Art Loot Worth 1.39 Million Stolen From Bradford Home
Thieves took 16 artworks from Dr. T Edward Hanley as he slept with his sister-in-law in Bradford. The collection includes Picasso, Cezanne, Latour, Degas, Goya, Modigliani, and two Rodin statues among about 1,000 pieces built over 45 years. Hanley, 75, remains unaware as his wife fears telling him.
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Bradford
T. Edward Hanley
White House
U.S
Hanley
Tullah
Hanley House
Picasso
Cezanne
Latour
Degas
Goya
Modigliani
Rodin
Czechs Call General Strike Defying Soviet Invasion
Prague defies the invaders as the Communist party calls a noon Friday general strike. President Svoboda meets the Russian ambassador and rejects a puppet regime, while Dubcek remains missing after his Wednesday removal by Soviet forces.
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Associated Press
Prague
Communist Party
Ludvik Svoboda
Alexander Dubeck
Dubeck
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium
Svoboda
Oldrich Cernik
Ivan Chervonenko
Prague Castle
Sanitation workers walkout halts city trash collection
About 125 sanitation employees left the job after a pay dispute, leaving 27 trucks idle. City managers called two morning meetings with workers and officials as volunteers from other departments, including jail trustees, filled in to run routes. Police escorted crews amid nervous tensions while officials aimed to resume full service with 18 trucks.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Bill Blackwell
Sanitation
Blackwell
M. R
Chip) Cundiff
Sanitation Department
Wallace urges VFW against liberal left influence
Wallace calls the VFW to resist liberal left wingers amid editorial framing. The page notes emphasize teacher power supporters gaining a unity mandate with the National Education Association and includes market and oil news across sections.
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Wallace
VFW
National Education Association
Prayer for guidance from Lois Patterson in Lubbock
A reader's prayer asks for wisdom to avoid contributing to today's problems and to provide solutions when confronted. The note is signed by Lois Patterson from Lubbock.
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Father
Jesus
Lois Patterson
Lubbock
Report Says Switch Helps Smoker Cut Cancer Risk
A statistical study from Goswell Park Memorial Institute Buffalo shows switching to filter cigarettes lowers lung cancer risk to about 60 percent of nonfilter smokers. Researchers note wide confidence limits but confirm a reduction while urging complete cessation for greater benefit.
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Associated Press
Irwin Dr. Bross
Robert Gibson
Goswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Bross
Gibson
American Journal of Public Health
Airport bonds okayed for runway repairs and terminal plans
City Council informal approval of 25 million dollars in airport revenue bonds funds emergency runway work interim terminal expansion and FAA facilities at West Texas Air Terminal. A public hearing on the 1968 69 budget set for September 17 at 10 a m with possible revisions. Fourteen parcels along Indiana Avenue near the TTU campus remain to be purchased.
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Jerry McCarthy
Avalanche Journal
19Th Street
Brownfield
Indiana Avenue
Texas Tech
Counsituen 1
Federal Aviation Agency
West Texas Air Terminal
Luisq A
Citizens Traffic Commission
Pfetty
Citizens National
Bank
19Th
34Th Streets
Sam Wahl
See Council
Eisenhower Faces Disturbing Heart Irregularities
Army doctors at Walter Reed reported former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained stable with no major heart rhythm changes in the past 24 hours. They described his condition as very serious for a man in critical distress after a series of recent heart attacks and noted he was resting and cheerful, visiting family.
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Washington
Hisenhower
En. Eisenhower
Mane O
Tech Girl Crowned Miss Rodeo Texas in Wichita Falls
Sonjt Neff a 19 year old Texas Tech sophomore was named Miss Rodeo Texas for 1569 over five finalists. Neff becomes the second Santa Anna Texas entrant to win the title. Cindy Beck crowned her, while Jan Hoseared Pulsters and Anita Ramsey FE Campo were runners up.
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Wichita Falls
UPL
Sonjt Neff
Texas Tech
Texas
Miss Neff
Connally presses hard line on Communist threat at platform meeting
Texas Governor John Connally urged Democrats to adopt a hard line on global Communist aggression and criticized peace candidates. He warned that unilateral bombing halts or troop withdrawals could invite North Vietnam to press for a takeover, urging support for administration policies.
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Ord Johnson
Chicago
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Platform Committee
Phe Pex
Minnesota
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Oof
Huber H. Timpherey
George So McCgovern
South Dakota
Frovepnor
Czechoslovakia
South Vietnam
McCarthy
William Benton
Connecticut
Ken O'Donnell
Massachusetts
Kennedys
Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Ous
South Vietnamese
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
McCarthy Rebel Texas Delegates Face Output Vote
Texas delegates face a credentials vote by the Democratic National Convention committee after a challenge by insurgents led by Sen Ralph Yarborough. McCarthy forces seek 30 of Texas 14 votes, unit rule disputed amid accusations of discrimination and representation concerns.
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Cimiwago
Texas
Hugena J. McCarthy
John Connally
Ralph W. Yarborough
McCarthy
Mississippi
Georgia
Hubert HM. Humphreys
Three Point HEW Plan Prompts School Board Assurance
Lubbock trustees received verbal assurance that no citations would issue if they pursue a three point HEW plan. The program includes desegregation of facilities, trans portation to non Negro schools, and accepting technical assistance from a Dallas OCR team. A letter to Washington outlining the three points will be drafted and reviewed next Tuesday.
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Washington
Sabl
Oatearing
Issuheed
Yellowhouse
Dallas
Office of Civil Rights
Nat Williams
HEW
Lubbock
Weather: Fair to partly cloudy with possible thundershowers
The Weather Man reports fair to partly cloudy skies over Lubbock and vicinity this afternoon and tonight. A few thundershowers may occur in the afternoon and at night. Highs near 90s, lows in the mid 60s, southerly winds 15 to 25 mph.
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Lubbock
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