Antipoverty Funds Theft Probe Hits New York
The New York Times reports a $122 million antipoverty program face serious fraud. A Durham group allegedly printed phony checks and moved over $1 million to a Zurich bank account. Investigators probe missing Social Security payments and destroyed HRA records. The four suspects include Charles Clinton and three under his supervision.
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New York City
The
New York Times
Durham
N.C
Human Resources Administration
Times
HRA
Zurich
Switzerland
the Times
Frank Hogan
Department of Investigation
Youth Corps
Durham Group
Charles Clinton
Sidney Hall
Wakefield
California Teachers Threaten Statewide Walkout Over S F State
Unionized teachers in California threaten a one day statewide walkout if any firings of striking San Francisco State College faculty occur. About 12 000 teachers in the California Federation of Teachers would join 16 state campuses and nearby public schools in the protest aiming to halt terminations linked to the strike.
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San Francisco
California
San Francisco State College
John Sperling
California Federation of Teachers
Gary Hawkins
Black Students Union
Third World Liberation Front
S. I. Hayakawa
Hawkins
Community Conference
Federal Agency Plans to Grow Its Own Marijuana
The National Institute of Health announced the government will cultivate marijuana for laboratory use. researchers will study effects on humans as the lack of a standardized product hinders long term knowledge. government produced supplies aim to standardize quality for private researchers.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Institute of Health
Stanley F. Yolles
Be Today in the Be Lubbock Community Center Registration
Lubbock community centers begin registration Wednesday offering a wide range of programs. The notice appears in the Be Today in the Be Lubbock section under Community.
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Lubbock, Area
Lubbock
Prayer for Moral Awakening in Crusade of Americas Work
A brief prayer by Mrs. Amos Pate of Littlefield asks the Holy Father to aid in starting the new year. She requests help to do their part in the Crusade of America and to work and pray for a genuine moral awakening.
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Holy Father
Amos Pate
Littlefield
Time On Our Side Defeat Inevitable Says Marine Leader
Gen Leonard F. Chapman Jr., commander of the Marine Corps, told reporters in Da Nang that time is on the side of the U S in Vietnam and that defeat of the enemy is inevitable if the current pace continues. He dismissed early U S withdrawal and said the main goal remains defeating guerrillas and their infrastructure.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S
Chapman
North Vietnam
XB70 To Be Museum Piece After Final Edwards Flight
The XB-70 bomber, built as a planned fleet for global hydrogen bomb delivery, ends its service and will fly to the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson. Only two planes were completed, cost about $1.4 billion, with one crash in 1966 during a test mission.
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Washington
Defense
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force Museum
Wright Patterson Force Base
Ohio
Jaycees Chapter May Skip Meet
Anamosa Jaycees chapter inmates at the Iowa Men's Reformatory may miss the national competition in Washington DC this March. President Ron Marrias notes a question about whether the group can lend a representative due to their present situation after winning a top Iowa award in governmental affairs.
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Anamosa Jaycee
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Ron Marrias
Jaybee
Iowa Men's Reformatory
Minerals In Water Can Pose Problems For Uses
Lubbock residents rely on a municipal water supply that is good for general use but causes issues in others. The high mineral content, mainly calcium and magnesium carbonates and sulfates, leads to hard water effects like car spots, scale buildup in heaters, and soap scum in bathtubs and wash water.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lake Meredith
Blaze Damages Used Furniture Warehouse on 34th Street
A fire at 302 E 34th St in a used furniture warehouse caused more than 15000 in damage. James Alsup stored furniture and clothing for his retail business in the 2200 block of Avenue H. Fire Marshal A C Black cited the building damage and noted interior loss would run several thousand dollars. Firemen from Central Station were delayed by onlookers along 34th Street.
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James Alsup
Buffalo Lakes
Avenue H
A&w Auto Repairs
A. C. Black
Black
Central Fire Station
34Th Street
Dist
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Art Holly
Circuit-Riding Preacher Braves Plains Blizzard
In 1880s West Texas a lone circuit rider named Jere Farmer struggles through a pale blizzard on the Plains. He dismounts, leads his horse, and shouts for help until cowboys at a distant cow camp answer with warmth and food, saving the stranded preacher.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
North Pole
West Texas
Jere Farmer
Farmer
Mr. Farmer
Communists strike Can Tho air base in dawn raid
Communist commandos burst Can Tho Air Base barbed wire defenses before dawn, hurling satchel charges into 18 helicopters. Eight Americans killed and 15 wounded as defenders fought back with mortars and artillery. Five Communist bodies found. Other clashes near Hue and Saigon yielded further casualties and a bombing near the Mekong Delta base.
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Saigon
Can Tho
Red
Dbone
Ares
U.S
Mekong Delta
U Minh
101St Airborne
Hue
Duc Hoa
Hai Nghia
Chau Thang
In House Left-Linked Collegians Face Probe
Washington Rep. Richard Ichord, soon to chair the House Un American Activities Committee, vows to investigate Students for a Democratic Society and tighten hearing room rules. He aims to curb militant activity and improve investigative techniques while reducing hostile witness confrontations.
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United Press International
Washington
Richard H. Ichord
House Committee On UN
Ichord
House
Edwin Willis
D-La
William M. Tuck
D-Va
Joe Pool
D-Tex
Martin Dies
Capitol Hill
Schord
Spring Weather Dims Winter as Lubbock Warmth Grows
Area residents flocked to parks as Lubbock and South Plains saw springlike highs in the 70s while a cold nation braced for more snow. Forecasters predicted higher temps for today with 10 to 20 mph winds and upper 30s tonight. Travelers faced mountain warnings in California and Oregon with gale warnings on the coast as Sierra and Cascades piled up feet of new snow.
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South Plains
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Oregon
Sierra
Cascades
Butte Mont
South Dakota
Black ‘Hills
Lake Ontario
Bemidji
Minn
Stevens Point
Wis
South
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Birmingham
Raleigh
Chicago
Hong Kong flu fears hit Sao Paulo ahead of Carnival
Officials and residents in Sao Paulo fear a Hong Kong flu epidemic could disrupt the mid February pre Lenten Carnival season as health authorities report 12 tons of aspirin stockpiled for response.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Secretariat For Health
Weather Map Page 12-A Reports Mild Lubbock Conditions
Mild conditions prevail in Lubbock and vicinity with a high in the low 70s and a low tonight in the upper 30s. Variable winds from 10 to 20 mph are expected.
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