Hereford Man Witnesses Wartime Duel Over Rio Grande
Nine BIT Flying Fortress crew members, gathered in the Lower Rio Grande Valley for their first reunion since 1945, watched a ME109 and a P51 in a dogfight above the valley. Veterans recalled their 30th mission and compared the landscape to English countryside while memories overwhelmed them.
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Prenay Harlingen
BIT Flying Fortress
Biz
Rio Grande Valley
Jack Waldhoff
Burlington
Iowa
Waldhoff
Kempenich
Nixon open to wage price board after hearings
President Nixon softened opposition to a wage price review board Wednesday saying he remains against it but will consider it if hearings prove it could avoid stifling the economy. Senators proposed legislation to create a board to curb inflation as Treasury Secretary Connally urged full congressional debate.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
GOP
SAS says no contract yet for charter flight of POWs
SAS noted U S military authorities requested a charter plane to move 187 prisoners of war from Vientiane Laos to New York Rome via Bangkok Dagens Nyheter claimed such an airlift was prepared by US command in Saigon and US authorities in West Germany. White House denied knowledge and said no agreement existed.
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Avalanche
Fourmal News
Stockholm
Scandinavian Airlines System
U.S
Vientiane
Laos
Rome
SAS
United States
North Vietnam
Dagens Nyheter
Sweden
Ang
New York
Washington
White House
DCA An Sas
West Germany
Braorne
Saigon
Bangkok
Saicon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Redistricting Plan Flaws Questioned by State Court
Lubbock area election officials say the state House redistricting plan is too flawed to be enforced. The report notes limited support among state Democratic leaders for Gus Mutscher returning as speaker.
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Gus Mutscher
Sec. C
Prayer Exalts Faith in God to Do Great Things
A reader offers a devotional prayer thanking God for situations beyond human power and asking for faith to expect divine intervention and great outcomes in life.
Robstown Flood Forces Evacuations as Rains Continue
Torrential storms drenched Southeast Texas forcing about 200 people to flee their homes in Robstown and surrounding areas. Police search for a youth who disappeared after entering a drainage ditch as 15 inches of rain fell in two days per the National Weather Service.
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Avalanche Journal News Services
Texas
Coastal Plains
South Plains
Robstown
Corpus Christi
Nueces
National Weather Service
Nueces County
Red Cross
Verne Predicts Space Triumphs Echoed by Apollo Interest
An Avalanche Journal copy editor, Jim Nelson, owns a 1865 Jules Verne edition found in Lubbock. He bought it for 50 cents after military discharge and noted Verne’s moon voyage visions foreshadowing Apollo era feats. The tale’s launch drama mirrors the Florida crowd’s Apollo suspense and appears on page 15.
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Florida
NASA
Jules Verne
Jim Nelson
Avalanche Journal
F. 2Nd St
Nelson
Wichita
Kaw
Apollo 15 Ends Moon Mission With Splashdown Planned
Apollo 15 astronauts Scott Irwin and James Irwin along with Alfred Worden return from a 12 day mission. They used the Endeavour as a launch pad for a satellite and planned a one hour space walk to retrieve film cassettes. Splashdown is scheduled in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii late Saturday.
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Alfred M. Worden
United Press International Space Center
Houston
America
Hindeay
Massion
Seath
Scott
James Ro Twin
Alfred Mc Worden
Eindeavour
Earth
Worden
Sus Niles
Oahu
Hans
Moon
Senate panel cuts 161 million from ABM funding
The Senate Armed Services Committee trimmed 161.4 million from Nixon’s ABM request and advanced a 21.1 billion military procurement bill. It denied deployment at a third site in Whiteman AFB Missouri and rejected funds for an ABM site in the Washington area.
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Wastiington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Whiteman Air Force Base
Washington
Private U.S. subsidies total around 30 billion dollars
An estimate suggests U.S. government subsidies and subsidy like aid total about 30 billion dollars annually with much hidden or disguised support. Officials say the exact amount is unknown and varies by program.
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America
Grand Jury Hears Two by The Associated Pressi
The article reports an appearance of executive vice president of the Texas Bankers Association before a federal grand jury in Houston. It concerns the collapse of the Sharys town State Bank and mentions two bank notes passed to the 1959 Texas Legislature during a special session.
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Associated Pressi
Houston
Sam
Kore
Berauns Dro
Ausum
Texas Bankers Association
Sharystown State Bank
Texas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corn
Erdich
Preston Smith
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Federa Time
UN Seats Policy Flailed
The New China News Agency in Tokyo accused Secretary of State William P. Rogers on Wednesday of bare faced lying in promoting a two Chinas policy at the United Nations. It blasted Rogers for obstruction and warned the United States to stop its double dealing while pursuing its aim of recognizing the People’s Republic of China and respecting past messages. The agency urged a policy based on the world community’s routes and urged peacetime relations with Peking. Page unknown.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Peking
William P. Rogers
United Nations
Rovers
People’s Republic of China
Nixor
Secretary of State
United States
Tos
Revenev
China
Judges Eye New Law Exempts Jurors Shrinks List
The Avalanche Journal reports in Lubbock that Senate Bill 369 redefines jury exemptions and limits excuses, potentially affecting voters and jurors. The law, signed by Gov. Preston Smith, may set 21 as the minimum age for jurors and restrict economic excuses, with judges noting tighter panels and questions about 18 year olds serving.
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Lubbock Udg
Senate
Preston Smith
Crawford Martin
Lubbork
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with a temperature change and a high near 60. Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms favored across northwestern portions of the south Plains this afternoon and tonight.
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Lubbock
Oper Sos
South Plains
Tomidht
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