Kennedy son freed from hijacked jet in Yemen ordeal
Air Pirates Free 172 On Jet. Josph Kennedy III, eldest son of the late Senator RFK, was released along with 119 other male passengers after a 18 hour hijacking on a Lufthansa Boeing 747 seized from New Delhi to Athens. Women children and one elderly man released earlier. The hijackers claimed motive tied to Bonn aid to Israel.
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Lubbock City Council schedules public hearing on garbage charge
City officials in Lubbock announce a public hearing on the proposed garbage service charge for residents scheduled for Thursday. The notice appears in the Today In The A J section along with other local items, including a $4.7 million federal grant approval for Neighborhood Development Program projects and a feature on Svetlana Stalin’s divorce.
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Mahon
Virginia Payette the cheerful critic in three daily routines
Avalanche-Journal staff profile of nationally syndicated columnist Virginia Payette. The piece notes her cheerful biting wit, her husband Bill Payette of United Features Syndicate, and her three weekly columns. It describes her disciplined 6:30 a.m. routine, daily newspaper reading, and use of readers gripes to craft columns that hit sore spots with humor.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Kiwanis Fete Honors Half Century of Service in Lubbock
The Downtown Kiwanis Club marked 50 years with a golden anniversary dinner at the Texas Tech Museum attended by nearly 300 members and guests. Amon Carter Jr. and Richard Marcus were praised for regional contributions, with C. J. Bo Sexton named Kiwanian of the Half Century.
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Dallas
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Fort Worth
Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
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Kiwanians
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Attorney Warned Testimony Heated In Murder Trial
The trial of Ronnie Weeden, 32, of Houston, proceeds in 99th District Court with heated exchanges between attorneys and Judge Davison over testimony by Texas Ranger Jim Singleton on a secret panel at the crime scene. Weeden is charged with murder with malice in the Sept 25, 1970 killings of George McGann in Big Spring and Jerry Meshell in Lufkin.
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Ronnie Weeden
Houston
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Big Spring
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Davison
Texas
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Asst. Dist
Ronnie Jackson
LIKE OLD TIMES Brothers Reunite After 48 Years Apart
Ray Essensa of Tenino Washington and Leo Essency of Mapleton Maine, Canadian-born brothers separated since 192? reunite in Lubbock Texas after 48 years. Essensa travels by jet to visit ill brother Leo and the siblings recount their long absence and surprise reunion.
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Avalanche-Journal
Calvin Coolidge
United States
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Essensa
Tenino
Wash
Leo Essency
Mapleton
Maine
Lubbock
Walter Peterson
25Th St
Texas
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Ray Essensa
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Prayer for Understanding Divine Law and Duty
A brief reader reflection urges readers to seek accurate knowledge of divine law an established judgment and a holy state of heart as the path of duty Amen
Nixon Chou En-lai Hold Expanded Talks in Peking
President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai deepened discussions aimed at bridging 22 years of hostility. The talks, longer than anticipated, included close advisers and a meeting with Mao Tse-tung. The pair planned further discussions at Nixon’s guest house amid a warmer tone.
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Henry A. Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Chi Pen-fei
Inside Notes and Pages Preview a China Index Tour
A Chinese secondary school visit by an American reporter is described on Page 8 of Section ACCOMPANY. Page 8 of Section A covers Pat Nixon accompanying a visit to a Beijing commune. Page 6, Section B features an analysis of the President’s early accomplishments.
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Barnes Demands Immediate Session To Tackle Four Problems
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes campaigned through Smith County on his bid for governor urging Gov. Preston Smith to call an immediate special session. He outlined four issues for a possible session including primaries financing, an ethics bill, a highway beautification act to protect federal funds, and repeal of the farm trailer bill.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
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Barnes
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Smith
Dolph Briscoe
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Supreme Court slows Texas redistricting appeal
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to accelerate review of a Texas congressional redistricting case. Ten Texans who lost in district court sought a rapid appeal before the May 6 Texas primary, while Judge Lewis Powell Jr. blocked that ruling to allow the state to appeal.
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High Court
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Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Vari able cloudiness through Thursday with warmer today and tonight then cooler Thursday. Highs in the upper 60s today and in the 60s Thursday. Lows tonight around the mid 30s. Sunrise 7 23 AM sunset 6 39 PM.
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