Plot To Steal Elvis Presley Body Arrests Reported
Four men were arrested near Elvis Presley tomb in Memphis for attempted burglary at Forest Hills Cemetery. Investigators said explosives were carried but appeared insufficient to breach the mausoleum. Police tied the case to the cemetery and said the arrests occurred around 12 21 am on Elvis Presley Boulevard.
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Memphis, Tenn
Elvis Presley
John Molnar
Memphis
Presley
Molnar
Forest Hills
Graceland Mansion
Baptist Hospital
Governors Split On Anti-Panama Canal Treaty Vote
A six member Southern Governors conference committee deadlocked 3 to 3 on sending an anti Panama Canal treaty resolution to the full conference. Louisiana Gov Edwin Edwards said he would try to gauge governors’ opinions by a motion to disregard the committee action and debate the issue, a move with little chance of success.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southern Governors Conference
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Heavy Rains Drench Scurry County Area
Heavy rains drenched Scurry County and nearby areas over the weekend. Snyder recorded 4.75 inches at the water plant, the greatest in about five years, with reports from Ira, Hermleigh, Fluvanna, and Camp Springs Road areas ranging from three to over five inches. Lake J.B. Thomas rose minimally, and runoff was far less than the August 1972 flood. See Rains, Page 8.
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Scurry County
Drew Bullard
Snyder
Bullard Ranch
J.B. Thomas
Colorado River
O.H. Ivie
Colorado River Muni
Cipal Water District
Ira
Leon Sterling
Hermleigh
Fluvanna
Carl Williams Place
Camp Springs Road
Panhandle
South Plains
Students At WTC Get ID Cards
Pre-registered Western Texas College students will receive ID cards and parking permits today and tomorrow at the Christian Student Center. Bring the registration receipt to collect IDs and have yearbook photos taken. yearbook portrait packets will be sold later. Dr Duane Hood, Dean of Student Services, advised presenting the receipt before issuance.
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Western Texas College
Christian Student Center
Duane Hood
Carter Aide Lance Talks Budget With Carter At White House
Bert Lance head of the Office of Management and Budget met with President Carter and two top advisers at the White House to discuss a recommendation for a seven percent raise in civil service salaries. Alan Campbell, Civil Service Commission chairman, said Carter favored the proposal and a decision is due by Wednesday on approving, rejecting, or sending an alternative to Congress.
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Washington
Bert Lance
U.S
Carter
Lance
Office of Management and Budget
White House
Alan Campbell
Civil Service Commission
Young Owen hold four hour Rhodesia talks with Vorster
Ambassador Andrew Young and British Foreign Secretary David Owen met Prime Minister John Vorster for four hours in Pretoria as they seek a peaceful Rhodesia settlement. A second session was planned and a Kenyan departure may be delayed, signaling fragile progress.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Andrew Young
David Owen
John Vorster
Rhodesia
Kenya
Mondale aide arrested for sunbathing nude at Southampton beach
New York Post reports Deborah Sale a 29 year old Mondale advance staffer was arrested nine days ago amid Southampton skin nude crackdown. Details emerged from an arrest records check in the resort community.
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NEW York (Ap
Walter Mondale
Southampton
New York Post
Deborah Sale
Mondale
the Post
Cloudy Weather and Temperatures Across Regions
Weather summary notes high Saturday near 94 degrees with a low of 61 and 7 am Sunday reading of 68. Sunday high near 97 with a 68 degree low and no precipitation today. Total 1977 rainfall 21.94 inches. West Texas shows scattered thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday with some heavy cells southeast tonight. Lows 60s to 70s, highs 80s north to 90s south and up to 104 in Big Bend valleys.
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Snyder
Texas
Big Bend
New Texas Laws Take Effect After 65th Legislature
Dozens of laws from voter and tax changes to health and safety measures began today. The Sunset Act threatens 25 agencies to terminate in 1979 unless extended. Also legalizes Laetrile manufacture, ends chair use for executions, and expands room service alcohol sales and voting rules.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Huntsville
Ment
Texas
Texas Navy, Inc
State Bar of Texas
Ira Lions Club chartered at banquet in Ira
The Ira Lions Club in Scurry County received its charter at a Saturday banquet at the Ira Community Center. About 95 attendees, sponsored by Snyder Lions Club, heard Bill Hogge present the charter to I.E. Maupin, club president, as officers were announced.
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Everett J. Grindstaff
Bill Hogge
Center
Ira Lions Club
I.E. Maupin
SDN
Ira
New Lions Club
Scurry County
Lions Club
New Service Club
Snyder Lions Club
Bill
The
W.L. Buchannan
J.L. Byars
Ronald D. Plumlee
Bob Sprachin
Weldon Wiggins
Leon Huddeston
Mickey Rundell
Jackie Smith
Gerald Kesner
Billy Calley
Wayne Eubank
John H. Floyd
J.J. Hall
Lewis Helm
Floyd House
Bob Mitchell
Jim Ray Mosley
Albert L. Perkins
Gus Sterling
Tommy H. Sterling
Robert D. Williams
Snyder and
Hermleigh
John Boren
Roy Kidd
New Ira Lions Club
Priscilla Davis Details Dissolving Affair Before Murder Trial
Prosecution witness Priscilla Davis said she and ex-boyfriend W T Rufner agreed at Christmas 1974 to date others mutual and she continued social contact until May 1975. She testified during the capital murder trial of Cullen Davis, linked to the Fort Worth mansion shootout that killed Andrea Willborn and others. The dialogue covered separations, travels, and the couple’s evolving relationship.
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Amarillo, Tex
Priscilla Davis
W.T. Rufner
Richard Haynes
Runner
Fort Worth
Cullen Davis
Rufner
Davis
Andrea Willborn
Davis Mansion
County Budget Hearing Set for Scurry County
The Scurry County Commissioners Court set Monday September 12 for a public hearing on the proposed 1978 county budget. They met to review bills and plan a later session with Louis Vaughan about mosquito control issues.
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Scurry County
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