North Vietnam War Status and POW Negotiations
Reports indicate escalation where North Vietnamese forces prepare a retreat and allied troops withdraw. North Vietnamese troops are said to hold the field with 105mm howitzers as Marines suffer casualties in a dusk clash. Peace talks in Paris face Hanoi stiff resistance on POW names and mail access, complicating U S access to prisoners.
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Bivouse
Paris
Hanoi
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
North Vietnam
Labor Day Holiday Squeezes City Schools and Services
City schools and many offices prepare for a long Labor Day weekend. Public and parochial schools close while Lubbock Christian College and Texas Tech suspend activities until Tuesday. DPS warns of traffic risks as Operation Motorcide runs Friday to Monday with 44 expected fatalities statewide. Rest stops operate, pools adjust hours, and mail service scales back with limited deliveries. Labor Day origins trace to Peter J. McGuire and New York parades in 1882.
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Lubbock Christian College
Texas Technological College
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Lubbock High School
Drivers’ License Bureau
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Texas Tech
Loc
South Plains Junior React
Spur 331
Brownfield Highway
Deligiss Rodgers
Parent
Organication
Shalow Highway
Rodgers
K. N. Clapp
Hurricane Camille Moves Toward Gulf Coast Flood Threat
Weather center reports gale winds and heavy rains across Jamaica and western Cuba with a path toward the Louisiana Mississippi Gulf Coast. Flash floods close US 62 180 in Guadalupe Mountains as Dell City and nearby Texas towns experience heavy rainfall while Gulf showers shift westward along the Texas coast.
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Camille
Cuba
Louisiana-Mississippi Gulf Coast
Jamaica
Texas
Kingston
Guadalupe Montains
U.S
Pine Springs
Carlsbad
Mvm
Dell City
el Paso
Cornudas
Clint
Ternillo
Gulf of Mexico
Matagorda
Freeport
Galveston
Gulf
Smith Signs Stopgap Money Bill Amid Fiscal Crisis
Gov. Smith reluctantly signed a one sentence statement and later five sentences urging continuous legislative session to avert a crisis. He vetoed several riders in the emergency bill. Provisions targeted include 12 classroom hours for state college teachers, free park admissions, and use of funds for a Parks and Wildlife plane only for conservation missions.
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Smith
State of Texas
Senate
House
Parks and Wildlife Department
Officer Stabbed In Case Fuss
A 25 year old man was charged Saturday with assault to murder in the stabbing of patrolman Ronald Bir, 22, and James Russell Howell was also charged in the incident. Police reported the attack occurred during a dispute, leaving Bir hospitalized.
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Houston
Ronald Bir
James Russell Howell
Bird Jen
Democratic governors Kennedy out of 1972 nomination
Democratic governors Kennedy is out of contention for the 1972 presidential nomination as reports from Colorado Springs indicate uncertainty over the lineup and potential candidates.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Kennedy
John Burns
Hawaii
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Fred R.harris
Oklahoma
Nixon
White House
McCall
Littlefield Cycle Exhibition Draws Crowd and Injuries
A Laguna Park motorcycle display drew about 1 000 spectators as 40 riders demonstrated balance rather than racing. Four injured riders, including nine year old Philip Christian of Littlefield, were in critical to fair condition. The event featured parades, contests, and races with participation from Lubbock and Littlefield riders, while other festivities occurred across the town.
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Roger Hal
R. B. Hall
Littlefield
Littlefield Hospital
Murphy
University Hospital
Fitzgerald
Laguna Park
Lubbock
Lamb County 4H
Lubbock Rangers
Farwell Arena Association
Births in West Texas and Aspermont Hospitals
Mr and Mrs C R Church of Aspermont announce a son weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces born Friday at 10 37 am in West Texas Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jerry Allen of Aspermont announce a daughter weighing 6 pounds 7 4 ounces born Saturday at 1 45 pm in Methodist Hospital. The father is a pastor and the mother a teacher and coach in Aspermont.
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Sys
Willie Gilbert
Pay East
Hickory Inn
Church of 4A
West
Jerry Allen
Aspermont
Methodist Hospital
Cater
Texas traffic and teacher pay laws take effect Monday
A sweep of new Texas laws goes into effect Monday including traffic rules on right of way and stricter campus conduct plus a teachers salary boost averaging 1800 across two years. Lubbock schools fund raises with a minimum 600 for experienced teachers and up to 1500 for larger increases, while campus safety laws bar firearms and disruptive activity on college grounds.
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Texas
Lubbock
Lubbock Independent
Nat Williams
Lubbbock
Williams
Texas Tech University
Texas Technological College
J. T.alley
Alley
Highway Patrol
Guthrie
Festival Tragedy Amid Drug Bust and Theft
Police report two youths admitted stealing four electric typewriters and drums to reach the Lewisville festival. Officers found marijuana 200 pills and two hypodermic needles on them. A festival spokesman said ground areas lacked drugs though camping sites were described as grassy. John Sehope, 27, of Arling died at Parkland Hospital after collapsing at the grounds.
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Fort Worth
Lewisville
John Sehope
Arling
Parkland Apvaties ‘Hospital
Dals
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Joel Christian
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Hut
Kentucky
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Massachusetts
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Tennessee
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