Agnew Denies Payoff Guilt
Police raced to locate a seven year old boy named Larry who cried for help over a Citizens Band radio as he and his father hunted rabbits. Officials said the boy reported the pickup overturned and his father dead while they searched southeast of Albuquerque toward Mountainair with National Guard planes assisting.
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Albuquerque
Band Radio
Larry
Manzano Mountains
Mountainair
National Guard
Five Bodies Uncovered In Houston
A 17 year old led police to a shallow grave in southwest Houston uncovering four bodies and a skeleton. Police identify three victims as David Hilligiest missing since May 5 1971 Charles Cary Cobble and Marty Ray Jones last seen July 25. The youth says he killed Dean Allen Corl 33 of Pasadena after Corll allegedly handcuffed him and two others during a party at Corlls home. The youth says the group passed out after sniffing spray paint and he killed Corll when threatened. See BODIES Page 12.
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Houston
David Hilligiest
Charles Cary Cobble
Marty Ray Jones
Dean Allen Corl
Pasadena
Corll
See
New Projects Studied By Tour Group
Lubbock has $110 million in public facilities projects, funded by $55 million local bonds and $57 million from federal and state sources. City planners briefed three city boards and staff to show how land use decisions shape growth, noting Loop 289 and Texas Tech are not included.
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Lubbock
Bertram
Planning and Zoning Commission
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Berram
Texas Tech
Memorial Civic Center
Canyon Lakes
Arks
Mahon Defends Congress Amid Watergate Talk
U S Representative George Mahon told the Avalanche Journal that Congress remains active beyond Watergate with 350 committees and only one hearing on the scandal. He highlighted farm and highway bills, the pipeline act, Social Security changes, war powers review, and campaign finance reform as key 1973 actions and outlook.
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U.S
George Mahon
Avalanche Journal
Washington
Legis
Congress
Mahon
The
Avalanche-Journal
House
Senate
A J's Hobby Page Debuts Friday in Avalanche Journal
The Friday morning Avalanche Journal will launch A J's Hobby Page a weekly hobby feature. It will include local features photographs Keeping Krafty Things Your Mother Never Told You stamps Indian jewellery antiques and more with a new sparking column and weekly schedule.
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Avalanche- Journal
Segmont
Bearish confrontation at hospital wards spooks patient
A five year old girl, Jayne Rogers, in Methodist Hospital’s children's ward, reacted fearfully when Winnie the Pooh visited in a child size costume. Jayne, daughter of Mr and Mrs Keith Rogers of Petersburg, was startled by the display. The item notes a photo by Gary Davis and directs readers to Page 12 for the final reaction.
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Jayne Rogers
Methodist Hospital
Winnie the Pooh
Jayne
Keith Rogers
Petersburg
Sec
Gary Davis
Bull
Bill
Pooh
Connie Hodges
Tony Hernandez
Winnie Page
Prayer for patience and faith in Jesus
A reader signs a brief prayer asking God to grant patience and unwavering trust, ending in Jesus name Amen.
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Jesus
Storms Spawn Funnel Clouds Across West Texas
Storms swept across West Texas producing funnel clouds in the Panhandle and near the Gulf Coast. No damage was reported from funnel clouds or hail though two funnels were sighted eight miles northwest of Groom and another over Amarillo. A tornado east of Borger caused no injuries or damage.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Groom
Amarillo
Borger
Fire damages Friona School in West Texas
Friona elementary school housing third and fourth grades suffered heavy damage Wednesday afternoon when a heating room fire spread to a library and classroom. Fire Chief Ralph Shirley reported three pumper units on scene about 6 15 p.m. and the blaze under control an hour and a half later. Superintendent Alton Farr said the library was the most damaged, about half the books destroyed, with extensive smoke damage to the rest of the building. He anticipated students not returning until after August 27 and planned watchmen to guard the 10 year old building. no arson suspected.
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Friona
Friena
Ralph Shirley
Shirley
Alton Farr
Farr
Parsons
Court of Appeals Halts Cambodia Bombing Ruling
A federal appeals panel reversed a district court order to stop bombing Cambodia. The 2-1 decision lifts the injunction as the Aug. 15 deadline nears, with Justice Mulligan and Judge Tinthers in the majority and Judge Oakes dissenting.
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New York
Federal Appeals Court
U.S. District Court
Cambodia
Panel of Court of Appeals
District Court
Orrin G. Judd
William Hughes Mulligan
Appeals Court
Mulligan
William Tinthers
James Oakes
Brooklyn
Elizabeth Holtzman
James JD
Porter
Congress
Executive
Decline In Serious Crime Noted In Hub City By FBI
FBI data show Lubbock among seven Texas cities with declines in serious crimes. Texas overall saw fewer violent crimes per 100000 people despite a slight rise in total offenses. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter rates dropped, while property crime edged down.
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Hub City
FBI
A-J News Services
Lubbock
Texas
Justice Department
Washington
Georgia
I ‘Paso
Lub ‘Hock UL
DROM
High-Ranked Korean Held By Kidnapers
A self exiled South Korean political leader Kim Dae Jung was abducted in Tokyo by five men. Police say he was snatched from a Tokyo hotel as authorities hunt for his abductors while guarding airports and seaports. About $8,000 is said to have been seized.
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Tokyo
Sani
Seoul
Kim
Yang
An Dong
Chouteai
Unification
Party
Haneda
Winnie the Pooh Visits Hospital Gathers Cheer
Winnie the Pooh visits Methodist Hospital ward bringing smiles to children recovering from surgery and illness. Ten year old Robin Kinman shared a birthday moment as Pooh playful and tall roams the hall, while Bill Polend and other patients laugh and chase the bear. Nurses note the cheerful disruption helps ease tension before procedures.
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Winnie the Poohwigs
Robin Kinman
Robin
Pooh
Winnie
Weather Map Page 2 Lubbock Outlook Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy with a chance of afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms today through Friday. Highs near 90s, lows around 70s. Southerly winds up to 20 mph. Precipitation probability about 2 percent today and tonight. Citywide data for Abilene Albuquerque Hobbs Amarillo Houston Dallas Denver.
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Lubbock
Sun Saay
Bun
Abilene
RE -Paso
Albiuerque
Hobbs Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
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West Texas
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Vietnam
U.S. Court of Appeals
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Marshall
William O. Douglas
APS
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Federal Grand Jury
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Lee Agnew
Kim Dae Jung
Chung Hee Park
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Korea
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Anne Ray Fraser
Bill Polend
Victor Poleni
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