Governors eye campus problems at national conclave
Governors say unrest on college campuses remains a risk while pledging to use state power if needed. The Associated Press survey notes leaders expect possible disturbances but hope the worst is past, with duties to quell disorders reserved for state authorities.
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Associated Press
John A. Love
R-Coro
Arch A. Moore Jr
R-W
Richard Ogilvie
R-Ill
Louie B. Nunn
R-Ky
Uruguayan Kidnappers Threaten Execution Of U S Official
Leftist Tupamaros guerrillas holding two U.S. officials and a Brazilian warned they would execute Dan A. Mitrione at noon Sunday unless a prisoner exchange is agreed. The group said the swap for 150 political prisoners was rejected, and Uruguayan authorities maintain a break in negotiations.
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Associated Presa
Montevideo
U.S
Tupamaros
Tupamaros National Liberation Movement
Dan A. Mitrione
Mitrione
Richmond
Ind
Wse Gueithia
Gemanos
A&c
Girl 16 Runs From Home To Rock Festival In Love Valley
Karen, a 16 year old girl, left home July 15 to attend a Love Valley North Carolina rock festival with hippies at a crash pad. Her father says he paid a thousand dollars ransom but she returned home only after the incident.
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Karen
North Carolina
Love Valley
N.C
Friona Wins Community Service Ward in West Texas Chamber Event
Friona earns a community service ward from the West Texas Chamber of Commerce as pages note All-Star selections in football and basketball. The report references state and national coverage with fragmented lines about travel to Black Sea resorts and cholera concerns.
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Anees
Friona
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
BUSA
Beng
Black ‘Sea
Downtown Dunlap Store to Close Amid Shifting Shopper Trends
R Reg Martin announces Dunlap's downtown shop will shut soon as customers prefer suburban stores. A brief close-out sale will run until Thursday. tearoom coffee shop and parking garage are closed permanently while interior studios and tire center stay open at their current locations.
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Dunlap
R. Reg Martin
Martin
Aetia
Land Tire
Hijacked Airliner Forced Landing in Vienna
An unidentified hijacker compelled the pilot to divert to Vienna Schwechat Airport on Saturday. Authorities secured the aircraft and began an investigation into the incident and motives.
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Ceechostovak Ak
Vienna
Schwechat Airp
Prayer Poem Encourages Faith And Comfort
A reader offers a short devotional prayer asking for joy in sadness, comfort in hunger, and rest for weariness. It expresses gratitude and asks to remain worthy of blessings in faith.
Rag-Achoo Ragweed Signals Early Hays Fever Season
In Lubbock and the South Plains the hay fever season seems to start earlier than usual with ragweed pollen triggering sneezing itchy eyes and runny noses. Allergists note pollen widespread and advise sufferers to prepare with eye drops antihistamines vitamin C and nasal sprays as hay fever arrives.
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Lubbock
South Plains
United States
California judge killed during failed hostage escape
A San Rafael inspector reported Judge Harold Hale was killed by a shotgun blast during a hostage incident involving San Quentin inmates and accomplices. Gary Thomas, an assistant district attorney, was gravely wounded as he and others tried to flee. Five kidnapers died in the chaotic escape attempt.
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United Prove International
San Rafael
Calif
Dist
Gary Thomas
Harold Hale Oy
Thomas
Ronald
Retana
Haley
San Quentin
James-David McClain
Retalia
Arin’ County
Louis Mountanos
Soledad
Jonathan Pi
Arab Rebels Fire as Cease-Fire Begins Across Middle East
Rebels shell on day one of the Middle East cease-fire, warning they will resist peace moves. Israelis report sporadic attacks from Jordanian-based guerrillas in the Golan Heights and Gaza. Israel replies in kind. A rail line near Khan Yunis was sabotaged as the front quieted on the Suez.
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Taked Presa
Middle East
Israel
Suez
United States
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Telli Aviv
Golan Heights
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Gaza Strip
Ener
Strip
Mediterranean
Hijacking? Passenger Takes Bus, Demands Route to San Jose
A smiling man boarded a city bus in San Francisco and asked the driver how to reach San Jose. The hijacker claimed the bus ran out of gas and started walking toward San Jose after the driver offered assistance.
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San Francisco
APSD
San Jose
John Grayson
Be Grayson
Weill
Anne
Blast damages power station in Belfast amid sectarian unrest
An explosion damaged an electrical substation in Belfast early today. A nearby hospital lost power briefly and lights dimmed in hundreds of homes as night bombings have been a common tactic in the Protestant Catholic clashes. British troops patrol the area in a drive to curb rioting.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Maingay
Lubbock approves $13.6 million Disaster Recovery package
In a near record vote, 19,147 Lubbock residents back a 13.6 million disaster recovery plan less than 90 days after a severe tornado. Ballot measures include 7.8 million Memorial Civic Center and 2.8 million lake development along Yellowhouse Canyon with strong support.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Memorial Civic Center
Central Library
Parks
Canyon Lakes
Lubbock approves disaster recovery and park funding plan
Voters in Lubbock pass four bond issues totaling 13.6 million dollars to back the Disaster Recovery Package. The plan includes 1.8 million for park improvements and acquisitions and an 8.6 million dollar federal allocation tied to a new Memorial Center project on a 16 block tract between 4th and 10th streets and Avenues K and Q. The program aims to revitalize a tornado damaged area and spur private redevelopment. The vote sets a 14 cent per 100 property tax increase to fund the package as residents express determination to rebuild and bounce back.
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Memorial Center
4Th
10Th Streets
Lubbock
Bass
Texas Tech
Lubbock Municipal
President's Commission seeks repeal of porn laws
Draft recommendations from the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography urge repealing all federal state and local laws against showing and selling pornographic material while proposing safeguards to protect youths from explicit content. The panel argues against legislating individual morality and supports free adult distribution with child protections.
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Associated P
Washington
Denmark
President's’ Commission On
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