Two Democrats clash as convention opens with delegate brawl
McGovern and Wallace-turned-ally Humphrey refuse to compromise on California delegates as the Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach. The floor fight promises a bruising start with credentials battles likely into Tuesday.
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Texas Delegation Arrives in Bits for DNC Conclave
Miami Beach sees 200 Texas delegates and alternates arrive in pieces rather than by charter, seeking a smoother path to seatings as a split delegation maneuvers over Daley and McGovern in Chicago. Governors and aides assess strategies while aiming to avoid a divisive floor fight.
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Kissinger Sees New Hanoi Talks Approach In Vietnam
Kissinger said Hanoi likely will take a new and more reasonable path when talks resume in Paris. He noted Tho and Thuy would attend, with possible secret negotiations, as U.S. officials assess last week’s South Vietnam fighting and call for renewed, systematic discussions.
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Oldest Settlers Named at Hockley Reunion
Fort Worth police report only a vague description of two men who allegedly attempted to extort 100000 from a tanker. The item appears in Page 7 and relates to church news and a horoscope feature on Today’s page with a humorous dictionary entry about pointing fingers.
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Brownfield Bond Issue Defeated
Voters in Brownfield Saturday rejected a proposed 500000 hospital bond by 429 to 327. The measure would have financed a 30 room wing for Brownfield General Hospital and a nurses station plus storage area in the new wing, with 768 total votes cast city wide.
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Prayer Note Invites Aid For the Less Fortunate
A reader quote asks for Heavenly Father to grant concern for the poor and sick, lonely and forgotten, urging mercy and support for those in need. The brief prayer echoes a communal call for compassion.
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Bronze Bust Dedicated For Holden Hall On Tech Campus
A bronze portrait of Dr. W. C. Holden by Mrs. Glenna Goodacre will be unveiled during 3 to 5 pm dedication ceremonies in the Holden Hall rotunda on the Texas Tech campus. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. Holden Tech Regent Bill Collins and Mrs. Collins Tech President and Mrs. Grover E. Murray Peter Hurd and Dr. Jane Holden Kelley.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Glenna) Goodacre
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Grain deal with Soviet Union tops Nixon Moscow visit
The United States agreed to sell 750 million dollars in surplus grain to the Soviet Union over the next three years. The pact, signed in Washington, marks the largest grain deal between the two nations and sets credit terms of three years at 6 percent interest. The agreement was announced after Nixon's Kremlin talks and aims to ease postwar lend lease debts and boost trade. In Tyler, Texas, Mrs. D A Wood died in a two truck collision on Interstate 20 near Tyler.
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Open Legislature lauded for open budgeting changes
AUSTIN AP The Texas Legislature passed a 4.1 billion dollar budget with more open debate and less pressure, following changes in leadership. Heatly’s resignation as House Appropriations chair raised questions about power and future influence as Mutscher's successor faced legal trouble.
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Submarines Rescue All Six From B52 Crash
U S submarines rescued all six crewmen from a B52 that crashed 300 miles west of Guam. The SAC said the crew ejected during a bombing mission over Vietnam and had been adrift in life rafts in rough seas Saturday night.
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Paratroopers Reach Quang Tri as Citadel Faces Heavy Resistance
Saigon troops press into Quang Tri city center facing stiff resistance from enemy tanks and artillery. A 90-man recon unit with three Americans moved in Thursday, followed by a 500-strong airborne infantry battalion around the citadel, amid sporadic shelling.
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Weather Map Report Improvised Forecast Notes
Partly cloudy skies today with high temperatures around 0 and a night low near 65. A chance of thunderstorms tonight is noted though the text garble limits details. Humidity peaks around 86 percent with unclear regional references and stray phrases.
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