POWs Letters Hint at Dying Husband in North Vietnam
Ruth Bomar of Mesa Arizona believes a cryptic letter from North Vietnamese prison camp signals her husband Lt Col Jack W Bomar is dying from kidney disease. Bomar, an Air Force navigator shot down February 4 1967, had a known glomerulonephritis but flew on a waiver.
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Associated Press
Paris
Paul
Jack
Ruth Bomar
Jack W. Bomar
North Vietnam
Air Force
Partial Reopening Of Avenue L Begun To Ease Traffic
Avenue L between Main Street and Broadway may reopen to traffic next week as owners plan an eight foot protective wall to catch falling bricks from the tornado damaged Great Plains Building. City Council agreed to cooperate with Realty Equity Corp and builders seeking FHA financing to remodel the 20 story structure into about 200 apartments. A meeting with the Chamber of Commerce FHA officials and planners is planned for next week.
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Vaughn Hwendrie
Avalanche-Journal
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Great Plains
Ping
H. A. Padgett Jr
Padgett
Richard Lax
Realty Equity Corp
New York City
City Council
FHA
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Housing Administration
Lubbock College Receives 500000 Gift For New Campus
The Journal reports Christian College in Lubbock receives a 500000 gift from the Ma Bee Foundation to fund a new campus building. The charity’s donation signals strong local support for expansion as plans move ahead for construction and facilities upgrades.
Texans Phase II rate help to curb insurance costs
The Texas State Insurance Board said Phase II rate changes will cut homeowners policy costs in several regions due to Price Commission guidelines. Despite anticipated rises, the anti inflation measures and the commission order should reduce increases for many homeowners and business insurance in markets including Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio Austin and Houston. Rates and territory impacts vary with territory including Central Inland Seaboard and North Northwest and final changes hoped by May 1 for June 1 effect.
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Giving in Return Counts More Than What We Take
A reader offers a reflection on generosity, reminding that true value comes from what we give back to the world rather than what we receive. The message emphasizes selflessness and gratitude in daily life.
Major Stores Complex Planned at 50th Street and Memphis Avenue
A new 1.3 million major stores complex was announced for the southeast corner of 50th Street and Memphis Avenue. It will house a 103 000 square foot Woolco department store and a 20 000 square foot Piggly Wiggly supermarket with completion targeted by July 15.
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Shop Rite Organization
R. C. Ladd
St. Louis
Wooleco
Lubbock
Woolworth Company
Woalea
Jackie Onassis Testifies in Court Over Photographer
Jacqueline Onassis told a federal court she was frightened and distressed by photographer Ronald Galella who pursued her and her children. Her testimony spanned two hours as she described fear and ransom concerns amid arguments over press intrusion and privacy.
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Associated
Frese
New York
Jacqueline Onassis
Free-Lance
Ronald E. Galella
Galella
Aristotle Onassis
Cesspools and Tanks Emerge in Rural Land Use Fight
Lubbock city councilmen and county commissioners unite to push enforceable laws for septic tank permits and inspections in rural fringe areas. They warn close housing increases contamination risk while officials acknowledge enforcement and voluntary compliance remain challenging amid past counteractions by utility interests.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche Journal
Lubbock
Arch Lamb
Alton Brazell
Walter Breedlove
Tom Purdom
Breedlove
Lamb
Soviet Officers Fined In Illicit Fisheries Case
Three Soviet officers were fined a total of $80,000 in Anchorage on criminal charges for illegal fisheries support activities in U S waters. A civil settlement requires $170,000 more to be paid by their two ships. The plea was changed to no contest in court. The fines are to be paid by the Soviet Embassy to the Justice Department in Washington.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.S
Justice Department
Washington
Intruder With Knife Slays Three Children at Blackpool Hospital
An intruder armed with a knife attacked the childrens ward at Victoria Hospital Blackpool early today. He killed three children including a boy and a girl and wounded two nurses and another child before fleeing into the grounds. Police swarmed the area to hunt the assailant.
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Blackpool
England
Victoria Hospital
Nixon Leaves Washington for 12 Day China Visit
President Nixon departs Washington for a 12 day trip to China to open a new chapter in Sino American relations. He travels with wife Pat aboard the Spirit of 76 after a White House sendoff and will meet with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En Lai amid planned talks and sightseeing.
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China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
Mansfield
Senate
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Pat
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Guam
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People’s Republic of China
Hangchow
Shanghai
Ronald N. Ziegler
Great Wall
Ming Tombs
Forbidden City
Ziegier
U.S. Planes Strike North Vietnam as F4 Shot Down
American air forces widened long range artillery strikes north of the DMZ to protect dwindling forces. An F4 Phantom was shot down with an unsuccessful search for its crew called off. Five long guns were destroyed or damaged. Hanoi claimed pilots were captured and planes shot down.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Vietnams
Air Force
Navy
Thailand
South Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Cambodia
Laos
West Coast dock strike may end after 134 days
San Francisco reports that 13 000 longshoremen will vote Friday on a contract endorsed by 110 delegates. If ratified, workers could return by Sunday, though PMA warned of possible start-up difficulties. Strike blocked 24 ports from San Diego to Seattle after 134 days.
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West Coast
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Seattle
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Sidney Roger
ILWU
Pacific Maritime Association
Ecaucy
PMA
Weather Map Page Reflects City Climate Journal Entries
Weather page notes varied temperatures with maximums and minimums from a year ago and today. It lists city names including Denver Albuquerque Amarilla Hobbs Dallas and Wichita Falls with partial figures and humidity at midnight.
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Ly & lAhiene
Denver
Albuq
Lamarilla
Hobbs
Dallas
W. Falls
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