Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 129, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 15, 1980 Page: 1 of 10
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Commissioners.
The auction was called after
land owner Otis Rucker asked
commissioners, in December,
to assign him the deed on two
acres of county land. Rucker
explained the land was within
his fences and had been for
several dozen years. Ap-
parently, the land was deeded,
to the county before 1900 as
school land, but the school was
abandoned and the land was
no longer used. The land did
remain on county records.
Brumjnett, 36. is a former
Democrat who switched par-
ties in 1979. Before switching
parties, he served as conven-
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a son. An Oklahoma native,
Brummett has lived in Texas
since 1961.
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DUBLIN OFFICERS - Retiring Dublin Chamber of Commerce
President, Dr. Dennis (left), congratulates new President Mike
McFarland and Treasurer David Cleveland. Ann Keese will
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Ministry of • National
Guidance, are the result of a
decision taken jointly by the
ruling Revolutionary Council
and Cabinet ministers on
Monday.
-t. Fenton Smith was awarded
the jariitorial contract for the
county courthouse. He entered
a bid of $1,250 per month, ef-
fective Feb. 1. The only other
bid submitted was from RAJ
Janitorial, which bid $1,300
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and drove own. Truckers us-
ing their CBs finally" stopped
him.
Cockrell said no one was
helping the screaming
woman, who was being pulled
into a car, so he came to her
rescue. In a fight straight out
of Hollywood, Cockrell says he
calmly broke one man’s jaw
with a single blow, broke
another’s arm and disabled a
third with a kick in the groin.
The 245-pound ex-Marine
said the only reward he con-
sidered was “when those two
little girls hugged and kissed
me. That made my day .”
Several women have since
called Cockrell to find out if
he’s married (he’s divorced)
and a few have propositioned
him.
One man sent $20 “because I
want to buy that man a steak
dinner,” he said.
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The Revolutionary Council’s
spokesman, Oil Minister All
Akbar Moinfar, said French,
British and West German
reporters were being allowed
to remain for the time being
but he added: “We give them
a strong warning that if they
send anything but the truth
about the news they will be ex-
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mett said, because "it became
me that the
■ Democrat Party no longer
stood for the type of govern-
ment which I strongly believ-
ed was ip the best interest of
the people.”
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“This is the strongest action
in the United Nations in.25
years against the Soviet
Union,” said Deputy U.S. Am-
bassador William Vanden
Heuvel.
bid to the $300 level and three
commissioners (Alford.
Owens and Alvin Reeves I ap-
proved the sale. Davis voted
against the sale.
The property had no access
and is criss-crossed by several
ravines, Galt said.
Commissioners also approx -
ed a resolution requiring all
elected officials and county
employees to be paid on a
salary basis The resolution
prohibits employees from
receiving fees for their work
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Republican aims for 22nd seat
Jay Brummett of Cleburne tion director for the 1976 state Wssue in this campaign the peo- Senate Energy Committee,
-became the first Republican Democratic Party convention. pie. It is time for government a real estate broker, Brum-
mett is also president of Ker-
mit Athletic Supply Co. of
Dublin and vice president of
Marla Manne Corporation of
Dallas.
candidate to announce his in-
tentions in the 22nd District
Slate Senate race. He an-
nounced Monday he will run in obvious to
the May Republican primary
serve as the new Vice Preaident and L. H. Jones as Secretary.
(E-T Staff Photo by Wilma Hall)
On Monday night, the
government < ordered all
American reporters out of the
country, accusing them of
biased reporting. But it said
French, British and West
German journalists could stay
for the time being.
“The foreign (American)
journalists have been misus-
ing our kind cooperation and
freedom we have' given
them," Iran’s ruling Revolu-
. tionary Council said in a state-
ment issued after a three-hour
meeting Monday night. “They
have used this against our
revolution and we are going to
Jackets play Everman
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By The Associated Press
The U.N. General Assembly
~ called for the withdiWakof all
foreign troops from
Afghanistan by a vote, of 104-18
but the Soviet occupation of
the Central Asian country was
expected to continue in-
definitely, until the Moslem
rebellion there is under con-
trol and the communist
government is safe'.
The resolution adopted Mon-
ft
“I thought I'd get a lot more
crank calls than I’ve been get-
ting,” he said. “About the only
one was a man who said he
was with the Ku Klux Klan
and they were going to get me
for helping that black woman.
I didn't tell him the three guys
who were attacking her were
black, too.
“That
anything.
One woman recognized him
at a hamburger stand from a
newspaper photo and “asked
me what I could do about wife
beaters,” he said.
The Dallas County Commis-
sioners passed a resolution
honoring him and Sheriff Carl
Thomas offered him a job.
“Of course, I turned him
down,” Cockrell said. “I’m
happy where I’m at. I love
driving trucks. Nothing like
, it."
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expel all American cor-
respondents effective im-
mediately."
There were reports that the
estimated 100 Americans
would be given a few days to
leave, but the director of the
Ministry of National
Guidance, which accredits
reporters, said he could say
nothing until he studied the ex-
pulsion order further.
General Kurt Waldheim
declared: “The real value of
such a decision is the moral
.value, because it is an appeal
to the international commum-
ly”______
“I think it will be good for
* Iran, the United States and the
hostages,” said the foreign
press chief.
Sadegh’s orders, received
verbally by a reporter for-The
Associated Press at the
Wssue in this campaign the peo-
ple. It is time for government
to do what the people want,
and not the people have to do
what the government;" Brum-
mett said, in his press release.
Brummett has served as an
aide for State Senator Peyton
McKnight and as an ad-
ministrative assistant in the
state comptroller’s office. He
was a clerk for the state
County commissioners
decided they could not legally
give Rucker the land, but the
land could be offered m an
auction.
Monday morning, Commis-
sioner Al Alford opened the
bidding on the land. Alford
asked for $400 for the tract.
Rucker's attorney, Gene Galt,
countered with an offer of
$125. Gait said the offer would
cover the $110 advertising bill
incurred by the county when
they called the auction.
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Department Resident Engineer’* office to Black’* raccetaor, Fred Atitfp. Black retired a* he coaid
run In the Democratic Primary for the nomination in the 33rd state representative race. (E-T Staff
Photo by Jim Crawley)
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Quilting, Oak Dale Community Center
Teha Laona chapter of the DAK, Mrs. Edgar
Bradley residence, 1250 Wildwood, 2:30 p.m.
Veterans of World War I, Barracks 588 and
auxiliary, VFW Hall, 10 a.m.
Crewel embroidery class, Senior Citizens
Center, 9 a.m.
Stephenville Sportsmen's Club, FFNB Fiesta
Room, 7:30 p.m.
Stephenville Lodge No. 267, Masonic Lodge,
7:30p.m.
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day after four days of debate
did not name the Soviet Union
specifically. But it said the
assembly "strongly deplores”
miiitaty * intervention in
Afghanistan, urged .the im-
mediate, unconditional and
total” withdrawal of 'all
forefgn-troops and called on
the Security Council "to con-
sider ways and means to im-
plement" that withdrawal.
U.N. observers said it was
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as a county employee.
Owens, who proposed the
wording on the otherwise stan-
dard resolution, explained
that his resolution was a
precautionary measure’
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But thank-yous, phone calls, money flood in
DALLAS (AP) — When Dick
Cockrell saved a woman from
three attackers in a roadside
park last week, he never
figured anyone else would
even hear about it.
He certainly didn’t expect
thank-you notes, phone calls,
money and propositions to
come flooding in from across
the country.
“I was just going to let it
slide," the hulking 32-year-old
said of the incident.
But Marine Sgt. J.C. Allen
wasn’t. He said he wanted peo=-
pie to know how Cockrell sav-
ed his wife and two small
daughters from three at-
tackers in an East Texas road-
side park last week.
The Allens were en route
from Camp I^Jeune, N.C., to
San Francisco. Allen was driv-
ing a rent truck with his fami-
ly in the car. He said he did not
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going for more
Commissioners appeared
unhappy with the offer and
Galt raised the bid to $250
After further discussion
among the officials, Galt in-
creased the bid to $275. Alford
said he would accept the $275
offer, if two other commis-
sioners would agree Commis-
sioner Ab Davis said 'he
wouldn’t accept less than $400.
while Commissioner Tern
Owens said $300 would be
lowest bid he would accept
Galt then raised his client's
American reporters told
to leave Iran by Friday
TEHRAN, Iran AP - The
Iranian government, which
has ordered all American
reporters to leave Iran, today
gave them until Friday
midnight to obey the directive.
The announcement, made
by the director of the foreign
press, Sadegh Abolghassem,
said that with American
reporters out of the country
there will be less emphasis on
the American hostages held at
the U.S. Embassy since Nov. 4
by Islamic militants
demanding the return of the
ousted shah.
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By Jim Crawley
E-T Staff Writer
The bidding started at $125
for the two-acre tract.
With a little persuasion from
the auctioneers, the price took
' three leaps before resting at a
final bid of $300 for the tract.
This county land auction
had an unusual twist, because
there was only a single bidder
for the land. But, he had to
raise his bid three times
before satisfying the auc-
tioneers - the Erath County
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Cross Timber* Basin - Partly cloudy and warm with a
chance of thundershower* through tonight. Clearing and
cooler Wednesday. Chance of precipitation: 20 percent
today; 40 percent Wednesday. High Tuesday lower 70s.
Overnight low upper 40s. High Wednesday lower 60s.
Monday’s high 80. Tuesday morning’s low $1. -
unlikely the issue would be
raised in the council again
because the Soviets vetoed a
similar resolution there Jan;
7. There is no veto in the
assembly, but it can take no
punitive action to enforce its
resolutions.
However, most Moslem and
Third World nations voted for
the resolution, and this con-
stituted a stunning rebuke to “
the Soviet Union. Secretary-
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Doggett, Denver. Stephenville Empire-Tribune (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 129, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 15, 1980, newspaper, January 15, 1980; Stephenville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1284328/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.