Plane crash near Los Angeles leaves 37 dead
A United Airlines Boeing 727 with 37 aboard disappeared after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport. Debris and three bodies were found nine miles west in rough seas. Authorities suspect an onboard explosion and feared no survivors.
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Pacific Ocean
Los Angeles International
Dwight Crum
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Russian cosmonauts complete orbital station test
Soyuz 5, piloted by Lt. Col. Boris Volynov, landed safely after 72 hours 48 minutes in orbit. Soyuz 4 had earlier returned from orbit with a docking that marked a first for two manned ships in space, signaling a potential orbital station concept.
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United Press Internati Moscow
Russia
Ural Mountains
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Soyuz 4
Inaugural Texas Governor Preston Smith to parade through Austin
Residents head to Austin for Preston Smiths inauguration with a 112 unit parade at 3 pm and six inaugural balls. Glen Campbell and Jimmy Dean headline entertainment as Tech bands join the procession with Gov Smith and Lt Gov Barnes in an open convertible.
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Preston Smith
Texas
Associated Press
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Ben Barnes
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First nurse practitioner to work in small town east of Albuquerque
The paper reports the hiring of a first nurse practitioner assigned to a small town east of Albuquerque, highlighting the move as a milestone in local healthcare access and staffing.
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Albuquerque
Prayer Message on Loyalty and Faith
A reader from Lubbock sends a devotional note praising loyalty friendship honesty and faith as cornerstones of lasting relationships. The letter urges honoring these goals and blesses those who uphold them.
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Lubbock
Clifford cites Soviet ABM lag in 1968 defense posture
Secretary Clifford told Congress that the Soviet Union slowed antimissile defense work around Moscow in 1968 due to technical difficulties costs and inefficiencies. He said the USSR prioritizes ABM R D but remains behind the United States in ICBMs bombers and nuclear forces with Red China also slower than expected.
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Sec.ror
Clark M. Clifford
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United States
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Congress
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Red China
Russia
Fog and Drizzle Sweep Texas as Cold Front Passes
A Canadian cold front stretched across southern Texas bringing fog and light freezing drizzle. By afternoon the front lay from Lufkin to San Antonio to Del Rio with low clouds over most of the state. Travel disruptions occurred as Hobby Airport grounded about 250 flights for hours.
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United Press International
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San Antonio
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Rio Grande Valley
Galveston
Lubbock
U.S
Hobby Airport
Panhandle
North Texas
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Doctors Strike Halts Services in West Pakistan Cities
In Karachi and major West Pakistan cities government hospital doctors began a two day strike crippling general medical services seeking a pay raise.
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Karachi
West Pakistan
Mahon To Represent Smith In Nixon Inaugural Parade
George H. Mahon of Lubbock will ride in Governor elect Preston Smiths inaugural parade after urging by Smith. Mahon and his wife wished to attend the Washington farewell luncheon for Johnson, Clifford invites were extended to few congressional couples, and he sent regrets to the Cliffords as the parade proceeded.
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Inauguration Week Draws Nation to Washington Pace
A three day, 2.7 million inaugural in Washington gathers Americans from all walks to witness Nixon sworn in as 37th president. Supporters celebrate while dissenters protest marking a historic broad spectrum of participation in the event.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
UPI
Pat
Nixon Page
Task Force advances on Batangan peninsula in Vietnam
A force of 5,000 American and South Vietnamese troops pushed toward two Communist command hulls on the Batangan peninsula near Quang Ngai City. On the sixth day of the offensive, Marines reported Communist fighters slipping from tunnel complexes to attack. Several dozen Communists were killed, while Allied losses were described as light.
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Batangan
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Quang Ngai City
U.S
Texas Tech University the new name for Texas Technological College
The Texas Tech University proposal won unanimous board support on Saturday with two alternate names rejected. If approved by the Legislature, the change would replace Texas Technological College with Texas Tech University and face student opposition.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
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Texas Technological College
Mike Riddle
Texas State University
Isaae
Texas University For Arts, Sciences and Technology
Texas Technological Univan Lee
Roy Furr
Lubbock
Texas University of Arts, Sciences and Technology
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Dallas
Texas Technological University
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Tech
Marshall Formby
Plainview
D A
Buzz) Cash
Amarillo
Furr
Dr. Tannery
Texas Tech weighs upgrading athletic program and contracts
Texas Tech board of directors reviewed an athletic council recommendation to extend contracts for Polk Robison and J. T. King through 1973 and raise each salary by 2000 dollars. The plan also calls for a new dining hall and improved facilities to upgrade the program overall.
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J. T. King
School of Agricultural Sciences
State Coordinating Board
Monty Earl Davenport
Texas Tech
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Avalanche-Journal
Kennedy Honors RFK Bust Amid Threats and Precautions
Senator Edward Kennedy ignored a telephoned death threat to attend the Justice Department bust unveiling for his slain brother Robert Kennedy. Police maintained a 24 hour vigil at Kennedy's Virginia home as FBI flagged the threat serious. Attendees included Chief Justice Warren and Atty Gen. Clark with others praising team work at the department.
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Ashington
Lennard M. Kennedy
D - Mass
Justice Department
Robert F. Kennedy
Virginia
Kennedy
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Fairfax County
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Ramisey Clark
John Mitchell
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
World Bank
Robert S. McNamara
Ethel Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Weather Map Page 4A Forecast For Lubbock Area
Clear skies and warmer conditions expected today and tonight. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 30s across Lubbock and vicinity.
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