Borger Man Slain Ends Martins Dream of Stardom
Truman Smith, 24, a Vietnam veteran and Borger resident, surrendered to police after the fatal shooting of musician Borger Greer near Hutchinson County airport. Greer, once widely known as Borger's Mr. Music, had a varied career in music and theater before his death.
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Governors Call Shutdowns as Campuses Fire Back At War
Governors Reason Rhodes and Nunn order state colleges closed or curtailed amid protests and sit ins. Kent State deaths trigger nationwide antiwar actions. Nixon meets with students as associations urge steps to ease academic alienation.
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UNM Closed After Campus Stabbings Prompt Shutdown
Governor Cargo and UNM President Heady order immediate campus closing after stabbing incident involving four students. Police plan joint campus and city security with 56 officers and 150 National Guardsmen on standby. Student witnesses describe flag dispute and ensuing violence. four injured, three hospitalized in Albuquerque.
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Morton
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Rex Sewell
Robert Rehm
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Denton Wins Texas Supreme Court Place 3
Texas Election Bureau claims James Denton leads in Place 3 with 580,012 votes to Matt Davis 289,210 and Hawthorne Phillips 290,787. Official canvass Monday will determine if a runoff is necessary as final results rely on formal tally. Denton holds about 50.00 percent with a narrow 15 vote margin.
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US and South Vietnamese Drive Deep Into Cambodia Amid North Vietnam Threat
U S and South Vietnamese forces launch three new Cambodian offensives as North Vietnamese shellSouth Vietnam’s far north. 29 Americans killed at Fire Base Henderson. overall 2,700 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops killed in sweeping operations. 20,000 to 25,000 U S troops and equal Vietnamese forces push across 230 miles of border, seizing munitions and food.
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Olton Collision Kills Woman and Injures Three
An 11 45 p m collision on a county dirt road near Olton left Mary Parker Smith 57 dead at the scene. Walter Lewis and his son Gordon were in the pickup. Bill Bennett and Mary Bennett were in the late model car. Lewis was hospitalized in critical condition, Bill Bennett was unhurt or lightly injured, and Mary Bennett was taken to University Hospital in Lubbock with undisclosed injuries. Funeral arrangements for Mrs Smith were to be announced by Parsons Funeral Home.
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Martha Mitchell Defends John Amid Media Criticism
Mrs. Martha Mitchell tells Washington Daily News she resents stories about her and defends her husband John Mitchell the attorney general as knowledgeable and hardworking. She saunters through remarks about reporters and rejects backbiting while affirming her rebel stance and support for college students.
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New Mobe Rejects White House Grounds for Saturday Protest
Antiwar demonstrators led by the New Mobilization Committee refuse government offer of the Washington Monument grounds and pledge to bring up to 30 000 people to the White House doorstep. Coordinator Ron Young says nonviolence remains the aim but vows action if Nixon does not move. Government cites security and timing concerns for Lafayette Square.
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Professors Warn Students at UT as Rally Draws Big Crowd
An on campus rally drew 8 000 to 16 000 students as professors warned of potential violence if marchers left campus. Police stood guard while speakers urged restraint and mourned Kent State victims. UT President Hackerman refused to shut the university, saying peaceful protest is allowed.
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Nixon
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Nixon To Address Nation on Friday
President Nixon will hold a news conference Friday, with no time set, to be televised live. It marks his first questions from reporters since he announced sending troops into Cambodia amid student demonstrations and campus forums planned on Thursday and Friday.
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