Cease-Fire Talks Near Final Phase With Parties Split
Peace talks in Vietnam drag on as South Vietnamese and Viet Cong refuse direct talks. Thiep plans high level consultations in South Vietnam and a National Council to oversee elections. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces deploy teams to seven regional peacekeeping sites. An Lac cited as potential POW release point with repatriation to Clark Air Base after helicopter transport to Tan Son Nhut.
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Kleber
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thien
Thi
Thiep
Wedness Thiep
South Vietnam
National Council of National Reconciliation and Concord
U.S
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Joint Military Commission
South Vietnamese
Hue
da Nang
Pleiku
Phan Thiet
Bien Hoa
Saigon
My Tho
Can Tho
Mekong
le Trung Hien
Washington
Pentagon
An Lac
Slichti
Defense Department
Hanoi
Vietnam
Friedhelm
North
Laos
Joint
Rom
Tonkin
Gulf
Jerry W. Friedheim
An Loc
Friedheim
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Air Force
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Binh Phu
Life In Prison Terms Drawn By Juan Corona
Juan Corona was sentenced to eight consecutive life terms after a judge denied a new trial on 25 counts of first degree homicide. The case involved drifters and migrant workers whose remains were found in Feather River orchard graves. A retrial motion was rejected and prosecutors prepared appeals while supporters gathered outside demanding a fair trial.
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Juan Corona
Fairfield
Calif
Superior Court
Hawk
Patton
Georgia Wallis
Underwood
Corona
Feather River
San Francisco
Yuba City
Wallace
Shorts
Naomi Underwas
New Agency Aims to Help Minority Businesses
The new office at 1102 10th St offers free services to minority entrepreneurs seeking loans or business help. Officials say the agency, still in its infancy, must raise awareness of its functions while aiding owners like Joe Trail and Trujillo in getting on contractor bidder lists and setting up bookkeeping systems.
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Nority
Tech
Commission
Saaveda
T A
10Th St
Sanceda
Texas Industrial Commission
Joe Trail
Ptr Do Truptle
Xas
OMBE
Small Business Administration
Trujillo
Sauceda
Sayeedie
Texas consumer laws bill moves to legislature
Richards said the consumer division seeks stronger remedy laws and a bill to make Texas a leader in such laws is before the legislature. Richards is a Lubbock official, a native of Lucah, and a Padua High School graduate with a government degree from North Texas State University.
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Richards
Texas
Lucah
Sharon
Austin
Lubbock
Paduah
North Texas State University
Nixon To Watch Food Tabs Continued From Pace One
Senators from farm belt states criticized fund cuts in Agriculture Department spending during a Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee hearing. Harold E. Hughes said the cuts are arbitrary and crippling. Arthur Okun urged advance wage notice and argued raises above 5.5 percent should not justify price hikes. Chamber officials pressed for quick action to keep price controls, warning unions may push limits. James W. McLane described voluntary compliance but warned stronger measures could follow.
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Farm Bell
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Harold E. Hughes
Lowa
Arthur Okun
Senate Banking Committee
Chamber of Commerce
John J. Meehan
Chamber
Meehan
James W. McLane
Cost of Living Council
Faucets Won’t Turn On But Scions Wrath Does
Betty Andujar the lone Texas Senate woman voices anger at the gilded rest room in the capitol. She notes the $15 000 renovation included gold faucets crystal handles and a stove and fridge but the fixtures fail to work and the coin operated machines are out of order. She jokes about calling a plumbers union to testify and demands action to fix the facilities for staff and visitors.
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Austin
UPI
Betty
Andujar
Texas Senate
Tom
Fire reports show misaddress blamed for major loss
A wrong address given by the caller led to a large fire damage at 3602 E 15th Street, where Timothy Lea’s home valued under $1 000 was a total loss. Firemen noted the blaze originated in a misaddress block and a second fire at 4408 22nd Street Apartment 8 damaged the Kay Haug residence due to a faulty heater.
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Timothy Lea
15Th St
E With Street
Sind
Kay Haug
22Nd St
Apt
Pat Melton
Apt. 8
LBJ Gift To Brother Contested In Texas Suit
The Riggs National Bank of Washington sues Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson to stop her from transferring 5800 of Lyndon Johnson's estate to his brother Sam Houston Johnson. The bank seeks garnish of 5000 as partial payment on a 10120.43 judgment from 1970. The suit names Judge Herman Jones's district court and deputy service for Mrs. Johnson.
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Houston Johnson
White House
Sam Houston Johnson
Rigus
District Court
Herman Jones
Young Musicians Auditions Set at Tech February 17
Texas Tech University Music Building hosts auditions for young musicians and artists on February 17 at 9 30 p.m under the Jane Star District of the National Federation of Music Clubs. Mrs Raymond Marshall will head the event with district duties. Winners from Texas and Oklahoma advance to the district contest and then to the national auditions in Atlantic City New Jersey. Judges include Lubbock Symphony conductor Bill Harrod and professors from Lubbock Christian College Wayland Baptist College and Eastern New Mexico University.
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Texas Tech University
Jane Star
National Federation of Music Clubs
Raymond Marshall
Auditio
Larry Frazier
Lubbock
Youn
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Texas Tech
Louisiana
John Salmon
Dianne Randolph
Bob Franklin
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Cecil Bolton
Merrily Culwell
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Curbs On War Making Gains Senate Support
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings are expected early this year on limiting executive armed forces power. Historians note presidents historically required congressional authorization for offensives, citing Roosevelt 1903 action and Wilson 1916 expedition as examples.
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Senate
Vietnam
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ruhl J Bartlett
Fletcher School of Law
Levelland City Council Sets Water Projects and Litter Rules
Levelland city officials meet to review open bids for water and sewer works in Country Club and University Heights. An ordinance to screen wrecking yards from public view and a stricter litter law enforcement plan are on the agenda. The council to elect officers for April to fill three terms, including Mayor Joe Harrison, Kirby Rogers, and Gene Banner. A Park naming for the Country Club addition is to be discussed for 1974.
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City Corner
Wall
Country Club
University Heights
Ty Manger Stobert Sokell
Joe Harrison
Kirby Rogers
Gene Banner
Texas House Backs Plan After Delay on Aid for Minorities
The Texas House approved delaying a school plan tied to aid for Black and Mexican American students after Rep Senfronia Thompson cited economic hardship masking access to college. Lawmakers also moved to align districts with the federal fiscal year July 1 to June 30 and set up talks on a Constitutional Revision Commission.
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Senfronia Thompson
D. Houston
Texas
House
University of Texas Regents
Mescan
Bill Hoollowell
Grand Saline
Senate
Hous Senate
Toy
Commission
Water Plan Faces Opposition Across Regions
Duncan Fillison and Tommy in staff economist from Lub bock oppose the Texas Water Plan draft. Grain Sorghum Producers Association testifies against importation of surplus water from the lower Mississippi River. California and Oregon voices warn of economic disruption and regional differences. A Phoenix hearing and Spokane session explore impacts on agriculture, water quality, and interstate policy.
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Duncan Fillison
Tommy
Lubbock
Y. F. Snodgrass
Robert M. Ragan
University of California
California
Spokane
Wash
D. C
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George H. Mahon
House Appropriations Committee
Mahon
Office of Management and Budget
Roy Ash
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Richard Hawk Ar
Sutter County Dist. Atty. G
Dave Teja
Barton Williams
Eutror
Naomi Underwood
Consumer
Nixon
Pace One
Internal Revenue Service
Nolde
William B. Nolde
Arlington National Cemetery
Black Jack
LBJ
Nedeeye
Korea
Germany
Frank J. Romevelt
Iceland
Greenland
Pearl Hatter
Alan Shige
Levelland
Texas House
Iowa
High Plains
Ogallala
Phoenix
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