Israeli commandos hit Egyptian power line in daring raid
United Press International reports Israeli helicopter troops crossed into Egypt and destroyed a 500 kilovolt line from the Aswan Dam to Cairo, with no Israeli losses. Egypt denied the claim. The raid comes amid escalating Middle East tensions and follows another Israeli strike near Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv.
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Red Sea
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Suhaj
Suez Canal
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Washington
Nixon
Romania
Rockefeller arrives in Buenos Aires as police clear protests
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller lands in Buenos Aires for the Latin America mission part four. Police mobilize 15 000 to guard the party after tear gas disperses demonstrators. ten arrests reported. In Washington Pat Nixon is booed at a public outdoor concert while Mrs Nixon stays calm at the theater.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Latin America
Nixon
Rockefeller Party
Washington
Pat Nixon
Washington Monument
District of Columbia
Smith May Propose State Income Tax
Gov. Preston Smith may ask the Texas legislature to pass a state income tax to fund a two year budget. Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes says Smith is close to recommending an income tax and Sen. Oscar Mauzy backs the prediction. Barnes notes Mauzy would not state a prediction without basis.
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Dallas
UPI
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Smith
Neve
Oscar Mauzy
Mauzy
Morris Services Held For Mrs Irene Morris
Funeral services were set for 4 p.m. today at Parkview Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Hayes of Garland officiating. Burial followed at Childress Cemetery. Pallbearers included George Ralston Ernest Love Garland Nations J E Melton Charlie Kennedy and Claude Privitt. Mrs Irene Morris died Saturday in a Lubbock hospital after visiting her daughter in Littlefield.
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Irene Morris
Parkview Baptist Church
Charles Hayes
Garland
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
George Ralston
Ernest Love
Garland Nations
J. E. Melton
Charlie Kennedy
Claude Privitt
Predict Victory For Fight To Extend Surcharge
Washington report says President Nixon seeks a House vote to extend the 10 per cent income tax surcharge with leaders predicting passage before midnight. The measure opens at noon EDT and faces about four hours of debate before heading to the Senate.
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Senate
Gerald R
Air raids lift pressure on Ben Het siege near Saigon
US air power targets North Vietnamese forces surrounding Ben Het as 90 strikes on Sunday reduce pressure on 200 American and 450 South Vietnamese defenders. A relief force of 3,000 troops was en route from Dak To to reopen Highway 512 while 284 North Vietnamese were reported killed in nearby sweeps.
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United States
Ben Het
U.S
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Former Resident Backus Dies in Crowell at 72
William E. Backus 72, long time Crowell resident, died Sunday after a long illness. Services pending at Womack Funeral Home. Born October 9, 1896 in Childress, he lived in Los Angeles from 1913 before moving to Crowell. He married Nona Owens October 20, 1938. A World War I Army veteran, he was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Los Angeles. Survivors include his wife and a brother, Leslie L. of Vernon.
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William E. Backus
Crowell
Womack Funeral Home
Childress
Backus
Los Angeles
Nona Owens
U. S. Army
France
Veterans of Foreign Wars Chapter
Leslie L
Vernon
Final Rites For Mrs Avor Lela Wilson
Final rites for Avor Lela Wilson age 60 are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Bible Baptist Church. Rev Luther Bradley will preside and burial will be in Childress Cemetery. She died Saturday at Childress General Hospital after 25 years residence in Childress. Survivors include her husband two stepdaughters two brothers and one sister.
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Bible Baptist Church
Luther Bradley
Childress Cemetery
Newberry’s
Wilson
Childress General Hospital
Childress
Showers Leave Panhandle Area Today
Light thundershowers moved through the Panhandle during the night then cleared by morning leaving hot unactionable temperatures. Dalhart recorded .02 inches of rain while Amarillo radar showed a five to seven mile wide belt of storms reaching into Sherman at 12 45 a.m. The storms had moved on an hour later.
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United Press International
Panhandle
Dalhart
Amarillo
Sherman
Tim and Mac Crone Make Tech Honor Roll
Tim Crone and Mac Crone, sons of Mr and Mrs M L Crone, are named on Texas Tech honor roll at the close of the spring semester. Tim, a May graduate with a 3.0 GPA, and Mac, a sophomore with a 4.0, are sociology majors. Tim plans to attend graduate school at Tech this fall.
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Mac Crone
M. L. Crone
Texas Tech
Mac
Tech
Youth Killed In Car Cycle Crash Near Crowell
David Harold Fish 14, son of Harold and Mrs Fish Route 3 Paducah died about 6 p m Sunday in a car motor cycle crash 110 miles north of Crowell on Texas 283. He was killed when his 1965 Honda collided with a 1969 Plymouth driven by Lawrence Walton Green 19 of Clarendon Green not injured. The body was thrown 250 feet from the impact and the motorcycle 475 feet from the collision. Mack Funeral Home Crowell. Survivors include his parents three brothers Joe Mike Richard Eugene and a sister Gail all at home.
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David Harold Fish
Harold Fish
Route
Paducah
Texas
DPS
Hill
Ken
Quanah
Young Fish
Lawrence Walton Green
Clarendon Green
Womack Funeral Home
Joe Mike
Richard
Eugene
Gail
Truth in Lending Law May Startle Consumers
Washington report notes a 1 1/2 percent monthly payment may equate to 18 percent annual interest under the new truth in lending law effective July 1. The law covers most personal credit up to 25 000 dollars, with real estate loans above that amount included, and aims to curb misleading advertising by lenders.
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Washington
UPI
Surcharge Expiration Passes Quietly Across Paychecks
Washington UPI reports the 10 percent income tax surcharge expires today but paychecks show no visible change. Cigarette advertising restrictions tied to the law will also vanish at midnight as two federal agencies seek tighter controls that die with the surcharge.
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Washington
UPI
Moyers Named Top Showman at Paducah 4-H Horse Show
David Moyers was judged Champion Showman and Lesa Garrison was named overall high point winner for girls in the senior division at the annual Cottle County 4-H Horse Show held Saturday in Paducah. Eighteen Childress County 4-H members participated as seven counties were represented. Moyers, 10, is the son of Roy and the late wife Moyers. Lesa, 16, is the daughter of Lonnie and Lesa Garrison.
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Cattle County
David Moyers
Roy Moyers
Paducah
David
Lowell
Lesa Garrison
Cottle County
Lesa
Lonnie D. Garrigan
Tshombe Dies Sunday in Algiers Jail
Former Congo Premier Moise Tshombe dies at 49 in an Algiers jail where he had been held for two years. Algerian press service cites death as an apparent heart attack in his sleep. City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at city hall.
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Congo
Africa
Tshombe
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Ior
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Hap Wright
Earl Swain
C. E. Sledge
Robert Smith
Willard Williams
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Childress Red Cross
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