Hijackers seize two planes in midair standoff over Cuba
Brazilian police storm a Rio de Janeiro bound airliner after hijackers threaten to kill passengers. Five ambulances evacuate injured. Canadian diplomat Norman Shankland survived after leaping from an emergency exit. One hijacker reportedly killed himself. an American jetliner diverted to Havana before resuming to Miami.
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Ady
Fio de Janeiro
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
San Francisco
Miami
Brandan
Buenos Aires
Sao Paolo
Harrers
Norman Shankland
Shankland
Ottawa
Harry Cyrinka
FOM
Rio de Janeim
Joy Center
Nixon defends Cambodia move amid war debate
President Nixon defends Cambodia entry as necessary to hit North Vietnamese sanctuaries, says no plans to send ground forces back. He argues withdrawal should be tied to achieving the Paris talks aims and warns against a Vietnam exit that appears a defeat.
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Cambodia
South Vietnam
Nixson
Nixon
Bruce
Ehuef Uss
Paris
San Clemente
Calif
Los Angeles
ABC
Howard K. Smith
CBS
Eric Sevarend
NBC
John Chancellor
Long-Range Industrial Growth Plans Advance in East Lubbock
The subcommittee recommends the council inventory city business activity, analyze market needs for growth, study agricultural products for new opportunities, and consider an industrial and research park. Proposals urge minority hiring, on the job training, and coordinated planning with city agencies and firms. A La Ventana concept envisions a Guadalupe area library mall theater and hotel complex with lakes along a canyon.
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Lubbock
Betty Anderson
East Lu
Frank Carrillo
Guadalupe Area Subcommittee
Guadalupe Neighborhood Council
Urban Renewal Agency
Guadalupe
Bob Meassersmith
Erskine
U. S. 287
Loop 289
Texas Tech Texas Architectural
Ace
Dudley Thompson
la Ventana
Soviets Narrow Peace Plan Gap
United States and the Soviet Union have narrowed differences on Middle East peace with signs of closer positions. A U.S. proposal suggests Israel's boundaries should, in principle, revert to prewar borders.
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United Nations
Nw.y
United States
Soviet Union
Middle East
U.S
Israel
Brownfield Man Pleads Guilty in DWI Case
Johnny Wade Isaacs aged 27 pleaded guilty in County Court at Law New 2 to driving while intoxicated. Judge Densil Bevers fined 100 and sentenced him to five days in county jail, probated six months. Four others pleaded innocent including Bernie Hood and Olivia Arrendondo both charged with drunken driving.
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Johnny Wade Isaacs
Law New
Densil Bevers
Bernie Hood
Boston Ave
Ami Olivia Arrendondy
3Rd St
Jim Brillon
Jim Brillon, 23, 2014; 60Th St
Willis Flowers
7Th St
Burglars Strike Twice In City
Robert L. Reinhard of Altura Towers reported a weather maker heater and air conditioner unit was stolen from 2303 Mesa Road between 10 a.m. Monday and noon Wednesday, valued about 2600 dollars. The Mae Simmons Swimming Pool at 3400 Weber was burglarized between 5 30 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Wednesday with damage to two vending machines including 5 dollars in change.
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Robert L. Reinhard
Altura Towers
Avenue Q
Mesa Road
Mae Simmons
Weber
Between First Last Two Days Make Difference Pills for Rhinoceroses
A fragment mentions a time 10 19 am and a drum shaft break delaying events. It notes Joe Estep of Tuscaloosa who drew number 1A in a December lottery and found a capsule marked Sept 16. The passage then references David elsewhere in the text.
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Joe Estep
Tuscaloosa
David
Koernvitz
Wyoming
Bach
Curtis W. Tarr
Lewis B. Hershey
Tarr
Defense Department
New Professors Hired By Tech
Two new English professors join Texas Tech University this fall with visiting roles in the English Department for a second summer session. Wnm Whie of St Andrew Presbyterian College North Carolina and Twain Berggren of Illinois Central College teach in English with White holding PhDs from the University of Texas and Princeton. Boerggren comes for the second summer session to teach technical writing and bring industry writing experience. Fulltime hires include Daniel Lees from the University of Pennsylvania and David Weseman from Bradley University Peoria Illinois. Lees earns his PhD this August and Weseman his master's from Midwestern University in Wichita Falls.
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Texas Tech University
Visting O
W Nm Whie
St. Andrew Presbyterian College
North Carolina
Twain Berggren
Illinois Central College
White
University of Texas
Princeton University
Boerggren
Tech
Daniel Lees
University of Pennsylvania
David Weseman
Bradley University
Peoria, Il
Lees
Weseman
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Flag Drive Sparks Pride in Lorenzo Downtown
The Lorenzo Lions Club sponsored a flag drive, buying 57 flags now flown along the downtown street. Lion president Walter Scheef sent for additional flags as residents, veterans, and passersby remarked on the patriotic display. The event sparked strong civic pride and a shared sense of nationhood. DEFENSE REQUEST HELSINKI (UPI) The defense forces seek 1.6 billion marks to 1978 for new equipment from abroad, mainly to bolster air power and defenses.
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Lorenzo
F. B
Fullinglm
Don Nickson
Walter Scheef
Lorenzo Lions Club
Lorenzo Liong Club
Lion
Lubbock
Scheef
Lions
Defense Request Helsinki
UPI
Nixon Sees Changes In Cambodia Limits
President Nixon said Senate and House conferees will modify restrictions on U S actions in Cambodia after Senate passage of the Cooper Church amendment. He defended allies Sen. Frank Church and Sen. John Sherman Cooper and argued his duty to protect American forces justifies action without advance warning. He urged clearer wording to protect presidential power and U S support for Asian nations aiding Cambodia.
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Cambodia
George. S
McGovern
Pep
Mark O. Hatfield
R Ove
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Laos
Nay
Los Angeles
Senate
House
U.S
Sens. Frank
Church
D-Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Niner
Hugh Scott
Stirven
Smith appoints Hutcheson to lead Texas Democrats
Gov Preston Smith requests a statewide executive secretary. Co R Hutcheson of Lubbock begins duties at Democratic headquarters in Austin to organize candidates for the November election. The move marks the first paid staffer in the position for three years and the first statewide executive secretary for the party in Texas.
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Smith
Democratic Party
Texas
Hutchosan
Trassi¢N
Thitcheson
Pastor Awarded 4400 In Suit Over Fatal Crash
In Judge Robert H. Bean's 140th District Court Rev. Edwin Nettleton of Center was awarded 4400 in his suit over a fatal airplane crash. Nettleton owned the Cessna 130 involved in the May 14 1967 field crash near Lubbock that killed James M Rodden and injured Robert Lanve Bruce.
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Aogary
Robert H . Bean
Storm Victims City Awards Counseling Contract
City officials approved a counseling contract for storm victims. Federal disaster funding and a $40,000 HUD planning grant will support repairs not covered by insurance and a citywide land-use survey. The mayor thanked General Lincoln of the Office of Emergency Preparedness for progress and noted $47 donated by OP employees to the disaster relief fund.
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Nixon
Lubbock
Mer
Bhl Blackwell
HUD
Granberry
George A. Lintcoln
Office of ‘Emergency Preparedness
Lanenln Jen
Washington
Laidboack
Honor America Day Parades and Fourth Festivities Nationwide
Honolulu Hawaii plans a flag carrying parade in Waikiki while Rose Bowl fireworks in Pasadena honor POW and MIA families. Louis Armstrong marks 70th birthday as San Diego Stadium hosts seven ton display and Navy singers. Scouts carry flags from Williamsburg to Richmond and on to Washington for a Fourth relay. Milwaukees Crispus Attucks Day programs and a circus parade join Indiana towns in Independence Day celebrations.
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Hawaii
Waikiki
Robert E. Cole Jr
Louis Armstrong
Vietnam
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
Calif
Scoute
Navy
San Diego Stadium
iIamsburg
Richmond
Washington
State
United States
Milwaukee
Indiana
Rossville
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National Airlines
Koei
Congres
Argu
Menton
Tdent
United
Russia
Ninon
Ffairs
Nixon U
Phnom Penh
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Thailand
China
David K. E. Bruce
Inset
Soviets
Assure & Rood Max
Korea
Choc
London
City
America
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