And so another day of prayer passed, the 51st National Day of Prayer, to be exact.This day of prayer was like others in the past: A day set aside for the nation to be one under God.Again there was a prayer service drawing a crowd outside the Municipal Building in downtown Temple to celebrate the 51st National Day of Prayer,

AUSTIN (AP)Former first lady Lady Bird Johnson was hospitalized Thursday night in Austin, family and a spokeswoman for Seton Medical Center said. Both long-time family friend George Christian and Ian Turpin, her son-in-law, said they weren

The Temple City Council on Thursday, at the last meeting with Mayor Keifer Marshall Jr. presiding, unanimously approved contracts to design a new animal shelter, market the changes in downtown and develop a business plan to make the Santa Fe Depot profitable.The 10,000-square-foot animal shelter is expected to cost at least $1 million, and the $67,500 contract to Michael Marrs Architects will allow the firm to expand a preliminary design it had created to give the council an idea of what a new layout might look like.Ideas for the plan were gathered by the city

WASHINGTON (AP) The United States joined with the United Nations, the European Union and Russia on Thursday in calling for an international Middle East peace conference. President Bush set tough terms for a Palestinian state. Bush, at a news conference said such a state must be democratic and not based on a foundation of terror and corruption. The president also renewed his description of Israel

DALLAS (AP) A small star got a big reception Thursday at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, where U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin unveiled the

Football in the spring? For some people, that's like Christmas in July.Just the same, the Temple Wildcats started full-pads spring football on Wednesday afternoon, the first of 18 practices the team plans to conduct over the next three weeks."The first day is always full of excitement," Temple coach David Beal noted. "Plus, the kids need some time to make the adjustment from shorts to pads, so we try to keep that in mind."Beal said he felt his team had a solid opening day, as coaches worked out approximately 93 of the program's 100 athletes.First-day workouts included individual, small group, full-contact inside drills, 7-on-7 drills, and team offense and defense.Three players, Cody Miller, Ronnie Gaines and P.J. Matamoros, have baseball commitments."I'm pleased with several things, especially the defense," Beal said. "They were flying around all over the place. We've reduced the number of defenses that we use, and they showed good concentration and commitment. The retention of knowledge was also good on both sides of the ball."Beal also cited several individuals for their efforts during first-day workouts. On defense, returning starters stole the spotlight as linebacker John Hamilton and defensive tackle Cedrick Parker made several key contributions.On offense, Beal the coach liked what he saw from son and starting quarterback David Beal. Charlie McRae also showed some hustle, the coach said.All Texas teams have the option to conduct an extra week of practice in the spring, but those that do are required by UIL rules to start fall practices a week later. By Tim Skaggs

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Temple College softball coach Larry Hennig says the best team in the NJCAA Region V Tournament doesn't always win it.That doesn't bode well for his 55-6 Leopards, who appear to be the strongest squad in the eight-team, double-elimination event that begins today and runs through Saturday at Abilene Christian University.But TC

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