Mansfield warns against Indochina war escalation
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield cautions against major operations in Indochina warning such moves would trigger efforts to cut off funds. He says a drive against Laos sanctuaries could boost support for the McGovern Hatfield amendment to pull out U.S. forces by December 31. Senator Fulbright predicts a large Allied offensive in Laos amid assertions of justified airpower.
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Unded Press International
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Indochina
Camerons
Mansfield
Laos
U.S
Sen
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Rogers
United States
Cambodia
Lubbock County Population Up by 3500 in 1970 Census
The 1970 census lists Lubbock County population at 179,295, up 3,500 from preliminary last year. City totals await final release but prelims show Lubbock City near 146,379. Statewide population reaches 11,298,878, up 17 percent since 1960, with notable growth since 1940.
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Lubbock County
Lubbock
Amarillos
Potter County
Randall County
Texas
U.S. Census Bureau
George H. Brown
Pantsuit policy in area schools draws attention
Today in Lubbock area schools teachers may wear pantsuits as part of a new policy. Center doctor studies surgical stitching material. Automakers seek more time to comply with bumpers rules. Congress aims to study worker pension rights. Rome moves to curb romantic horse drawn carriages. Willy Brandt calls for Berlin ties amid communist harassment. Americans protest POWs outside North Vietnamese delegation building. Plains farming and fine arts sections noted. School menus and oil news listed.
Indochina War Air Campaign Expands Across Laos and Vietnam
UPI reports hundreds of American warplanes attacking Communist bases in South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia within hours of a pledge to use unlimited airpower. Secretary Rogers signals possible air support for a South Vietnamese ground push into southern Laos to choke the Ho Chi Minh Trail. B52s and fighter-bombers hit targets, including the Khe Sanh area near the Laotian frontier, as U.S. maintains no troop commitment from President Nixon.
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United Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Washington
UPI
Nicholas Daniloff
State Department
Yaniloff
Sec
William P. Rogers
United States
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Rogers
Ho Chi ‘Minh Trail
Air Force
Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
Khe Sanh
Prayer for Sharing and Truth in All Conditions
A reader offers a devotional plea asking God to help each person learn to share with loved ones and others. The prayer requests courage to act even when inconvenient and to speak truth wherever they are, ending with Amen.
Traffic sign at 114th Street repeatedly knocked down
County Commissioner Arch Lamb warns of a one man traffic safety drive if vandalism continues at the 114th Street and Avenue, Pa intersection where the stop sign has been knocked down for the ninth time. Officials report the sign missing this morning and fear a serious wreck if it remains.
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Arch Lamb
Lamb
114Th Street
Avenue
Department
Public. Safety
Moonport Jammed: Cape Hosts Space Show Echoes Woodstock
Cape Kennedy crowds fill Cape Canaveral beaches for a space launch spectacle seen as a miniature Woodstock. Officials forecast up to half a million spectators in fair weather as families, students, and veterans camp out to witness the lunar mission. VIPs include Spiro Agnew and Gov. Reubin Askew as couples celebrate anniversaries amid festive, mud-dressed crowds.
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United Press International
Cape Kennedy
Oldsters
Winnie Shepard
Greenwich
Conn
Alan B. Shepard
Wee Sai
Port Canaveral
Jeff Shaw
Coshocton
Ohio
Armstrong
John Collins
Aberdeen
I.D
Columbus
Mozambique cyclone death tolls cut after initial fears
Mozambican officials discount early reports of massive casualties from Cyclone Felice that struck the Lourenco Marques region. A Mozambique radio station reported 10 bodies recovered, while rescue workers had earlier cited estimates from 500 to 1,000 and rumors up to 100,000. Lusitania News Agency, semi official, said damage and casualties were highly exaggerated.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Felice
Lusitania
Portugal
Unofficial Probe May Be Important One
Public wrath rises over Sharpstown stock deals as five investigations move forward and a sixth unofficial inquiry forms. The January Dallas action alleges fraud and stock manipulation in National Bankers Life stock with the Federal Bureau of Investigation aiding a federal court suit.
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Dallas
US. Securities
Federal _Bureau’ of Investigation
National Bankers Life Stock
Sharpstown State Pa
Uganda Reports Sudan Invasion Across Border
A Kampala dispatch says Uganda’s new military government charged that Sudanese troops crossed the border and were advancing into Uganda. The claim was broadcast by Radio Uganda in a midnight announcement.
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Kampala
Uganda
AAP
Pee
An. Officee Pepeeeenly
Nixon’s Rest On Island Vacation At Cruz Bay Cottage
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon spent a relaxed Saturday at a secluded cottage in Cruz Bay. The couple enjoyed 80 degree weather, read outdoors, and Nixon drafted messages to Congress. An afternoon boating trip aboard the presidential yacht included Roger Johnson and C.G. Rebozo.
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Associated Press
Cruz Bay
Nixon
White House
Congress
Roger Johnson
C.G. “Bebe ’' Rebozo
Florida
Apollo 14 Countdown Moves Toward Possible Launch
Kennedy NASA officials reported a temporary delay in the Saturn 5 service tower rollback as Apollo 14 prepared for blastoff. The mission, described as crucial, faced a momentary halt while investigators reviewed potential trouble signals from late Saturday.
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Avalanche-Journal
Kennedy
Space Agency
Investi
Apollo 14 countdown faces weather and lightning safety checks
Ground crews push toward a 2 23 p m CST launch as a superficial scratch on an insulation panel is fixed. Forecasters warn of possible Gulf thunderstorms and a five mile safety rule after lightning during Apollo era activity. Astronauts Shepard Roosa and Mitchell spend time with families at the spaceport as spectators gather in Brevard County with up to a half million expected.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
NASA
Spaceport
Gulf of Mexico
Cape
Alan B. Shepard
Brevard County
Lubbock Warmth Amid Northeast Snow Storms Hit
The region sees little temperature change with no precipitation through Monday while the Northeast endures a wintry blast with blizzard warnings. Texas enjoys unseasonably warm weather as New York and Ohio face heavy snowfall, gusty winds, and road closures from Utica to the Pennsylvania line.
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Lubbock
South Plains
Avalanche-Journal News
Texas
New. York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maine
New York
Utica
Pennsylvania Line
Springlike weather across Texas with mild temperatures
A weak cool front barely affected the state as warm, springlike conditions persisted. In Lubbock the high reached 75 degrees on Saturday, five points below the date record, while the overnight low was 36 degrees early Saturday morning.
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Lubbock
Texas
Mercury
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