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Leftist rebels seize Colombia Palace of Justice
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Open letter to Reagan
appeals for negotiation
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Final Touches
Ronny Harris measures Wendy Morrison
for her graduation cap. Seniors at
Hereford High School have been ordering
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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A letter
bearing the names of four American
hostages and appealing to President
Reagan to negotiate their release
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caps and gowns for graduation for the
past two days.
any attempt is made to rescue us
they and we will all die.”
The letter was signed by Ander-
son; the Rev. Lawrence Jenco, a
Roman Catholic priest; David
Jacobsen, director of the American
University Hospital in Beirut, and
Thomas Sutherland, Dean of
Agriculture at the American Univer-
sity of Beirut.
The letter, one of a package of let-
ters, was dated at 1 p.m. (6 A.M.
b p m. to
In which
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Inside Sunday’s Hereford
Brand find out:
-Where and how to find
financial aid for college.
-How local veterans of
World Wars I and II, and Viet-
nam feel on the eve of
Veteran’s Day.
-Where to see a knee-high
circus.
-Who did what during
Hereford High’s final 1985
football game.
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rebel unit, was among those killed, rebels decided to kill the judges early
The rebels are part of the group Thursday when it appeared their
M-19, or the April 19 Movement, situation was hopeless
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Business theft seminar set
Preventing business losses through bad checks, shoplifting, and
employee theft will be addressed at a free seminar Tuesday night
hosted by the Retail Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and
the District Attorney’s office. Also to be noted in the seminar is vic-
tim rights.
The seminar will be at 7 p.m. in the Hereford Community Center.
All interested persons may attend.
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Local Roundup
County commissioners to meet
Deaf Smith County Commissioners will canvass the votes from
Tuesday’s election and approve expenses incurred by the election
when they meet Monday at 10 a.m. for regular session in the cour-
thouse.
Other items on the agenda for discussion are several placements
of Caliche, the county radio system, personnel policy, two utility
easements, and a grievance committee appointment
Bids on an Extension service pickup will be opened and bids will be
adveertised for a roof on the E.B. Black House. A representative
from the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission will speak at 1:30
p.m. to explain changes in juvenile detention.
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Weather
THURSDAY’S HIGH: 63 OVERNIGHT LOW: 40
MOISTURE: None.
OUTLOOK: Fair and warmer, lows near 50 tonight Fair on Satur-
day with highs in the mid 70s. Dusty southwest winds gusting to 35
mph. Area lake wind advisories will be required
(See ROUNDUP, Page 2)
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for a random drawing to determine The four American hostages ap-
the prize winner. All entries, whether pealed to President Reagan today in
mailed or deposited at the Brand of- a letter sent to The Associated Press
from kidnappers who "are growing negotiate with terrorists.
impatient" was delivered to The The open letter said Reagan should
Associated Press bureau in Beirut to- negotiate because "there is no alter-
day. native.
The appeal was contained in a "They say they will not be moved
package of letters an unidentified and are growing impatient...."
young man threw at the feet of the « said: "It is in your power to have
guard at the AP bureau and told him us home by Christmas. Will you not
to deliver the parcel to the new agen- have mercy on us and our families
fice, must be in by noon Monday. A bureau in Beirut to negotiate with
new contest will start in next Tues- their Shiite Moslem kidnappers to
day’s newspaper. secure their freedom.
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Army troops and police backed by guards. The newspaper El Tiempo which takes its name from the date
Authorities said today at least 90 peo- artillery and armored cars ended the reported that 30 members of the of a presidential 1970 election it
pie, including 17 guerrillas found seizure of the palace at about 3 p.m. guerrilla group were among the claims was fraudulent. Membership
dead in a bathroom, were killed or Thursday after storming the modem dead. of the group is said to be 8,000
died during the two-day bloody five-story building. The government had not issued an
seizure of the Palace of Justice by Early today, details remained official statement on the number of Army soldiers used dynamite and
leftist rebels, sketchy but police said 17 rebels victims or details of the takeover. cannon fire to blast their way inside
Police sources and relatives said were found dead in a bathroom on Radio stations reported that An- the pale yellow building, authorities
12 Supreme Court judges were the third floor of the building. Police dres Alamarales, the leader of the said. Hostages who survived said the
among those killed in the drama that refused to speculate whether the
began around noon Wednesday when rebels had committed suicide. There
at least 25 guerrillas belonging to were unconfirmed reports the guer-
M-19, the country’s main urgan guer- rillas had killed themselves.
pion Lake Highlands, 10-7. Hereford
has finished no worse than third in The bull-beaded man is always
district play over that span, ready to lock horns with some
Chances are that Hereford will be one.-Louisville Times, 1902.
placed in Class AAAA next season. You can’t cow the people by
HHS barely had enough enrollment shooting the bull.-Nashville Banner
for 5A the last time districts were 1923.
realigned, and the UIL is changing The cow was the original home
the formula this year. I will be brewer -Dallas News, 1929.
February before the realignments As a general rule, the man who
are announced, but enrollment will milks a lot of cows doesn’t have
be based on the top three grades in- much time to worship the golden
stead of the present four grades calf-Dallas News, 1929.
rilla group, attacked and seized the Police said 17 other victims were
building in downtown Bogota. soldiers, policemen and private
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cy. and do so.”
One of the four hostages is Terry The letter continued: "Mr. Presi-
Anderson, the AP’s chief Middle dent, how long do you suppose these
East correspondent who was seized people will wait? We have no chance
in Beirut on March 16,1985. AP staf- of escaping, and our captors say if
fers said that they recognized Ander-
son’s handwriting in the letters and m ■ mo a
h“ssenetursnoimmedmatecomment Relatives say word
from the State Department and *
White House spokesman Michael f __f • lo f
Guest said the administration would TFAm nAcrneec reles
have no comment until it had more --W3NMH3 ICIICI
information. The Reagan ad-
ministration’s policy has been not to By The Associated Press The letter, dated today, was signed
After a day of claims that their by Anderson, Chief Middle East Cor-
E: | a relatives were dead, families of respondent of The Associated Press;
final puzzle Americans held hostage in Lebanon Jenco; Jacobsen, director of the
■ today expressed relief that letters American University Hospital in
_ * _ _ • signed by four of the captives had Beirut; and Thomas Sutherland,
piece in been delivered in Beirut, dean of agriculture at the American
“The letters are certainly very University of Beirut. AP staffers
.2^. B.cI good news, knowing the hostages are identified Anderson’s handwriting
TOdMY 5 DI QlIQ alive,” said Peggy Say, sister of and signature in the letters.
hostage Terry Anderson. The letter was one of a package of
The Hereford Brand’s “Jigsaw “At least we know he’s not dead — letters from the hostages delivered
Photo Puzzle Game” ends its first yet,” said Mary Mihelich, sister of to the AP one day after anonymous
week with two final pieces of the the Rev. Lawrence Jenco, a kidnap- telephone callers in Beirut claimed
mystery photo in today’s issue. ped Roman Catholic priest. the hostages had been shot.
The game, offering *50 in Hereford “This definitely relieves the fears “We have just been told that so-
Bucks to the winner, was kicked off that we were all experiencing yester- meone has claimed that Islamic
with the “Home for the Holidays” day,” said Eric Jacobsen, whose Jihad has killed all of us,” the cap-
promotion being staged by city mer- father, David, is among the tives said in a separate letter to the
chants and businesses. Look for the hostages. media, signed by all four. "Obvious-
final pieces of Puzzle No. 1, follow “We luckily got the kind of indica- ly this is not true.”
the easy rules and clip the entry form tion we were praying for,” said The younger Jacobsen said the
in today’s paper to enter the contest. Jacobsen, 29, of Huntington Beach, State Department called his home at
All correct entries will be eligible Calif. dawn.
“It was a good indication the
And lie said the Laotian govern-
ment, which aUowed the first ex-
cavation of a crash site inside that
country last February, has now
“agreed in principle ... to allow
multiple-site excavations." Ar-
mitage said talks would have to be
held with the Laotians to determine
exactly how many more excavations
they will allow.
The Vietnamese returned 26 sets of
remains to the United States on Aug.
14. Nineteen of the 26 were identified
last month Armitage said five of the
remaining seven have now been
positively identified as American
servicemen, including the first U.S.
pilot shot down over North Vietnam
says most of us can keep a has the bull by the horns finds out it
secret-it’s the people we tell it to is the tail.” c24. Im %r:.a..
thatcan’t. The above quote came from the »ITG 111 V IOTnorn
otto Grundy County Herald, Tracy City, .. .. .... . .
The most difficult thing in the Tenn., on Jan. 21,1943, and was sup- WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of another meeting of technical experts
world is to know how to do something plied by our sports editor, Gary U.S. experts will be allowed later this from the two countries on Nov 13to
and to watch somebody else doing it Christensen. Readers may see his month to conduct the first search of a discuss the continuing search for
wrong, without comment.-T.H. "Humorisms" or inspirational B-52 crash site inside Vietnam for re- Americans missing or killed in the
White quotations from time to time on our mains of missing American ser- VietnamWar.. .. . .
oOo Sunday editorial page. vicemen, the Pentagon said today. Richard L. Armitage, the assistant
The Hereford Whitefaces close out Gary collects quotations as a hob- The Vietnamese government has defense secretary for international
the season tonight against Amarillo by and currently has 5,000 typewrit- also informed the United States it security affairs, also announced this
Tascosa. With a victory, the Herd ten pages of them. About 13,000, he will soon turn over seven additional morning that an Army laboratory in
will again have a winning season reports, are a collection of quotes remains that may be U.S. ser- Honolulu had identified some more
with a 6-4 won-lost record and a from newspapers. The remainder vicemen. It also has agreed to hold of the remains turned over by the
third-place finish in District 3-6A. are primarily of an inspirational and Vietnamese this summer
The Herd has a sparkling 49-15 religious nature.
record since 1980, including two
playoffs appearances The ‘Faces He recently looked through his
advanced to the semifinals in 1981 notes to see how many had to do with
before losing to eventual state chain- bulls or cows. Here are a few more:
That feller on Tierra Blanca Creek “Too often the fellow who thinks he U.S. to search crash
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Curtis, Jeri. The Hereford Brand (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 91, Ed. 1 Friday, November 8, 1985, newspaper, November 8, 1985; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430335/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.