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Newspaper
Port Lavaca Wave
Location
Port Lavaca, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1975
Page
6
SAN FRANCISCO AP reports a group of automotive engineers suggests a car windshield adjustable like binoculars. At low speed on curves, the windshield could focus on nearby objects to the sides, giving a short wide field. On long straight highways the view would extend far ahead with a longer narrow field.
Edward Eldon Corley, a 21-year-old Tyler construction worker, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the kidnapping rape and murder of Vicki Lynn Morris, a Chapel Hill housewife abducted from Hebron Baptist Church on Sept 14, 1974. The jury convicted him last Friday and returned the punishment verdict after a brief deliberation. defense plans an appeal.
In Austin Texas AP reports the Senate impeachment trial of State District Court Judge O P Carrillo will begin in full on November 18 with both sides agreeing no further postponements. The session resumes that day and neither side plans to ask for more delays.
Crossword clues mention THOMAS JOSEPH designer, a Van Cleef reference, and a 21 minute down entry. It hints at a Greek river clue and a medit tree theme with short, puzzle style prompts. The fragment lacks coherent article structure but notes a crossword by a named author and several cryptic references.
Coors Beer announces fourteen southeastern Texas distributorships including former astronaut Alan B Shepard and MLB figures Ken and Bob Aspromonte. The group joins Houston dealer Richard W Krajicek as partners to expand into Houston and Beaumont with planned growth to 29 new outlets by next June.
Wayne Rodgers of Port Lavaca, manager of United Fidelity Life Insurance Co. Port Lavaca District, is honored for 52 weeks in the Premium App-A-Week Club. Membership requires weekly life or health insurance purchases of at least $200 as per the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The piece lists other named professionals including Larrick W. French and Jean E. Deligans among a roster of industry figures.
San Antonio Air Force bases seeks small dogs to train as narcotics and bomb sniffers amid a shortage of Beagles and Fox Terriers. 24 dogs will be trained in the pilot study with owners paid up to 150 dollars, focusing on pet quality rather than show quality.
Mrs. Sherwood Stifflemire demonstrated a facial and makeup on Mrs. Harvey Clapp at Calhoun High School during a Young Homemakers of Texas meeting. Members voted to modify the state constitution to replace references to she with the adult to avoid discrimination. The group welcomes adults aged 18 to 35, with the next meeting scheduled for December 8.
On November 11, 1918 World War I ended with the armistice at Marshal Fochs railway car in Compiegne France. Also noted: 1620 Mayflower compact signed off Cape Cod. 1851 first telescope patent to Alvin Clark. 1889 Washington state admission. 1921 Washington Disarmament Conference. 1933 Dust storms in North Dakota. 1942 Germany occupies all of France. Birthdays include Mamie Eisenhower and Jonathan Winters. Thought for today cites Delays have dangerous ends. Bicentennial note mentions Connecticut seeking peaceful settlement of land disputes with Pennsylvania.
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