Clayton Battles For House Discipline In Texas Session
The Texas House faces ongoing disorder as Rep Ron Bird’s remarks are drowned by chatter and laughter from lawmakers. Speaker Bill Clayton, aiming to improve decorum, presides with a firm hand and his gavel as observers note repeated clashes between clowns and conduct.
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Ay Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
Austin
San Antonio
Texas House of Representatives
Ron Bird
House
Bill Clayton
Price Daniel Jr
Clayton
Rep
Bird
Clunker Autos Could Aid In Crime Surveillance
Avalanche-Journal reports police in an unnamed city consider using abandoned or old vehicles for surveillance by the tactical squad. The plan mirrors a four year San Antonio program where plain clothes officers blend in with aging cars. Capt. Stuart notes need for nondescript vehicles as city considers expanding the daytime squad and burglary work.
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Kyle Morse
Avalanche-Journal Star
J. T. Alley Jr
San Antonio
Jim Hodges
The
A. Task Force
Aley
City Attorney Center
Ayrced
Enys
Stuart
Hodses
San’ Antonio
Alley
Roves
South Vietnamese Here Seek To Help Families
CELESTE LOUCKS reports on South Vietnamese civilians seeking to assist families amid escape pressures. Dung Ngoc Do recalls a father’s suicide pledge if Communists seize Saigon and prior exits fail. Parents fear capture, aiming to flee before collapse.
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Celeste Loucks
Avalanche-Journal
Dung Ngoc Do
Saigon
South Vietnamese Students Seek Exit From Vietnam War Turmoil
Do, one of 23 South Vietnamese students at Texas Tech, endures worry as families face Communist advances. He wired about 1500 dollars to parents for passports and visas while counting on unlikely safety, hoping for a peaceful future away from fighting and loss. His parents previously worked with South Vietnamese intelligence and the U.S. Army in Saigon.
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South Plains
Sclons
Clayton Ate
Texas Tech University
Hope
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Lubbock
Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Curbs Hit West Texas Oil
Tightened rules by the Texas Railroad Commission target hydrogen sulfide in oil and gas injections after nine deaths near Denver City. The commission requires notice and hearing for injections with over 100 parts per million. The rule aims to stop deadly gas leaks from wells and pipelines near populated areas and residences.
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Howard Swint Aeatlanche
Journal
West Texas
Texas Railroad Commis
U's
Oil and Gas
Geney
Denver City
Estisies
Atlantic Airfield
West Texas O'L
Commission
Denver
Playa Lake
South Plains Mall
Nefthali
Rafael Rodriguez
53Rd St
Tin Oil Company Board Rooms
J.C. Patton
Washington rally ends as crowd drowns out speakers
About 45,000 gathered in Washington to press for lower unemployment. Mid program, hundreds moved onto the field at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium disrupting speeches by Hubert Humphrey Barbara Jordan and others as union members took over the platform and protesters chanted for jobs. Police struggled to restore order as the PA system failed and attendees flooded the field.
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Washington
Italy
Sen. Hubert
H. Humphey
Dminn
Barbara’ Jo
Fireman's and Oilers Union
New Sponsors Seek Entries For Miss Lubbock Contest
The 1975 Miss Lubbock Scholarship Pageant opens entries for a May 31 event at Municipal Auditorium. The Miss Lubbock Scholarship Foundation led by Cecil D. Caldwell sponsors the pageant with new officers and coordinators. Entry blanks are at local shops and the University Center at Tech. deadline is midnight May 0. Judy Mallett will emcee. contestants aged 17 to 28 must be unmarried. For details contact Mrs Caldwell at 795 7506.
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Bobby. G.day
Glenda Robertson
Maxine E. Caldwell
Rose Marion Day
Janis Geddes
Sherry Malone
Bill Rice
Caldwell
King Barrer
Jack Geddes
Bob Hudnal
Judy Mallett
Lubbock Country
L.A
Lubbock Jaycees
UFO Tales Link Cattle Mutilations To UFO Sightings
Texas Tech Planetarium staffer cites 1897 Kansas farmer sworn statement describing a cigar shaped craft lassoing a cow and raises parallels with recent reports near Lubbock. Lawman described a red orange dome saucer with blue glow and interior light as cattle mutilations persist and calls flood the Planetarium.
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Ben Stevens
Nhe
Alex Horvath
Texas Tech University Planetarium
Horvath
West Texas
Avalanche Journal
Kansas
Lawman
Ara
Lubbock
Planetarium
Muggy Weather Persists Across South Plains Saturday
Subtropical heat lingered with muggy conditions across South Plains as thundershowers dotted Southcentral and West Texas. Rain chances were 30 percent today and 20 percent tonight while Lubbock reached 89 degrees amid cloudy skies.
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South Plains
Southcentral
West Texas
Lubbock
Wink
iState
Utah
Rockies
New Jersey
Maryland
Maine
New England
Colorado
Prayer request praising blessings and guidance for leaders
The message asks for gratitude for daily blessings and asks for guidance to become instruments of blessings to others. It also prays for protection and wisdom for government leaders, concluding with an Amen from An Tdalou Reader.
Viet Cong Rockets Kill Six In Saigon Attack
Viet Cong rockets struck downtown Saigon before dawn killing six and wounding 22 while fires destroyed more than 200 homes. North Vietnamese tanks and infantry moved within 20 miles of the capital as President Tran Van Huong faced a crisis and prepared to resign, with Gen. Duong Van Minh tipped to take over.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
National Assembly
Duong
Van
Minh
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