Hue Forces Brace For New Assaults
U.S. and allied forces prepare for possible major operations around Hue and Quang Tri as Operation Carentan 1 presses Viet Cong positions north of Hue. Reports detail enemy strength, ongoing air and ground actions, and new arms caches found near Khe Sanh amid limited weather.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Hue
Quang Tri
Air Force 8528
A Shau
North Vietnam
Air Force
Vinh
Johnson
Saiegon
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
Khe Sanh
1St Air Cavalry Division
Lang Vei
Panhandle
Tokyo
Hanoi
jHanoi
End of Tax Deadline Near as IRS Extends Returns
Taxpayers facing illness violence curfews or record loss may file late without penalties if they include a letter explaining delays. Returns without penalty for delays are allowed. penalties up to 25 percent apply on taxes owed. Many filers expect refunds. 40 percent file by April and 20 percent wait until the last weekend. IRS reports 5.3 billion in refunds to 29.6 million taxpayers by April 7 with errors in about 2.5 million of 32 million returns.
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IRS
Sheldon S. Cohen
Internal Revenue
Cohen
England Eyes State Lottery Amid Revenue Push
Britons weigh a national lottery as Chancellor Roy Jenkins ponders revenue options. Parliament will vote on a lottery while authorities tighten gambling laws after loopholes allowed racketeers. Conservative MP Cyril Black warns of worsening inequality and social impact.
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London
UPI
Britain
Elizabeth II
Eizabeth II
Roy Jenkins
Australia
Belgium
Ceylon
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Norway
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
House (of Commons
Jenkins
Home
James Callaghan
Conservative Party
Cyril Black
Peace Talks Stalled as U S Presses Delays Seen
US objections to meeting at Phnom Penh and Warsaw cited as delaying peace talks. Harriman and aides prepared for rapid deployment while U N Secretary General Thant urged prompt venue agreement. Hanoi accuses US of pretexts and notes intensified air strikes in North and South Vietnam.
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U.S
Phnom Penh
Warsaw
United States
W. Avere
Harriman
Florida
Washington
United Nations
U.N. Sec
A Thant
Hanoi
Thant
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi Radio
Johnson
Easter Bells Ring Over Rome Amid Papal Easter Day
crowds thronged Rome as bells toll across 500 churches marking Easter. Pope Paul VI, showing fatigue, ended Lent with a Holy Saturday service in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, switching from purple to white as he appeared tired yet steady through the ceremonies.
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Delfries
Rome
Paul VI
St. Paul's
Area Woman to Attend Rites in Hale Center
Funeral mass for Mrs. Joe Sanchez 73 will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church with Rev. Bill Hammond officiating. Burial in Hale Center Cemetery under Freeman Funeral Home. A native of Mexico, she died Friday in Plainview hospital after long illness. She lived in Hale Center since 1952 and belonged to St. Theresa's Church. Survivors include husband, three sons and a daughter.
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Hale Center
Joe Sanchez
St. Theresa's Catholic Church
Bill Hammond
Freeman Funeral Home
Mexico
A E Cook Rites Slated Monday
A E Cook 63 former Lubbock resident died Saturday in a Lovington hospital. Services set for 10:30 a m Monday at First Baptist Church burial at 3 p m in Resthaven Memorial Park Lubbock. He was a deacon at First Baptist Lovington and part owner of Miller Waldrop Furniture Co. in Lovington. Survivors include his wife a sister and several nieces and nephews.
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Lovington
N. M
A. E. Cook
Lubbock
Lovington Hospital
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Cook
Lavington
Miller-Waldrop Furniture Co
L. D. Casey
Connally Faces Diminished Prospects in Texas Race
The piece notes Connally’s criticisms angered liberals including Negroes and others. Yarborough weighs a challenge for the favorite son spot but opposition from party machinery and labor dampens odds. The feared path to the vice presidency via the favorite son strategy seems unlikely. Yarborough remains at home ill and unreachable, with associates urging him against the bid.
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Connally
King
Yarborough
Ralph Yarborough
Organized Labor
Austin
Birth notices from West Texas and Laut Clinic limits
Congratulations to several families on births in West Texas hospitals and Laut Clinic. Tony Frank Millizzo and his wife in Ralls welcomed a daughter, while Lynn Earl LaFon and his wife in the same area welcomed a son. Rudy Sanchez and Juan Benitez families reported newborns with details. Amador De La Rosa and Amador De La Rosa Jr. listed on births in Lubbock area. Robert Edward Taylor announced a daughter in Sant Pinas.
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Tony Frank Millizzo
Ralls
West Texas Hospital
Ralls Auto Parts
Lynn Earl LaFon
47Th St
Juan Benitez
Purdue St
Laut Clinic
W. P. Crawford Construction Co
Amador de la Rosa
Lubbock
Robert Edward Taylor
Ave
Sant Pinas
Youth alderman aims to spark city government interest
Alderman candidate Rucker says he wants to voice younger residents in Waseca. He notes over half the town is under 35 while current council members are older. The council gave a warm welcome at the first meeting and he hopes to improve civic engagement. He lives in Waseca two years and works as an electronics technician at E. F. Johnson Co after rapid training.
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Waseca Journal
Rucker
Waseca
Pistol Bullet Kills Texas Girl Seven in Denison
Denison police report seven year old Don nette Lavone Thomas was shot and killed while playing at a neighbor’s house. An 18 year old boy reportedly pointed a .45 caliber pistol, causing the fatal accident. Authorities have not ruled on the incident.
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United
Justice of the Peace
Three Way Tie Tops Show Champion at Lubbock Quarter Horse Show
Vince Bar owned by C W Arms of New Home won all round honors after a flip off tie with two rivals. Skip Sir Bar owned by Hank Wiescamp of Alamosa Colo and Pudden Pete from Fulton’s Quien Lake Ranch of Lubbock finished tied for second. National Cutting Horse Association winner Snappy Dan by Brown and Davis of Waxahachie also claimed open cutting glory.
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Vince Bar
C. W. Arms of
New Home
Lubbock
Aufill
Skip Sir Bar
Hank Wiescamp
Alamosa
Colo
Pudden Pete
Fulton
Quien Lake
Super Hawk
Dr. E. J. Authenent
Metairie
Ralph P. Mayer
Sonora
Bimbo Hank
Anderson McConnell
Dublin
Hays
Snyder
Scarhauer Cattle Co
Midland
Skip's Glory
Wiescamp
Skivs
Lucky Bar
Mary Ann Parrish
Double Buckle
Searbauer
Livesak Mac
Mayer
Wester Pleasure
Ric Roll
Pete Cavincess
Hereford
Western Pleasure
Roan Harmon
Ralph Dye
Fort Worth
Reining
Miss Lad
Billy John Thorn
Friona
Sr. Reining
King
James B. Moss
Clovis
Pote Bending
Prissy Moore
Don Elmore
Hamlin
Holly
Paul
Deborah Whitehead
Morton
Heybar
Jack Weston
Fort Sumner
N.M
Jubilee Bingo
John B. MacNaughton
Veca
Chickasha Dan
Casey Burns
Nara Visa
National Cutting Horse Association
Brown and
Grace Charlie H. Dies at 71 in Lubbock
Charlie H. Grace 71 of 27107 6th St. died 8:30 p.m. Saturday at home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral plans are set at Rix Funeral Directors. A Santa Fe Railway telegraph operator for 48 years, he served in World War I in France and was a member of Lubbock First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth, son James M. of 2123 68th St., daughter Mary Jane Burrows of 2109 6th St., five sisters, and five grandchildren.
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Charlie Howard Grace
6Th St
Rix
Grace
Lubbock
Santa Fe Railway Co
France
Elizabeth
James M
68Th St
Mary Jane Burrows
Harvey Bess
Urbana
Wui
Claude Baird
Esther Atteberry
Memphis
Tenn
Alberta Grace
Anita Grace
Geneva
Eiffel Tower to get seven year red brown repaint job
Paris officials approve a $100000 repaint of the 1050 foot tower as 30 painters apply rust resistant red then two brown coats. The color must hide weather shifts and blend with Paris surroundings while the tower remains open to 244 million yearly visitors.
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Sanford J. Ungar
Paris
UPI
Eiffel Tower
Dieny
Gustave Fiffel
Eiffel
Three Week Dash in Texas Governor Race
Major candidates finalize travel plans for the final campaign sprint with emergency trips and last-minute pitches. Yarborough in Paris proposes a voluntary testing program to reveal Texans true potential while Smith calls for expanding the Parks and Wildlife Commission to six members. Briscoe touts poll data from his home in Uvalde as bumper stickers favor him.
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Yarborough
Paris
Smith
Whitney
State Parks and Wildlife Commission
State Game and Fish Commission
State Parks Board
Hill
Austin
Briscoe
Uvaide
Violence, thefts, and policy moves mark tense city scenes
In Baltimore 68 pistols were stolen from a suburban gun store amid rioting with no arrests. Riots were described as possibly organized. Detroit mayor Cavanagh announced a new direction including recruiting more Black officers as the city clamps down on unrest.
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Baltimore
Kansas City
Detroit
Jerome P.cavanagh
Services Incomplete For Sgt Pointer
Services for M Sgt Woodrow James Pointer Ret 52 are incomplete at Resthaven Funeral Home. Pointer died Thursday at Reese Air Force Base Hospital after a brief illness. He lived in Lubbock ten years and was a native of Purdy Oklahoma. He is survived by a son two daughters three brothers and his mother.
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Woodrow James Pointer
Resthaven Funeral Home
Set
Fesntee
211 Ave
Reese Air
Vrors Base Hospital
Lubbock
Purdy
Okla
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Charlie H. Grace
Janette McLeod
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Hollywood
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