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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1981
Page
4
Editorial uses a Halloween poem to tell of a football game travel from a graveyard to a stadium. Spooky characters Drac Frankie Thing and a cadre of ghouls rally a Bulldogs crowd, previewing a Friday night home game at Stamford to Clyde with a spirited, fearsome attack.
Texas legislators rushed to complete redistricting plans before the Wednesday midnight deadline. The five member Redistrict Board must finalize new House districts or send the task to the courts. Lt Gov Bill Hobby proposed a Senate map. several incumbents retire. The piece notes political maneuvers around Gov. Bill Clements, Speaker Bill Clayton, and Attorney General Mark White with a focus on a water fund amendment and potential statewide bids.
Stamford headlines recap a 1961 week of incidents and community efforts. A proposed rate increase for Southwestern Bell would cover about 80 percent of the company’s request, with a decision postponed to November 3. A Nebraska bound truck overturned near Haskell Aspermont, later identified as carrying liquid nitrogen for Atlas missile use. Stamford Youth Center seeks two weeks of fundraising to cover about 2,000 dollars in annual salary expenses, currently $500 in the red. A 9 pm curfew on door-to-door trick-or-treating and a recommendation to bar participation by children over 10. Local merchants warn of possible Mexican government blacklisting over unsettled points, potentially halting contracts for Mexican workers within days. Wayne Bates, former Stamford High Bulldog, now UT Fresh team wingback, nursing knee but expected to play against Rice. Texas Frosh boast eight straight wins. Tee Selmon, Stamford Fine Arts Club president, elected district president of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs in Haskell.
Editorial satirizes Congress over Saudi Arabia’s plan to buy eight AWACS planes for eight billion dollars with delivery in 1985. Questions whether guarantees can prevent misuse amid shifting leadership in Saudi Arabia. Dialects a rural school mimeograph machine transfer as a sharper lesson in management and timing.
Stamford American reports on church women quilting for the Boys Ranch in Waco and collecting bedding. The Stamford Pierian Club honors M D Elliott with a certificate for Business for Beauty program backed by Cities Service and the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
Linda Taylor, a Stam ford Memorial Hospital auxiliary reporter, signs a letter to the editor thanking Zed Bennett for the published letter and expressing appreciation to the entire staff for their help and pleasant cooperation with the Pink Ladies auxiliary.
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