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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1970

Page

8

Kennedy Kopechne inquest set to open Monday in Pa Mass case

District Attorney Ed Dinis of New Bedford pursues the inquest into Kennedy Kopechne s death seeking grounds for possible charges. Kennedy testified earlier in Edgartown after pleading guilty to leaving the scene. Judge Boyle will decide on report timing and potential prosecutions while allowing certain press access.

Edmund Dinis New Bedford Pennsylvania Massachusetts Kennedy Edgartown Boyle Dinis Paul C. Reardon Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Supreme Court Court of Common Pleas Wilkes-Barre Miss Kopechne Bernard C. Brominski Pins Unil Donald R Millis Dukes County Mills Dominick Arena Arena

Judge Upholds First Court Protest Over Draft Lottery

The ruling concerns the December 1969 draft lottery process led by Pascoe and Fox under editor John H. Adams. Critics argued the method showed nonrandom patterns favoring the first half of the year, prompting legal challenge and mathematician analyses.

Pascoe Fox John H. Adams U.S. News and World Report Tom Anestis Montgomery County American Civil Liberties Union Earl Callen American University Nixon

Agnew Presses Thailand On Self-Reliance And Alliances

Vice President Spiro Agnew, visiting Bangkok, says Nixon will not send U S combat troops to Asia without exceptional circumstances. He praises Thailand’s self-reliant fight against insurgency at home while aiding South Vietnam and affirms U S treaty commitments to Chiang Kai-shek. Public reaction ranges from cool to guarded.

Bangkok Spiro T. Agnew Nixon U.S Asia Agnew Thailand South Vietnam Chiang Kai-shek China United States Formosa Air Force Two Laos Vietnam Congress Bangkok Post Foreign Ministry

Plane Hijackers Arrive In Cuba

The Brazilian Caravelle jet carrying 33 aboard including six crew arrived safely in Havana at Jose Marti Airport at 2 pm CST after a hijack odyssey by six men seeking a Cuba pilgrimage. Electricians in Panama City tied 22 car batteries to provide power to start the plane for its final leg.

Rio DE Janeiro Havana Cuba Brazil Cruzeiro Do Sul Airlines Jose Marti Pam Panama City

Mrs Hoover dies after brief illness in Paducah

Mrs Sally Lorine Hoover 57 a Paducah resident for 25 years died early Saturday at Richard Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Services set for 3 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev Robert Beck and Rev Alva Morley officiating. Burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery under Norris Funeral Home direction. Survived by seven sons Jasper Taylor Frank Taylor Delwin Taylor Troy Taylor Leonard Taylor Tommy Taylor Durvis Taylor. sister Jewel Kissell. stepsister Lessie Shade. brothers Clyde Grisham Clarence Grisham Angus Grisham. 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Paducah Sally Lorine Hoover Richard Memorial Hospital First Baptist Church Robert Beck Alva Morley Plainview Garden of Memories Norris Funeral Home Troy Taylor Huntsville Jasper Taylor Miami, Fla Frank

Astronaut Gordon Honored in Poulsbo Welcome Tour

Astronaut Richard F. Gordon and Navy Captains Charles Conrad Jr and Alan Bean visited Seattle area towns on Apollo 12 milestones. Crowds of 3,000 lined Poulsbo main street for Gordon's greeting with his wife, while Bean and Conrad met with Sen. Warren Magnuson. They planned to depart for Houston later Saturday after tours at Boeing Field and a Seattle parade.

Seattle W. E. Gripps Charles Conrad Jr Alan Bean Richard F. Gordon Jeff Gripps Gordon Poulsbo Wash Richie Navy U.S Pouls l Kitsap Conrad Bean Iselves North Kitsap Junior High Mabel van Keuren Kingston Houston Boeing Field

New US Drug War Shift From Intercept to Cooperation Drive

Treasury and Justice departments pivot from Operation Intercept to Operation Cooperation after criticism from Mexico and border businesses over delays. Officials say the new plan emphasizes heroin smuggling while aiming to pressure Mexico to curb narcotics. Assistant Secretary Eugene T. Rassides tasked to implement now.

Treasury Justice Department Mexico Kennedy Eugene T. Rassides

R C Nicholson Funeral Monday Hale Center

Raymon Clyde Nicholson died Saturday at Hi Plains Hospital aged 77. Services are 2:50 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church Hale Center with Rev. Elton Wyatt officiating. Burial in Hale Center Cemetery. Freeman Funeral Home directs. Survivors include wife Lora two sons Raymon Cecil three daughters and other relatives. Pallbearers listed.

First United Methodist Church Elton Wyatt Hale Center Cemetery Freeman Funeral Home

Vietnam War Reports Near Song Be and Mekong Delta

North Vietnamese troops were killed in multiple clashes near Song Be and in the Mekong Delta where a hospital was shelled and three South Vietnamese patients died. An American casualty was reported at a camp of the Americal Division after a night attack, while DMZ incidents included anti aircraft fire and mortar barrages.

Song Bei Song Be Saigon 1St Air Cavalry Division First Infantry Division Mekong Delta U.S Phu Cat Americal Demilitarized Zone

Birth Announcements Highlight Local Families and Hospitals

The notice lists multiple newborns including daughters and sons born at Methodist and Laut Clvnic Hospitals. Parents include Randy Jackson of Taveliand, Alfredo Vasquez, Michael Featherston, Antonio Ramos, Robert Gomes, Pedro Pores, Moy Wo Mull Jr., with weights ranging 6 to 7 pounds and several times noted in early mornings and afternoons.

Robert Gomes Ropesville Laut Clvnic Hospital Los Wad Moy Wo Mull Jr Batuhday Weal Teaas Hospital Pioneer Natural Gas Co

Pollution study links sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide to health and plant life

Lubbock officials report long standing air pollution concerns with hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. Measurements show elevated sulfur dioxide levels and potential effects on health and vegetation, with state agencies urged to identify sources and plan further sampling over the coming year.

Lubbock County Lubbock Jthe Breedlove

Nixon eyes new taxes and budget plans abroad

President Nixon spoke on budget timing during a short meeting and hinted at possible tax decisions for the 1971 fiscal year. He, along with actor guests Jimmy Stewart and Fred MacMurray, discussed details seen as top secret. Sen. George Murphy visited at the Western White House as Nixon prepared for a coast flight.

Nixon Congress Western White Horse George Murphy Calif Pacific

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Kopechne Fred T. Haddock University of Michigan New York Times University of Pittsburgh Madison Wis David S. Stodolsky Toms River University of Wisconsin Stodolsky Mathemati Cians Whittier College White House Louis Thomas Jones Wallace J. Chief" Newman Barbara Fleming Raleigh, N.C West Palm Beach Fla Barbara Astronaut Gordon Operation Intercept R. C. Nicholson Nicholson Hale Center Lora Raymon Cecil Annie Fields Juanita Bird Riverside Melba Salerno Waco W. B Celina R. L Pilot Point Alta Rogers Maybank Carl Dearley Harley Howard Bon ‘Roney Henry Jones Buddy Keeler P. L. Pollard Oan Randy Jackson Taveliand Marlow Wirods Methodiat Hospital Empire Alfredo Vasquez Mroo Afiehael Featherston Petersburg Metyodiet Hospital Collins Radia Antonio Ramos David Tasiif Cunie Hospital Farm-Pac Foods Pedro Pores Laut Cod Hospital Hope Jimmy Stewart Fred MacMurray
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