Plainview Tornado Killings and Devastation Hit Palm Sunday
A pre dawn tornado struck Plainview causing two deaths and 21 injuries with about 50 families left homeless. Damage reached up to 5 million dollars, hitting affluent West Ridge and nob hill areas, crossing I-27 twice and damaging Jimmy Dean Packing Company facilities. News editor David Bryant, 30, was killed when his car veered off the highway. Rita Bryant injured, a two year old boy perished. Emergency crews responded as police and civil defense prepared spotters after a severe weather alert.
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Scouts Help After Plainview Tornado Strikes
About 435 Boy Scouts from the Order of the Arrow rally after a killer tornado hit Plainview. Camp ranger T. C. Albertson said the group sheltered in Hutcherson Gym and Gates Building as Civil Defense and police directed them to stop traffic and keep unauthorized people out. Scouts from Amarillo and Lubbock joined local units to assist for several hours, praised for service amid martial law conditions.
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Weather Outlook for Ocon County Area
Partly cloudy today through Tuesday. Mild today and warmer Tuesday. Highs near 60 today, around 70 Tuesday. Lows tonight in the upper 30s. Winds northerly 15 to 25 mph diminishing today.
QE2 Sails Amid Tight Security for Holy Land Cruise
The Queen Elizabeth 2 departed Southampton with heavy security as fears of Arab guerrilla attacks prompted the strongest peacetime measures. About 620 passengers, mostly American Jews, plus 600 crew and 30 security personnel, boarded under tight watch while police controlled access and screened luggage. First stop Lisbon, then the Mediterranean under naval escort.
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Inside News Pentagon To List Military Cutbacks
Louisiana farms face potential impact as Pentagon announces proposed military cutbacks. Officials say reductions may affect defense contractor work and related regional jobs, with policymakers evaluating budget priorities and farm supply chains for indirect effects.
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Nixon Plans Fall Tour of Europe
President Nixon said he would make an extended visit to Europe this fall calling it a grand tour. He planned talks with French President Georges Pompidou possibly outside Washington and a Brezhnev visit to Washington in late June. The moves indicate a shift toward Europe as U.S. forces leave Vietnam and key European visitors appear on the agenda.
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South Vietnamese cross into Cambodia near Saigon
South Vietnamese troops pushed into Cambodia for the first time since the cease fire, fighting reported at two border points. Refugees fled into South Vietnam as 25 armored vehicles moved about half a mile into Cambodian territory from Tinh Bien. Cambodian forces reportedly fought alongside South Vietnamese units, with heavy shelling and machine-gun fire observed near the Seven Mountains area.
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Keesee Claims POWs Held in North Vietnam
Texas mercenary Bobby Joe Keesee, newly surfaced as a prisoner of war, says North Vietnam still holds many in isolated jungle camps. He names five Americans missing in action and two Australian pilots, James W. McBride and Douglas B. Hune, saying families deserve truth while cautioning that conditions may have changed since his departure.
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