Harry Gardner and Lamesa Living Echoes Across Years
A local note honors Harry Gardner aged 97 turning 98 on June 22, recalling his varied careers from bus boy to longtime community figure and Lions Club member. His address in Leisure Lodge, Lamesa, Texas is shared as friends toast his birthday and memories.
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Harry Gardner
Watergate
Harry
Amarillo
Lamesa
Chicago
Land Company
Vega
Tex
Amarillo Ford
Chevrolet
The
Lions Club
Leisure Lodge
Westpath Street
Skylab crew gathers earth resources photos over wide sweep
Skylab commander Pete Conrad and crew Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz photographed sites from British Columbia to the South Atlantic totaling about 7500 miles. They captured reservoirs in Illinois Cedar Rapids Iowa Peoria Ill and Asheville North Carolina while observing the sun and testing weightlessness during the 17th day of a 28 day orbital endurance run. Ground crews prepared for the next Skylab launch on July 27 with Bean Garriott and Lousma slated for a 56 day mission and a final 6 day flight in October.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Peoria
Ill
Asheville
N.C
British Columbia
United States
South Atlantic
Brazil
Charles
Pete”’ Conrad
America
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Skylab
Milton Windler
Cape Kennedy
Alan L. Bean
Conrad
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Conrad, Kerwin and
Weitz
Fraser River
Vancouver
B.C
Oh Man
Cascades
Husband Apparent Killer Of Wife Five Children And Self
Police said George T. O’Leary shot his wife Thelma and five children then killed himself in Boston. Theresa, 15, survivor, found seven bodies Sunday after returning home from Boston City Hospital. Medical Examiner Dr. George Curtis listed death as a probable overdose and self-inflicted. Neighbors recalled the family seen last Friday or Saturday. a note was found but not released.
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Boston
UPI
George O'Leary
Theresa
Boston City Hospital
George Curtis
George T. O'Leary
Thelma
George Jr
Colleen
Kathleen
Michael
Melinda
O’leary
O'Leary
Curtis
Golda Meir Jokes About Moses At Brandt Banquet
Premier Golda Meir in Jerusalem joked about Moses during a state banquet for West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, saying he led Israelis through 40 years in the desert to a land with no oil. The remark accompanied a formal address at the event.
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Jerusalem
Moses
Golda Meir
Middle East
West Coast docks ink two year labor peace contract
Pressure from potential new economic controls helped union and shipping negotiators seal a two year pact for West Coast docks. Ratification votes were set as PMA and ILWU prepared the agreement signed on Saturday and effective immediately pending approval. The pact ends the threat of a costly strike and covers economic issues through June 30 1975 with non economic issues to be negotiated later.
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San Francisco
West Coast
Pacific Maritime Association
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Nixon
Pacific
U.S
ILWU
Waii
Ilwu-Pma
Census shows aging gap widens as women outlive men
A Census Bureau profile reports women over 65 outnumber men by more than three million in 1970, with 722 men per 1000 women. Projections suggest the gap will grow to 675 men per 1000 women by 1990, while reasons for the disparity are not detailed.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Hijacked Nepal airline carries money into India jungle
Three masked men seized a Nepalese Otter plane on a flight from Biratnagar to Kathmandu, forced the crew to divert toward Forbesganj in Bihar, and fled into the jungle with about 400000 dollars belonging to the Nepal state bank. No injuries were reported among 15 passengers and three crew members.
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New Delhi
Royal Nepal Airlines
Biratnagar
Nepal
Katmandu
Forbesganj
Bihar
India
Himalayas
Extradition Bid Centred on Vesco SEC Case
Costa Rica’s Supreme Court was expected to rule on the U S request to extradite financier Robert Vesco over SEC charges of misappropriation tied to Investors Overseas Services The filing came via the American embassy and President Jose Figueres forwarded it to the court Vesco also faces a Watergate related warrant for failing to testify about a 200 000 gift to Nixon’s reelection fund
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Costa Rican Supreme Court
U.S
Robert N. Veseo
Securities and Exchange Commission
Vesco
Nixon
SEC
Investors Overseas Services
IOS
Supreme Court
Jose Figueres
Inside News 1949 Article Still Hot Copy
A 1949 newspaper page features ongoing coverage of major local events. The article highlights key figures, dates, and places shaping the story, with emphasis on the unfolding developments and community impact.
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Peter Sonn
Norman Dulaney
Canyon Expressway
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Tomie Potts
Hall County
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Pete
California
Wes Izzard
Houston
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Moon
Golda
Indian Subcontinent
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Fokker
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Lahore
Pakistan
Veseo
Inside News
Imech
O. Sae
Eas Hospital
Ibe Ark
South Pierce
East 27Th
Lupton Painting Co
GWA
Interstate 40
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