Bomb explodes at U.S. center in Tehran injuring doorman
A bomb hits the Iran-American Academic Center in Tehran wounding a doorman and damaging the building. A caller claims Marxists promised more blasts to protest President Carter's upcoming visit. The center, owned by the U.S. Embassy, serves 4,000 to 5,000 students preparing for U.S. universities.
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Tural Center
Heloise Bowles dies at 58 editor of Hints From Heloise
Heloise Bowles also known as Heloise Cruse, author of the syndicated column Hints From Heloise, died of heart trouble at Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. She wrote the tip column for 17 years and it appeared in over 600 newspapers. Her daughter Ponce Cruse, who had been aiding as Heloise II, will take over the column. Funeral plans were not yet set.
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Heloise Bowles
Heloise
Heloise Cruse
Baptist Hospital
King Features
Allan Priaulx
New York
Priaulx
Briscoe Fires Rex Cauble from Texas Aeronautics Board
Governor Dolph Briscoe removes Rex Cauble as chairman of the Texas Aeronautics Commission after a suspenseful delay and appoints James D. Abrams of El Paso to replace him. Abrams previously sat six years on the Texas Air Control Board regulating pollution.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Rex Cauble
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Cauble
Briscoe
James D. Abrams
el Paso
Texas Air Control Board
Streetcars and parking woes echo Dallas past
The SDN Column recalls Dallas streetcars and interurban lines from Abilene to Waxahachie, noting their crowding and era-defining role. The piece laments modern parking snarls in metroplexes and hopes for revived mass transit to save energy and ease urban life. WACIL McNAIR.
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Houston
Metroplex
Abilene
Tyler
Terrell and
Waxahachie
Carter Begins A Globe Trek Amid Energy Policy Cloud
President Carter starts a six nation swing across Poland Iran India Saudi Arabia France and Belgium delaying a national energy plan. He vows to reaffirm peace and human rights while facing a bomb at the U S cultural center in Tehran and a hoped new role for Jordan in Middle East talks.
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Tehran
Iran
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Jordan
Hussein
Middle East
Congress
India
Saudi Arabia
France
Belgium
Not over till it's over applies to Christ era?
A newspaper clipping cites Yogi Berra’s proverb “It’s not over till it’s over” and muses its relevance to the Christ era, noting the broad appeal of the saying among merchants and shoppers. The fragment hints at a broader reflection on time, perseverance, and community life.
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Yogi Berra
Bomb blast at Farmer's Export grain elevator in Galveston
Rescue teams worked through rain and rubble to find more bodies after a deadly blast at the Farmer's Export grain elevator in Galveston. At least 15 dead, 22 injured, three believed missing as fire hindered operations. Authorities weighed causes from grain dust ignition to a switch malfunction.
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B.F. Kellum
Associated Press
Galveston (Ap
Farmer’s Export Co
E.E. Burke
Galveston County Sheriff's Office
Burke
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
A.D. Carroll
Carroll
Sadat criticizes Carter on Middle East stance
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said he is disappointed with U S President Carter's Middle East remarks. He warned Carter's stance may delay the signing of a peace agreement with Israel and said negotiations will be harder as a result. Sadat spoke in Cairo after Carter supported Israel on key issues including rejecting an independent Palestinian state and keeping Israeli troops on the West Bank.
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Carter
Middle East
Israel
Washington
West Bank
Jordan River
Tual
Sadat
American Broadcasting Company
Area Farmers Urged To Attend Rally At Merkel
Charles E. Fitts of Milam County toured Snyder and Scurry counties to drum up support for a farmers rally at 7 p.m. Tuesday Jan 3 at the Taylor Electric Cooperative headquarters in Merkel. He has traveled over 3000 miles in three weeks for the American Agriculture Movement which has organized demonstrations nationwide over the financial plight of farmers.
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Charles E. Fitts
Milam County
Snyder
Scurry County
Taylor Electric Cooperative
Fitts
American Agriculture Movement
Parity Rally Touts Unified Farm Pressure in Texas
Weather notes show highs in the 50s to 70s with cloudy conditions across Panhandle and Big Bend regions. Fitts cites the American Agriculture Movement as a nonmembership coalition seeking 100 percent parity and plans a Merkel rally to bolster collective pressure on Washington.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Rain Dips Reach Snyder Area Despite Dry Spell
The Snyder area saw its first measurable rainfall in months, with 0.09 inch logged at the city water plant. The light drizzle offered little drought relief but cleared much of the airborne dust from recent dust storms as forecasts expected the rain to end from west to east.
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West Texas
City
U.S. Weather Service
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Gulf Coast
Ually
Pie Throw Set To Aid Kiddie Land
A pie throwing event to raise funds for Kiddie Land is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday at Cinema I and II. Snyder Jaycees president Lynn Smith says dozens of participants will smear cream pies, with $1 per pie and all proceeds to Kiddie Land. Participants earn a free movie ticket for the later screening of A Piece of the Action starring Bill Cosby and Sidney Portier.
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Lynn Smith
Snyder Jaycees
Smith
Wilton N. Jones
Bill Henry
Jack McGlain
the Jaycees
Bill Cosby
Sidney Portier
Ray Cox
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