Trial Postponed in $50,000 Forgery Case in Dallas
The trial of Sue Goolsby, former secretary to Billie Sol Estes, was postponed to June 4 in Dallas federal court. She faces forgery charges linked to documents used as collateral for loans tied to an alleged plot involving non existent oilfield steam cleaning equipment. Goolsby and Estes are accused of forging the signature of Tyler businessman Billy D. Pyron on multiple documents securing two personal loans totaling $50,000.
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Billy D. Pyron
Back With Marines After Vietnam Prisoner Return
Pfc. Robert Garwood, who vanished on duty in Vietnam in 1965 and resurfaced in North Vietnam this year, reports today for a physical at Great Lakes. Marines will decide at Camp LeJeune whether to pursue court martial for desertion and collaboration with the enemy while a prisoner of war. His father Jack Garwood says he is not elated but not down.
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Illinois
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Adams
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Dole announces 1980 GOP presidential bid
Washington AP reports Bob Dole returns home to Russell Kansas to declare his candidacy for the 1980 Republican nomination. After the Ford-Dole loss in 1976 he continued campaigning nationwide and 1978 outreach shows he seeks support, though he remains not viewed as a frontrunner in polling.
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Kaw
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Dole
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Coast Guard ends search for seven missing men in Gulf rig collapse
The Coast Guard called off the search for seven workers missing after an offshore drilling rig collapsed and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Divers recovered the body of an eighth man from the submerged rig shortly before the search ended. he had not yet been identified.
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Paris slayings amid uniform rule spark protest in Central Africa
Amnesty International reports about 100 schoolchildren aged 8 to 16 were killed by soldiers after protesting mandatory uniforms in Bangui, Central African Empire. Soldiers swept through four districts, detained youths, and imprisoned them in sealed cells causing suffocation of some.
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Senate Panel Approves Interest Rate Increase
A Texas Senate committee approved a bill to raise the legal maximum home loan rate from 10 to 12 percent. The proposal uses a floating cap set two points above the 10 year Treasury average, up to 12 percent, with sponsor Sen. Bill Meier and AFL-CIO leader Harry Hubbard trading barbs over its impact. The measure passed 6-0 and moves to the Senate floor.
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Texas
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California
Budget On Agenda of College Board
Scurry County Junior College District trustees will review a tentative budget at 5 45 p m in the Western Texas College board room. The meeting also covers faculty promotions, a food service contract, bids for heating and air conditioning, duplex housing on campus, and personnel changes including the athletic director position left vacant after Dr Sid Simpson resigned last year to take a post in Arkansas.
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Petition Rules For Snyder Beer Wine Election Debated
Snyder county officials debated the petition requirements to trigger a beer and wine election. They must determine the valid signature count based on 35 percent of last governor race voters inside Snyder city limits, using 2 764 ballots cast across five boxes, and adjust for residents living outside city lines. The process continues with a conference with applicant representatives.
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Six Texans Die In Albuquerque Plane Crash
A light plane carrying six Texans crashed shortly after takeoff from Albuquerque International Airport. Pilot Jerry Robertson died later at a hospital, and passenger Michael Wayne Boyd was killed at the scene. injures include Eugene Johnson in serious condition and Patricia Johnson Velda Robertson and Nancy Boyd not admitted. The plane appeared to lose one engine seconds before impact.
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Michael Wayne Boyd
Jerry Robertson
Levelland
Eugene Johnson
Miland
Patricia Johnson
Midland
Velda Robertson
Nancy Boyd
Abortion Aid Curbs Left Undisturbed By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court left intact a Massachusetts law restricting state funds for abortions, allowing officials to cut off aid for most welfare women seeking abortions. The decision followed a federal appeals court action blocking the fund cut pending review and aligns with the Hyde Amendment limiting federal money for abortions. The same session covered several rulings on discrimination, legislative privilege, and public access to government funded research.
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Associated Press
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Supreme Court Today
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Chicago
Church of Scientology
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Alene
Cnque
Complaint guidance on grocery price marking practices
The article advises complainants to first contact the store manager with concerns about marking up goods already on shelves after purchase at a lower price. It notes to seek the proper address for higher authorities if the store is owned by out-of-town interests. It states there is nothing illegal about such price changes and explains stores may need to markdown prices to meet competitors when prices fall.
Pops Concert Set Tonight at Snyder High School
The Snyder High School choir presents a pops concert at 7 30 PM in the high school auditorium featuring Elvis Presley and the Beach Boys classics along with Kenny Rogers The Gambler and Barry Manilow Can t Smile Without You. Admission is 1 50 to offset choir trip transportation costs.
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Elvis Presley
Kenny Rogers
Barry Manilow
Diet Pills Dubious Claims Spur FDA Interest
An AP report notes two over the counter diet aids may curb appetite via phenylpropanolamine and benzocaine, while other ingredients lack proven weight loss effects. The FDA requested the study. scientists caution on understanding how the ingredients work and urge more research.
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Associated Press
Food and Drug Administration
John W. Norcross
Weather Snyder Temps And West Texas Outlook
High Saturday 73 with a low 38. Sunday 7 am reading 46. High 83, low 46, 7 am today 56. No precipitation. total 1979 to date 4.14. West Texas continues fair Tuesday with lows in the 80s and mountains near 100 to 103 at Big Bend.
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