Remodeling Costs Spur Board on School Office Unit
The board reports delays in completing new administration quarters at 1715 26th St. and expects occupancy around December 1 instead of June 1. A Feb 7 all day district facilities tour, with media, was scheduled to observe attendance zones and facilities.
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26Th St
James Reynolds
iIt
McWhorter
Bean
Guadalupe
Ella Hes
Posey
Evans Junior High
McMurtry and Craig
Laverne Kirby
Johnson Manufacturing Co
American State Bank
T. H. Holmes
Archie Huckabee
Ishmael Hill
Byron Martin
19Th Street
South Coast
Charles Waters
Reynolds
Mortgage bids adjusted to yield basis under FNMA policy
FNMA plans to revoke bids after most bidders submitted for the upcoming mortgage offering and will adjust prices to maintain yield parity. The change follows a 6 percent basis and aims to keep discounts in line with a 5 percentage point yield, with bidders able to revoke winning bids at no cost.
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FNMA
Romney
Lapin
William J. Driver
Veterans Administration
Mexico City Burier Preyed on Dead for Five Years
Jose Luis Garza Martinez known as The Burier lived off unidentified bodies for five years. At 23 he is detained as authorities determine charges. He identified corpses at morgues, arranged cheap funerals, and begged for funds to bury them. He denies criminal intent, saying his aim was to spare the dead from common graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Jose Luis Garza Martinez
Judicial Police
Public Ministry
Teresa Rosas de Garza
Sirenia Espinoza Juarez
Bequest to Auburn Funds Dog Care and Veterinary Research
The 2.5 million bequest from Eleanor Ritchey to Auburn University, made after her 1968 death, funds research in small animal diseases and provides care for her 150 dogs on a Florida ranch. The will directs that dogs be cared for until death or suitable adoption, with the remainder supporting Auburn's veterinary research.
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Auburn
Ala
UPI
Eleanor Elizabeth Ritchey
Auburn University
Miss Ritchey
Broward County
Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Ivan C. Frederickson
Tucker Frederickson
Miss
Governor Smith Signals Stance on Liquor and Education
Smith told reporters he will not include liquor by the drink in future legislative messages. He reiterates support for the state Democratic platform calling for local option votes on public sale of mixed drinks. He expects a minimum wage bill this session and will help resolve differences between the coordinating board and the University of Texas over Dallas Fort Worth higher education. Brig. Gen. Ross Ayers will be appointed Texas adjutant general.
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Smith
Ge Coordinating Board
University of Texas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Ross Ayers
Friona
36Th National Guard Infantry
Texas
End
Ashoka Hotel Fined for Dry Day Violation in New Delhi
The government owned Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi was fined about $2,000 by the Delhi Municipality for violating dry day regulations in its bars. The sanction targets alcohol service on restricted days.
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New Delhi
Ashoka Hotel
Delhi
Romance of Warships and Computers Sparks Crossed Wires
A quirky tale unfolds as a naval officer exchanges letters with a computer in a romance between ships. Baril's photos and coded names like Big Red and Old Blue ignite a humorous match between vessels and their machines and even invite a potential dating extension with USS Camp.
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Old Blue
Baril
Haverfield
Big Red
Superstition Remains in Indian Railways Profit and Modernity
Asia's longest railway system earns profits and upgrades yet many farmers and villagers still harbor superstitions about trains. Midwives charge 10 rupees to hasten birth with used tickets, and about 6.5 million people ride free each year. The system carries 2.2 billion passengers and 200 million tons of goods annually, turning a roughly 75 million dollar annual profit.
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New Delhi
UPI
Asia
India
Calcutta
Rail
Pakistan
Subcontinent
Navy deserter hijacks flight to Cuba with 46 aboard
A 19-year-old Navy deserter hijacked National Airlines Flight for Cuba after leaving Key West bound for Miami. He told crew he did not want to fight in Vietnam and escorted the passengers to Havana's Jose Marti Airport with Cuban soldiers awaiting him. One passenger, a widow traveling home with her husband's body, accompanied the crew to Varadero. This marked the eighth diversion to Cuba this year.
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Miami
Vietnam
National Airlines
Cuba
National
Kim Tatum
Key West
Miss Tatum
Sue Morrill
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Miss Morrill
Havana
Jose Marti Airport
Leif E. Deskins
Belfry
Ky. Deskins
Parents confront teen crisis in Me a Lad tito group
Parents of adolescents attend a support group led by Rev. Breul with talks from psychiatrists and drug experts. They share stories of runaway children and realize many pressures are beyond parental control while finding solace and guidance for siblings still at home.
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Tito
Breul
Nixon acts to rescind LBJ air routes review
President Nixon writes to the CAB chair on March 5 indicating a review of prior action on new Hawaii air service. He recalls the Johnson era decision and orders reconsideration of route awards to Continental and Braniff, noting involvement of former Johnson appointees.
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Hawaii
CAB
Nixon
Board
Johnson
Braniff
Continental
Continental Airlines
Braniff Airways
CAB Examiner
Robert P. Griffin
Ormichi
Midwest
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
California
Hawa
The
Trust Territories
Samoa
New Zealand
Australia
Rail grant funds linked to private transit authority
The article reports Illinois rail aid funneled to the Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit Authority to lease 130 double decker cars to Illinois Central for 25 years, with title transfer to IC. It notes Johnson’s claim of trying to insulate from grants, and mentions other airline route disputes and CAB decisions involving American, TWA, Northwest, Pan American, and Braniff as well as Hawaii routes and Tokyo.
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Chicago South Suburban Mass Transit Authority
Ilinois Central
Scripps-Howard
Illinois Central
The
Sun-Times
William B. Johnson
Boyd
Johnson
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Hong Kong
Japan
Northwest Airlines
American
Central Pacific
Tokyo
White House
CAB
Western
Braniff
Continental
TWA
U.S
Northwest
United
Helicopter Hit By Rocket Kills Seven Medevacs in Vietnam
A U S Army UH1 medical helicopter marked with red crosses was struck by a B40 rocket 24 miles north of Pleiku in central Vietnam. Seven aboard were killed including two medics, as three wounded soldiers were being hoisted aboard. Ground evacuees nearby escaped unharmed.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Highlands
Pleiku
35Th Infantry Brigade
Italy to Recognize Red China Upgrades Diplomatic Ties
Rome AP reports Italy's Socialist Foreign Minister Pietro Nenni announced the government plans to recognize Peiping and establish diplomatic relations with China. He said Parliament would soon be asked to approve the move, with Premier Mariano Rumor signaling the government's political stance.
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Rome
Italy
Pietro Nenni
Nenni
Peng
Christian Democrat
Mariano Rumor
Refugees Resettled in Formosa from Red Mainland
The Interior Ministry reports 1 473 Chinese refugees from the Communist mainland have been resettled in Formosa. Among them are defectors and former Mao Red Guards. Some traveled via Que Moy Matsu Burma Macao Hong Kong South Vietnam India Thailand and Turkey and three reached the United States.
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Taipei
Formosa
Interior Ministry
Mao Red Guards
Quemoy
Matsu
Burma
Macao
Hong Kong
South Vietnam
India
Thailand
Turkey
United States
Lawyer Marries Sweetheart at 84 in Glendale
Glendale attorney Norman Wykoff, 84, wed his childhood sweetheart Ina Lightner, also 84, eight days after she flew from Monmouth Indiana to propose. The pair, who dated in Maron Tl long ago, kept correspondence a year and a half before the marriage. Wykoff, a widower, planned to return to work Monday after a California trip.
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Glendale
Ariz
Mmarriage
Noriman Wykoff
Wykoff
Monmouth
Ina Lightner
Maron
Widdow
California
Lubbock Hawaii Air Service Unchanged by Nixon Decision
Continental Airlines will continue with expanded daily nonstop service from West Texas to Hawaii starting March 5. Marshall Patterson says the hub city flights will boost the total to 39 daily flights to Hawaii, with domestic routes not needing Johnson era approvals.
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Hawaii
Lubbock
West Texas
Nixon
Pacific
Marshall Patterson
Continental Airline
Patterson
Johnson
Birth of a Daughter in Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Mr and Mrs Pedro Aweda announce the birth of a daughter at 6 28 am Friday weighing pounds 9 ounces at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. The center lists the father as employed by the City of Sub Mr a Camacha and the mother at 16 Ard Street. The second child weighed 6 23 ounces born 3 31 pm Friday in Kodiat Hi, with the father employed by Artsvaiee Co.
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Pam Whaley
Arline Whaley
Gary
Pam
Cathy Stewart
J. Calvin Stewart
Geneva
Pauline Warner
Pedro
Aweda
Amherst
Lubbock Osteopethic Hospital
Sub
Camacha
the & Son
Kodiat Hi
Artsvaiee Co
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Indian Railway Modern
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C. R. Smith
Commercce
China
Unsortated Press
Mickey Thornton
27Th St
Dan Korchenko
Batangan Peninsula
da Nang
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