Punch Card Fight Beats Ticket From Chicago Traffic Bureau
Roger Fischer, vice president of Mid-Continental Screw, used his company computer to mail punched cards to the Chicago Traffic Violations Bureau to dispute a ticket. He claimed he was not the car owner and pressed the bureau’s machine to intervene, hoping the computer would stop arrest warrants.
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Chicago
Roger Fischer
Ecard
Fischer
Mid-Continent Screw Products Co
Traffic Bureau
Lubbock Council weighs public transit option with American Transit
Lubbock city leaders face a future decision on entering public transit after American Transit Corp warned of possible service discontinuation without relief. A city manager report will study options including city purchase and lease back, amid prior outreach from American Transit executives.
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American Transit Corp
St. Louis
Lubbock Transit Corp
Phan
American Transit
Wot Rovers Jr
Plgi Giacoma
Offiials
Studs Civ Binance Dipeeter
Sterling Miller
Campens
Miller
City
Kall Blackwell
Ernest Prenevest
Manner of
Taikbook Transit
Pow Bonestee
Cease Fire Violations Mark Tet Holiday Across Saigon
Saigon officials report 95 Communist violations in the first 12 hours of the Allied cease fire during Tet. U S air raids hit anti aircraft sites in North Vietnam. 43 of 68 incidents caused casualties. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses listed at 66 killed and five captured with 2 U S killed and 18 wounded.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Prayer Text Reflection for Understanding and Compassion
A reader offers a devotional prayer asking for divine help to understand others' situations. The plea seeks guidance to release judgment and entrust concerns to God, hoping for humility and mercy in daily interactions.
Self-Styled Film Censor Fires Tombstone at Fort Worth Theater
A man hurled a tombstone through a downtown theater door in Fort Worth claiming to protest X rated films. Gene Watson, 24, was captured after a chase following threats and vandalism targeting six theaters showing such movies.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Svenbe
Gene Watson
Son describes mining union terror after Yablonski murder
Joseph Ro vChip Yablonski Jr testified before a Senate panel that thousands of miners loyal to his father fear reprisals after the election battle against incumbent UMW officials. He spoke of nightly danger and keeping a pistol, as four people face murder charges in the Clarksville, Pa. killings and a Cleveland grand jury indicts a conspirator in the case.
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United Mine Workers Union
Joseph A
Jock
Yablonski
Senate
UMW
Joseph Ro
Yablonski Jr
Senate Government Operations Committee
Cunion
A. W. Tony. Boyle
Clarksville
Federal Grand Surres
Cleveland
Ohio
T He Justice Department
Prestige vehicle tags spark Texas pride and playful numbers
Motorists across Texas debate license plate prestige as families and individuals share why certain numbers like 44 or 41 bring luck and status. Citizens recall personal connections to plate choices while officials note widespread enthusiasm and lighthearted banter on the matter.
Marine jet crashes in Grand Prairie street
A US Marine Corps FS Crusader jet crashed in a Grand Prairie street on Thursday, starting fires to two houses but causing no injuries. The pilot, Marine Reserve Major John Koroschlau, ejected safely. an electrical failure was cited. The front of the aircraft struck a Pine Street carport near Mrs. Ted Ayers’s home as debris scattered.
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Dallas
UPS
Grand Prairie
Merit
Dalas Naval Air Station
John Ko Roschlau
Marine Reserve
Pine Street
Ted Ayers
Clyde Stevens
Registration Hits 61 106 In County
Lubbock County records show a registration tally near the 61 106 mark as of this year. Ralph Thompson chief deputy notes the final figure may shift slightly after an audit by the assessor’s office. The count exceeds the 1966 off year record by around 10 and is about 4 000 short of the all time high of 69 000 in 1968.
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Lubbock
Tas
Qad
Ralph Thompson
Ibox
Six Zoning Pleas Okay
LUBBOCK planning and zoning commission unanimously approved six cases in a brief meeting Thursday night. Arnold Meaker was re-elected chairman for 1970 and Jack Eastman named vice chairman. The panel cleared a mixed use site C-2 and R-2 zoning south of 50th Street between Memphis and Kenosha avenues, with traffic concerns and a required six-foot fence as conditions.
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Lubbock
Planning and Zoning Commission
Arnold Meaker
Macker
Vicksburg
Jack Eastman
21St St
50Th Street
Memphis
Kenosha Avenues
Alles
List Street
Lard Street
Nixon tours Midwest with cabinet to hear heartland views
President Nixon and 21 cabinet members toured Indianapolis and Chicago to discuss city crime issues and the shift of power from Washington to local governments. He told a 4000 strong crowd that bringing Washington to the heartland would yield new insights from mayors and governors. protests by war opponents interrupted his remarks amid Fox-Guarded security.
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Nixon
White House
Midwest
Indianapolis
Chicago
Washington
Washington, D.C
Vietnam
Four Women Slayings Spark Dallas Police Crackdown
Federal and local authorities declare war on so called mad dog killers amid a surge of robberies and four women killed in recent weeks. Police deploy shotgun squads on roving patrols and stakeouts as mass robberies and hold ups continue in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Rewards totaling forty five thousand dollars are offered for information leading to arrests.
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Dallas
North Texas
Ametropols
Bill Decker
Dallas-Fort Worth
Pettis
Frank Dyson
Weather Map Page Partly cloudy with mild winds
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a high in the mid 60s and a low near 40. Winds southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Readings indicate mid 60s to 40s across multiple locations with humidity around 69 percent and a mild overall day. Local city data shown includes Denver Albuquerque El Paso Houston and Oklahoma City readings.
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Mananiuo
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Albuquerque
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Amantio
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Petters
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