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Brownwood Bulletin
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Ten Pages Today
Brownwood, Texas 76801
Mondey, October 11.1976
Volume 76 No. 302
Commissioners
okay budget
Race enters
home stretch
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tributes to the Italian eon who half the island.
response to a delicate foreign
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other global affairs.
wart the Arab boycott of Israel posed the Arab boycott. Carter
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Newton says energy issues I Setf/ement of Ford
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a few weeks ago, Day has made a special place for him in the
wagon.
MANS BEST FRIEND-When William J. Day of Brownwood
makes his rounds to collect aluminum cans to sell for recycling,
be takes his old pal Shorty with him. Since the dog broke his leg
place on the three-member
commission by a margin of 83
percent, pointed out here this
State Rep. Jon Newton
reminded Brown County voters
today that the railroad com-
mission race on the Nov. 2 ballot
could be as Important to their
future as the election of a
President and U.S. senator.
leas than what they have asked
for this year," Brown County
Judge James Bunnell said But
he said to the court that
although most offices are going
to have to cut their salary
budget, the court has no
authority to tell them how to
cut. “I guess we could go ahead
and pay the employes the same
amount (disregarding the pay
raise) but that’s not true in all
the offices," he said. •
The judge told the court the
See BUDGET oa Page 2
laying and speech at the Christ-
opher Columbus statue at Union
Station.
Ford, meanwhile, was to re-
ceive Israeli Foreign Affairs
Minister Yigal Alton at the
White House for talks over the
Middle East And Carter re-
newed his attack on the Arab
boycott issue by releasing
copies of a Cabinet member’s
letter to the Senate Finance
Committee as evidence that the
administration had fought anti-
boycott legislation.
Later in the day, Ford was to
huddle with his running mate.
Bob Dole, at the White House
over strategy for the remainder
of the campaign. Carter’s No. 2
man, Sen. Walter F. Mondale,
was in New York City for Co-
GOOD
AFTERNOON
Mrs. Myrick then asked if she
could use the funds allotted to
her for renovating her office for
her deputy instead. Mrs. Bell
said this could be considered.
Last week Mrs Rosemary
McInnis posed a similar
question, for the tax assessor-
collector's office. She was told
that her office is in the priority
field and if there were enough
revenue sharing funds available
for Brown County, she might
receive more money.
“Moot offices will be getting
The Rev. Mr. Criswell, a pas-
tor with a habit of speaking out
on politics, was sharply critical
of Carter in his sermon because
of his interview with Playboy
magazine.
HARLINGEN, Tex. (AP)
- The pitot of the B29 that
dropped the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima more than 31
years ago has re-enacted
that historic flight to raise
money to restore old air-
planes.
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JON NEWTON
... campaigns here
BELFAST
Leaders of peace
effort roughed up
BELFAST, Northern Ireland most of the crowd.
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The record-breaking 1977
Brown County budget was
approved this morning by
Brown County commissloners.
The budget was approved
with one minor revision in the
expenditures to the salary fund.
According to Betty Bed the
salary budget will have ap-
proximately $100 tone in ex
penditures due to a minor
mathematical error.
The budget before the
reviaton was for anticipated
revenues of $1,020,565.53 with
Newton, who won the
Democratic nomination for a
expenditures totaling
$1,020,565.53. -
Before the budget was ap-
proved, Mrs. Evelyn Myrick,
35th district clerk, asked if
there were sufficient revenue
sharing funds in Brown County
could she bold on to the one
employe she was going to have
to 1st go to order to meet the
budget for her office. Mrs. Betty
Bell, county auditor said, this is
not possible because her office
is not considered a high priority
for revenue sharing funds.
the agency
BELFAST, Northern
Intoad (AP) - An angry
mob of Roman Catholics
punched and kicked the two
leaders of the Women’s
Peace Movement and
destroyed their can Sunday
while the women took refuge
to a Belfast church.
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PONTA DELGADA,
Azores (AP) - American
balloonist Ed Yost, rescued
nearly 300 miles short of his
goal, says he feels “perfect”
and “to good spirits because
I broke lots of records."
regulation and conservation in
the state which produces 38 per
cent of the nation’s oil and 24.5
percent of its total energy
supplies.
“If the railroad commission
doesn’t do its Job right, it could
cause economic damage and
loss of Jobs throughout the
country, "astenouranatura is how to help hold down the the Democratic primaries last
drasticenergy shortage in the utility bills being paid by the spring."
coming years," Newton said. people of Texas. He added; ‘One of my ob-
^One of its major challenges "Equally important, it must jectives.. is to convince the
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TOKYO (AP) - China’s
leaders are believed to be
waiting for a meeting of the
Communist party Central
Committee before officially
naming Premier Hua Kuo-
f eng to succeed Mao Tsetung
as party chairman.
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CUERO — “Gentlemen,
start your turkeys” came the
signal that started two
turkeys off the starting Une
for a race in this South Texas
town that decided the winner
of the Great Gobbler Gallop.
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ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) -
At least four whooping
cranes, the fragile fruit of an
experiment to saye an all-
but-vanished species, are
safely migrating south to
winter nests, a wildlife ex-
pert says.
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SEATTLE (AP) - Senior
citizens are more than “no-
deposit no-return bottles you
just throw away,” says a
retired union organiser
who’s teaching the elderly to
lobby the legislature on their
own behalf.
Carter planned to march to Carter released copies of a said Simon’s letter shows that
Chicago's Columbus Day pa- letter he said proved coo- Ford was deceitful.
rade after attending services at clusively that Ford opposed Ford, meanwhile, was seek-
the Our Lady of Pompeii Congress’s efforts to Impose tax ing the votes of Southern Bap-
church. The President re- penalties on American firms tists, a constituency some have
mained in Washington, but that cooperated with the Arab conceded to Carter.
scheduled an afternoon wreath- boycott.
In Texas, Ford attended tele-
vised services at First Baptist
Church of Dallas, the largest
church in the Southern Baptist
Convention. Its pastor, the Rev.
W.A. Criswell, publicly en-
dorsed the President.
for energy
BROWNWOOD AREA -
Mostly fair tonight, partly
cloudy Tuesday with a warm
afternoon. Low tonight near
60, high Tuesday near N.
Maximum temperature
here Sunday 91, overnight
low 46, Sunset today 7:10,
sunrise Tuesday 7:32.
discovered America while Carter today also attacked policy problem."
keeping their own voyages fo- Ford’s claim that the adminis- During last week’s debate,
eased on the Middle East and tration supports efforts to th- Ford said he had vigorously op-
make commission race vital* stri^e in jeopardy
""".T DETROIT (AP)-The tents- President Joseph D. Hunter lumbus Day ceremonies there.
De a strong and etfecthevotce tive settlement in the 27-day-old said about 1,500 of the 2,000 local As the campaign enters its f-
to national energy attatrs ,80 strike at Ford Motor Co. ap- members voted and about 75 nal three weeks, the Republi-
„ . We.. can end. Ene pears in Jeopardy as early vote per cent of them rejected the cans and Democrats are wooing „ .. „„ ...
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artificial naturaigas merket the union’s largest single local made no recommendation on blocks in major swing states, kicked the two leaders of the wards a church about 100 yards
created by federal controls, and by members of a large local the proposal prior to the vote. And both Ford and Carter tried Women s Peace Movement and away.
Texans arepazingfourtimesas in Ohio. He added that some members to exploit the perceived blun- destroyed their cars whilethe "Outside the haU there was a
much for their own product as However, some locals voted told him they felt the proposal ders of their opponents to women took refuge in * Belfast group of about 50
consumersiin the Northeast are to ratify the contract, and the would do more harm than good seeking support of one group or church. children. Ralph dher husband)
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gas reserves when the entire proposed three-year contract as well. Hunter said. ment that the Soviet Union does ants Association. The meeting myhair was pulled
country!o„8ht to be sharing in Financial Secretary Pat Mur- Two of three skilled units to not dominate the nations of was called on Sunday to protest Just asi we got to the en-
that.cost. « u phy confirmed that skilled another UAW unit to Michigan Eastern Europe. the death earlier in the dayrof a trance of the church, Ifelt.a
Newton, * 35-year-old members of Local M) to Dear- narrowly voted to favor of rati- Speaking to a banquet of Pol- ^.X***.^ blow on the bach of my head and
Beeville, lawzer. whois, com- born rejected the accord on fication, a union official said, ish-Americans, Carter pledged by • British soldier’s plastic 1 passed out."
Petngphisthirditen inethe Sunday, but he declined to give with the major rejection coming that no word or deed of a buet.gtag, Williams said his wife passed
Taas Fouser.zaid he. con. the vote tally. There are from tradesmen. The combined Democratic White House would The hostileaudience of about out to the church aisle but re-
fdentuofnvictorn-oyer.Ak skilled tradesmen in Local 600. vote of the three units was ill to even hint at acceptance of per- 600 women chaneditheswomen covered 10 minutes later and
Republican opponent but I am Production workers to the 25,- IN, the official said. manent Soviet domination of out of thermeeting, and they,ran the group went into the vestry
campaigning throughout the oo0-member local —the unlon’s Skilled workers approved the Eastern Europe. to .a nearby Catholic church. wewre in there forabout
state just as I did when I won biggest _ voted in favor of the contract at Local 906 to Mah- “It's time we had leaders who The mob was rigM behind two Lours and it Was whie we
contract, Murphy said. wah, NJ, a UAW spokesman will speak up for freedom to * a woman with the group were there that our cars were
Skilled trades and production said. Eastern Europe Md also in the sald. 1 saw thempuling.Miss wrecked by the crowd,” he said,
workers are voting separately Individual local contracts not rest of the world,” Carter said. and trying torip “We could hear muffled shouts
nooni. that their vote to the on the proposed three-year tied to the national pact have “Detente depends upon theclothesof her.back.Mrs. of the crowd outside and the
peoPle.thattheirsvnteun.the pact Both groups must approve tentatively been reached at N of recognizing the legitimate aspl- kicked in the sound of a few bricks landing
m ff . . II . I I Rallroad Commits “tnsrac to it before the strike can end. the 99 bargaining units still rations of the people of Poland, stomach. here and there.”
ReylIoonicT hinh highiyiimportanttothemandt in Avon Lake, Ohio, members without such agreements. Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Ro- Mrs. Williams said later that
DUIIVVII3I IllyJII communicate my background, of UAW Local 2000 at the Ford Union officials have warned mania and the rest of Eastern “it was the women who were The group left by the back
. • experienceand.viewsssoeveny Ohio Truck Plant also rejected that continuing local disputes Europe” against us when we arrived who door of the church after enough
Ca.. ..I L..:. to, the agreement, a union could hold up an end to the Then Carter moved on to a advised us to leave. They were men had gathered to protect
QTT&r r&COrCl Trip mofethoan‛sonewspapers,mo spokesman said. Local 2000 walkout Greek-AmericM banquet to the shocked by the animal hatred of them.
of them citing his knowledge of
PONTA DELGADA, Azores The West German freighter energy issues. He is vice _ _ m.m
(AP)-American balloonist Ed Elisabeth Bolten rescued Yost chairman of the House energy mm l a a A’ me • am me a L. . ■ a l— _ _ me I • .I — a. __ E. • .E
Yost, rescued nearly 800 miles and was taking him to Gibral- resources committee and a E l (2 GTE 2 I N S K) 4) T( PA II K) E I fl r fl K) PD | fl
short of his goal, says he feels tar. The ship was expected to member of the Interstate OU I W I Ve 43 I I I I I W I I •3 “) I W I I • W • I VI I I VI EJ | VI
"perfect” and “in good spirits arrive there Tuesday morning. compact Commission, the new • ■
because I broke lots of record- The 5 7-ye ar-old balloon Mining Councll of Texas, and ROME (AP) — Three Pale- Ambassador Farouk al Sharae raided a hotel in an attack to la sent an estimated 13,000 with * garden on a quiet tree-
s.” manufacturer from Sioux Falls, the Governor’s Energy stinians protesting Syrian Inter- had left the embassy earlier to which four hostages were killed, troops and several hundred lined street
Yost was forced down to the S.D., took off from the coast of Advisory Council. He was vention to Lebanon shot their attend a ceremony Youssef Miro, an embassy of- tanks into Lebanon. D „ ....
Atlantic Ocean on Sunday east Maine last Tuesday, headed for chairman of the House energy way into the Syrian Embassy to A Palestinian, identified as ficial who was among today’s The guerrilla leader said the Anesurr andedtheatmb 1
of the Azores, cutting short his "anywhere between Norway crisis committee and also Rome today but surrendered to the 25-year-old leader of the hostages, said “the three came embassy attack was designed to P d Placd sharpsne te s on
attempt to become the first man and Spain.” served on the special energy police after holding five hoe- group, was quoted by Itallan to, leveled their guns at us and “draw the attention of the world Eervans.and r ’ 0 nearDy
to cross the ocean to a balloon. He radioed Saturday night committee of the National tages for two hours. radio as saying they were pro- said they wanted to revenge the to the betrayal of the Syrian "u*
But his headquarters near that he was about 700 miles west conference of State Legislators. Police said one hostage, em- testing what they called Syria’s massacre to Lebanon.” He said government and the plot of After freeing Hatem the guer-
Washington said that before of Portugal but had run into Newton pointed out that the bassy counsellor Hunen Hatem, betrayal of the Palestinian there were about 10 people to Arab states against the Pale- rillas later let another hostage
Yost ditched, he traveled longer strong vertical winds and was railroad commission also was seriously wounded to the cause. Syrian forces allied with the building, but five fled by stinian people. out to pass on to police their
- nearly 107 hours - and being tossed up and down. regulates vital transportation leg. The guerrillas allowed him Lebanese Christians have been jumping from windows. "We did not want to harm demand totalkwiththeam-
farther- 2,500 miles - than His balloon’s height was con- industries and is charged with to be taken to a hospital where fighting leftists Moslems and Taken hostage, he said, were anyone," he said. “This action bassadors of Algeria Ubya and
any other balloonist, trolled by releasing either he- environmental responsibilities he underwent a 1%-hour oper- Palestinians to the Lebanese three men and two women. marks a new stage to the Yemen. But shortly after noon
The previous records were 17 Uum from the balloon or ballast important to all Texans. atin. civil war. In his radio interview, the struggle of the Palestinian the Palestinians surrendered
hours, set to 1813 by a German from the gondola Yost said he "I cm think of no greater A Syrian official said the Pal- The attack came two weeks Palestinian leader said the people.” Police said the three all
named H. Kaulen, and 1,896.9 was running out of ballast and opportunity for public service estinians surrendered after after Syrten authorities hanged guerrillas were members of the Police rushed to the scene young men to their mid-2098,
miles, set in 1914 by H. Berliner, heUum Md wm gradually set- than to be on the Texas Railroad they realized they had failed to to public to Damascus three Black June Movement, which is when they heard shots from the had three submachine guns six
another German. ting toward the ocean. Commission,” he said. take the ambassador hostage. Palestinian terrorists who had named for the month when Syr- embassy, a four-floor building hand grenades and a pistol
10- Daily Sunday 25’
Candidates mark Columbus Day
By The Associated Press same city. There, he promised The letter, from Treasury
Jimmy Carter and President that he would support the resto- Secretary William Simon, wm
Ford entered the home stretch ration at the rule of the Greek written last August. it called the
of the battle for the White House majority on Cyprus, where Tur- proposed tax legislation “an
today by paying traditional kish troops control more than inappropriate and dangerous
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