Cooper backs Baker for Senate leadership amid party row
Senator John Shernan Cooper of Kentucky urges fellow Republicans to back Tennessee's Howard Baker over Hugh Scott for Senate leader as the new Congress opens. Cooper cites Baker's leadership qualities and broad appeal, while Baker weighs whether to oppose Scott before the GOP conference.
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Burglary Spree Probed Around Lubbock Area
Sheriff deputies investigate multiple burglaries north of Lubbock and in the city. Stolen goods include a television set, suits, jewelry, a box of coins, and cash from vending machines totaling over $2,500. Damages and ransacked rooms reported at Jackson Elementary and several other sites. A hidden money bag and credit cards were found at James Dillard’s station.
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Four Arrested in Odessa High School Parking Lot Case
Odessa police arrested four people in the parking lot of Odessa High School after a tip led to drugs. Officers found two plastic bags with marijuana, about 70 mescaline capsules, methamphetamine, and two hypodermic syringes. Gary Van Zandt, 21, faced possession charges and a concealed weapon count for a .22 derringer. The other three suspects were teenagers.
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Odessa
Soviet Lunokhod 1 Reawakened After Lunar Night
Tass reports the eight wheeled Lunokhod 1 robot was awakened in Moscow after a two week lunar night. Controllers revived its solar cells and power system after minus 202 degree cold. It landed piggyback on Lana 17 last November 17 and remained in hibernation from December 23 to January 7.
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Texas plan seeks rate hearings to cut auto insurance costs
James Ruble of San Antonio leads the Insurance Counselors Association of Texas in proposing a reform plan to lower Texas motorist rates. The plan would consolidate coverages, shift some medical costs to policyholders, and seek a public hearing with the state board of insurance after unanimous approval from the 20 directors representing 500 agents.
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Military Salary Bill Approved by Nixon Increases Federal Pay
President Nixon signed a bill and two executive orders granting 2.2 billion in pay boosts for four million military personnel and white collar workers. The law lets him adjust federal pay scales annually to align with private sector wages. An executive order sets a 5.96 percent average pay increase for 1.3 million federal civilian white collar employees.
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Royal Romance Rumor Denied By Family Involves Snowdon
The brother and mother of Lady Jacqueline Rufus Isaacs dismissed reports of a romance between Jacqueline and Lord Snowdon. They called the gossip absurd and noted the family friendship with the Snowdons. Princess Margaret’s secretary said there is no romance.
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Texas to adopt voting system may add over a million voters
Texas Secretary of State Martin Dies Jr said a federal court ruling ordering automatic voter re registration could lift the state’s registered voters from about 63 to 79 percent of eligible adults. He noted the change could add more than one million voters and would keep people registered as long as they vote and do not move.
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UPI
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Six Holdup Men Sought After Three Robberies
Police pursued six gunmen blamed for two food store holdups and a service station robbery. The incidents targeted Stewart Grocery, Economy Meat Market, and McLain Shamrock Service Station, yielding about $3 000 plus cash and change. No suspects were named, and 21 robberies since Oct 22 had 14 solved.
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44Th St
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45Th St
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Smith Appointed Rural and Urban Development Chairman
Gov. Preston Smith of Texas named chairman of the Committee on Rural and Urban Development for the Southern Governors' Conference. The assignment was announced by Gov. John Bell Williams of Mississippi and covers eight conference committees.
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Preston Smith
Texas
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Mississippi
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