Estes Trial Set
Dallas AP reports US District Judge Robert M Hill overruled motions to dismiss federal indictments against Billie Sol Estes and ordered trial set for June 11. Estes, a paroled swindler famed for a 1950s multi million dollar oil hoax, faces charges of masterminding a similar ruse involving non existent oil field cleaning equipment. Defense contends political motivation and press leaks aimed at sabotaging a plea deal.
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Dallas
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
Estes
West Texas
Robert M. Hill
Hill
Billy Ravkind
Navy chief says pay must rise for all volunteer force
Norfolk Virginia Adm Thomas Hayward told the Armed Forces Staff College that avoiding a new draft hinges on higher pay for enlisted personnel. He warned the public must understand career and motivation issues and agreed that the average enlisted sailor is underpaid.
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Norfolk
U.S
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
Thomas Hayward
Armed Forces Staff College
Military satellite launch postponed after control motor signal
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. AP The launch of a military communications satellite has been postponed because an electrical signal from an orbit-control motor was not received.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Hood County Jail site goals amid fundraising and inflation
Hood County News reports Grant Mabry notes Granbury plans to repurpose the old Hood County Jail for the chamber and civic groups. They seek large contributions to restore and open the jail, with costs unclear and inflation pressures highlighted by 10 year price increases.
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Granbury
Hood County
Grant Mabry
The
Hood County News
Lewis Timberlake
Scurry County
Mabry
Origins of Petroleum Exhibit At Scurry County Museum
The Scurry County Museum hosts a new traveling exhibit titled Origins of Petroleum, received via Exxon USA. The display is in three sections led by a map of the United States marking major oil and gas discoveries, with notes on sedimentary basins and offshore prospects. The map highlights Scurry County in the Permian Basin and the museum hours are weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
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Exxon Company
U.S.A
Scurry County Museum
Western Texas College
Snyder Junior High
Snyder High School
Scurryce Museum
USA
United States
Scurry County
Permian
Callaghan Prepares To Resign as Thatcher Wins UK Post
London AP reports Prime Minister James Callaghan will resign at Buckingham Palace, acknowledging Labour’s defeat to Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher will become Britain’s first female prime minister, joining Queen Elizabeth II as two women at the helm. Early results show the Conservatives leading after 635 districts, with Callaghan’s Cardiff South East re-election amid protests.
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London
James Callan
Buckingham Parke
Labor
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Elizzabeth II
Thatcher
Callaghan
Northern Ireland
Cardiff
Wales
Calla
Ghan
Cardiff South East
Conservatives
Big Business
Ink smearing in Snyder paper tied to offset printing
Readers note ink rubs off on hands and on pages, a problem linked to the offset printing method used by the Snyder Daily News for about eight years. The process requires longer to dry fully, and while local subscribers get papers sooner, the ink remains prone to smear the following day.
Compromise Advances On Initiative Proposal
Gov Bill Clements called a legislative compromise on a limited right of initiative and referendum a first step though not a final approval. Lt Gov Hobby and Speaker Clayton backed the plan, with Rep. Al Brown noting a House committee would act soon. The measure would allow voters to urge the Legislature to act on statewide issues via referendum.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Texans
Clements
Bill Hobby
Bill Clayton
al Brown
San Antonio
House Constitutional Amendments Committee
Ernor
Brown Clements
Hobby
Brown
Partly Cloudy Weather Across West Texas and Panhandle
Partly cloudy today with scattered light rain or snow possible in the eastern Panhandle. Highs reach 56 to 88 across Panhandle to Big Bend, with Saturday forecast as high as 74 in the north and 0.95 Big Bend readings in the text. Temperature 7 am today 42, record 58 today, precipitation trace, 1974 year-to-date 4.79 inches.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Bike A Thon Set At Ira For Cystic Fibrosis
A Bike A Thon to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is planned for Saturday in Ira. Participants assemble at 10 a.m. at Ira School with bicycles and sack lunches. Sponsors donate 5 dollars per rider. inquiries go to Carolyn Barbee at 573-6733.
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The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Ira
Carolyn Barbee
Unemployment Rate In April Edges Up At 5.8 Percent
The April jobless rate rose to 5.8 percent despite the largest total employment drop in over a decade. Household surveys show a 670,000 job decline to 96.2 million, while industrial payrolls say nonfarm payrolls were nearly unchanged at 88.3 million amid weather and holiday effects. The discrepancy between surveys puzzled economists, with May data awaited for clarity. Labor stats note eight months of roughly 300,000 monthly gains prior, and truck industry disruption from Teamsters strikes may have influenced April figures.
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Washington
Labor Department
John Bregger
Department
Bregger
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Storm Waves Hit Dallas Area Injuring Dozens, Damaging Property
Tornadoes and heavy rain struck North Texas in three waves, injuring at least several people and causing widespread damage. In De Soto, about 1,300 students sheltered in hallways after a drill, with minor damage reported to DeSoto High School. Residents sought shelter as sirens sounded, while Wilmer and Hutchins near Dallas also reported tornado touchdowns, damaging a high school roof and a hotel.
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Associated Press
North Texas
DeSoto High School
Carolyn LaFlower
DeSoto
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Wilmer and Hutchins
Delies
Interiam Sear
Wilmer-Hutchins High School
le Baron Hotel
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Big Spring Herald
Orlin Brewer
Vernon
Fred W. Vetter Jr
Vetter
Lynn Brisendine
Brownfield News
Wacil McNair
Lee
Teamsters
AFS
American Field Service
Foreign Exchange
Spanish Inn
Curtis Mathe
Dollar's TV
Varsity Square
Gold Ceater
Paul Sizemore
Kenny Dollar
Paul Jones
Bill Dryden
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