Republicans Back Vietnam Plank For National Convention
The platform committee approved a GOP Vietnam plank siding with the President in rejecting terms that would humiliate the United States. It endorsed Nixon's ceasefire and immediate pullout but insisted on prisoner return and a settlement without a Communist takeover in Saigon.
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George McGovern
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Pease
Baton Payee
Da Nang Chu Lai hit by heavy year’s shelling rockets
Rockets struck Da Nang airbase and Chu Lai wounding 94 and killing one U.S. serviceman. Civilians suffered 28 dead and 37 wounded while 16 allied aircraft were damaged. Kissinger ended talks in Saigon and left for Tokyo as U.S. jets conducted 340 strikes over North Vietnam.
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Associated Press
Saigon
da Nang
Chu Lai
U.S
Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
China
Faiphong
Three Bullets Halt Gunman
A masked bicyclist hijacked a United Airlines Boeing 727 from Reno to Vancouver and Seattle, demanding $2 million in cash and gold bars. FBI agents shot the hijacker aboard the parked jet in Seattle. he was wounded but conscious, with less than $1 million total recovered.
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United Press International
Seattle
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Nev
Vancouver
FBI
Seattle-Tacoma International
Joe O'Connell
Binet
O'Connell
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JET
Ex-convict Hagler kills self after robbery-turned-murder bid
Hagler, jailed on $1 million bond for breaking into the home of Sam Lott and his wheelchair-bound wife, hanged himself in a Smith County jail cell using a leather belt. He had confessed to the earlier assault and faced murder charges, with formal indictment planned after a lawyer conference.
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Harlon
Sam
Lott
Long
Self
Smith County
Brazilian News Agency Reports Oath Toll Could Rise
The Brazilian news agency AJB reported that the oath toll could rise amid government actions in Natal and related medical orders, with reports noting six petitions and political tension across SAO PAULO and aan.
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Natal
Heavenly Amen Teach Us Not to Ridicule Ait
Fragmentary religious meditation urges humility and compassion toward peers. The speaker prays for guidance to avoid mocking another’s beliefs or practices, acknowledging all may be dealing with spiritual trials in life.
Snyder to Open Historical Museum Capsule Exhibit
The Historical Museum at Western Texas College opens a capsule exhibit in the Learning Resources Center in Snyder Scurry County. It chronicles a 17th century Indian burial to oil history with sections on prehistory Indian history military expeditions buffalo hunters ranchers farmers and oil. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. and admission is $2. A 32 foot space will host the display and a two level permanent museum structure is planned for the near future. The exhibit aims to capture the sweep of local history.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Scurry County
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Texas :College
French cave test near end as man tries 34 hour day
A 33 year old French scientist backed by the Speleological Institute and the Defense Ministry records six months in a self contained test. He withdraws from society to prove humans can endure a 34 to 36 hour work cycle followed by 12 to 14 hours of sleep. The project is nearing its conclusion with color and optometry tests completed.
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Defense Ministry
Enchman
Senate fate unclear on House busing plan to desegregate
A crowded Senate schedule and liberal opposition threaten the House passed bill to curb busing as a desegregation tool. The measure would limit busing, require neighborhood schools, and allow appeals for districts under court orders, but faces likely Senate defeat. The bill passed the House 282 to 102 amid debate over cross-town routes and old cases from the 1954 school decision.
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House
James B. Allen
Ala
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Nixon
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Supreme Court
Richard G. Kleindienst
Midwestern Man Gets New Heart at Stanford
A 26-year-old Midwestern man became Stanford University Hospital's 46th heart transplant recipient. Dr Norman Shumway led the team that performed the operation on Thursday. The patient requested anonymity and is in fair condition. Stanford notes he is the second youngest recipient. the youngest, a 19-year-old man from Texas, was recently released. Of Stanford heart transplant patients, 16 are living.
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Calif
Stanford’ University Hospital
Norman Shumway
Texas
Man Attending Funeral Stabbed in Front of Local Home
Vallentino Garza, 50, was stabbed and critically wounded Friday outside a funeral home where services for his son were to be held. Juan Garza, the son, had been shot to death Wednesday in Hale Center on the South Plains. Police searched for a man in connection with the stabbing.
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Rio Grande
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-State bank approved for 19th Street site in Lubbock
The Texas Banking Commission approved a charter for a state bank to be housed in a 15 story mall hotel and office building at 19th Street and University Avenue in Lubbock. The project would join seven local banks as plans for remodeling and construction proceed with a temporary site to house the bank during the complex build.
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Austin
Avalanche-Journal
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Osborne
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Post Area Deluged by Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain
Thunderstorms drenched the South Plains and eastern New Mexico with varying totals. Tahoka recorded .80 inch, Clairemont saw around half an inch near 4 p.m., Hobbs reached 1.20 inches by 9 p.m., and other towns reported scattered amounts from trace to .50 inch as radar tracked light rain near Seagraves and Farwell. See STORMS Page 2.
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Charles Richards
Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
New Mexico
Frieday
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Lubbock
Clairemont
Post
U.S
Bilby Wallace
Snyder
Jayton
Lamesa
Lovington
Portales
Clovis
National Weather Service
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Farwell
Weather map page reports mild showers and warm weekend
Slight chance of afternoon and evening showers or thunderstorms. Highs today and Sunday mid 80s and lows around mid 60s. Partly cloudy skies with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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