U.S. Air Naval Buildup Amid Saigon Frontline Reports
Veteran newsman C W Ratliff dies at 67 as fighting rages around An Loc and Saigon area. South Vietnamese forces repel a new assault while U S officials predict several more weeks of major engagements in North Vietnam's offensive. High casualties reported. air and ground actions intensify across the DMZ.
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Saigon
Air At
Kingsworth
U.S
Oalier
Dmz
Int Moorer
South
Vietnam
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S. Arkt
Texas Tech Student Aaron Ratliff Honored In Lubbock Newsroom
A long serving Texas Tech associate editor and Lubbock journalist, Aaron Ratliff rose from student reporter to editor of The Avalanches Journal. Born in Hale Center, he moved to Lubbock in 1909, joined the football team, and became a defining figure in local politics coverage for more than three decades.
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Texas ‘Tech
Lubbock
South Plains
Clarendon College
University of Texas
Hale Center
Ratliff
Watliff
Lubbocks
White Dee Reading
Tech
the Avalanches Journal
Wensom
Bill Barnard
Associated Press
Texas
Vietnam
Nixon’s Physician Endorses Acupuncture Training for U S Doctors
Dr. Ta ch implied foreign study on acupuncture as an anesthetic potential. He noted American doctors should be invited to China for firsthand training. He praised needle use with electric current, urging clinicians to learn and apply as a possible new anesthetic, avoiding systemic risks.
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China
Tach
Witness recants as Stalcup brother disputes victim’s account
Albert Stalcup, brother of the alleged victim, testified to challenge the credibility of Miss Stalcup. He cited FBI agents who indicated she was reluctant to provide a written statement after Huckabee’s arrest at his parents' home following the alleged Sept 10 kidnapping, claiming she fabricated testimony.
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Miss Stalcup
Albert Stalcup
FBI
Huckabee
Weather chaos and events ripple through Texas and beyond
Reports show scattered sprinkles in Lubbock and Fort Worth while highs near 99 in Childress. Severe storms caused damage around St Louis and Missouri, with injuries and a roof collapse in unroofed schools. National forecasts note Cherry Blossom bloom near Washington and warm April in Phoenix.
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Lubbock
Childress
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
College Station
Debbio
Fall Country
San Antonio
Fort Stockton
New Mexico
St Lyall
National Weather Service
Florissant
St. Louis
Missouri River
St. Charles County
Ashington
National Park Service
Goodland
Kan
Minot
N.D
Oneonta
Uties
N.Y
North Atlantic States
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Pacific States
Rocky Mountain
Oath Of Office Given Officials
The article recounts a ceremony where officials took oaths and notes a surgeon named Tkach discussing a complex cataract procedure. It describes patients receiving tea afterward and mentions reactions of President Nixon and community respect for Ratliff, with details on his life, church, lodge memberships, and surviving family members.
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Tkach
Nixon
Santa Fe Leader Defends Railroads Amid Amtrak Critique
The Santa Fe official argues surface transportation reform will curb inequities in regulation and taxation. He notes Amtrak's $9.1 million loss and cites railroads as efficient, calling for a fairer regulatory environment while highlighting heavy capital investments and ongoing projects including a new freight facility near Houston and expansion of sulphur unit train traffic.
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Santa Fe
Congress
Amtrak
Reed
Hill County lawmaker faces nepotism questions over payrolls
Step son Barnes Kin held post in Senate UT testified that children of Sen David Ratliff of Stamford and Rev John Allen of Longview were enrolled full time while paid on payrolls. John Ratliff studied at Texas Tech Sept 1970 to May 1971 and was also on Allen's payroll. Allen’s daughter Kilgore Pergy Allen registered at Kilgore College since May 1970 and drew 40 dollars monthly as Ratliff’s employee. Barbara Allen Fry studied at Abilene Christian College and worked for Ratliff. Lynnora was a Campus Club for Christ staffer on Allen’s payroll. Nepotism is a misdemeanor. conspiracy to misuse state funds is a felony. Ratliff unavailable for comment. Allen called reports politically motivated.
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David Ratliff
Stamford
John Allen
Longview
Senate
House
John Ratliff
Texas Tech
Allen
Ratliff
New Mexico
Kilgore
Pergy
Kilgore College
Barbara Allen Fry
Abilene Christian College
Lynnora
Campus Club For Christ
Smith
Gus Mutscher
Midland City Council Debates Canvass and Insurance
The Midland City Council debated vote canvass and city insurance at a special meeting. After over an hour on a 500 vote discrepancy, the April 6 election results were approved. Mayor-elect Ernest Angelo and two councilmen will be sworn in at the next regular meeting as officials study which of 35 city buildings to drop to reduce rates.
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Odessa
Margarie Bradley
Jim Reese
Mike Canales
Reese
Canales
Ernesto Martinez
Dick Clark
Nashville
Carlsbad
Lubbe Sn Bock
Galveston
Wilbur Melcher
Reed
Midland
Ernest Angelo
Theelty
Igroup
Two Arrested Near Texas Tech Campus
Police narcotics officers serving a search warrant near the Texas Tech University campus arrested two men aged 20 and 21 around 10 p.m. Tuesday. A third man was being sought. Officers found three bags of a plant substance believed to be marijuana and several pipes inside the residence.
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Texas Tech University
Airlines face penalties over hijackings and new screening
FAA mandated passenger screening on February 6 as two hijackings occurred, United and Pacific Southwest planes were seized in April. FBI arrested suspects, including Major Burton Davenport of Vancouver, Washington, who faced charges of threatening to destroy an aircraft.
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United
Pacific Southwest
FAA
FBI
Portland International Airport
U.S. Treasury
Burton Davenport
Vancouver
Wash
Rites set for 1 year old William Robert Metcalf
Tulsa special notice announces funeral services for William Robert Metcalf aged one, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Metcalf of Route N Tulsa. Service at 2 p m Thursday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Victor Arnold officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. The child died about 1130 p m Monday in Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo. He was born in Tulsa.
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Tulsa
William — Robert Metcalf
Kenneth Metcalf
Route N
Wallace Funeral Home Chapel
Victor Arnold
Rose Hill Cemetery
Northwest ‘Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Tull
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