General Westmoreland Due At LCC Dedication Today
Army Chief of Staff General Westmoreland will dedicate the Mahee Agriculture Science Laboratory at Lubbock Christian College in a 2 PM ribbon cutting during Freedom Preservation Week. A bronze casting by Bill Leftwich will be presented as part of the festivities with remarks by Chas A. Guy and presiding by Dr C L Kay.
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W. C. Westmoreland
Army
Mahee Agriculture Science Laboratory
Lubbock Christian College
LCC
Bill Leftwich
Westmoreland
Chas A. Guy
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
C L. Kay
South Vietnamese Recapture Fire Base Six Near Laos Border
South Vietnamese troops retook an artillery post near the Laos frontier after two days of heavy fighting. A Saigon spokesman said North Vietnamese regulars lost the base Thursday, with about 200 bodies found around it. US air support, including B52 raids, aided Saigon forces in defending Fire Base Six amid broader border clashes.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Laos
le ‘Trung Hien
Highlands
Hien
Tthe Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Reprints show national and world briefs in brief form
The page lists items from various sections including tire failures due to overload and underinflation, a note on the dollar’s overseas purchasing power, and rebels taking Jessore in East Pakistan. It also references editorial pages, market reports, farming, radio and TV programs, sports news, horoscopes, and comics.
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East Pakistan
Jessore
Dacca
Mutscher Defends Integrity Amid Link Allegations
Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher denied any link between his stock dealings and passage of two 1969 bank deposit insurance bills. He cited his six terms and said he never aided legislation for financial gain while his wife Donna watched from the chamber. Copies of his SEC testimony transcript were distributed to lawmakers as the SEC pursues a stock manipulation suit involving NBL, Sharpstown, and Frank Sharp.
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Associated Press
Austin
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Donna
Link
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
NBL, Sharpstown
Frank Sharp
Houston
SEC
Dallas
NBL
Prayer Verses Call For Divine Guidance And Peace
A devotional snippet seeks guidance to do God’s will. The prayer praises God as maker and giver and asks for upright paths leading to heaven’s peace and joy.
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God
Foreman denies Tate jurors promiscuity report
Herman Tubick 58 the mortician who presided over the Tate murder trial jury held a news conference to refute claims that jurors were promiscuous while sequestered in a hotel during the nine month trial. He defended jurors saying they had inside jokes but knew nothing of any hanky panky.
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Peett
Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Herman Tubick
Manson
William Zamora
Tubick
Slaton Man Killed in Posey Area Crash
An 88 year old Slaton resident Joe Grabber died after his pickup overturned following a collision with a station wagon two miles south of Posey at County Roads 76 and 31. Jonsgaussacwny Twallah Mote Smith 20 of Lubbock sustained head and facial lacerations and was admitted to Mercy Hospital in satisfactory condition. Highway Patrolman Danny Parrack reported Grabber was northbound on 31 while Smith traveled west on 76. the crash destroyed the pickup front end and overturned the car twice.
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Posey
Milton Adams
AVE Seal Staff
Slaton
Joe Grabber
Rt. 1
Slaton's Mercy Hospital
Jons
Pakistani Farm Exchange Circulated By U S Department
Mr and Mrs J W Cox of Tulia returned from a seven week assignment as representatives of Farmers and World Affairs Inc in cooperation with the U S State Department and the Department of Agriculture They joined three other farming couples from California Ohio and Pennsylvania to learn about Pakistan and its farming challenges The Coxes noted similarities and differences in insect control wheat rust chemicals and farming practices during the exchange program with Pakistan's Ministry of Agriculture and Works
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Tulia
J. W. Cox
Tula
Pakistan
Farmers and World Affairs, Inc
U.S. State Department
Coxes
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
United States
Cox
Lubbock Bonds Cleared Despite Litigation Threat
Smith signs HB 1625 to validate a 7 million Lubbock bond sale amid ongoing litigation by Merle Rose who may appeal. Attorney General Crawford Martin to certify bonds once validation is used. Delivery deadline to First National Bank of Dallas extended 45 days as officials seek final approval.
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Smith
Lubbock
Atttorney
Merle Rose
Crawford Martin
First National Bank of Dallas
Lizlbock
Distinguished visitors arrive in Lubbock for appearances
In Lubbock visitors Mandi Patricia Diane Perry of Danville Virginia and Capt. Michael K. Swan who prosecuted the My Lai massacre case attended a series of appearances. Swan spoke at a noon attorney luncheon while Perry toured, with details on pages 5 and 13.
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Lubbock
Mandi
Patricia Diane Perry
Danville
National Mail of Cotton
Michael K. Swan
My Lai
Seo
Nixon Heeds National Ire
Lt William L Calley Jr left Ft Benning stockade by order of President Nixon pending appeal of his murder conviction at My Lai. About 75 onlookers applauded as he saluted and boarded a waiting car. Nixon said not a legal step but a discretionary act to avoid confining him in stockade pending review.
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Associated Press
FT. Benning
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning Stockade
Nixon
My Lai
Calley
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Calleye
Leavenworth
Kan
South Vietnam
Ap J
Ellison Adpost
Ordedwin Talbott
Robber steals $50 from Holiday Inn night clerk
A lone gunman entered the Holiday Inn Parkway around 1:15 PM Thursday and escaped with $50 after firing a shot past night clerk Lonnie Ellison. Ellison described a slender bandit wearing a wide brimmed straw hat and a face scarf, who demanded money and left with the bills as officers found a bullet mark and shell fragments at the scene.
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Holiday Inn Parkway
Lonnie Ellison
Ellison
Police vote to forgo strike at Lubbock meet
Police officials and union representatives report that about 120 officers voted to not strike and to remain without strike rights while seeking organized representation. The closed door sessions at Painters Hall discussed legal protections and grievance avenues as the city faced a recent resignation and union interest.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche Journal
Alnot
Lubbock
John Wallace
International
Laborers International Union
Afl-Cio
Painters Hall
Ave. K
Wallace
Construction and Municipal Workers| Union Local 1253
Weather map notes warming trend into weekend
The weather map indicates a warming trend through today and Saturday with windy conditions Saturday afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s today, lows around the upper 30s, and Saturday expected to reach the 70s. Light variable winds around 10 mph.
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Lam
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Gen. W. C. Westmoreland
N. W.C. Westmoreland
LCC Rites
RED Toll Heavy
Ake
Lubbock, Area
Texas Tech Regents
Foreman
Tate
By Bill Morgan
Avalanche-Journal Station
Marie Harris
Camchades
Talais
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