Lach murder case moves to Fort Worth trial date
District Attorney Blair Cherry Jr confirms he has retained former D A Alton Griffin to prosecute Benjamin Lach in the murder of Mrs. Sarah Alice Morgan Dee. Lach, 26, a former Texas Tech student, is jailed in Tarrant County awaiting trial September 21 in Judge Byron Matthews Criminal District Court No. 1.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Blair Cherry Jr
Alton Griffin
Ormer
Benjamin Lach
Lach
Fort Worth
Texas Tech
Sarah Alice Morgan Dee
Tarrant County
Byron Matthews
Criminal District Court
Tornado Strikes Goodlet Near Quanah Damaging Homes
A tornado spun from a thunderstorm Tuesday afternoon into Goodlet west of Quanah in Hardeman County damaging two houses and several vacant buildings. No injuries were reported though a family described windows blown out and roofs damaged as power was restored and fires sparked by lightning.
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Avelanche-Journal News Services
Goodlet
Quanahinan County
Lubbock
Big Wanted
Papenh
Senate Overrules Nixon to Approve $4.4 Billion Education Bill
The Senate voted 77 to 16 to override Nixon's veto on the education appropriations measure, joining the House. Republicans split, with 16 voting to sustain the veto. Leaders Scott and Cotton supported the administration but voted for the override, citing urgent school funding. Democrats pushed the measure as noninflationary and beneficial to educational levels. Senate page 10.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
GOP
Administration
Cotton
Scott
Sen
Warren
G. Magnuson
Robert P. Griffin
Rbee
Lubbock Area LEA County Fair Opens Four Day Run
Lubbock area fair opens a four day event with exhibitions and activities across departments. Editorials note expected taxpayer backlash on educational administration. Vietnam war updates report clashes between Vietnamese and South Vietnamese forces.
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Lea County
Today's Prayer Q God We Commit Ourselves
A devotional reflection urging submission to God to create a right spirit within the believer. The text emphasizes salvation as coming from Thee and seeks divine sway over the self in pious trust.
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God
Ameo
Diphtheria Shots Draw Thousands in San Antonio Epidemic
In San Antonio a diphtheria outbreak prompts a mass vaccination effort as two new cases raise this month’s total to 22 and 52 since January 1. Eight suspected cases and two child deaths follow the city declaring an epidemic amid a 700 000 population.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
William Ross
Ross
Ft. ‘Sam Houston
Nerve Gas Cargo Dives to Ocean Depths Aboard Hartley
The Liberty ship LeBaron Russell Briggs carrying deadly nerve gas sank three miles deep in the Atlantic off Florida. Lt. Edward Gibson of the USS Hartley reported a quiet descent followed by a thud as the vessel hit bottom and broke apart.
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Hartley
LeBaron Russell Briggs
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Edward Gibson
Briggs
Farm bill work begins amid nerve gas scare and ship sinking
The article reports committee action on a new farm bill as a sunken freighter carrying GB nerve gas is linked to fears of leakage and a public safety disaster. It notes Senate Agriculture Committee stalemate between administration aims and Ellender's push for broader cotton grower terms.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Army
Senate Agriculture Committee
Forj
Briggs
Aship
Allen J.ellender
D-La
House
Eltender
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Ellender
Administration
Senate
Tremor Rocks Alaska Near Cordova
An earthquake centered about 30 miles east of Cordova, Alaska, was reported by the Palmer Observatory. The quake measured around magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale and was recorded in the afternoon local time. The observatory spokesman said there was no tidal wave threat.
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Palmer, Alaska
Cordova
Alaska
Palmer Observatory
Igen
Sal Ere
Circuit orders pre trial desegregation hearings for six Texas districts
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court in New Orleans directed Dallas Judge Joe Estes to hold pre trial conferences on desegregation for six North Texas districts including Lubbock before the 1970 71 term opens. It suggested brief delays in opening schools if needed to allow hearings.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Dallas
Texas
Lubbock
Ferris
San Angelo
Richland
Garland
Wichita
Larbbock
U.S. Fifth Circuit
Joe Estes
North Texas
Estes
Circuit Court
Appeals
U.S. Justice Department
U S plans air reconnaissance over Suez cease fire
Washington disclosed that United States recce planes fly high over the Suez cease fire front to watch for truce violations. The flights target the Egyptian side while Israel claims Egypt builds missiles within the 32 mile zone. State Department said photos can cover six miles east of the line. Officials stress U.S. role in peacemaking and declined details on start dates.
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Washington
United States
Tuesiday
Suez
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
U. S
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Suez Line
McCloskey
Unitsa
Mideast
Split Level Terminal Idea Proposed for Lubbock Airport Expansion
Lubbock’s Airport Board and airline reps heard a Whitaker and Hall plan for a $14 million West Texas Air Terminal expansion featuring a split level four‑plane module design. An alternative H‑shaped layout with plane parking along side bars was also shown, with lounges arranged in a line serving four planes per diamond lounge.
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Lubbock
Whitaker and Hall
Lubbock ‘Airport
West Texas Air Terminal
Leroy Elmore
Jine
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