Vietnamization Fate of Nixon Plan Up To GI
Troops led by Day move to dislodge North Vietnamese forces from both sides of the Highway to relieve a 12,000 man government force surrounded 15 miles north. Day’s battalion endures heavy shelling as paratroopers resist relocation. Duy, a Vietnamese soldier, earns little pay and worries about marriage costs while facing long war.
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Day
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Duy
Saigon
Beaucoup
Airborne troops engage near Chon Thanh frontline
A three year veteran requests transfer to airborne to fight. Day states airborne is good and to kill VC as a North Vietnamese rocket flies over the dus ty command post of the 5th Airborne Battalion two miles north of Chon Thanh on Highway 13. The hamlet lies about 40 miles northwest of Saigon where the elite unit is deployed.
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Day
5Th Airborne
Chon Thanh
Saigon
Smyer Beautification Plan Awaits City Approval
Mayor-elect H D Allen says Smyer will push the townwide beautification project once four new councilmen and he are sworn in. The council shifts meetings to Mondays to improve attendance and begin planning immediately after seating.
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Smyer
Specia
H. D. Allen
Allen
Mineral Wells Man Charged With Forgery and Theft in Odessa
Jackie Ray Spoon of Mineral Wells is jailed in Odessa on 6500 bond for forgery of a Winkler State Bank check and passing it at the Inn of the Golden West in November 1971. He faces a 1500 bond on the check and 5000 on auto theft for a 1960 model car taken in May 197?. He was arrested in Dallas and returned to Odessa Wednesday afternoon.
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Odessa
Jackie Ray Spoon
Mineral Wells
Ector County
Winkler State Bank
Inn of the Golden West
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Real Attraction Stanton cave tour draws Jesse James lore
Guides at Meramee Caverns on Route 66 say school children focus more on the cave’s history as a hideout for Jesse James and his gang in the 1870s than on its Civil War era role on the Underground Railroad.
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Stanton
UPD
Meramee Caverns
Houte 66
Jesse James
Underground Railroad
Odessa Planning Board Approves Zone Changes
Odessa City Planning Board approved a rezoning plan to allow an apartment complex on 13 blocks of East Station Street and moved to rezone two blocks on Catalina Street to correct a clerical error. The board continued voting by show of hands rather than ballots.
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Odessa
ITT Contempt Citation Threat Looms Over Nixon Aide
Mathias warned a contempt of Congress citation could be issued for Flanigan. The ITT lobbyist Dita heard faced delays returning to Washington for further testimony as she remained in a Denver hospital under care after discharge. A forged memorandum attributed to Mrs. Beard, exposed by Jack Anderson, linked a $400,000 ITT convention pledge to an antitrust settlement.
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White House
Dita
Washington
Denver
Lewis Radetsky
Radetsky
Beard
Jack Anderson
Experts Lead Lubbock Goals for the Seventies Meetings
Reports indicate a series of meetings on the Lubbock Goals for the Seventies program. Each session includes slide presentations on ongoing projects like the library civic center and Canyon Lakes. Experts host the talks and attendees will evaluate the goals program via forms.
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Lubbock
Library
Civic Center
Canyon Lakes
Dowdy Campaign Postponed as Payroll Vacation Issue Rises
Panel indicates a delay in a decision on Dowdy amid payroll and campaign literature questions. Price notes no strict prohibition on congressional staff campaigning for future careers, citing a rule demanding a day’s work for a day’s pay. Dowdy argues his wife’s extended vacation affects payroll and time off. May 6 primary cited.
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Dowdy
Ion
Hart High Names Rev Cunningham as Interim Pilot Coach
Rev Cunningham accepted piloting duties for the Hart team following Doug Higgins resignation. He also drives a school bus and teaches physical education health and related math at Hart High since February. Cunningham serves Hart Lions Club and is chaplain for Hart American Legion Post.
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Cunningham
Hart High School
Doug Higgins
Hart Lions Club
Hart American Legion Post
Five Guilty Plea Highlights in County Court
Five defendants pleaded guilty in Latchbock County Court-at-Law. Geneve Richardson received a 100 dollar fine, five days in jail, and eight months probation. Santiago Ramos got a 5 dollar fine and costs for simple assault. Donald R. Snyder and Julian A. Orta faced DWI penalties, plus bonds set for Gloria Flores and Robert J. Baxter after pleas of innocence.
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Latchbock
Geneve Richardson
Bist St
Denzil Bevers
Pwi
Bevers
Santiago Ramos
Colgate Ave
Apt. A
Edwin H. Boedeker
Donald R. Snyder
32Nd St
Snyder
Julian A. Orta
28Th St
Poedeker
Gloria Flores
Wolforth
Robert J. Baxter
Main St
Bankers CT C Dallas officials set guest speaker event
James H. Harwell of Austin representing West Texas Business Development Corporation will speak at the event. Special activities for delegates' wives are planned for Saturday morning at the Lubbock Club while the bankers finish committee reports and officer elections.
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C, Wood
Dallas
George C. Cochran III
James H. Harwell
Austin
West Texas Business Development Corporation
Lubbock Club
Bankers
Hobby Campaign Reaches Hub City in Texas
Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby 67, former HEW secretary, campaigns for her son Bill Hobby for lieutenant governor. She spoke at a press conference and dined at the Lubbock Club. She noted Bill’s third generation public service lineage including Governor William P. Hobby. The candidate backs a new constitution ethics reforms and drug abuse study.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Bill Hobby
Hobby
The
Houston Post
Lubbock Club
Angly Attacks James Over Sharpstown Bank Deals
State Rep. Maurice Angly charged Texas taxpayers lose about 26000 daily due to Jesse James mismanaging state deposits. He tied Sharpstown Bank loans to costs and claimed James favored Sharp and Houston National, urging voters to replace the incumbent.
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Jesse James
Maurice Angly
Austin
Texas
James
Frank Sharp
Angly
Sharp
Mutscher
Shannon
McGinty
Sharpstown
West Texas
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