Westminster man jailed under old blasphemy law
A 20 year old man Irving K West was convicted of blasphemy under a 245 year old law in Westminster Maryland for using profanity in public. He received 30 days in Carroll County jail plus a consecutive 30 day sentence for resisting arrest and fines of 25 for blasphemy resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Magistrate Charles J Simpson noted police testified West shouted profanities and used the Lords name in vain at arrest.
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Carroll County
Irving K. West
Main Street
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Charles J. Simpson
Simpson
State FFA Delegates Gather for 40th Annual Convention
FFA members from the Lower Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle attend the 40th annual state Future Farmers convention in Municipal Auditorium. National FFA president Greg Bamford of Haxton Colorado urged delegates to dream big and work hard as they begin a 22 day gathering with 5 051 registrations announced.
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Duane Howell
Avalanche-Journal
Future Farmers of America
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle
Greg Bamford
Haxton
Colo
FFA
Future Farmers
Municipal Auditorium
Hospital board urges health care planning center
The COUNTY hospital board calls for establishing a health care planning center as part of a state and nation wide initiative. The plan aims to streamline services and coordinate resources across county lines. The report notes no date for the proposal.
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County Hospital Board
FFA delegates named for national convention in Kansas City
Lowell Bee Catlett of Dalhart is the state nominee for national FFA president and will seek the office at the national convention in October in Kansas City Mo. Delegates Larry Dale King of Anson and Danny Burns of Pittsburg were named to attend. Public Speaking finalists include Bob C. Burns of Carrizo Springs and Barham Fulmer of Nacogdoches with ten regional winners in the eliminations.
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Dalhart
FFA
Catlett
Kansas City
Larry Dale King
Anson
National Honor Society
Danny Burns
Pittsburg
Bob C. Burns
Carrizo Springs
Barham Fulmer
Nacogdoches
Burns
Two Others Also Due Freedom
A U S Air Force pilot Maj Fred N Thompson from Reese Air Force Base along with Maj James Low and Capt Joe Carpenter are reported by North Vietnamese negotiators in Paris to be released to a U S antiwar group. Thompson, 32, from South Carolina, was captured March 20 and is described by base friends as quiet and likeable.
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Reese Air Force Base
United States
Fred N. Thompson
Reese
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Thompson
James Frederick Low
Sausalito
Cit
Maitland
Fla
Joe Victor Carpenter
Victorville
Calif
South Carolina
Betty Jean
Big Spring
3501St
Reese Village
Wisdom From Elders Heralded By Lubbock Writer
A devotional note from Mrs. A. W. Voight of Lubbock praises older people for wisdom and peace from walking in the Lord’s path. The speaker expresses gratitude and a wish to grow into their elder serenity.
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A. W. Voight
Lubbock
Hijacker with grenade forces National jet to Havana
A Cuban hijacker on National Airlines Flight 1064, wielding a pistol and a fake hand grenade, forced the LA to Miami DC8 to divert to Havana with 61 aboard. Cuban authorities detained the remaining 56 passengers for safety, bused to Veradero for refugee flight transfer, while a 42-year-old passenger was treated after spinal surgery.
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Miami
Texas
Havana
New Orleans
National Airlines
Sidney L. Oliver
Hernandez
Houston
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Steward
Kathleen Dickinson
National
Jose Marti
Veradero
Cuba
Los Angeles
Windmills recaptured in photos show vast South Plains impact
A feature by Gerry Burton profiles Miss Billie Wolfe and her forthcoming book on windmills, tracing their role from Persia to the Western Plains. The piece recalls Captain Marcy’s warning of waterless lands, then notes windmills as pioneers enabling settlement before modern pumps emerged.
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Billie Wolfe
Gerry Burton
Avvalanche-Journal
South Plains
Persia
Miss Wolfe
Fortas Admits He Phoned Complaint To Businessman
Justice Abe Fortas testified at a Senate hearing that he phoned a longtime business friend to complain about an exaggerated claim on the Vietnam War cost. He refused to discuss whether the call came at the President's request or identify the executive involved.
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Associated Press
Washington
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Earl Warren
Sam J. Ervin
Ervin
Supreme Court
Fortus
New York
Showers Invade Plains Region
A trough of storms moved across the upper Panhandle and South Plains Wednesday night with a tornado sighted 4 miles east of White Deer at 7 p.m. A tornado warning covered Carson and Gray counties but caused no damage. Early today a 120 mile line of scattered storms approached the Lubbock area with no heavy precipitation indicated.
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Associated Press
Upper Panhandle-South Plains
White Deer
Carson
Gray
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Peggy Wins First Test in Miss Texas Preliminaries
Peggy Kincannon of Fort Worth won her swimsuit round in the Miss Texas preliminaries here. The event continued a string of honors from Susan Kay Logan and Jan Glenn, with Treva Ladd, 17, scoring in talent by performing a Samoan sword twirl to drum beats.
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Percy Kincannon
Miss Ladd
Burkburnett
City Native Detector City Native Detector
A former Lubbock High School student and 12 other U S military deserters received asylum in Sweden for humanitarian reasons. Sut. Bully Dale Beckham 19, with relatives in Lubbock and Denison, cited Army knee injury treatment as the motive. Grandmother and aunt voiced concern as the family moved to Sweden.
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James Boyett
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock High School
U. S
Sweden
Dale Beckham
Lubbock
Denison
All-11 Aboard Last Ride Ends in Lubbock Hub City
After 58 years the all passenger Clovis to Houston service ends on Saturday. The final run marks the closing chapter in Lubbock’s rail era begun in 1910 with Clovis Houston trains serving Texico Santa Fe lines and aiding settlers, students, and the Gulf Coast Plain.
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Texas
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iWay
Tahoka Seizes 22180 in Counterfeit 20s linked to ex-convict
Tahoka police recovered 22180 in counterfeit twenty dollar notes from Lenard Loyd Reagan, a paroled ex-convict. The Secret Service, based in Dallas, led the probe and sought the currency's source while Reagan was held in Lubbock County jail on $25000 bond. The notes were not believed to be produced locally and authorities kept the investigation quiet as it continued.
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Tahoka
Federal Reserve
U.S. Secret Service
Avalanche-Journal
Jack Miller
Lynn Seales
Lenard Loyd Reagan
Wis
Southern Prison
Laubbock
U. S
Frank R. Murray
Lubbock
Secret Service
Dallas
Amarillo
Ronald Reagan
California
Osakto
Governor Signs Tax Boost Bill In Texas
Governor signs a bill raising the state sales tax from 2 to 3 percent the automobile sales tax from 6 to 6.5 percent and the corporate franchise tax from 2.25 to 2.75 per hundred dollars. The increases take effect Oct 1 and will raise overall business taxes across Texas cities.
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Austin Giuw
John Connally
Texas
Shaun Bakes
Weather Forecast For Lubbock And Vicinity
The Weather Man reports fair and warm conditions today and tonight with upper 90s highs in the region. Isolated thunderstorms are possible in the northwestern counties during the afternoon and evening.
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Lubbock
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