Frontier Spirit Lives In 82-Year-Old Woman
Mary Verspille, 82, for 37 years maintains a Kansas like ranch near Kiowa Colorado. She farmed wheat cattle milked and repaired facilities while raising five children after her husband’s 1934 death. She battled a barn skunk with a shotgun and plans to stay on the ranch despite aging and a 1965 flood.
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Roanoke Council Orders Probe of Student Arrests
Roanoke city council voted to investigate the arrests of four Patrick Henry High School students amid charges of disorderly conduct and assault. Critics accuse police and the commonwealth's attorney of racially biased actions as the four Black youths were arrested after midnight with bonding and fingerprinting.
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Garland
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Texas Population Shares 18 to 64 Bracket
Fifty five percent of Texas residents are ages 18 to 64, reflecting a dominant working age cohort. The share highlights a wide middle population segment amid state demographics and economic planning.
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Texas
Peking Eases Tensions With Release Of Two U S Prisoners
U S officials say China's freeing of Richard Fecteau and Mary Ann Harbert signals Beijing aims to keep momentum toward better ties. Five Americans remain held in Chinese prisons including John Downey Phillip Smith and Robert Flynn, with details kept close.
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Gerald Ross McLaughlin
Hong Kong
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People’s Republic For
Harvard Law
Jerome Cohen
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Unlucky Number Theory in 13 Origins
The superstition around the number 13 traces to the 13 with Christ and disciples and the betrayal by one. This belief links 13 to bad luck in various cultures.
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Supreme Court Extends Free Trial Records to Indigent Defendants
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that indigent defendants in nonfelony cases must receive free trial records and transcripts when needed for appeals, overturning an Illinois rule that limited transcripts to felony cases. The decision follows Jack L. Mayer’s 1969 Chicago case, where a $300 transcript cost barred his appeal.
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