Texas and Oklahoma thrillers crown college gridiron season
The writer recalls the Texas Longhorns dramatic win over Texas A&M at Kyle Field and Nebraska’s tough battle with Oklahoma. He notes Gene Stallings’ firing, predicts Texas versus Penn State in the Cotton Bowl, and mentions Texas and Oklahoma’s standout performances as a cliffhanger finale.
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Aggies
Kyle Field
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Aggie
Gene Stallings
Brazos
UT Longhorns
Penn State
Texas
Arkansas
Dock Strike Court Action is Requested
The Justice Department acting at President Nixon's request seeks a Taft Hartley injunction to force 45000 striking longshoremen to return to Atlantic and Gulf Coast docks. Nixon ordered Attorney General Mitchell to file when courts open, stating unresolved labor disputes imperil national health and safety and affect maritime industry.
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UPI
Justice Department
Nixon
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Ime
White House
John N. Mitchell
United States
Mitchell
Cuero and Yorktown Clash Tonight at Gobbler Gym
Cuero faces Yorktown in Gobbler Gym tonight with KK team starting at 6 00 p m and the varsity game slated to tip at 7 50 p m Local fans expect a competitive evening as the teams meet on the court.
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Cuero Ve
Yorktown
Gobbler Gymnasium
Thanksgiving Toll Nears Two Hundred in Holiday Traffic
Holiday traffic deaths approach 200 as a four day weekend nears. National Safety Council cites similar totals to last year with estimates between 620 and 1000 deaths nationwide. United Press International places 19 percent of fatalities by noon. Regional counts include Mississippi 20, Indiana 14, New York 14, California 15. A head on collision near Delano, California kills three. six die in a single engine plane crash on the Columbia riverbank.
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National Safety Council
United Press International
Delano
Calif
The
Columbia
Increase in Third Class Mail Rates Sought by Postal Service
The US Postal Service asked the Price Commission for a 29 percent rise in third class mail rates, mainly affecting advertising circulars, while first class and air mail would stay flat. The move, tied to Nixon's Phase II, was paused by a 90‑day wage-price freeze.
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UPI
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The
Price Commission
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Yyunk'? Mat
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Bassett Furniture Company
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Bassett
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
Christmas giving seen dipping after decade rise
New York based Incentive Marketing reports business Christmas giving will fall about two percent from last year’s 225 million. Cash bonuses remain the preferred form, with firms in New York and other cities maintaining the practice though costs are being trimmed.
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Leroy Popf
TPH
New York
UPI
Prenticediall, Inc
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Caristmas
Firmis
Atlanta
St Lews
Houston
Los Angeles
Spokane
West
Suthwest
Bible Thought Courts Eternal Life in Jesus Christ
A devotional line urging away with human striving and directing readers to look to Jesus for life. It cites Romans 6 23 and proclaims the gut of God as the path to eternal life through the Lord Jesus.
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God
Jesus Christ
Our Lord
Jesus
Britain Pleads Five Principles Path to Rhodesia Deal
Britain launches a campaign to win public opinion after agreeing to a Rhodesia settlement based on five guiding principles. critics call it a sellout while the United Nations and other nations denounce the pact as racist imperialist. parliamentary debate will test support for the agreement.
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UPI
Rhodesia
Britain
Gilbert Lyon
Labor Party
United Nations
New York
Colin Crowe
Yakov A. Malik
Mutscher Pals Seek Venue Change in Bribe Case
A group of Texas political figures led by former White House aide George Christian signed affidavits saying Gus Mutsch er cannot get a fair trial in Austin. A defense motion requested moving the trial, possibly to Houston, as part of 26 motions filed by Frank Maloney for Mutsch er and two associates facing conspiracy to accept bribe indictments.
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UPI
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Gus Mutscher
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Houston
Frank Malon
Maloney
Mutscher
Sgt Newman Heading Out for Vietnam Duty
David C. Newman Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. David Newman, will depart for Vietnam on December 24 for a one year assignment. His wife and newborn son will remain in Cuego. Newman has three years of prior service in Germany and previously served at Harmison Field in California before reenlisting for two years and attending the Helicopter Rescue School in Utah. He was later stationed at the Washington State Survival center.
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David “Chubby” Newman
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Germany
Frior
Harmison Field
Caliia
Utah
Washington State
Lawbreakers Pay $335000 Surcharge
Texas state report shows $335000 collected in the first month of a new crime surcharge from Aug 3 to Sept 30. The $2.50 to $10 fee applies to all violators except pedestrian or parking offenses, with totals listed for Houston Harris County Dallas Dallas County San Antonio Bexar El Paso El Paso County Austin Travis Corpus Christi Nueces Lubbock Lubbock County Amarillo Potter Jefferson Beaumont Jefferson County and Fort Worth report delays and Tarrant County data pending.
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Robert S. Calvert
Northeastern Nor’easter Strands Thanksgiving Travelers
A powerful storm halted travel along the North Atlantic Seaboard and Appalachians. More than 2,000 vehicles stranded on Interstates 80 and 1 in northeast Pennsylvania, plus about 1,000 on I 70 near Frederick Maryland and 1,000 along a 30 mile stretch near Middleburg Virginia. Snowmobiles ferried milk to stranded families. residents sheltered motorists in homes churches and community centers. A fireman and his fiancée from Winchester Virginia endured the storm while en route to Williamsburg to wed.
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Virginia
New England
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Frederick
Middleburg
Christopher Ajien
Linde Stafford
Winchester
Cow Killed In Accident Near Yorktown on Texas 72
A 1959 car struck a cow on Texas 72 about 4.3 miles west of Yorktown at 12:20 a.m. Mateo Aguero and family were uninjured. The cow owner could not be identified and the front of the car was badly damaged.
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Mateo Aguero
Yorktown
Texas
Texas Highway
Dimms Fitzpatrick
Aguero
Pigpatrick
In December Increase Planned For CISD and DeWitt County
Teachers in Cuero Independent School District and DeWitt County School System will receive December pay raises. About 25 dollars per teacher for Nov 15 onward, with possible retroactive pay of 10 to 110 dollars if approved. Salary adjustments depend on President's Pay Board rulings and district 12 month pay basis.
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Cuero Independent
DeWitt County
Dr. &K &. Sims
CISD
Syreeve
Sims
W. F. Hancock
Hancock
Ali
Hatcock
Chutist Hijacker Clue Points to D B Cooper Mystery
FBI and local police sweep Cascade foothills as search headquarters form for the D B Cooper hijacking case. The Northwest Airlines flight from Portland carried 36 passengers before ransom delivery and parachute withdrawal.
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Cascade Foothills
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D. B. Dagper
Northwest Airlines
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Portland
Ore
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Wash
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