Year of turmoil and hope caps 1980 in editorial reflection
Greg Jaklewicz surveys a grim 1980 marked by Iran hostage crises and disasters from Mount St Helens to Las Vegas fire. World leaders die while Soviet invasion looms, civil unrest grows, and trust in government falters. Yet athletes, cinema, and a hockey win bring rare bright spots as optimism for 1981 flickers.
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Iran
Ayatollah
United States
Mount St. Helens
Washington State
Las Vegas
Afghanistan
Poland
Urban League
Vernon Jordan
Miami
Texas
U.S
Abscam
Washington
Jimmy
California
Ronald Reagan
John Anderson
Carter
Gerald Ford
Darth Vadar
Pennsylvania
Phillies
Steelers
L.A
November top birth month here in Stamford 1960
Births in Stamford for 1960 are expected to surpass 200, compared with 206 in 1959 and 228 in 1958. November is the peak month with about one birth per day, while June remains strong behind February’s 24. The Dairy Mart opened recently in Stamford with Carl Wilhelm as owner and franchise operator. Joy Nierdieck of Sagerton and Carolyn Dippel of Stamford hosted a Christmas party December 22 at the Nierdieck home in Sagerton, with gifts exchanged among a group of local residents.
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Stamford American
Stamford
Dairy Mart
Carl Wilhelm
Monahans
Joy Nierdieck
Sagerton
Carolyn Dippel
Herbert Nierdieck
Pattie Clements
Joanne Moody
Janie Ratliff
Susan Nance
Gloria Gonzales
Linda Woodward
Carolyn
Texas judge push for prison reform clashes with Clements
Texas Governor Bill Clements and federal Judge William Wayne Justice traded views on prison reform after Justice ordered sweeping changes. Clements praised the state system but left room to support parts of the reforms while resisting high costs. The dispute comes as lawmakers face a tight budget and possible $1 billion tax relief plan, amid debate on funding for new prisons and other priorities.
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Austin
Bill Clements
Texas
William Wayne Justice
Tyler
Clements
Texas Department of Corrections
United States
Bob Bullock
Bill Hobby
Legislative Budget Board
Bullock
Bill Clayton
Clayton
Pioneers on Parade this week in Stamford area
Local girl Christie Lundgrens win of the 1970 What Young America Wears Scholarship is announced with her family returning from San Diego. Randy Thompson earns a bachelor’s degree and plans graduate studies. Stamford High School selects 1971 72 cheerleaders and former OG student Danny Lammert joins Abilene Reporter News. Four Stamford students win ACU scholarships.
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Stamford American
Leroy Lundgren
Stamford
Christie
Mark
San Diego
Calif
Randy Thompson
Kelly Thompson
Avoca
Tarleton State College
Randy
Fom
Avoca High School
Texas Tech
Stamford High School
Diane
Herbert Lammert
Abilene Christian College
Don Cobb
Bob Crockett
Alyce Daniel
Kenneth Stremmel
Cecil Bean
Dallas
HC Tilleman
Michelle
Marine Pfc Kainer completes infantry combat training course
Pfc Matt Kainer son of Herbert J Kainer of Knox City and Joyce Graham of Stamford completed a six week infantry combat training course at Camp Pendleton California. The program covered classroom work and field exercises in infantry tactics fighting position construction camouflage use of mines demolitions and intra company communications equipment. His training focused on operation maintenance and employment of 60 mm mortars and Simm mortars. A 1980 Stamford High School graduate he enlisted in the Marine Corps in April.
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Matt Kainer
Herbert J Kainer
Knox City
Joyce Graham
Stamford
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Stamford High School
Marine Corps
Isso
Abe Lincoln redecorates for $50,000
A satirical note features Abe Lincoln’s boyhood home and the White House redecorating myth. The piece lampoons First Ladies hiring famed decorators, imagining extravagant imports from Nile soil to Rhine logs, totaling fifty thousand dollars, with a punchline about Congress paying the bill.
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Johnson Grass
Paint Creek
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
United States
Nile Valley
Rhine
Pennsylvania Avenue
France
Washingon
Congress
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Abe Lincoln
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