Midland man charged in double slaying of coed and go go dancer
Vietnam veteran Stephen Max Combs, 25, was charged with murder in the slayings of Vicki Berneathy, 20, found stabbed in a closet, and Eula Mae Rogers Miller, 26, a go go dancer, found nude with six stab wounds. Both deaths occurred Thursday in Midland Odessa area. Combs was held without bond after arrest at a hospital. Police pursued possible connections as leads were scarce in the Odessa case.
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Avatenche Journal
Land
Vicki Berneathy
North Texas State University
Stephen Max Combs
Eula Mae Rogers Miller
Midland
Combs
Miss Berneathy
Teadsen
Odessa
Miss Miller
Kay Miller
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Hilltop
Sherri
Tempo Club
Prince Charles Anne Charm Capitol Visit With Outbursts
The prince and princess pursued a hectic Washington schedule with Tricia Nixon and the Eisenhowers as they toured Congress and Mount Vernon. Charles teased colleagues, Anne raced a speedboat, and a White House lawn dinner and fireworks capped a busy day. The flag flown at sea signaled distress during their visit.
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Press International
Washington
Prince Charles
U.S. Capitol
Anne
United States
Tricia Nixon
Julie
David Eisenhower
Prince of Wales
Princess Anne Strode
Capital
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Neil Armstrong
White House
Prince
Congress
Senate
Charles
Door Always Open for SBA Aid After Lubbock Tornado
SBA director Hilary Sandoval Jr says there is no deadline for low interest disaster loan applications from Lubbock tornado victims. No final filing date exists and late penalties will not be applied as long as applications continue arriving. The SBA office remains active with bilingual staff to assist the Latin American community and promises ongoing outreach and full service to help victims recover.
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Avalanche Journal
Washington
Lubbock
Small Business Administration
SBA
Hilary Sandoval Jr
Sandoval
Fred S. Neumann
Lubbock Region
Neumann
Red Force targets in large Vietnam War operation
Nearly 7,000 South Vietnamese and American troops launch one of their biggest operations in two years in northern South Vietnam to crush an enemy buildup. Waves of B52 bombers strike Laos and border areas as Marines and South Vietnamese forces sweep southwest of Da Nang aiming to hit North Vietnamese base camps near the Laotian border. Marines report casualties and enemy losses as arms caches are found and camps are attacked. Forward bases near Laos are prepared as the operation continues.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
da Nang
7Th Marine Regiment
Cambodia
Bbig
Americal
Kham Duc
Texas Tech appoints KU museum director as dean
Page 1 notes Texas Tech names University of Kansas museum director as dean of the Graduate School. Supreme Court ruling does not raise conscientious objectors allowed by local draft board. Reese AFB workers map city after tornado damage. Tower urges Senate to pass disaster aid additions. Nixon approves extra 1 million for arms aid to Cambodia. Community ambassador shares Crete experiences. Market reports and radio TV logs listed. Comics and classifieds span pages 5 through 12. Bore definition ends with a critique of social company.
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Texas Tech
University of Kansas Museum
Supreme Court
Prayer for diligence and purpose in faith
A short invocation asking God to curb laziness and inspire the reader to realize their potential through faith in Jesus. The prayer ends with a traditional Amen.
Debris Moving City Cleanup Heads Into Home Stretch
Debris from the May 11 tornado near Lubbock is being moved by Army Corps of Engineers crews. By July 31 the work aims to finish hauling debris from public and private property, with about 246000 cubic yards already removed. contractors operate multiple contracts as cleanup nears completion.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Lubbock
James M. Dodson
Fort Worth
Dodson
Scranton in vow effort to end campus unrest
William W. Scranton, head of the President's Commission on Campus Unrest, said the panel could urge President Nixon to end the Vietnam War or curb Vice President Agnew if such steps would quell campus unrest this fall. He cautioned any action depends on broader war decisions and avoided promising specifics. The panel also pressed the Kent State tragedy witness, Winston Wilson, on guard responses.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Washington
William W. Scranton
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Agnew
Yarborough Vows More Good Laws at Lubbock Convention
Senator Ralph Yarborough addressed about 200 supporters in Lubbock promising to push more good laws before leaving office. He cited a hospital rebuilding bill and safety measures for federally related jobs, urged backing for the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and proposed disaster bill amendments to aid Lubbock victims with early forgiveness of losses and retroactive relief.
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Yarborough
Texas State Council of Carpenters
Pioneer Hotel
Napoleon
Texas
Lubbock
Sniper Kills Two Chicago Officers Near Cabrini Homes
Two white officers, Sgt. James Severin aged 38 and Patrolman Anthony Razzato 37, were shot dead while walking across a baseball field near Cabrini Homes in Chicago. A third officer reported wounded as gunfire from the housing complex halted rescuers and prompted a large police response. The victims were part of a Walk and Talk Community Program aimed at linking police with residents.
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Chicago
North Side
Neigro
James Severin
Anthony Razzato
Cabrini Homes Project
Jerry Yedlinski
Yedlinski
John Glass
Severin
Razzato
Youth Holds Up City Food Store
A white youth about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 145 pounds robbed Pik Quik Foods at 3651 34th St after 10:50 p.m. He wore a T shirt and blue jeans and fled on foot with an unknown amount of cash, according to the store manager and police descriptions.
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Pik- Quik Foods
34Th St
Funay
Insecticide Tests in New Mexico Rangeland Study
Tests of dibrom as an alternative to toxaphene aim to control caterpillars on Texas rangeland near Springer. Researchers counted caterpillars before and after spraying on 25 plots to gauge effectiveness for a potential federal program. A Texas suit over toxaphene worried about river contamination and fish safety.
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Springer
N. M
New Mexico
Texas
Canadian River
Texas High Plains
U.S
Lach murder case: psychologist testifies schizophrenic
Benjamin Lach, accused of murder with malice in the death of Sarah Morgan on the Texas Tech campus December 4, 1967, was described as a paranoid schizophrenic by Dr. Murray Kovnar after multiple examinations. Judge Matthews scheduled trial for September. death penalty request denied. photographers barred from the courtroom.
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Avalanche-Journal
Fort Worth
Benjamin’ Lach
Jin
Sarah Alice Morgan
Texas Tech
Murray R
Kovnar
Tech
Lach
Byron ‘Matthews
Mrder
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