Reward Offered in Amarillo Slaying of Kathryn Sands
A5,000 reward was posted by KVI-TV for the killer of Kathryn Louise De Weese Sands 40 whose decomposed body was found under a cattle feeder north west of Amarillo Investigators seek links to the July 13 murder of Linda Kay Simmons 24 as a police case continues with a man questioned about both killings and denying connection
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Amarillo
Kathryn Louise DeWeese Sands
Here
Mrs. Sands
Jim Sands
Kvi-Tv
Sands
Murler
Linda Kay Simmons
City Council OKs weed crackdown plan in Lubbock
City leaders authorize legal action against weed ridden lots and assign fire stations to spot violations. City Atty. Fred Senter to file complaints. warrants issued for hearings in Municipal Court. Estimated city cost ranges from 15 600 to 63 000 for mowing program.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Fred Senter
Denton Rigsby
Blackwell
Rigsby
Western Texas College class start marks milestone
Todh Mel ve Todh Mel ve Lubbock highlights a community effort spanning over 50 years, culminating with the start of classes on Monday at Western Texas College. The note appears among a broad table of contents listing multiple sections and features across the newspaper.
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Western Texas College
Sec. A
American Bride Leaves Russia Over Bureaucratic Hurdles
A 22-year old American bride, Deborah Brackman Kremniova, separates from her Russian husband of under two weeks due to Soviet red tape and lack of sympathy. She plans to leave Friday for Rome, doubting permission for permanent residence in Lenin grad.
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Moscow
API
Rome
Leningrad
Deborah Brackman Kremniova
Autopsy Set After Odessa Child Found Dead
Police recovered the nude body of 11 year old Johnnye Janell Henderson in a caliche pit near her southeast Odessa home. An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death as investigators said no suspects had been questioned. The case echoes past unsolved disappearances and murders of area women, though officials insist no connection is known.
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Avalanche-Journal
Odessa
Johnnye Janell Henderson
West Texas
Here
Kermit
Gloria Sue Nix Greene
O and L Well Service
Kermit Highway
Ector County
Slim Gabrel
Green
Tinda Cougar
Ruth Maynard
Nancy Siler Mitchell
Mitchell
Prayer Note of thanks and faith
A reader offers a brief devotional blessing thanking God for assurance, love, and serenity, affirming God as eternal from the beginning of time. The short reflection closes with an Amen.
Mansion Baptism Planned For Gov. Smith's Grandson
The Rev. Mark Williams, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Plainview and ally of Gov and Mrs Preston Smith, will travel to Austin to baptize Robert Preston Schmid, the governor's grandson, in a private 4 pm Sunday ceremony at the governor's mansion. It may be the first governor descendant baptism at the mansion.
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Mark Williams
First United Methodist Church
Plainview
Preston Smith
Austin
Robert Preston Schmid
Conrad Schmid
Jan Smith
Williams
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Texas Tech
Schmid
Capital National Bank of Austin
Carl Bailey
Smith
Wilson wealth tripled tied to land, inheritance, denies illegal ties
Assistant Attorney General Will R. Wilson said his wealth rose from 500000 to 1300000 between 1963 and 1969 due to land investments and inheritances. He acknowledged a 30000 loan from Frank W. Sharp in 1970 repaid within seven months while Sharp faces SEC fraud allegations.
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Associated Presa
Washington
Will R. Wilson
Texas
Frank W. Sharp
Wilson
Justice Department
Sharp
Securities Exchange Commission
Houston
SEC
Federal
Justice
Differences settled between City and County boards in Lubbock
Lubbock city council and county commissioners met 90 minutes and narrowed gaps on health and library budgets. They agreed on lower city shares, with figures $131,000 for health and $114,000 for library, closer to county planning. A rural area fire alarm response charge also neared compromise between $175 and $231, affecting city firefighters.
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Eugene Smith
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Bill Blackwell
Rod Shaw
Health Department
James Granberry
Idalou
L. C. Derrick
Slaton
Max Arrants
DORIA EYED New Atlantic Storm Brews
North Carolina coastal residents faced near hurricane force winds and up to four inches of rain as Tropical Storm Doria moved north from 360 miles south of Wilmington. The National Hurricane Center noted an eye forming and strength increasing to 50 mph with extended gales.
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Associated Press
Miami
North Carolina
Doria
Wilmington
N.C
Atlantic Ocean
National Hurricane Center
Navy Hurricane Hunter
South Carolina
White House denies ABC report on Ky and Minh money offer
The White House rejected an ABC report that U S Ambassador Elsworth Bunker offered money to South Vietnamese leaders Nguyen Cao Ky and Duong Van Minh to stay in the presidential race. The embassy in Saigon and Sydney Byrnes of ABC both denied the claim.
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San Clemente
Calif
White House
American ‘Broadcasting Co
U. S
Elsworth Bunker
Nguyen Cao Ky
Duong van Minh
Sydney
Sydney Byrnes
ABC
Saigon
Minh
U.S
Next Freeze Stage Mapped
Washington and White House officials outline Stage Two of the anti inflation plan as the 90 day freeze ends. Herbert Stein says the administration aims to avoid broad price and wage controls while considering various options. The Cost of Living Council allows pay raises for many urban school teachers during the freeze. Humphrey criticizes the program as unfair to workers and urges Democratic caucus action. Griffin says unions will be consulted before post freeze actions and criticizes efforts to undermine Nixon's policy. About 155 labor union lawyers gather in Washington for the discussion.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Washington
White House
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
United States Chamber of Commerce Weekly
Stein
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
George McGovern
Unions Get Assurance Of Voice In Policy Planning
Labor Secretary Hodgson met AFL CIO President Meany in Washington to promise labor a voice in planning Stage Two of wage price controls. Meany criticized the 90 day freeze, while Hodgson said consultations would occur as labor leaders were briefed on upcoming measures. The visit followed a June trade deficit report indicating the overseas balance worsened for a fourth straight month.
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United Press International
Washington
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Aflcio
George Meany
Hodgson
Meany
Nixon
U.S
Afl-Cio
Two men held in beating and robbery of elderly woman
Police detained two Black men, ages 28 and 30, in connection with the assault and robbery of 75 year old Helen Hodges of 1701 29th St. Hodges was hospitalized after being beaten with a brick and robbed early Thursday, with injuries including cuts and abrasions.
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Lubbock
Helen Hodges
Methodist Hospital
29Th St
Weather Map Lubbock Area Clouds Through Saturday
Cloudy conditions persist in Lubbock and vicinity through Saturday with light variable winds. Highs in the middle 80s, tonight’s low around 60, and similar temperatures expected for Saturday.
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Lubbock
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