Spassky Sabotage Accusations Shake World Chess Match
Soviet officials and Efim Geller alleged letters hinting at electronic and chemical devices to influence Boris Spassky in the world title bout with challenger Bobby Fischer. Geller cited late night visits to the playing hall and an unusual game postponement as possible signs of trickery.
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Tornado Touches Capitol Area Causes Window Damage
A tornado was reported north of the city airport at 6 p.m. causing damage to the Capitol dome area with smashed plate glass and large trees toppled near the structure. Weak cold front triggered scattered showers and thunderstorms across parts of Texas as heat and humidity persisted.
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Texas
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Roswell
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Amarillo
South Plains
Viet Cong Says Nixon Failures in Vietnamization Plan
The Viet Cong condemned Nixon and the Republican platform for supporting Vietnamization and urged serious negotiations to end the war. They dismissed Rogers' signals of possible peace before the election as trickery and asserted U.S. aims to dominate South Vietnam would fail without genuine concessions. Page 14 VIET. CONG.
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Canyon Lakes project in city budget focus
Lith oo By Lith oo Lubbock area funds seek to keep Canyon Lakes on schedule as city budget work session aims to tie down operating costs. Texas Common Cause outlines national progress and a teen drug issue. other items include terrorists and peace efforts in the Middle East and a chess champions feature.
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Canyon Lakes
Opty Council
Prayer Blesses Toilers From Dawn To Dusk
A reader offers a brief prayer thanking Heavenly Father for blessing those who toil from dawn to dusk and bear their work with a smile. It closes in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Jesus
Open disclosure rule for bacon packages announced
The Agriculture Department will require window type bacon packages to reveal at least 70 percent meat starting next month. A companion rule will demand labeling of added nitrates and nitrites used in processing.
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United Press Internations
Washington
Agriculture Department
Oil leak explosion in Kilgore kills one near city limits
An oil leak from an undetermined source exploded near Kilgore at 6 14 P M killing one person and sending smoke and flames over the area A burned car in a small creek and a body in the car were found The cause was under investigation A UPI report Also included McGovern meets LBJ seeks advice on uniting the Democratic party at LBJ Ranch in Texas Shriveler accompanies him and both renew old ties with Johnson after their 1968 split
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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American Legion
Rebels Hijack Yemen Airliner Lands in Benghazi
A South Yemen Airways DC8 carrying 55 passengers and 6 crew was hijacked by three armed rebels during a Beirut to Aden flight via Cairo. The plane landed in Benghazi after a 1500 mile path over the eastern Mediterranean. The South Yemen Embassy in Beirut blamed Saudi-instigated revolutionary plots.
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Unified Party Boast of GOP Unified Party Boast of GOP
Nixon secured the Republican nomination at a Miami Beach convention as McGovern faced a divided Democratic opposition. Balloons filled the floor after roll call with Nixon receiving 1 347 votes to McCloskey’s single ballot. Nixon urged youth voters in a post nominations rally. Missouri delivered the decisive 30 votes to give Nixon a 675 ballot majority. Four people were reported hurt in the aftermath of the event.
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Paul N. McCloskey
California
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Protests Hit New Peak at Nixon Convention
Antiwar demonstrators in Miami Beach roamed the streets and besieged Convention Hall during Nixon nomination events. Police jailed 206 protesters in the afternoon and four more at night as about 1,000 gathered outside. Four people were injured, including a police officer, amid 12 hours of disruptions and a guerrilla theater performance.
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Nixon Seeks Acceptance At 1976 Convention Amid Protests
Nixon, the strong unchallenged leader of a confident party, sits in Key Biscayne as Rockefeller nominates him after a liberal bloc failed to shift delegate power. Amid chants of We Want Nixon, 1,000 demonstrators surround the Miami Beach Hall while protests escalate outside and inside. NASA veteran Walter Hickel and others second the nomination as Nixon faces a pivotal acceptance speech at 6:30 p.m. CDT.
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Petersburg
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Tech enrollment may dip after two decades of growth
Perry Flippin reports rising concern at Texas Tech over a potential decline in student enrollment for the first time in two decades. Officials offer cautious notes as uncertain factors loom before class tabulations on campus.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
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City School Enrollment Down Quietly Despite Growth
Enrollment at Tech nears the 1950s record as officials note a steady rise since 1951 while predicting it may not reach last year’s 21 313 figure. Official registration starts at 1 pm in Municipal Coliseum with dormitories opening for the new nine month term.
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Slight Thunderstorm Chance in Lubbock Area
Weather outlook for Lubbock and vicinity notes a slight chance of afternoon and night thunderstorms with no major temperature change. Highs around the mid 80s, lows near 60, southeasterly winds 10 to 15 mph. Regional temps and humidity vary with scattered data across nearby locations.
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