Nation marks cease fire with bells, prayers and sightings
The United States observes a 24 hour national day of prayer and thanksgiving at 8 p m CST ending the Vietnam War. President Nixon proclaims a national moment of prayer as bells ring nationwide, flags fly and services spread from Key Biscayne to Times Square and statewide ceremonies occur coast to coast.
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Nixon
Pat
Julie
Key Biscayne
Florida White House
Ry Veterans of Foreign Wars
Glens Falls
N.Y
Philadelphia
Maine
Westbrook
Littlefield Hosts 300 at Chamber Banquet Likable Livable Town
Littlefield's annual Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture banquet drew about 300 citizens and guests. Awards honored Joy Breedlove Farm Family of the Year and David Jones family Citizen of the Year Billy Tom Grant and Janice Sebring were named Woman of the Year. Mayor J. E. Chisholm emceed as officers and directors were announced for the 1973 term.
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Arthur Stail
Littlefield
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Bill Payne
Bill Armistead
Chamber of Commerce
Joy Breedlove
David Jones
Billy Tom Grant
Janice Sebring
Mrsing
Amherst College
Breedlove
Junior Breedlove
Lums Chapel
Linda
David Lee
Deanna
Michell
Joneses
Jones
Sheriff's Posse
Lions Club
Farm Bureau
Lamb County Soil and Water Conservation District
Grant
Quarterback Club
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J. E. Chisholm
CCA
Doyle Patton
David Hamblin
Hamblin
Ree
Barry Armes
Kenneth Day
Rad Richardson
Wade Warren
Doyle Winfield
Benny Zahn
Agribusiness
Ken’ Day
Craig Wallace
W. M
Bill” Payne
Barbara Pruitt
Ernest Connell
Elouise Cox
J. L. Marcum
Charles Ary
Bob Roiden
Kip Catshall
Craig’ Wallace
Roger ‘Awe
Carol Black
Joe Carlisle
A. C. Bridwell
Prayer Day Declared National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
President Nixon designated a 24 hour period ending at 6 p.m. today as a national day of prayer and thanksgiving to honor the end of the Vietnam War and a hoped for world peace. Local observances occurred at Reese Air Force Base Chapel and churches across the Hub City. A Plainview mother of a POW expressed hope for her son’s release, noting her family’s four year wait since Lt. Col. H. C. Copeland was shot down over Hanoi in 1967.
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Vietnam
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Hub
Lyndon B. Johnson
Avalanche-Journal
Harvey Copeland
Lubbock
Urse
Copeland
H. C. Copeland
Hanoi
Austin
Student power for Egyptians urged independence and student voice
A parliamentary study committee recommended full university independence and student participation in national policies. It urged student activity through legitimate organizations, a leadership channel to connect with leaders, and faculty magazines for student expression while noting unrest stemmed from poster bans.
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Cairo
Juys
Millionaire Michael Brody Ends Life Over Vietnam Peace Deal
Michael J. Brody, 24, heiress remains and man ager Craig Nolan said his suicide in New York was tied to the Vietnam peace settlement. Brody reportedly propped a hunting rifle between his knees and fired, ending a life spent amid public gestures to give away his fortune.
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UPS
Michael J. Brody
New York
Craigs Nolan
Brody
Nolian
N.Y
Nolan
Renee
John F. Jelke
Searsdale
Ed Sullivan
Honolulu
Norwalk
Conn
Brady
White
Missing Girl Found Dead in Fort Worth
A missing 8 year old girl who disappeared Friday while visiting a playmate was found dead Saturday near an overpass on Fort Worth's west side. Police say she was raped with no visible wounds, and the coroner attributes death to a broken neck. The body was found around 12 08 p.m. by a passerby. the victim wore a red plaid dress with white sleeves.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Oliver Ball
Paige Applegate
Youung
Tech Land Deal Brings Texas Tech Acreage to Brownfield
Brownfield hosts a banquet as Texas Tech officials and local leaders announce land acquisition near Brownfield for an agricultural research and teaching facility. I J Richardson, banker and local leader, is named citizen of the year for helping secure 3% sections of land later sold to the Tech Foundation.
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Karen Jester
Avalanche-Journal
Brownfield
Terry County
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech
J. Phil Campbell
Richardson
First National Bank
Secral
Texas ‘Tech University Foundation
Brownfield Development Foundation, Inc
Texas Tech University Foundation
Terrymunty
Tech
Grover 2. Murray
Murray
West
Texas
Great Ice Cream Theft Reported In Ohio
The Auto Theft Bureau in Columbus Ohio reports the theft of a Borden's semi-trailer truck loaded with 25000 dollars worth of ice cream. A bureau spokesman joked about the engine and a puddle of milk if it stops running.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Borden
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