Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 148, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 5, 1978 Page: 1 of 27
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Sunday, February 5, in
Vol. 109 No. 148
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Ambassador Ashraf Ghorbal.
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Jobs program County has first woman
candidate for county judge
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Vietnam to the United Nations.
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conservative and that if elected, she will
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not take part in either the Democratic or Thompson, Fort Worth.
prises, as yet.
. Almost all of the present statewide office Republican primaries.
ju the mail bv that time.
identifies himself as an author-publisher.
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House Speaker Clayton
will address TSU meet
Carter, Sadat conferring
on issues blocking peace
Mary E. McCoy, a local attorney, has
filed for the office of county judge for
Erath County. McCoy is the only candidate
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TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY HORSE PROGRAM
DISCUSSEDDr. Letter Waymack, left, head of the Tarleton
due attention
of investigators
By MILLER BONNER
Associated Press Writer
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Because Tarleton is a member in the
totally non-scholarship Texas Intercolle-
giate Athletic Association, there was no
way for them to offer her any incentive for
enrolling - and even less incentive for her
becoming a gymnast
A gmnast however. is what Dianne
Wright has decided she wants to be the rest
of her life. The goal shouldn’t be hard for
her to achieve. The brunette yankee has
already won one national title in tumbling
and is shooting for the national finals this
year.
So, what's a national title holder doing at
a school where there are no gymnastics
scholarahips and no hopes of obtaining
one’ '
“A computer picked it out," the brawn
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York, and said Thi “will continue to carry during Saturday’s Scout-0-Rama for the Comanche Trail Council. A large number of
out normally his duty as the people viewed the 25 display booths set up in the Tarleton State University Agricultural
representative of the Socialist Republic of Center. Pictures of winners will appear in the Empire-Tribune later this week. (E-T
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By BARRY SCHWEID st rategem to perpetuate the status quo. shortly after the two leaders and their
Associated Press Writer Carter’s objective is to persuade Sadat wives arrived by helicopter from the White
CAMP DAVID, Md. IAP) - President that the United Sates can help get the House.
Carter held extended talks in this snow- parties together but cannot force a so- ..Joining Carter for the talks Saturday
covered retreat Saturday with Egyptian lution, he said, were Vice President Walter F. Mondale,
President Anwar Sadat while U.S. officials "What we have to do instead is to Secretary of State Cyrus A. Vance, secun
insisted the United States would not try to convince (the Egyptians) that although ity advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and
impose terms of a settlement with Israel, the process is going to be long, there is others. The Egyptian side included
The two leaders met alone for 45 minutes going to be progress in it," the official told Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel and
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"When we got out of the car first thing eyed beauty laughs. "I went to my school and trust were also met with cynicism,
my mother said to me was "Darling, if you counselor and asked them to pick out a "You mean you don't lock your car?"
want to come home we’ll understand." school - any school, where they had She's also had to quit asking at
That may not have been the way the gymnastics but I wouldn't be forced into restaurants, "What do you mean y’all
chamber of commerce would have competition if I didn’t choose to. The come back. Did I do semething wrong?"
planned it, but that was the first computer came up with just a few and I Wright has learned the hard way there's
impression New Jersey native Dianne picked Tarleton State." more to being a southerner than just
Wright had of Stephenville, Tex. I 1 had another schoolI on ““sungntrouhitau she’s perservered. The
Having never laid eyes on a cowboy, or scholarship it would have cost Iras but they other gymnastis on the Tarleton team keep
listened to the lilting refrains of a Conway get their pound of flesh. I would have had her out of hot water in restaurants and in
Twitty ballad, Dianne Wright with to maintain a certain grade point and return she’s weaning them from George
warm-ups in hand, left her Union, N.J. place in event Jones to the Rolling Stones.
home for the small West Texas town of entered-, dien ’ want that Kind 01 And who knows, if she stays at Tarleton
Stephenville and enrollment in Tarleton pressure.’ State long enough to work un-pressured on
State University. If coming to Tarleton was getting away her gymnastics what will happen.
lwlders have filed for re-election, along The Democratic, governor's race challenged in November by the winner of a
yith their announced opponents. features Gov. Dolph Briscoe, Attorney hot Democratic race between Rep. Bob
Anyone else who wants to get in the General John Hill and former Gov. Krueger, D-Tex., New Braunfels, and
game will have to pay the hefty filing fee Preston Smith. Also on the ballot will be former state insurance board chairman
before 6 p.m. Monday, or have the money Ray Allen Mayo of San Juan, who Joe Christie, El Paso.
Texas ballots about complete for May 6 New Jersey gymnastic student
BY GARTH JONES Even independents who want to skip the The Republican gubernatorial — X _ "Tggg.g ( g—,, gag
Associated Press Writer primaries and run in the Nov. 7 general candidates are former state GOP fi T I CeTOn I I SIOW D CC6
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Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton will
be speaker for the February 7 meeting of
the Tarleton State University Faculty
Senate. The meeting will be held in the
Assembly Room of the Tarleton Center
starting at 3 p.m. and is open to all faculty
members.
Clayton is a native of Olney and holds a
B.S. degree in agricultural economics
from Texas A&M University.
He was first elected to the House of
Representatives in 1962 and has served in
f the House continuously since that time.
The 49-year-old farmer-businessman
from Springlake was elected Speaker of
the House in 1975, re-elected in 1977, and is
. expected to make history by being elected
to a third term in 1979.
Clayton is a past chairman of the
Southern State Speakers Conference and
the Southern Legislative Conference. Last
October he was elected chairman of the 50
state Council of State Governments.
In the 65th legislative session Clayton
was credited with leadership in
development and passage of a school
» finance bill, a highway funding bill, sunset
legislation, reorganization of the new
water agencies, and the Briscoe-Clayton
anti-crime package.
: Clayton and his wife, Delma, have two
Children and two grandchildren.
Cables to Hanoi.
The State Department announced on
Friday it was ordering Dinh Ba Thi, head
of the Vietnamese delegation to the United
Nations, to leave the United States after he
was named an unindicted co-conspirator in
a spy case.
“We have received no official
communication from them," department
Spokesman John Trattner said.
We have made a request that he leave
iod we expect him to do so.” Trattner
would not say what measures might be , a
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$ates to expell a diplomat to the inter- SCOUT-O-RAMA DEMONSTKATION-Roy Varner o Troop 1, sponsored by the First
dational body, headquartered in New United Methodist Church of Ranger, demonstrates his hot water heater to Celia Hatley
I them in the search for a solution to the The Associated Press was not invited to After their opening round, Sadat and
Palestinian issue and the way to clear the background session, but obtained the Carter walked bareheaded in a 12-degree
other obstacles that now block an substance of what the official said. chili along a snow-cleared path, chatting
agreement. In trying to reduce areas of aimiably and with their aides trailing by a
WASHINGTON ( AP) — Two members who has elected to run against the
of a newly-formed Department of Labor incumbent in the Democratic Party
(DOL) investigative team are in the Rio Primary.
Grande Valley looking into the muddled She is the first woman to seek the county
affairs of the Cameron County Manpower judge’s post.
program, nearly two months lifter federal in announcing her decision to run for
and state law enforcement officials county judge, Mrs. McCoy stressed that
launched probes into the 111 milion she is both a political and fiscal
■ in the morning before top aides joined a half-dozen reporters Friday night.
The plucky, brown haired beauty with a
not-too-yankee accent, (she doesn’t say
New Joisey), came to Tarleton for two
reasons - gymnastics and a degree in
physical education.
“I wanted to come where the pace was
nice and slow," the 19 year old brown-eyed
freshman commented. “Tarleton was also
cheaper than a lot of Eastern schools, and
since I’m not on scholarship there’s no
pressure for me as a gymnast"
officlals also ittra *ig the sesalon but net pletared wer Dr.
Jesse Tackett and Dr. Weldon Newton of De TSU Agrieniare
Department; Tarleton State Umiversity President and Vtee
President, Dr. W.O.TrogdonandDr. J.W. Autry;hmAMt.0sd
Wells, President of the Texas ARM Beard of Mreetera
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from the presmtre of scholarship The only question Dianne Wright has
gymnastics, it was bound to have some abuot the future is when she finally makes
drawbacks for the Easterner. It did. it to the Olympics and the German official
First of all the music had to be hangs that medal around her neck, will it
overcome. Remarks like, Tom T. who?" cause an international incident if she says,
have bitten the dust. Southern hospitality “Thank y’all?".
Sen. John Tower, R-Tex., will be
Plats approved
The preliminary plat for the River North
Subdivision was approved, subject to the
correction of a traffic engineering problem
to eliminate an offset in a street and the
showing of the building lot lines, when the
Stephenville City Planning Commission R.C. DeMarco, director of the three- strive to work efficiently with the county
met Thursday afternoon week old Office of Special Investigation commissioners for the good of the entire
The commission also okayed the and Review which reports directly to county and will make major changes in the
corrected plat of Seth Moore s Tanglewood Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall, county judge's judicial role, to upgrade the
Northeast Subdivision. confirmed last week that the department judicial process in this county.— - -
was showing an interest" in the Cameron McCoy is a licensed attorney and stated
Team places high County situation. thatsher legal background wilt be.o
‘ 9 "We have two men in Texas now, "he assistance to the county in all county court
The Lawrence Welk show will be at the continued. “They should be back here wid proceedings
Convention Center in Fort Worth for a a report in about a week." The county judge is responsible for all
one-night stand on Saturday, March 4th. DeMarco also said the “preliminary misdemeanor criminal cases, juvenile
The Senior Citizens Center has chartered a report would be evaluated to determine matters, probate and guardianship
bus to go. Anyone may join them. The whether the secretary should direct" fur- proceedings, and civil cases involving
price of the bus fare and good tickets is 116. ther attention to the south Texas program amounts of more than $200 and less than
The first 46 people will go. ‘which spawned federal and state grand $500. McCoy emphasizes that she has had
______-—jury investigations and caused a state experience in all of these various areas of
SHOW triD plannec district judge to convene a seldom-used law. McCoy said, ‘Hopefully, my Mrs. McCoy has been employed by the
r r court of inquiry. ~ -------" experiences will allow me to make our firm of McMillan & Lewellen in
The Stephenville 4-H Horse Judging The investigations, which began more county court more accessible for all of our Stephenville. McCoy stated that she is
Team placed 3rd in the Halter Division at than two months ago,- center around the citizens, and I expect to run the court with resigning her private law practice in order
the Fort Worth Stock Show. There were 34- use of department funds in several job 1116 idea that the citizens of this county to contribute all of her efforts to meeting
teams entered in the competition. training programs but have received little want 8 county judge who is strongly in the citizens at Erath County and listening
Dill FIAYrAN The team members are Judy Gregory, attention from department officials in favor of law and order." to their desires regarding the County
-te-- Crystal Akers, Sue Kelly, and Lisa Washington. McCoy received her legal training at Judge’s office.
A reception will be held in the Tarleton Douthitt. Crystal placed 4th in the high “We have no original information on the Baylor University where she graduated Mrs. McCoy and her husband, Jimmy
Center for Clayton following the meeting individual competition. The 4-H’ers have situation in Cameron County," said with honors in obtaining her Doctor of have resided in Erath County since their
on Feb. 7. made a fine showing in the stock show. Marco. Jurisprudence degree. Since law school, marriage in December of 1973.
Administration officials acknowledged disagreement, he said, the administration respectful distance. On either side were
that Sadat was worried about the state of "onasome issues will have to encourage snowbanks a foot deep.
the on-again, off-again negotiations with Israel to be more flexible." At the same At the start of the talks Friday, Carter
Israel. One high-ranking official, who time, he added, "on others, Egypt will emphasized that "obviously thefirst
asked not to be identified, said the have to more flexible." responsibility is for direct negotiations
Egyptians were genuinely concerned that Carter and Sadat began Ltheir between the leaders involved in the Middle
Israel was delaying the negotiations as a conversations at dinnner Friday night. East."
and Republican primaries are just about ihe Monday afternoon deadline. Then they businessman Bill Clements. A third name
yomplete with no major political sur- must gather petitions from voters who did on the GOP ballot will be Clarence
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Vietnam
ambassador
said spying
By BRYAN BRUMLEY
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A State
Department spokesman said on Saturday
the the department still is awaiting an at- „ _ _
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Downs, Bob. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 148, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 5, 1978, newspaper, February 5, 1978; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1501317/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.