Sales Scheduled Area Returns To Normal After Shooting
A three day holiday break was followed by a shooting at a city park leaving one dead one hospitalized and three arrested. Kenneth R. Askew 19 of Tex- is among those involved in the incident.
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Kenneth R. Askew
Fuller
L. D. Betts
Tucson
Ariz
Carroll Mills
Cannon Air Force Base
Mills
John Allen Jr
Andre E. Simmons
Cannon Afb
Hillcrest City
Hillcrest City Park
Lubbock
Lubbock Independent School District
Texas Tech University
Lubbock Christian College
Tom Martin
South Plains
Heat Dominates Texas Weather With Flood Threat Ongoing
Heat and little rain grip much of the state as heavy showers soak the plains and flood warnings persist along the Nueces and lower coast. Panhandle enjoys cooler air while Lubbock resumes classes and services return to normal after the long holiday.
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Middle Nueces
Tilden
Three Rivers
Lower Nueces
Lake Corpus Christi
Panhandle
Upper Panhandle
Plains States
Lubbock
Gulf
South Atlantic
Great Lakes
Lansing
Mich
Kansas
Ilinois
Two craft downed near a Shau Valley
The report notes a current rate of 14 300 men a month with Kissinger signaling a possible rise to 20 000 kept for about a year. Sources say the plan could involve a residual force after that period.
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Shau Valley
Kissinger
Vietnam War Withdrawal Figures Use Mixed Projections
The article notes an expeditionary force in Vietnam pegged at 238 500, excluding 32 000 airmen and 18 000 naval personnel, with a residual force possibly 5 000 to 25 000. Washington analysts cite Nov 7 election timing and Nixon's goal to end U.S. combat involvement, with withdrawal at about 20 000 per month discussed.
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Vietnam
U.S
Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. Troop Rotations And Vietnam Skirmishes Reported
The U.S. command said 2 200 troops left last week as helicopter losses occurred near A Shati Valley. B52 bombers pounded near the DMZ for a sixth straight day while Da Nang faced a Viet Cong rocket attack. Henry Kissinger visited Saigon to discuss troop reductions and diplomacy with President Thieu.
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U.S
Avalanche-Journal News Services
Saigon
A Shati
Vietnam
Hanoi
Dmz
Paris
Fuller
Charlie 2
Alpha 4
Laos
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
Quang Tri
Ulevich
North
South Vietnam
White House
Henry Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
State's Girls File For Miss Texas
Sixty three contestants entered the 1971 Miss Texas pageant as preliminary events set for Wednesday at Tarrant County Convention Center Theater. Belinda Myrick and Phyllis George figure among favored contenders with George the reigning Miss America from Denton. Final competition follows Saturday night with the Miss America pageant scheduled for September in Atlantic City.
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Fort Worth
UPI
Phyllis George
Denton
Phyllis
Belinda
Vicki Vanderberg
Oak Cliff
Dallas
Belinda Myrick
Miss George
Tarrant County Convention Center
Atlantic City
Smith digs at Governor Barnes in Washington remark
The article notes a sharp jab at Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes as he announces his gubernatorial bid after returning from Washington, remarking that Smith would not need permission from officials in the capital.
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Washington
Ben Barnes
Iowa Authorities Hold Texas Duo
Two El Paso men were arrested after a one car crash east of Blairsburg on U S 20. Driver Steven Neubert 21 fractured his collarbone and was hospitalized. Passenger Curtis Johnson 18 uninjured. Both charged in Webster City Justice of the Peace court with possession of marijuana Neubert also charged with operating under the influence failing to have vehicle under control and driving without a license Bond set at 6000 for Neubert 5000 for Johnson.
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Webster City
Iowa
UPI
el Paso
Blairsburg
U.S
Steven Neubert
Hamilton County
Curtis Johnson
Drought Sees Bats Leave Carlsbad Caverns for Pecos River
Carlsbad Caverns National Park reports thousands of bats deserting caves due to eight months of drought. Park guide Hiram Tarent cites no food water or insects in caves pushing bats to hunt along the Pecos River at night. Eddy County sheriff says the bats gather over the river but have caused no trouble.
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Carlsbad
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Pecos
Hiram Tarent
Tarent
Eddy County Sheriff's Office
Pakistan restricts international travel to preserve foreign exchange
Karachi AP reports the Pakistan government bans travel abroad except for business and specialized study to conserve foreign exchange. The measure targets overall currency reserves and may affect students and professionals seeking overseas opportunities.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Deadly Fourth of July Toll Tops Nation in 1969
The holiday period saw a surge in fatalities with 52 deaths in California leading states, 47 in Texas and 31 in Indiana. Three multi death crashes raised Texas totals, while overall violent deaths reached 81 nationwide including drownings and homicides. Weather favorable to travelers spurred highway travel.
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California
Texas
Indiana
Georgia
Florida
Department of Public Safety
Council
Convicts Train For Naval Divers Program
The nine month program includes 300 hours of cutting and welding 160 of first aid training in writing technical reports underwater demolition pipe fitting electronics rigging photography and machinery maintenance. Each man runs five miles or swims two miles daily and does 30 minutes of calisthenics. All graduates of the first diving class have jobs and most earn 175 to 325 weekly with some divers making over 20000 yearly.
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Howard
California
Senator Urges Mortgage Rate Controls To Ease Housing
Senator John Sparkman proposes keeping FHA and VA mortgage rate ceilings from rising to prevent 75 000 fewer housing units and rising unemployment. He asks Secretary Connally to reduce points charged by lenders for home financing.
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Washington
UPI
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
John B. Connally Jr
Sparkman
Nixon Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Connally
Burglars Burst Into Local Shops In Early Morning Thefts
A 3:30 am burglary spree near Gonzales Laundry on Weber Drive ended with a suspect captured after a second story leap failed. The pair pried a vending machine, netting cash and goods from Taco Boy Inc and TIM Co. Other targets included Alderson Cadillac Co and a car with $375 in clothing stolen. Deputies investigate the TV and meat theft from Altie Cox residence northeast of Heckville.
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Gonzales
Weber Drive
Taco Boy Inc
50Th St
TIM Co
Baylor Drive
Alderson Cadillac Co, Inc
19Th St
John Ewen
Amarillo
10Th Street
Altie Cox
Heckville
Burger urges reforms to speed justice and limit appeals
Chief Justice Burger and ABA President Edward L. Wright urge reforms to modernize the justice system. They study trimming juries, streamlining criminal trials, reducing multiple appeals, and improving prosecutorial and defense performance. Outside, Black lawyers critique the ABA for focusing on commerce over domestic issues and race justice.
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ABA
Burger
England
Bar
Edward L. Wright
Phayiitan
Wright
Assembly Hall
National Conference of Black Lawyers and
Black American Law Suria Association
Restrictions Sought on Boeing 707 Operations by Pilots
London AP British pilots urge limits on Boeing 707 flights unless the rudder assembly is strengthened. The British Airline Pilots Association says one accident stemmed from rudder tug failure and notes several other failures. Beith Overseas Airways Corp says 17 of 29 planes already modified and remaining by September. No unmodified aircraft will operate where stress is unusual.
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London
British Airline Pilots Association
British Air Registration Board
Department of Trade
Acéj
Beith Overseas. Airways
Corp
Cutt
Johnson Named Cotton Advisor to PCG and Industry Boards
Orville Freeman serves as producer adviser to the U S delegation at the International Cotton Advisory Committee meeting in Athens Greece. Johnson joined the PCG staff in 1960 and rose to executive vice president in 1965 succeeding George Pfeiffenberger. He has held roles with Water Inc Lub bock Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Association of Cotton Producer Organizations. He and his wife have two daughters.
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Orville Freeman
U.S
International Cotton Advisory Committee
Athens
Greece
PCG
Lyndon RB. Johnson
Water Inc
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Texas Association of Cotton Producer Organizations
Johnson
George W. Pfeiffenberger
Olton
Agricultural Chemical Company
High Plains
Herschier
West German employment and unemployment figures for 1970
West Germany reported 27.2 million employed in 1970 with an average unemployment of 149000, government announcement indicated. The figures reflect the labor market scale during the year.
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Weisbaden
Landowners split up farms to skirt cotton subsidy caps
Solon and other farmers divide subleases among 50 investors to receive cotton payments while J G Boswell Co rents its holdings to investors. The move aims to bypass new caps after a 1.1 billion payout pace slowed by late certificates and a new law limiting subsidies.
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Arizona
Red River
Rio Bravo
EL Dorado
Post
J. G. Boswell Co
California
Agriculture Department
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South Africa
Mozambique
Angola
Portuguese Guinea
Donald A. Johnson
Don Johnson
Solon
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