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The Peris April Iran Blossom man injured in accident struggle, against the Baath mercenaries, and we call all the people to an Islamic us all rise up to save our country which has been occupied by Eastern (Soviet) and Western (American) imperialism and Zionism," said the salvo in the war of words between the two neighbors at the head of the gulf. It accused President Saddam Hussein's Baath regime of turning Iraq into "a prison for the believei and the faithful and a graveyard foi freedom." "Everyday the fascist party increases its criminal and tyrannical acts, kills scores of revolutionary believers and fills its jails with free men of our beloved Iraq," the broadcast charged. With the Iranian armed forces in a state of impotence since the overthrow of the shah and the purge of his officers and the Iranian government beset by rivalries, disunity, inef- fScience and unrest among the ethnic minorities, the Iraqi government apparently is bent on replacing Iran as the dominant power in the Persian Gulf. So far, however, the reported hostilities have been confined to artillery exchanges across the border in which the Iranians claim the destruction of Iraqi border posts, some air activity in which no casualties have been reported, the expulsion of 15,800 Iranians from Iraq and the escalating war of words, mostly fom the Iranian side. Iraq has no reports of military action.

Meanwhile, the families of the 50 American hostages in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran received messages which the captives gave to the two Swiss representatives of the International Red Cross who interviewed them in the embassy Monday. The families said the messages indicated the hostages were in good condition despite their long captivity, which today went into the 165th day. The messages were brought to the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, by Dr. Bernard Liebeskind, one of the two officials who interviewed the Americans.

From there, they were telexed to the American Red Cross in New York and then telephoned to the families. A Red Cross spokeswoman said the original handwritten messages were being mailed to the families from Geneva. Liebeskind and Harald Schmid de Gruneck, the Red Cross representative in Tehran, said they spoke with "all the hostages." Although they said they agreed not to say how many Americans were being held, the State Department said it was now confident that the total of 50 was correct. Thomas Clay Mitchell, 19, Blossom, was listed in fair condition at St. following a major automobile accident early this morning at 1405-20th NE.

According to police reports, Mitchell was traveling north on 20th Street NE in a 1979 Ford pickup when he lost control of his vehicle. Police said that he skidded sideways for about 300 feet before hitting two trees, two cars and a garage door belonging to Glen Watson, 1403-ZOth NE. Mitchell's truck sustained major damage. Watson's vehicles, a 1977 Cadillac and a 1978 Chevrolet Custom, received minor to moderate damage. The garage door sustained about $1,000 damage, reports indicated.

Deaths and funerals David C.Thompson James E.Martin David Crockett Thompson of Rt. Joseph's Hospital at 2 a.m. this morning. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday morning at Bounds Baptist Church with Dr.

A. B. White to officiate. Burial will follow in Red Hill Cemetery under the direction of Fry and Gibbs Funeral Home. The body will lie at the church from 10 a.m.

until service time on Thursday. The family svill be at their residence on Rt. 1, Powderly. Mr. Thompson was born April 11, 1899 in the Bounds area of Lamar County.

He was the son of the late G. B. and Mary Ann Day Thompson. He attended Bounds public schools and later North Texas University. Mr.

Thompson married Mattie Deweese Dec. 31, 1930, and they had lived in the Bounds area since that time. He was a farmer and a retired employee of Valley Feed Mills. He was a member of Bounds Baptist Church, having served as a Sunday School superintendent there for a number of years. Members of the adult men's Sunday School class are to serve as honorary pallbearers.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Neal fConder of Powderly; three sons, Max Thompson of Duncanville, Jimmie Thompson of Powderly and Gail Thompson of Paris; a sister, Mrs. Virgie Edzards of Paris; a brother, Jack Thompson of Memphis, eight grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Oliver J.McFadden Oliver J. McFadden, 1835 Lamar died this' morning at 9 a.m.

at L. P. McCuistion Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2r30 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Gene Roden's Sons, Directors of Funerals.

Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. McFadden was born Jan. 28,1890 in Paris and was the son of W. H. and Lula McFadden.

He was a retired employee of the 7-Up Bottling Co. where he was a bottler. He married Mae McCuistion Sept. 28,1915 and was a member of the Lamar Ave. Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Mae McFadden of Paris; and two half brothers, Walter McFadden and Elmer McFadden both of Paris. The family will receive friends this evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at Gene Roden's Sons, Directors of Funerals. William H.Kelley William Henry Kelley, 45, died Monday at Lewisville Memorial Hospital following a long illness. Memorial services were held at Da Ron and Son Funeral Home at Lewisville this morning at 10 a.m.

Funeral services were then to be held at 3 p.m. today at Fulbright Baptist Church with the Rev. William Alsup of Seagoville officiating. Burial was to follow in Bethel Cemetery in Fulbright. Mrs.

Kelley was born January, 1935 a son of John Henry and Jewell Irene Clarkson Kelley. He married the former Elizabeth Henry January 15,1956. Survivors include two daughters, Cynthia Kathleen Camp and Saundra Jean Kelley, both of Lewisville; two sons, William Laurie and' Joel Edward Kelly, both of Lewisville; two brothers, Jerry Don Kelley of Fort Lauderdale, and John Austin Kelley of Sherman; a sister, Mrs. Connie Tidwell of Paris; and one great- grandson, Jeffery Michael Kelley of Lewisville. DALLAS James E.

Martin, of Dallas, native of Lamar County, died Monday afternoon at Parkland Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in an accident. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Smith Funeral Home in Dallas with interment following in Southside Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Mr. Martin was born Sept; 25, 1906 in Lamar County, a son of W. E.

and Donnie Williams Martin. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Kinsey of Corpus Christi; a sister, Ida Petty of Paris; two brothers, Tom Martin and Oscar Martin, both of Prais; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dave Potter CLARKSVILLE Dave Potter of Detroit died Friday at L. P. McCuistion Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Detroit Church of Christ with Benny Cogburn officiating. Burial followed in Detroit Cemetery under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Mr.

Potter was born March 22, 1908, a son of James and Bertha Belcher Potter. He married Mary McKey, June 1, 1928 at Mount Pleasant. He was a member of the Detroit Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mary Potter of Detroit; a son, Charles Potter of Porter; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Woolen of Wendell, N.C., June Robertson and Tommie Clarkson, both of Detroit; a sister, Maureen Miller of Enis; a brother, Jack Potter of Clarksville; 13 grandchildren and one great- grandchild.

Greeson funeral Funeral services for Robert W. Greeson of Rt. 1, Sumner were held Monday at 2 p.m. in Steele and Thomas Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Glynn Vickers and the Rev.

M. G. Ralson officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dock Bonner, Lewis Clement, Dr.

C. D. Barker, Raymond Dixon, J. W. Howard and Scott Roach.

Grandsons served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Greeson died April 11 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Sons, Directors of Funerals with the Rev.

Roland Chappell officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery this morning at 9:30 a.m. with Chappell conducting that service, also. Mr. Arnold died Sunday afternoon.

Ashley Ann Wilburn CLARKSVILLE Ashley Ann Wilburn, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wilburn of Annona, died Monday at L. P. McCuistion Regional Medical Center in Paris.

Graveside services were to be conducted at 10 a.m. this morning in Savannah Cemetery with Charlie officiating. Funeral Home charge of Arnold funeral Funeral services for Robert Edward Arnold of 410 Pine Bluff were held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Gene Roden's Fuller Clarksville was in arrangements. Other than her parents, she is survived by grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Tommy Wilburn of Annona and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Phillips of Clarksville; great-grandparents, Mrs. Joe Wilburn of Annona, Mrs.

H. L. McCandless of Mena, and Mr. and Mrs. J.

B. Skaggs of Bogata; and her great-great-grandmother, Agnes Skaggs of Deport. Morris funeral Funeral services for Charles E. Morris of 971 W. Kaufman were held Tuesday at 2 p.m.

in Steele and Thomas Memorial Chapel with Elder Harley Stripland officiating. Interment followed in Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Charles Brooks, Robert Brooks, John Brooks, Lonnie Morris, Jerry Derrick and John Morris. Mr. Morris died April 13 at St.

Joseph's Hospital. Adams services BOGATA Funeral services for Elic Adams, 65, of Bogata will be 4 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Bogata. The Rev. Bob Posey will officiate with interment at Turner Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 8 to 9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Adams died Tuesday at his residence. Mrs. Ada Williams BOGATA Mrs.

Ada L. Williams, 86, of Bogata, died Tuesday in Red River Haven Nursing Home. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Thursday in the Bogata Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Bill Pirtle officiating.

Burial will be in Bogata Cemetery under the direction of Bogata Funeral Home. Mrs. Williams was born Oct. 18, 1893 in Franklin County, a daughter of Ed and Georgia Chapman Duffee. Her husband, George Williams, preceded her death on Aug.

27,1975. She is survived by a son, Travis Williams of Bogata; a grandson, whom she reared, Enos Biard of Louisiana; a sister, Mrs. Dessie Bardwell of Savannah, a brother, Clarence Duffee of Johritown; six grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. The family will be at the Travis Williams home in Bogata. W.B.

Gunter COOPER W. B. Gunter of 151 W. Terrell died Wednesday evening at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paris.

Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in McClanahan and Sons Funeral Home Chapel with W. R. Jones of Houston officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mr. Gunter was born March 26, 1919 in Delta County, a son of John and Leoda Smithson Gunter. He married Helen Jo Toon Jan. 7, 1945 in Cooper. He was a retired employee of the American National Insurance Company and was a jeweler.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Gunter of Cooper; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Cockrum of Sulphur Springs and Mrs. Debra Woods of Mount Pleasant; four Bowers of Cooper, Mrs. Marie Williams'of "Lufkiri, Mrs.

Sue Ferryman of Grandbury and Mrs. Mozelle Simmons of Fort Worth; three brothers, Erfay Gunter of Cooper, Lawrence Gunter of Joshua and Olen Gunter of Lewisville; and two grandchildren. The family will be at the Gunter home in Cooper. They will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Tallant funeral Funeral services for Mrs. Nora Tallant of Rt. 1, Powderly, were to be held today at 10 a.m. in Steele and Thomas Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Sims officiating.

Interment was to follow in Providence Cemetery. Pallbearers were to be Glenn Brannan, Steve Wallace, Floyd Wallace, Floyd Miller, Delbert Smith and Louis Good. Mrs. Tallant died April 13 at L. P.

McCuistion Regional Medical Center. Tornadoes FACTS THAT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! Tornado Warning Devices When a tornado warning has been broadcast for your area you can use your TV or radio as a warning device. Using Your TV Set First: Warm up your TV set and tune in Channel 13 and darken the screen to almost black (using the brightness control). Second: Turn to Channel 2 and leave the volume control down. Your tornado detection device is now in operation.

Lightning will produce momentary white bands of varying widths across the screen (color sets produce colored bands). A tornado within 15 to 20 miles will produce a totally white screen and remain white (color on color sets). Should this occur, turn off your TV set, take your portable radio and seek a place of shelter immediately. This system was discovered by Newton Weller of West Des Moines after 12 years of study. It works because every TV set has Channel 2 at 55 megacycles.

Lightning and tornadoes generate a signal near this frequency which overrides the brightness control. Channel 13 is at the high end of the frequency band and is not affected. This is why the darkness must be set on that channel. Using Your Radio Use a portable radio for emergency instructions and in case of power failure. If the radio is tuned to the 550 kilocycle band, lightning will cause intermittent static.

A tornado will cause steady, continuous static. Most homes have these two warning devices. It might be well to dip these instructions and keep them on hand during the tornado season. Col. Jim Lynch Police roundup PARIS POLICE arrested a 32-year-old Hugo, woman in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shoplifting incident at Wal- Mart, 3060 Clarksville.

According to store personnel, the woman was observed walking out of the store with about $50 worth of clothes and diet pills. PARIS POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary incident which occurred last night at the Dr. Larry Grumpier residence at 3220 Leigh. Police went to the residence after a burglar alarm in the house went off. Witnesses to the incident told police that a late model car BURN VICTIM Members of the Paris Emergency Medical team and neighbors treated 15-year-old Roger Clark for a burn he received in a fire at his home at 606-3rd SW.

Paris firemen said the Tuesday afternoon fire apparently started from spilled gasoline. Clark suffered the burn on his hand when he attempted to get the gasoline can away from the fire. (Staff photo by Bill Lamb) five to six juveniles was Nothing was reported at the residence when the missing: alarm went off. Police searching for 77-year-old man Paris police are searching the area for a 77-year-old black man who wandered from the Cherry Street Manor Monday morning. Mark Coffield was last seen wearing a yellow sweater and dark pants Monday when he wandered from the home.

Police have searched places where the man would usually go, and have followed several leads but have been unable to locate him, Paris Police Chief Charles Whitley said. The police are in the process of getting a helicopter to search for the man in fields outside of town, Whitley "In some of these cases, the person may wander off More stocks of local interest FROM CHARLES SCHWAB Dallas, Texas I- JVIARKCOFKIELD from the street into a field," Whitley said; Anyone with information concerning Coffield's disappearance is asked to call the Paris police at 7856688. Lauro Cavazos takes helm of Texas Tech LUBBOCK, Texas Lauro Cavazos has taken the helm at his alma mater and promised to steer Texas Teech University on a path toward developing more energy and health alternatives during the decade. Cavazos, 53, urged faculty, students, administrators and dignitaries attending inauguration ceremonies Tuesday to dedicate themselves to pursuing further strides in energy, food and nutrition and health "I submit to you that these wiil be critical isssues and society must resolve them in this decade and certainly before the turn of the century," said Cavazos, the 10th person and first alumnus to hold the university's highest- office. Morning Stocks AltamilCorp.

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S. Weather Bureau information for the 24-hour period ending at 8a.m. Wednesday, courtesy of Richard W. Floyd. High temperature Tuesday 75, low 52, overnight low 52.

Temperature at8 a.m. Wednesday 60. Temperature range for this date last year 83-58. Record high for this date 95 in 1920, record low 37 in 1961. No rainfall was recorded during the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m.

Wednesday. Rainfall to date this year 7.70 inches. Rainfall to this date last year 15.89 inches. The sky was clear at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

LAKE PAT MAYSE conditions as of 8 a.m. Wednesday: Elevation 451 feet (normal elevation451 feet); water temperature 51 degrees lake conditions, clear. FORECAST North Texas: Fair and warm today, becoming mostly cloudy late tonight. Clearing and not as warm western half with widely scattered thundershowers central and east Thursday. Highs, 77 to 88.

Lows, 50 to 58. Highs Thursday, 75 to78. OUTLOOK North Texas: Continued fair with a gradual warming trend. Highest temperatures Friday in the mid and upper 70s, warming to the low and mid 80s on Sunday. Lowest temperatures Friday ranging from the upper 40s northwest to the mid 50s southeast, warming to the upper 50s Saturday and Sunday.

FRANK MOREE, NW, told police that someone had taken his gun and two belts, valued at $61.90. Police said that the burglars entered Moree's house from the back screen door. LAMAR Sheriffs officers arrested a 31-year-old Paris woman Tuesday from- felony probation violation. The woman was arrested earlier- this week in connection with a forgery incident. DURING THE 24-hour period ending 7 a.m.

Wednesday, police also investigated four misdemeanor thefts, one report of recovered property and one report of drug overdose. Police also arrested one person for misdemeanor theft and one for public drunk. DURING THE same 24- hour period, sheriff's officers investigated one report of an abandoned vehicle, one report of a missing person and one vandalism report. ROGER CLARK. 15, 606- 3rd SW, was treated and released from McCuistion Regional Medical Center Tuesday for injuries he received in a fire at his home about 5:18 p.m.

Tuesday. Paris Fire Department officials said the fire was caused by spilled gasoline. Fire Marshall Oswald "Bugs" Guilliams said (he boy burned his hand when he tried to. move the gasoline can. Guilliams said the house suffered extensive damage.

Time out on the call was one hour and 13 minutes. Town talk MRS. PATSY CLONTS of Blue Ridge, Ga. has returned home after visiting her father, Collins James, 2606 Lamar, who recently underwent surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Setting It straight HEADLINE, says Hunt brothers trouble in silver market fall," on Pg. 3A of the Sunday, April 13 edition of The Paris News, was incorrect. Robert E. Linton, the broker quoted in the story, said the Hunts were "never in trouble" when the silver market crumbled in late March. Councilmen to be sworn in 7 P.M.

tonight Councilmen elect Addie J. Bufford, District 2, Billy Joe Burnett, District 3, Travis Wortham, District 1, and Kenneth Kohls, District 6 are slated to be sworn into their new posts at a special meeting of the Paris City Council Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the council room of Paris City Hall. Kohls, Bufford and Wortham were elected to the posts during the April 5 city elections. Burnett, the only incumbent in the race was re-elected to the District 3 post.

four will be sworn in following an official canvass of the April 5 voting by thjj' Paris City Council. TERMITES ANTS, ROACHES OTHER PESTS! Call 785-5151 OT 785-3324 BUTLER'S Red Bell Termite 1644 Pine Bluff 40V. 40V. 20 21 69U 70 20H S7W 16 21'A SI'A UVk 40H 7 FROM GHETTO GANGLEADER TO THE PULPIT Rick Ingle's first as a boy of visiting his mother In the jails of Virginia. A "bootlegger's he had his first drink of hard liquor and had his first hangover at the age of 6.

'Running from the law and a prison sentence his family moved to West Virginia, and then to Philadelphia. He began running with who spent their spare time snatching purses, planning robberies and hold-ups. After arrests, he received special permission to join the Navy. Five In the Navy and he was running with gangs again, and drinking excessively. After 5 court martlals he finally "straightened up," but still was not a Christian.

This was the Rick Ingle story before he met Jesus Christ, accepted Htm as Lord, and his life was transformed. He has become one of the most effective and respected evangelists In the Southern laptlst Convention. Be sure to hear Ms life story "From Ghetto Gang Leader to the Pulpit," tonight at p.m. IKJNGLEH TONIGHT 7:00 P.M. Everyone Invited FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

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