Odessa Man Indicted for Murder in Woman's Death
Johnny Meadows 34, a former Odessa oil field worker, indicted for murder with malice in the death of Gloria Sue Nix Green 26. Green's skeletal remains found in a southeast Odessa vacant lot after she disappeared June 17 from O&L Well Service. Change of venue likely to Dallas or Fredericksburg. death penalty sought, trial hoped in 60 to 90 days. Meadows held on theft charges in Aztec New Mexico before being brought to Odessa.
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Texas Lawmakers Push for Session Over Redistricting
Six Texas congressmen clash with Gov. Preston Smith over calling a special session to draft an alternate redistricting bill. Smith refuses, saying no state emergency exists, while lawmakers seek Supreme Court relief to keep the current plan in effect and maintain election timing.
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RIED: Three Lubbock murders unsolved and dusted
The page lists several headlines across sections including unsolved murders in Lubbock, job and college qualification concerns for youths, Humphrey’s presidential bid, and national policy notes. Other items mention interior department project limits, Nixon debt ceiling request, air strikes on Vietnam sites, Sharjah coup, a Japanese recluse, editorials, market reports, agriculture, radio and TV programs, sports, horoscopes, and a comics DICTIONARY entry.
State Appeals to High Court Over Filing Fee System
Texas Attorney General Crawford Martin asked the U S Supreme Court to stay a Dallas federal court ruling striking down the candidate filing fee system. He warned the primary process could be disrupted without funds and noted a special legislative session or constitutional amendment may be needed to finance primaries.
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Prayer Blessing for Reconciliation and Divine Help
A reader offers a brief prayer requesting reconciliation with God and assurance of divine aid when human efforts fail. The note emphasizes faith and reliance on God as source of help in times of need.
Reese AFB logs 200000 accident free hours milestone
Reese AFB marked its 200000th hour of accident free flying as a Cessna T 37 and a Northrop T 28 landed together. Col Walter H Baxter II presided as crews received champagne, with the wing earning ATC Flying Trophy for past 100000 hours.
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Rail trainmen win 10 percent pay rise approval
Pay Board grants 10 percent retroactive raises to about 180000 railroad trainmen from last April. It also backed potential 15 percent increases in 1972 if railroads adopt money saving rules. UTU leadership signals possible ratification, while some public members opposed. Page 10.
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Remote sensing aids agriculture and land use planning
Purdue University expert Dr. Marion Baumgardner explains how remote sensing, from aviation to space, provides valuable earth observations for agriculture, geology, forestry, and water resources. Texas Tech researchers show interest in land use planning for parks, wildlife, soil and water conservation.
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Front May Bring Rain to Area as Cold Wave Approaches
Skies remain clear but cool with gusty winds across the South Plains. A Pacific cold front tonight could unleash frigid air, with Panhandle temperatures possibly staying below freezing Thursday. Lubbock highs today expected in the mid 60s after a pre-dawn low near 19, then fall to the 50s Thursday as clouds increase. A 20 percent rain chance tonight, with rain and snow forecast for Friday and Saturday in the north central and northeastern parts of the state amid well below normal temperatures for Northwest Texas.
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Nixon's Global Peace Plan Aims to Press Red China
President Nixon publicized a three month old U S peace plan calling for simultaneous Vietnam troop withdrawals and prisoner releases within six months and the resignation of the Saigon regime before a new election He urged renewed talks at Paris while accusing Hanoi of prolonging the war Thieu endorsed a pre election resignation of his government and a political solution to Vietnam's future with full South Vietnamese self determination The disclosure shifts the negotiating burden to the Communists and signals continued U S troop withdrawals as South Vietnamese forces gain capability
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City Pioneer and Civic Leader Dies at 91
Neil W. Wright Sr. age 91 of 31240 20th St Lubbock, longtime civic leader, died about 5 p.m. Tuesday at Methodist Hospital after a period of ill health. Services 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert Dow Nicholson and Rev. Vernon Anderson officiating. Burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Memorials to Scatfish Crippled Children’s Hospital Dallas and Lubbock Cerebral Palsy and Neuro Muscular Center. Wright, known as the dean of West Texas insurance men, was born in Leonard, Texas, to Scottish immigrant parents in 1869. He attended Leonard Academy and graduated magna cum laude.
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Hayden longtime Arizona senator dies at 94
Former U S senator Carl Trumbull Hayden who represented Arizona in Congress for nearly 57 years died Tuesday night in Mesa after hospitalization for dehydration. He was 94 and had served longer in Congress than any other legislator in U S history. Hayden began in the House in 1912 after Arizona statehood and won re election six times.
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Hayden long-serving U.S. senator and acting vice president dies
Senator elected in 1926 served until 1968 rising to president pro tempore and Senate Appropriations chair. Acting vice president after JFK assassination from 1963 to 1965. Born October 2, 1877 in Hayden's Ferry Arizona now Tempe.
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Weather summary for Lubbock area Partly cloudy and warmer day
The forecast predicts partly cloudy skies with a warm day and a slight chance of light rain tonight and Thursday. Expect considerable cloudiness Thursday, with highs in the mid 60s and overnight lows in the middle 30s.
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