Marine Sgt. Melvin Murrel Smith Hopes to Return to Vietnam
Syracuse report says Marine Sgt. Melvin Murrel Smith, home on leave and awaiting discharge, would return to South Vietnam despite a $1,700 Viet Cong bounty. The twice-wounded leader of 4 platoon trained Vietnamese militiamen in Tuy Loan and earned the nickname Trung-si Mel for his success against the enemy.
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Melvin Murrel Smith
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Melvin Murrell
Tuy Loan
Smith
Trung-si Mel
Set. Mel
Gun-Toting Trio Robs Lub bock Finance Office
Benny Carlos manager of Seaboard Finance Co at 241 Lath St said two gunmen entered after closing time and forced him to open a safe stealing 91 dollars in cash and 174 dollars in checks. Police held three suspects for investigation and used Carlos sketches to match descriptions. One robber described as six feet tall with light hair, similar to a hood, had served five years for hijacking a Brownfield service station.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
South Lubbock Finance
Benny Carlos
Seaboard Finance Co
Carlos
Brownfield
48Th St
Itu
Plains Area Faces More Slick Roads
A massive ice and snow storm roiled the Southwest leaving hundreds stranded on glazed highways and causing record low temperatures. Texas reports at least 16 deaths from winter accidents as the storm spreads through New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas with Arctic winds, power outages, and airlifted supplies to Grants. National Guard mobilized in northern New Mexico and Arizona as officials urge residents to stay home and weather forecasts warn of continued freezing drizzle sleet and snow.
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Texas
Llestate
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arizona
Weather Bureau
Guard
National Guard
Grants
David Cargo
Werter Bureau
Paris
Lubbock area counties vote today in Texas House run off
Texas political notice reports that voters in five counties across the Lubbock region go to the polls today for the Texas House run off election. The piece outlines campaign context and candidates across the region.
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Texas
Post Office Fire Rages in Manhattan Annex Building
A Friday night blaze at the Morgan annex, a Manhattan post office handling foreign mail, damaged upper floors as fire crews fought a belt basement blaze. Fire officials called it the largest building fire seen. emergency squads and multiple units responded, aiding injured workers and rescuing occupants.
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Lowery
Local Prayer Note From Lubbock Reader
A brief prayer excerpt from Mrs. Winnie Ellis of Lubbock asks for forgiveness from God and self forgiveness. An editor notes readers may submit favorite prayers limited to words.
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Winnie Ellis
Lubbock
Yale campus riot tale sparks first campus police party
Yale Daily News recounts a Wednesday night disturbance on the fourth floor of Wright Hall that escalated when campus police arrived. Officer Richard Dorfman encountered a scene described as a surprise Christmas party for campus police with eggnog, a cake, and comical chaos as other officers responded to the ruckus.
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Yale Daily News
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Lewis Caprictlo
Force
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Patrick Wynn
Congress Finishes Work While Tax Issue Looms
The 90th Congress adjourned after approving Social Security increases and a foreign aid bill while planning to return next month to consider an income tax rise. The Senate sent a major Social Security package to the White House and approved welfare restrictions despite opposition. The House passed a $2.29 billion foreign aid appropriation, while the Senate and House also extended federal aid to schools for two years. Visas were denied to four U.S. sailors who deserted to the Soviet Union.
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Intrepid
Soviet Union
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Bridge Collapse Kills Six As Traffic Overload Sparks Disaster
A 1750 foot steel suspension bridge spanning the Ohio River collapsed under heavy holiday traffic. Six bodies were recovered, with officials fearing the death toll could reach sixty and noting many may never be known. Eighteen survivors remained in area hospitals as rescuers searched the icy waters. Witnesses described the bridge breaking apart in a roaring crash, sending vehicles into the river like toys.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Ohio River
Sara
Bridge Collapse Stuns River Town During Christmas Travel
Rescuers planned to lower water at a lock above the bridge and open one below to aid the search for bodies as ambulances arrived from distant towns. Coast Guard boats and divers combed the murky Ohio River while a shaken survivor recalled the bridge dipping and sinking. The 40 year old span linked Charleston, West Virginia to Kanauga, Ohio and collapsed nearly its entire length. Among the missing were the wife of Howard Boggs and their 17 month old daughter. The disaster halted Ohio River traffic as teams worked amid darkness and confusion.
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Coast Guard
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Point Pleasant Register
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Bidwell
Point Pleasant
W.va
Kanuaga
Ohlo
Goodfellows Funds Lag as Last-Minute Helpers Pledge
Hundreds of last minute donations flood the Goodfellows effort to provide Christmas for needy Lubbock children. Anonymous workers pledge support as the task grows, per reports leading into the holiday season.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellows Organization
Lubbock
Night bridge collapse traps vehicles in icy water
A photo shows the older bridge at night collapsing with a roar dumping up to 100 cars and trucks into cold waters. Officials feared a high death toll as emergency crews searched the frigid river.
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Arrow
GM UAW reach three year contract raising pay and benefits
GM and the UAW reached a new three year contract after a 30 hour bargaining session. It raises pay and benefits for 380,000 workers by about 51 an hour over the period. UAW President Walter Reuther called the deal noninflationary and unlikely to trigger price increases.
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Associated Press
Detroit General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
Louis G. Seaton
Jlop
UAW
Walter P. iReuther
Seaton
Weather Brief For Lubbock Area Says Light Freezing Rain
Intermittent light freezing rain sleet and light snow reported in the Lubbock Viecinicy area. Rain expected to change to light rain later today with afternoon highs in the low 30s.
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Viecinicy
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