Lynchburg Coed Makes Track History In 880 Run
Kathy Switzer 19 of Vienna becomes the first woman to compete for Lynchburg College on the Hornet track team. She plans more races this weekend and later competes in the Miss Lynchburg beauty contest. Coach Aubrey Moon notes limited male turnout and hopes for a good showing.
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Lynchburg
Lynchburg College
Kathy Switzer
the Critograph
Kathy
Vienna
Frederick ‘College
St. Andrew's College
Plane lands safely at Stapleton after in-flight explosion scare
A United Air Lines DC-8 with 71 aboard reported a loud explosion and nose gear door crack near Denver in a brisk snowstorm. Pilot Capt Campbell guided the jet to Stapleton International Airport where it landed without injuries amid three inches of snow as Marines and other servicemen disembarked.
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Denver
UPD
United Air Lines
DCS
Staple
GG. Campbell
Seattle
Wash
Stapleton
U.S
San Francisco
Viet Nam
Marine Reserve
Tom McShane
Edward Wickliff
Omaha
McShane
Wickliffe
Vietnamese students pledge support for United States
In Hue anti government students back U S aid as Da Nang reports 13 14 political prisoners freed amid five weeks of unrest. Premier Ky tours rebellious areas promising elections in three to five months with Buddhist leaders influencing the tone.
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Saigon
UPS
Hue
United States
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tri Quang
Ton
South Viet Nam
Teday
Thich Ten Quang
Pawnee County Delegates Attend Democratic Campaign Conference
A group of 31 Pawnee County women travel to Washington for the Women's National Democratic Campaign Conference. They wear red feathers and Indian headbands, share jokes, and joke about a missing delegate Jewel Tennent. They hope to learn to defeat the Republican governor as 3,700 attendees gather for lunch and events at the Smithsonian and University of Oklahoma fight song echoes.
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Hy Kelly Smith
Washington
Smithsonian
Women's
National Democratic Campaign Conference
Pawnee County
Ohia
Sona Green
Charlene Sharpnack
Pawnee
Connecticut
University of Oklahoma
Charlene
Jewel Tennent
Jewel
Plains Cold Air Invades as Freeze Threat Looms
A major storm brings heavy snow and gusty winds from the Rockies to the plains. The cold front pushes into the northern Texas Panhandle with temperatures plunging to the mid twenties and a potential Thursday freeze across the South Plains. Local forecasts warn of below freezing in the north tonight and a broader freeze risk by Thursday morning. Denver reports five inches of snow and single digit temperatures as west winds whip dust in West Texas and eastern New Mexico.
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Avelanche-Nonrual News Services
Rockies
Central
South Plains
Lubteck
Lubbock
High Plains
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Denver
Colo
Wichita
Kan
Dalhart
Gage
Oklo
Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Man Held After Woman Found Murdered At Wausau Woodlands
The nude body of 26 year old Miss Mary Holzem was found in a wooded area after police, led by a 29 year old man, traced her from a church walk to a tavern and car scene. Investigators said she had been stabbed in the abdomen and nearly decapitated. The man is being held as a suspect.
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Wausau, Wis
Mary Holzem
Wau- Sau
Miss Holzem
Schofield
Wis
Garland's William Sharp named new Lubbock Fire Chief
Garland Fire Chief William Hershel Sharp, 48, will become Lubbock Fire Department chief on May 16. He has 20 years with Dallas Fire Department and six years as battalion chief, and has led Garland for five years. Sharp starts at 10824 dollars yearly, replacing Glenn W. Smith who retired February 1 after seven years.
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William Hershel Sharp
Garland
Lubbock
Bill Pitstick
Sharp
Dallas
Injunction Jury Set for High Rise Permit Case
Jurors chosen this morning for a civil action seeking an injunction against issuing building permits for a high rise on 19th Street. Plaintiffs contest City Ordinance 4870 covering College and Boston avenues. Trial before Judge Victor H. Lindsey in the 2nd District Court expected to run into Friday.
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19Th Street
College and
Boston Avenues
May
Lindsey
EB. MM. Whitaker
MM. Fef. West
Lubbock
Robert W. Burr
Plane Ning
Kmsey Miller
Horse in Motel Room Crews Faces $10 Fine
In Kingman Arizona an Oregon couple was fined ten dollars for keeping a horse in their motel room. Judge Joe Gehres ruled the stable arrangement violated rules, and the couple and the horse left for Oregon after settling the cleaning costs.
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Kingman
Ariz
Oregon
Joe Gehres
Covey Costa
Jets Strike Again Power Plant Near Haiphong
U S jet fighters raided North Viet Nam’s heart land for a second day, targeting the Cong Bi power plant 14 miles northeast of Haiphong. The attack cut lights in Haiphong and the plant supplied a large share of the region’s electricity.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
U. S
Hasai
Navy
Cong Bi
Uong Bi
Hana
Denton Man Missing After Sailboat Accident at Lake
Robert Alvin Patton, 21, of Denton, disappeared after falling from a sailboat at White Rock Lake early today. Dragging operations were begun after his friends reported tossing him a life jacket, which was recovered later but Patton was not found.
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Dallas
Robert Alvin Patton
Denton
White Rock Lake
Patton
Paton
Methane Gas Blast Kills Czech Miners
A methane gas explosion at the Zorohol pit in Czechoslovakia killed miners. Rescue squads recovered the bodies as officials reported the disaster.
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Pragut
Czechestavitia
Czechoslovakia
Maven Otn
Zorohol
Catroge
Pescuer
Tax Claims Heard Here at U S Tax Court Session
A U S Tax Court session presided by Judge Howard A. Dawson Jr. heard two tax cases this morning. One involved 85 408 06 in taxes with nine petitioners seeking rulings on crop production payments and farm improvement credits. The other centered on 45 079 in taxes with a contribution to a remainder trust and a medical expense deduction disputed.
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U.S. Tax Court
Howard A. Dawson Jr
Washington, D.C
Internal Revenue Service
Olin
Vanell Bryant
Bill W
Charlotte Abell
J. P
Kitty Beck
Early C
Neva Abell
J. B
Katherine Prewitt
Rey R. Abell
Billy Mary Abell
Claude M
Artie Agnes Adams
Gerald
Barbara Collier
Vance
Annie Cypert
William DD. O'Brien
Gertrude O'Brien
Frank
Mary Scoten
One Year Marriage Proposal Met With Dorm Protest
A Radcliffe junior at Harvard writes in the Harvard Crimson offering a one year marriage to leave the dorm. She says she was denied off campus housing next year and intends the ad as protest though she is serious about the plan.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPD
Harvard Crimson
Crimson
Ing
Radcliffe
Home Show enters third day with Harman appearance
The Avalanche Journal Home Show and Trade Exposition at Municipal Coliseum drew over 10 000 attendees in its week long run. Fred Harman creator of Red Ryder appeared Monday night as 2 700 visitors toured the arena seeking ideas for better living. The event runs daily 6 10 pm through Friday with 4 10 pm on Saturday. Five patrons won $500 in gift certificates and a total of 5 500 in merchandise awarded plus exhibitor prizes.
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Avalanche- Journal
Municipal Coliseum
Fred Harman
Red Ryder
Mammooth
Harman
Earle Gilmore
43Rd St
Gene Dobbs
Lubbock
Mildred Edgar
Hicks
Levelland
Don Hurries
Wells Hall
Texas Tech
Alton
Ammons
32Nd St
Belynda
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Oklahoma
Clete Sackett
Frances Staff
Cleo Swan
Wyoming
Buck Price
Jack Hays
Richard Davis
Pitstick
Lubbock Fire Department
Perfec
T2nd District Court
Victor H. Lindsey
JETS
Hhinoi
Kitty Hawk
Hanoi
Lake
Dave Knapf
Avalanche-Journal
Inside News
Peggy Gray
42Nd St
Pat Mitchell
Ave. V
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