West Germans rescue Lufthansa hostages by raiding jetliner
A West German raid freed a captured Lufthansa jetliner’s passengers and killed three of four skyjackers, signaling a tough stance against terrorism. The decision mirrored Israeli actions at Entebbe and Munich fears, stressing that terrorists risk severe consequences. The piece notes the moral weight and potential civilian casualties in such drastic actions.
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Lufthansa
Cuba
United States
Guerrilas
I France
Uganda
Idi Amin
Entebbe
Somalia
Bonn
Munich
Store Pecans For Later Use In Hot Summers
A county extension agent emphasizes starting with high quality pecans and using proper drying packaging and refrigeration to preserve taste and prevent mold discoloration and insect damage. Proper storage maintains quality but does not improve it beyond post harvest cured conditions.
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Stanley Oakley
Years Ago Lake Notes From The Sun Oct 22 1910
Local memories recount moves and visits in Slaton Whitewright and Toniean. Families Joe Nicely Claud Alexander Mis Crawford and Nola Reeves relocate or begin teaching and visiting relatives across Texas.
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Joe Nicely
Claud Alexander
Slaton
Mis S H Crawford
Toniean
J. M. Simmons
Nola Reeves
Terrell
John Blanka
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
N. M. Holland
Waco
Joe McKinsey
Earl Bradley
Muskogee
Okla
Mrs
A. G. Bradley
Services Held In Denison for William Freeman
William H. Freeman 68 of Denison died Friday Oct 21 1977 in Whitewright after a long illness. Services were held Monday at Bratcher Funeral chapel Denison with burial in Cedarlawn Memorial Park. He was born April 13 1909 in Tom Bean, married Florine Hooper Sept 10 1948 in Lubbock, and was a Chrysler Plymouth sales manager in Houston and a 20 year lay minister. He served in the Navy during World War II. Survivors: Florine Freeman Maude Freeman Dennis Freeman Joe Freeman Coy Freeman and a grandchild.
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William H. Freeman
Denison
Whitewright
Bratcher Funeral Chapel
Cedarlawn Memorial Park
Mr. Freeman
Tom Bean
William P. Freeman
Florine Hooper
Lubbock
Chrysler-Plymouth
Houston
Willow Meadows
Maude Freeman
Dennis Freeman
Joe
Coy Freeman
Amarillo
Robert Holland Dies Wednesday in Lockney
Funeral services for Robert Dutch Holland 77 formerly of Whitewright were incomplete Wednesday at noon after his Oct 26 1977 death in Lockney He was born Oct 14 1900 in Fannin County son of the late Frank and Eliza Holland He married Nita Powell of Cannon Community employed at Donnagan Gin and was a Baptist He is survived by brother Walter B Holland sister Vera Biggerstaff two daughters one son and several grandchildren
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Robert
Dutch) Holland
Whitewright
Holland
Lockney
Fannin County
Frank
Eliza Holland
Bethel
Nita Powell
Cannon
Donnagan
Walter B. Holland
Vera Biggerstaff
Services Held for Kilgore Native Arthur Thomas
Arthur Thomas 79 of Kilgore died October 21 in a Tyler hospital. Services were held Monday at St. Paul Episcopal Church Kilgore with Rev. James W. Jarrard of Sherman officiating. Graveside service followed.
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Arthur Thomas
Kilgore
Tyler
St. Paul Episcopal Church
James W. Jarrard
Sherman
Former Resident Rex D Brown Dies in Houston
Rex Daniel Brown 57 formerly of Whitewright died Oct 17 in Houston. Private services were held Oct 20 at his Houston home followed by cremation. He was son of the late Jim Brown and survived by two sons Michael Scott and Mark King, a daughter Mrs Don Arenburg in Caracas, three sisters, four grandchildren, and an aunt. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Whitewright with Rader Funeral Home Kilgore directing. Brown was born in Whitewright April 25 1898, married Gladys Dent in 1923, member of Kilgore Episcopal Church, retired Sinclair Oil Co. employee, and a great-grandson of pioneer Andy Thomas.
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Ward
Rex Daniel Brown
Whitewright
Brown
Houston
Jim Brown
Ann
Michael Scott
Mark King
Merlyn Sutton
Jimmy Lee Holmes
Polly Deming
Dee Patterson
Trenton
Oak Hill Cemetery
Rader Funeral Home
Kilgore
Thomas
John Thomas
Gladys Dent
Stillwater
Sinclair Oil Co
Lon Darwin
Andy Thomas
Don Arenburg
Caracas
Venezuela
Mattie Moore
Sherman
Ethel Reece
Richardson
Family Care Services program aids elderly at home
Mrs Norma Jean Fry coordinates the Grayson County Office of the Texas Department of Human Resources which sponsors the Family Care Services Program. With help, many elderly people who would otherwise enter nursing homes may stay at home. The program provides personal care such as bathing exercising and medication reminders as well as meal prep and light housework.
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Norma Jean Fry
Grayson County
Texas Department of Human Resources
The
Welfare Department
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