County Okays Public Funds Use and Jail Renovation Plans
County commissioners approved several disbursements totaling 70 924.99 including payments to Southwest Specialty Co for calling work and office work costs a report will be sent to federal authorities on revenue sharing and a Wednesday meeting set to discuss funding. A long report on jail construction and possible renovations estimated at 22 000 drew debate with viewpoints on juvenile space and accessibility upgrades for the courthouse.
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Southwest Specialty Co
Bob Rapier
Arch Lamb
Brazel
Rapier
State Building Commission
Paul Graham Co
West Texas
Criminal District Attorney's Office
Buckley Calls Controls Witchcraft and Warns of Freedom Loss
William Buckley criticized price controls as ineffective while arguing the public demands limits on freedoms. He contrasted Democratic and Republican stances, warned about loss of liberty under government programs, and mused on potential 1976 presidential ticket mixes involving Agnew Kennedy and Connally.
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Nixon
Washington
Ted
Ameriaas
Agnew
Ned
Ted Kennedy
Ac Connally
Air Crash Kills 156 Back From Mecca Pilgrimage
On August 14 1972 a Fast German Soviet built jetliner crashed near East Berlin killing 156 with 162 reported dead during the disaster. Survivors were sent to Kano Hospital and crews guarded against potential vengeance. Bodies lay in blanket bundles on the airport tarmac as officials said many were burned beyond recognition. The flight carried Nigerian Muslim pilgrims returning from Mecca and other pilgrim flights were diverted to Lagos after Kano airport was blown. Authorities sealed the airport to complete recovery of victims.
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East Berlin
Kano
Jeddah
Indi Arabia
Mecca
Lagos
Mailing Address Rule Change Noted by Lubbock Postmaster
Regulations of the U S Postal Service permit both a post office box and a street address on envelopes and packages. Elmer S Teed Jr Lubbock Postmaster says mailed pieces with both addresses will be delivered to the address in the line above the city state and ZIP code.
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U.S. Postal Service
Elmer S. Teed Jr
Lubbock
Johnson dies after heart attack ending a tumultuous presidency
Former President Lyndon Baines Johnson died after a heart attack at his Texas ranch. The 1960s leader announced he would not seek re election in 1968 and his term ended with Nixon succeeding Johnson’s vice president Hubert Humphrey. Funeral details were to be announced by the Military District of Washington as the Johnson family grieved at the LBJ Ranch.
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Austin
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Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr
Johnson City
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Rayburn
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Kennedy Johnson
Pakistan
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Berlin
Barry M. Goldwater
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Houstonigh School
Rich
Ard Kleberg
Mammoth King Ranch
New Hampshire
Kleberg
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Pacific
Trarty
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Goldwater
House
Ton
Miami
Sen
Hill
George McGovern
University of Texas In Austin
North Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
U.S
Hubert Humphrey
American Pictures buys Black Mama White Mama screen rights
American International Pictures purchased screen rights to Black Mama White Mama a prison story set during the Philippines revolution. On the first anniversary of retirement from public office the individual remarked this is something I have never been able to do I do just what I want to do.
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Hollywood
API
American International Pictures
Philippines
Kissinger Tho Meet Again at Kleber Center in Paris
Paris talks on Vietnam peace progress shift to Avenue Kleber site where Henry Kissinger and Vo Trong Nhu Tho are expected to hold private sessions. Viet Cong and South Vietnamese ministers face attendance doubts as hostilities loom and neutral ground at the former Majestic hotel is prepared for possible ceremonies.
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Communist Party
Tran van
Orj
Lam
Viet Cong
Nguyen
Ih! Bink
Tho
Avenue Kleber
Nguyen Thi Binh
Dr. Kissinger
U S
Kissinger-Tho
Majestic Hotel
Roe V. Wade Abortion Ruling Sparks National Debate
In a landmark decision, the High Court upholds abortion rights in the first three months while permitting state regulation later. Justice Blackmun writes that a woman's medical judgment with her doctor should guide early abortions, with stricter limits after viability. The ruling prompts widespread discussion and profiles of Jane Roe’s case and lawyer Sarah Weddington.
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William H. Rehnquist
White
Blackmun
House
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
York
Alaska
Hawaii
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District of Columbia
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Pennsylvania
State
Sarah Weddington
Austin
Miss Roe
Dallas
Supreme Court
Friendship Of Johnson Cherished By Longtime Editor
Lyndon Johnson and Chas A Guy shared a long friendship from Texas politics to the White House. Guy recalls Johnson's thoughtful leadership and private concerns over U S policy, noting their deep personal ties and mutual respect through the years.
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Karen Jester
Avalanche-Journal Star
Texas
U. S
George Mahon
Chas. A
Congressional
U.S
United States
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Oval Room
Italian Farmers Move to Cities Shrinks Labor Force
Italian farmers drop Rome showing four million agricultural workers migrated to cities in twenty years cutting Italy’s farming labor by fifty three percent.
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Rome
Italy
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