Highlights
On this day May 27 historical events include the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck by the British Navy in 1941 with 2300 lives lost, the capture of Palermo in 1860, the Queen Mary's maiden voyage in 1936, and the Golden Gate Bridge opening in 1937. Other notes mention Nehru's death in 1964, Castro alert in Cuba, a 1954 Bennington explosion, a 15-year USSR-Egypt pact, Laos aid end, and birthdays for Kissinger and Humphrey.
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Associated Press
Bismarck
France
Hood
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Sicily
Palermo
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco Bay
U.S
Bennington
Rhode Island
Jawaharlal Nehru
New Delhi
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Egypt
Israel
United States
Indochina
Laos
Henry Kissinger
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Clarence Darrow
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Congress
Funeral services held for John W. Cleveland in Victoria
John W. Bill Cleveland 66 of Seadrift died Sunday in a Port Lavaca hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Colonial Funeral Home Chapel in Victoria with Roger Weems officiating. Burial was in Crescent Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers were Larry Barton Keith Bracewell Louis Jetton Edward Snyder Glen Jolly and Johnny Stafford. Cleveland was formerly a Bloomington resident.
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Victoria
John W
Bill’ Cleveland
Seadrift
Colonial Funeral Home Chapel
Roger Weems
Central Church of Christ
Crescent Valley Cemetery
Victoria County
Larry Barton
Keith Bracewell
Louis Jetton
Edward Snyder
Glen Jolly
Johnny Stafford
Cleveland
Bloomington
Port Lavaca
Heiress Denies FDR Romance Says Schiff Book Details Affair
New York heiress Dorothy Schiff denies a romance with Franklin D Roosevelt while a biography reports a seven year relationship from 1936 to 1943. The book, published by Coward McCann and Geoghegan in October, cites extensive control by Schiff over factual material and notes Eleanor Roosevelt and George Backer knew of meetings in Hyde Park.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dorothy Schiff
Geoghegan
Potter
Eleanor
Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
The
New York Post
Schiff
Morning Markets Drop Amid Rate Worries And Confidence Dip
New York trading fell broadside as rate fears and weaker consumer confidence rattled sentiment. The Dow down 8.61 to 960.02 at noon, with more losers than gainers on the NYSE. Conference Board reported a slip in consumer confidence from February to April, fueling concerns about reduced spending and economic recovery. Richmod Corp jumped 27 percent to 16 5/8 amid takeover chatter with Continental Group. NYSE composite slipped to 52.60, AMEX index shed 0.06 to 103.07 as a raft of issues slid or rose modestly.
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New York
Conference Board
Ing
Richmod Corp
Continental Group
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Alcoasys
At&t
Borden
Brit Pet
Chrysler
Citiex
Coca Cola
duPont
Ia Eastman
Paso
Exxon
Ty Ford
Gen Foods
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Lola
John Jon
Litton
Marcor
Mobil
Penn Cent
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Sony
Ind
Gooff
Sun Co
Texaco
Texas
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Hearing Postponed Over Lone Star Gas Rate Proposal
A hearing on Lone Star Gas Co. rate increase for all customers was postponed after Dallas and Fort Worth city attorneys objected to the company's prepared testimony. Hearing examiner John Hays scheduled a new hearing in about two weeks as attorneys argued the testimony raised issues outside the notice.
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Austin, Tex
Lone Star Gas Co
Dallas and
Fort Worth
John Hays
The
Railroad Commission
Lone Star
Texas Hospitable to Paddleboarder Continued From Page 1
Native Castro Government ally says government will pay him 1000 dollars per mile to paddle to Cuba. Larry Capone completes coast to coast voyage from Portland Maine to Corpus Christi using only hands on stomach. He describes sharks alligators and dog bite incidents but presses on, embodying the Bicentennial spirit. He rejects the idea of taking a traditional job, saying the feat is harder than work.
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Cuba
Larry Capone
Portland
Maine
Corpus Christi
Donors Pledge TARs 2600 At Calhoun Chapter Hike Bike
The Calhoun chapter of TARS announced $2600 pledged by local donors during their annual hike bike event this month. Funds support activities for the retarded during the coming year including a Camp Flipper stay, Texas Special Olympics, and monthly activities. Andrea Roueille of Port Lavaca earned an associate degree in business data processing at Bee County College spring commencement.
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Calhoun
TARS
Leslie Pfeil
Flipper
Baptist
Palacios
Austin
Andrea Roueille
Port Lavaca
Bee County College
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University of Texas Regents
UT System
School of Nursing
Bill Clayton
Higher Education Committee
Rep
Fred Head
Dtroup
Tom Green
Head
Regents
Rev. Roloff
Mr. Cleveland
Seattle
Wash
Gulf Coast
Capone
Georgia
Larry
Association For Retarded
Matagorda
Babe Schwartz
A.r.‘‘Babe”’ Schwartz
Shore
Galveston
Sherwin’ Williams
Sherwin- Williams Company
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Company
Stin Wat
Long Las
Virginia
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