Appeal Seeks New Evidence In Bronfman Kidnapping Case
Ed Bronfman appealed to his son Samuel Bronfman’s kidnappers to contact the family with new evidence that Sam is alive and well. The Seagram Ltd. chairman said the family is prepared to comply with clear instructions and to pay the reported 4.5 million dollar ransom, while authorities awaited further word.
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Yorktown Heights
N.Y
Bronfman
Samuel
Bronfman I
Seagram C
Sam
Sidnapers
County approves tentative $6 million budget amid split votes
County commissioners tentatively approve a $6 million budget despite opposition from Arch Lamb and Alton Brazell over using reserves and several additions. The plan includes an $216,000 cost of living raise for employees and funding for sheriff staffing and salaries previously paid by another agency. A final vote awaits September public hearings.
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Peggy Smitie
Avalanche-Journal
Arch Lamb
Alton Brazel
Sheriff's Office
Texas Criminal Justice Department
Lamb
Derrick
Brazel
Roy Furgeson
Legislative Hall Riot Shuts Massachusetts House Debate
Boston reports a violent protest as more than Woo demonstrators stormed the Massachusetts House chambers over welfare budget cuts. Fights broke out among lawmakers protesters and court officers injuring three. A regional presidential primary jail plan was stalled as scuffling lasted over ten minutes.
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Boston
UPL
Massachusetts House
House
Prayer Note of Gratitude and Faith Reflection
A reader offers a brief prayer expressing thanks and gratitude for spiritual insight through Christ. The message centers on opening eyes to the light of hope and ends with a blessing in Jesus name.
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Christ
Autopsy delays action in baby death probe
Justice of the Peace Stanley Doss delays setting bond in the murder case of Terrell Myers as an autopsy report on James Franklin White II has not arrived. The month old infant died at Littlefield Hospital after suffering a ruptured spleen and rib fractures. Myers, 23, of Amherst, remained jailed in Lamb County on the murder charge as authorities await autopsy results and further proceedings.
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Littlefield
Justice of the Peace
Stanley’ Doss
Doss
Terrell
Terry’? Myers
Amherst
Lamb County
James Franklin White II
Littlefield Hospital
Lubbock
Charles Wilkins
Myers
Wilkinson
Irene White
Satq
Weather map page reports clear skies and warm temperatures
Partly cloudy conditions dominate the Lubbock area with a 0 percent chance of rain. Today’s high is forecast in the upper 80s and the tonight low in the mid 60s. The report notes a warm trend with no precipitation expected.
Tech Great Quits Pros Donny Anderson
Donny Anderson, two time All America halfback and top paid college football star, retires after limited play with the Miami Dolphins. Traded from St Louis after three seasons, he had led Notre team to two bowls and signed a $711,000 Packers contract in 1965. He says if he can’t help the team there is no use hanging on.
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Donny Anderson
Tech
Il Uil
Anderson
Miami Dolphins
Miami
St. Louis Cardinals
Raiders
Green Bay Packers
Packers
St. Louis
Thursy
Lubbock council eases electric rate hike
The Lubbock city council approved a revision to the electricity rate increase, lowering the impact on bills by adjusting the fuel cost component. The change stabilizes the monthly fuel surcharge at 58 cents per 100 kWh, with September bills likely reflecting an 80 cent adjustment per 100 kWh. The measure also includes a plan to review fuel costs twice yearly and funds for a Garza County water study not to exceed 50,000.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Elec- Avalanche Journal
Garza County
Avenue K
Civic Center
Alan Henry
Southwestern Public Service Co
Henry
Ordine
Scattered Storms Hit Lubbock Area Before Midnight
Storms rolled through the South Plains and North Central Texas delaying watch areas. Heavy rains and small hail were reported near Lubbock and Childress with flood watches in North Central Texas.
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South Plains
Hardeman, Foard
Wilbarger
Thejand
Wichita
Happy
Amarito
Childress
Towns Drone Closer to Lubbock
Abernathy residents recorded .75 inch of rain and Plainview saw 1.72 inches with flooding rushing through streets. Police warned motorists to avoid flooded roads as water reached some downtown businesses. Hale Center reported at least .25 inch with a light sprinkle near 9 20 p.m. See STORMS Page 1.
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Lubbock
Abernathy
Plainview
Plainview Abernathy
Hale Center
Bangladesh Overthrow Crowned by Predawn Coup
Bangladesh armed forces toppled President Mujibur Rahman in a predawn coup and killed the president. Khondakar Md Ahmed named new president as Radio Bangladesh announced the seizure and an abrupt power shift read by a major ousted from the army last year.
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New Delhi
Bangladesh
Mujibur Rahman
Radio Bangladesh
Sheik Mujib
Sociates
Khondakar Mu Ahmed
Dauim
Judge Reopens Kennedy Assassination Probe Ballistics Test Ordered
A Los Angeles judge revived the 1968 Kennedy assassination inquiry ordering new ballistics tests on Sirhan B. Sirhan's gun. The order directs the parties to agree on testing procedures by Sept. 11. The move comes amid calls for a possible second gun and a fresh examination of bullets from the scene at the Ambassador Hotel.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Superior Court
Robert A. Wenke
District All Ney
Sirhan
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Keyifornia
John F. Kennedy
Thomas F. Kranz
Robert Kennedy
Deai
Kranz
New York
Allard J. Lowenstein
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Russell Sentenced in Island Scandals Case
Stuart Russell was sentenced to three concurrent two year prison terms for violating rules on corporate contributions to federal political candidates in the island scandals.
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Russell
AN Antonio
Stuart Russell
Island
Medical Center Hospital Plans Reconstruction in Lubbock
LMCH at 4000 22nd Place has closed inpatient services for renovation plans. A skeletal staff of about 30 serves three patients while three local physicians keep outpatient offices. Hospital aims to become a general surgical facility. reopening hoped for by year’s start.
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Lubbock Medical Center Hospital
4000
22Nd Place
Rak. Horton
Midland
LMCH
Evelyn
Bricker
Ives
Lubbock Medical Center Hospital, Inc
Lockney Man Starred In Soviet Farm Articles
A Russian newspaperman visiting rural Texas spoke with Bobby Spencer on a factor sales lot. The article notes Spencer was mistaken for the owner and comments on Texan traditions, Stetson hats, and American farming, as the Soviet delegation observed Texas culture during a U.S. exchange. AREA MAN Page it.
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Lockney Man
Plainview
Bobby Spencer
Bobby
Rural Life
Lockney
Bob Spencer
Texas
Spencer
N. Osyehkin
United States
Bob
Area Man Page
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Les Derrick
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Lp&l
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Sirhan Gun Eyed
Lowenstein
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Los Angeres
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