Robot Theory Aired In Trial Arguments
In Los Angeles the defense argues the murderers were mindless robots controlled by Manson, claiming premeditation and conspiracy cannot apply to Susan Atkins Patricia Krenwinkel Leslie Van Houten and Tex Watson. Maxwell Keith says Bugliosi promotes the theory to dodge the brutal facts of the LaBianca murders.
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Los Angeles
API
Tate-LaBianca
Charles Manson
Maxwell Keith
Keith
Vincent Bugliosi
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Charles
Tex
Watson
Manson
Bugliosi
Igor
Mr. Bugliosi
Charlies H. Older
Seguin Teen Found Bound With Baling Wire After Abduction
Manuel Mendoza, 17, told officers he was seized by four or five rough tall men Sunday near New Berlin. He was found Tuesday atop a hay stack in a shed five miles from a vacant farmhouse, bound with baling wire and tied to a rafter. He showed marks on his arm and dehydration but was described in good shape otherwise.
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Medlin
New Berlin
Guadalupe County
Alfredo Mendoza
Buds of Blossom Garden Club Funds Tree Planting Plan
Members of the Buds of Blossom Garden Club will devote their savings to plant two oak trees at Atkins Junior High School at 2 p.m. Friday. The 15 girls aged 10 to 16 earned over $150 selling gifts at last year’s Fall Festival at the Lubbock Garden and Arts Center.
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Buds of Blossom Garden Club
Atkins Junior High School
Lubbock Garden and Arts Center
Hall County Livestock Show Set for Friday and Saturday
The Hall County Livestock Show is planned for Friday and Saturday in the City Barns on Fifth Street. Livestock must arrive by 5 p.m. Friday, with judging starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Milton Man, Clarendon Vocational Agriculture teacher, will judge. Classes include gilts, barrows, and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Hall County
Fifth Street
Milton Man
Clarendon Vocational Agriculture
Manager of Andrews CC Resigns Position
Preston Van Hanken, manager of the Andrews County Chamber of Commerce for three and a half years, resigns effective January 31 to take a similar post in Wharton near Houston. No replacement named yet.
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Andrews
Preston van Hanken
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce
van Hanken
Wharton
Houston
Bob Nash to Speak at FCA Meeting
Regular FCA adult chapter meeting Thursday features Bob Nash KFYO assistant manager as principal speaker. The session at Farrs Town and Country cafeteria begins 6:45 a.m. and is open to FCA members and guests.
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Bob Nash
KFYO
Brother Poacher Revealed by Austrian Game Warden
In Graz Austria a game warden who tailed a suspected poacher for a month uncovered the hunter was his own brother. The incident highlights a rare family confrontation within wildlife enforcement.
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Graz
Austria
Prisoner Bus Heads to Huntsville From Lubbock Stop
A Department of Corrections bus carrying 19 prisoners from across the state arrived in Lubbock for the night before continuing to Dallas and Huntsville. The tally is expected to reach 67 on arrival. Eight Lubbock area inmates face blighted charges including narcotics, burglary, and murder.
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Department of Corrections
Lubbock County
Lubbock
Huntsville
Bob Wellman
Albert Smith
Sheriff
Ernest Rector
Tony Anthony
State Penitentiary
Dallas
Plainview Clinic Building Plans Unveiled
Plainview plans a 12 700 square foot medical clinic to serve six doctors at the Medical Center complex near the new Central Plains General Hospital. Ed Lampe of Lubbock holds the construction contract with James Robinson the architect. The facility will include three exam rooms X ray facilities a diagnostic lab a pharmacy and physiotherapy area.
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Plainview
Medical Center
Central Plains General Hospital
Ed Lampe
Lubbock
James ‘Robinson
Theuilding
Jeff Davis
Ralph Thomas
Joe Horn
Ray Green
Guy Kindred
T. Cee
FCC approves first long distance rate rise for AT&T
The FCC on a 6-0 vote approves interim increases totaling $250 million a year after tax for AT&T with hearings to determine final amounts. The commission projects $545 million annually in additional after tax revenue if no loss of business occurs, while AT&T cites $385 million. Refunds possible if overcharges are found.
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Washington
At&t
FCC
Commission
New York
San Francisco
Bell System
Pledges Recalled as Tech Fund Faces Budget Squeeze
Lawmakers consider restoring a 50000 reimbursement for May tornado damage to Tech via a med fund. Jones and Blanchard push a special facility for emotionally disturbed children with current facilities used first due to budget strains. Vocational tech programs, vet medicine at Tech, and regulation of wig and proprietary schools are on the legislative radar along with car insurance rate ideas.
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Jones
Texas Tech
Lubbock State School
Blanchard
McAlister
Texas Education Agency
Bombs explode at home as anti strike protest grows
In London two bombs hit the Hadley Green home of Employment Minister Robert Carr and his family but caused no injuries. Authorities linked to a wave of demonstrations across Britain as about 300,000 workers joined protests against the government's anti strike bill, with ports and auto sectors especially affected.
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London
Robert Carr
Hadley Green
Carr Reeca
New Magnetic Detector Pinpoints Weapon Locations At Boarding
International experts preview a highly sensitive passive weapon detector at a security conference. The unit places zones on the body to locate weapons with a viewer showing precise locations. Manufacturer Infinetics claims fourfold efficiency and aims for airline pool ownership across 815 airports and 30 domestic plus 14 foreign carriers. Seven known dead.
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Washington
Inter
Air Transportation Security
Department of Transportation
Aeroflot
M. M. Schwartz
Infinetics, Inc
Wilmington
Del
Seeks Pool Amendment Schwartz
German Ship Collides With Sunken Wreckage Off Dungeness
Off Dungeness England a German freighter the Brandenburg struck the submerged wreck of the tanker Texaco Caribbean and sank within two minutes. Seven dead and 14 missing from the Brandenburg with 11 survivors hospitalized in shock. The Texaco Caribbean and the Peruvian Paracas collision killed eight crew members and split the tanker. Bodies and wreckage floated in oil over a wide area.
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Dungeness
England
UPD
Coast Guard
Brandenburg
English Channel
Dover
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency
Texaco Caribbean
Texaco
Youth Revival Services Slated at Southcrest Baptist
From Howard Payne College in Brownwood, evangelist Mike Chancellor and song leader Ron Wells head a youth revival at Southcrest Baptist Church 4810 Ave T. Dayman White directs fellowship hours after each service. Evening services 7:30 Friday and Saturday, 10:50 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Host pastor Dr J B Fowler Jr.
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Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Southcrest Baptist Church
Ave. T
Mike Chancellor
Ron Wells
Dayman White
J. B. Fowler Jr
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Roberto Espenoza
Alonzo Aragosa
Ronald Reyes Hernandez
George Milton Magar
Tech’s
Med
Tech
R. B. McAlister
West Texas
Lubbock Avalanche
Journal
Schwartz
Antwerp
Belgium
Curacao
West Indies
Royal Air Force
Life Insurance
Legal Reserve
Dept
Great Lakes Insurance Co
Elgin
State of
Texas
Friendly School
Christian
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