Dubcek Resigns as Czechoslovakia Reels From Crisis
Alexander Dubcek resigns as first secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party after fallout from policy errors. Gustav Husak, a Slovak conservative, succeeds him promising no return to Stalinism. Police disperse about 200 youths in Wenceslas Square as Svoboda announces the leadership shakeup.
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Aline Mosby
Prague
UPI
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Gustav Husak
Soviet Union
Husak
Wenceslas Square
Wenceslas
Ludvik Svoboda
Texas House approves liquor by the drink vote and welfare raise
The House sent a wide package of measures to the Senate after a lengthy session. A 101 to 44 vote approved placing the liquor by the drink issue on the November 3 1970 ballot. A welfare benefits ceiling increase from 60 million to 80 million was set for the August 5 constitutional amendments ballot. The chamber also passed to repeal governmental immunity in many cases. Proposals on corporate pollution prosecutions and heart and organ transplant safeguards cleared this day.
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Austin
Wheeling
Connally
John Connally
House
Senate
R. Hh.cory
Victoria
Texas
Armored car guard killed in holdup near Hampton bank
Police said the armored car driver Jack Greenwood aged 60 was found with multiple bullet wounds in an abandoned truck among money bags. Guard James Wood aged 25 was seriously wounded and crawled to a residence seeking help. Kirkland, president of the Hamptonate Bank, said $60 000 in bills was taken, with some mutilated money likely identifiable. Police reported a vehicle forced the truck off the road near a wooden section. Wood was found in the Smith residence gutter, where Mrs Milburn Smith called police.
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E Police
Jack Greenwood
James Wood
Ing
Kirkland
Hamptonate Bank
D. M. Norman
C. T. Patton
Wood
Milburn Smith
Smith
UIL contests to be hosted in Lubbock Saturday
Page seven notes Lubbock will host UIL events drawing about 2500 area students. The item hints at sectional play and multiple districts with contests scheduled across Saturday in the city.
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Lubbock
UIL
Distilled fragments from a distant father aside
Fragmentary lines hint at inner guidance and familial ties, suggesting a reflective moment on lineage and legacy. Sparse wording leaves interpretation open while implying a focus on parenting, memory, and lineage within a quiet personal meditation.
Gov Preston Smith Visits The Smiths in Austin
Governor Preston Smith meets a small group at 1010 Colorado Avenue as local residents visit the Smiths in Austin. The governor wears a polka dot tie during the informal gathering.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Austin
County approves self esteem program for youth
Don Williams reports Lubbock County commissioners approve a program aimed at boosting self esteem to deter delinquency at a special meeting in Koback. They also approve a proposal for teletype ice projection riot equipment and other modernization supplies for the Lubbock County Sheriff's Department.
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Don Williams
Avalanche-Journal
Kabock Municipal
Downed U S Plane Incident Drops U N Armistice Talks
The unarmed U S aircraft was shot down over the Sea of Japan. Bodies of two crewmen were recovered while 29 remain missing as President Nixon prepared a news conference. Amid protests at the Military Armistice Commission, Maj. Gen. Knapp walked out after a dispute over identifying the unit of the downed plane.
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Sea of Japan
Nixon
Air Force
James B. Knapp
U.S
Military Armistice Commission
Knapp
Lee Choon-sun
United States
Lee
U.N
Rex Too at Tech Rodeo Opens Three Day Event
Miss Carol Gardner, 1969 Tech Rodeo Queen, presides as the South Plains Intercollegiate Rodeo at Lubbock’s Municipal Coliseum opens. Twenty two contestants from 15 colleges in Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas compete for cash prizes and trophies. Rex Allen and Ace Reid headline guest appearances with performances tonight and Saturday.
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Joann Phinny
Avalanche-Journal
Carol Gardner
Texas Tech
South Plains
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Tech
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Tech Rodeo Association
Dub Park
Bill Overton
Sherry Hill
Cherry Beck
Gary Fambro
Frank. Hudson
Dorothy
Pijana George S. Immis
Rex. Allen
Ace Reid
Allen
Rodeo Producers of America
Canada
Reid
Houston
Sirhan Sirhan Convicted, Judge Rules On Stand
Arthur Everett reports from Los Angeles that Sirhan Sirhan was convicted in a high profile case. The verdict comes amid intense courtroom interest and ongoing coverage.
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Arthur Everett
Los Angeles
Sirhan Pee Sirhan
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Dubcek
Federal Assembly
Communist Party
Svoboda
By Lee Jones
BPR
Karen Bond
Kerman
Bond
Pautine ‘Warner
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The
Associated Press
Tietan
U.S. Navy
Rex
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