Carter seeks Ford Kissinger backing on Panama pact
In Washington the Carter administration briefed former President Ford and Secretary Kissinger on the Panama Canal agreement hoping for GOP support. Senate ratification appears uncertain and a Carter victory may depend on conservative resistance. The plan includes treaty negotiators and Joint Chiefs members briefing both figures amid signals they could back the pact.
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Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Kissinger
36th Division reunion set for Labor Day in Dallas
The 36th Division Texas National Guard veterans will hold their 52nd reunion over Labor Day weekend in Dallas with Royal Coach Inn as headquarters. The unit mobilized in 1940 at Camp Bowie Brownwood and saw five World War II campaigns with 15 Medal of Honor recipients. Also noted are the U S Ranch Steer Roping and Art Exhibit October 12 near Post to benefit West Texas Boys Ranch and insights on the new football season and TV coverage.
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Texas National Guard
Camp Bowie
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Field Marshall von Rundstedt
U.S. Ranch
West Texas
Post
David Berkowitz pleads innocent in Son of Sam case
Lawyers for David Berkowitz enter an innocent plea at arraignment in Brooklyn on murder and assault charges. He may plead insanity if brought to trial. Berkowitz is remanded to Kings County Hospital for psychiatry as a diary and a 14th victim emerge in reports.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
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Sam
State Supreme
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Brooklyn
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Kings County Hospital
Mark H. Heller
Leon Stern
Stacy Moskowitz
Escape Delays Verona Talks Amid Kappler Hiding
West Germany may deny Italy's demand to extradite Nazi war criminal Herbert Kappler who escaped a Rome hospital in a suitcase. The Italy West Germany meeting with Premier Andreotti is postponed. German law may block extradition of a German national. Kappler, jailed for the Ardeatine Caves massacre, was smuggled to West Germany. a manhunt and public protests follow. In Arkansas, ex Gov Orville Faubus stabilizes after pacemaker surgery.
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West Germany
Italy
Justice Ministry
Herbert Kappler
Gesta
Rome
Giulio Andreotti
Helmut Schmidt
Verona
Andreotti
Schmidt
Kappler
Federal Criminal Office
Wiesbaden
Ardeatine Caves
Germany
Celio
Ardeatine
Little Rock
Arkansas
Orville Faubus
Faubus
Baptist Medical Center
Snyder Leads West Texas With Higher Sales Tax Rebates
Snyder reports July 29 sales tax rebates of 20 234 39 reflecting strong retail gains. Year to date rebates total 264 987 up from 244 422 last year. Area comparisons show Sweetwater Levelland Lamesa Brownfield Pecos Monahans Colorado City and Roscoe posting varying totals. Rotan Roby receive none this period.
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Sweetwater
Brownfield
Levelland
Lamesa
Monahans
Pecos
Colorado City
Roscoe
Rotan and
Roby
Rotan
Cloudy weather outlook with warm temperatures across Texas
The outlook shows highs from 92 to 100 across most regions with near 105 in Big Bend. Lows range 62 to 73 and clearing periods give way to partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. West Texas sees widely scattered thundershowers west of the Pecos today.
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Pecos
Panhandle
Big Bend
Barrett Pleads Guilty Again In Kiddnaping Case
Roger Paul Barrett pled guilty again to aggravated kidnapping for the December 8 1975 abduction of highway patrolman Keith Pherigo near the Scurry County courthouse. He received 15 years and one day. final sentencing set for August 26.
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Roger Paul Barrett
Barrett
Texas Department of Corrections
Department of Public Safety
132Nd District Court
Scurry County
Keith Pherigo
Pherigo
Sheriff's Office
Carter begins week long vacation at Camp David
President Carter starts a week long vacation with his family in western Maryland at Camp David. He plans a mix of relaxation with work on tax revision and government reorganization during the stay.
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Camp David
Carter
Maryland
Rosalynn
Weevil Control to Continue in Scurry County Cotton
The Scurry County Producers Association plans a fall boll weevil control spraying program in cotton fields. Signups are underway though acreage totals are uncertain. A $6 per acre participation fee is assessed. weevils have not yet reached dangerous levels, but farmers fear a quick comeback if the program ends.
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Scurry County
Producers Association
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