Texas high school football crowns balanced state title race
San Antonio Lee won the Class AAAA final 28 27 over Wichita Falls while Plano edged Gregory Portland 21 20 for AAA. Jacksboro beat Rosebud 20 14 in AA and Sonora and Barbers Hill tied 3 3 to share the A title. North Central Texas claimed two championships. WACIL McNAIR notes TV end zone shots and ground level views.
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San Antonio Lee
Wichita Falls
Plano
Gregory Portland
Jacksboro
Rosebud
Sonora
Barbers Hill
South Central
Southeast
Southwest Texas
Two Die In Attempted Sea Hijack Off Texas Coast
A 61 foot shrimp trawler named Mr. Tucker from Freeport was hijacked off the Texas coast about 80 miles south of Corpus Christi. Coast Guard helicopters evacuated a wounded woman to the Corpus Christi Naval Hospital while two men were reported dead and two children aboard were safety noted.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Coast Guard
Texas
Corpus Christi
Florida
Port Isabel
Tucker
Freeport
Tex
Naval Hospital
Port Aransas
Alexander Rites Set At Church Of The Nazarene
Funeral service for Bennie Francis Alexander 91 is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Cicero Randal and Rev. Oscar Cogdill officiating. Graveside burial at Hext Cemetery directed by Bell-Scale Funeral Home.
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Bennie Francis Alexander
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Cicero Randal
Oscar Cogdill
Hext Cemetery
Bell-Scale Funeral Home
Today in History December 21 highlights through the years
Key events on this date include the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth in 1620, Benjamin Disraeli's birth in 1804, the Curie radium discovery in 1898, WWII bombing of Munich in 1942, a racing ban in 1944, and General Patton’s death in 1945. The day marks notable milestones across exploration, science, war, and leadership.
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Mass
Benjamin Disraeli
London
Pierre and
Marie Curie
Munich
Germany
United States
U.S
George S. Patton
Heidelberg
Weather snapshot for Texas regions highs and fairs
A forecast brief notes Snyder readings of 39 degrees this morning and highs from 57 to 84 across North Central to South Central Texas. Winds remain variable 5 to 15 knots from Port O Connor to Port Arthur with fair conditions through Wednesday.
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Texas
Southwest
Pecos
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Pay Board weighs aerospace contract raises under 5.5 percent rule
The Pay Board faces a key decision on several aerospace contracts from major firms including North American Rockwell Boeing Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas. The contracts propose first year raises around 12 percent with a 11.8 percent boost for North American Rockwell units, while the UAW contends 31 cents of the raise is cost of living catch up.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
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Boeing Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
McDonnell Douglas Corp
United Aircraft Corp
LTV Aerospace Corp
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UAW
North American
United Mine Workers
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Aerospace Pacs
Amin chosen East Pakistan vice president under Bhutto pledge
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto names Nuril Amin 77 as East Pakistan vice president signaling a pledge to regain the lost eastern territories. Amin, rival of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was prime minister designate during the 1971 crisis but declined the post after East Pakistan fell. Bhutto also retires Yahya Khan and elevates Gul Hassan Khan to army commander as he seeks terms with India.
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Nixon
India
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Pakistan
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Azores
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Group of Ten
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bhutto
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Amin
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Sheik Mujib
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Dollar weathered first test in foreign exchanges
The dollar opened above its new parity but edged lower at the close in most markets. The Italian state bank briefly sold dollars to curb its value while Tokyo saw a brief ceiling. Trading ranged from small to normal with Zurich noting lively business.
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Tokyo
Zurich
Miriam McClendon Returns to Children of God Sect
Miriam McClendon, 18, walked out of Wichita Falls State Hospital and vowed to rejoin the Children of God, a sect of young people. About 50 sect members and her mother, Mrs Juliette McClendon of Tyler, were present at her release. The mother had the hospital commit her on grounds of needed mental treatment and alleged overbearing influence by the sect.
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Wichita Falls, Tex
Miriam McClendon
Wichita Falls State Hospital
Children of God
Juliette McClendon
Tyler
Tex
McClendon
Reds Recapture Plain of Jars in Laos
Communist forces recaptured the Plain of Jars in northern Laos on Monday night despite U S air power. Two last government positions fell as North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces inflicted over 500 casualties in three days of heavy attacks.
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Saigon
Plain of Jars
Laos
U.S
Vientiane
Bank Robbers Escape in Albuquerque Overnight Hostage Case
Two armed robbers held Bank of New Mexico officer G. Grant Doney and his family hostage at their northeast Albuquerque home overnight. By morning they escaped with an undetermined cash haul after splitting duties. Doney, a bank manager, and his wife and three children were unharmed. Local police and the FBI reported.
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N. M
FBI
G. Grant Doney
Doney
Bank of New Mexico
San Pedro
Central N.E
Don
Daniel
Paul
Susan
Peter
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