Laird accuses McGovern of deal over F15 fighter support
Defense Secretary Laird charged that McGovern may have traded support for the F15 production to win Eagleton as running mate. He questioned McGovern's POW release promise and rejected evidence backing the claim. The Eagle plane contract is worth 7.3 billion dollars for 749 aircraft built by McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis.
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Associated Press
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
George S. McGovern
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Laird
McGovern
U.S
B52 Bombers Hit Near Quang Tri In Heavy Strikes
U S B52s pounded suspected North Vietnamese troop concentrations near Quang Tri city in three waves delivering over 1000 tons of explosives. Inside Viet Nam missions hit Dong Hoi area while clashes raged house to house near a citadel in Quang Tri. Casualties included 74 NVA and six government troops. two air borne platoons remained unaccounted for.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Saigon
Quang Tri City
U.S. Command
Hue
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Dong Hai
Laos
South Vietnam
U.S
FBI admits former nun and ex-marine as special agents
FBI expands its special agents corps by accepting a former nun and an ex-marine. The move marks a shift in recruitment norms and highlights evolving gender roles within federal law enforcement.
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FBI
Special Agents Department
Sec. A
Severe storms wash out SH 214 near Muleshoe
Intense thunderstorms lashed the northwest South Plains with heavy rain hail and five funnel clouds. A 4 to 6 inch downpour cut SH 214 about 12 miles north of Muleshoe flooding pavement leaving deep water. A house five miles northwest of Muleshoe suffered heavy damage from a lightning strike. Cotton crop damage was feared north of Muleshoe as storms moved through Clovis and Hereford areas.
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South Plains
SH 214
Muleshoe
Farwell
Earth
James Glass
Muleshoe- Farwell
Clovis
Hereford
Sec
Truman Released From Hospital After 15 Days
Former president Harry S. Truman was discharged from Research Medical Center in Kansas City after a two week examination and treatment for intestinal inflammation. Mrs Truman accompanied him as he left assisted by bodyguard Mike Westwood and drove to their home in Independence Missouri.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Research Medical Center
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Mike Westwood
Independence
Prayer excerpt on recognizing God’s greatness
A reader offers a devotional prayer urging believers to resist pride in human genius and instead trust in divine power. The plea emphasizes recognizing God's sovereignty and dependence on Him in daily life.
Slaton Man, 80, Killed in U S 84 Crash
Leo B. Kitten of Slaton died after a two car collision at the U S 84 and Woodrow Road intersection. A woman driver received minor injuries. Sherry Lynn Howard of Wolfforth was treated and released. Rosary and mass planned at St. Joseph's Church Englands Funeral Home directs burial.
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Avalanche-Journal
Slaton
Leo B. Kitten
U.S. 84
Woodrow Road
Kitten
Mercy Hospital
Sherry Lynn Howard
Wolfforth
Lubbock County
South Plains
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Englewood Cemetery
Englands Funeral Home
Ferdinand
Panel changes mind wage price limits placed on lumber
The Cost of Living Council reimposed wage price controls on exempt small lumber firms after discovering rapid price increases. About 62 000 firms were brought under controls. The Forest Service was directed to boost salvaged timber output to raise production by 300 million board feet this year. Compliance by exempt lumber companies is required by July 31 with further rollbacks possible depending on next regulations.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
Donald Rumsfeld
Internal Revenue Service
Rumsfeld
Forest Service
Price Commission
Chiefs Meet Teamsters Endorse Nixon for Re election
Rancho la Costa Calif AP Leaders of the 2.2 million member Teamsters Union endorsed President Nixon for re election breaking with organized labor's traditional support of Democratic candidates The union's 17 member executive committee announced the endorsement Monday after its quarterly conference Teamster President Frank Fitzsimmons sits on Nixon's Pay Board The endorsements came on the eve of AFL CIO leaders meeting
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Rancho LA Costa
Calif
Teamsters Union
Nixon
Organized Labor
Teamster
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
TWA seals rear exit doors on 72 Boeing 727s
Trans World Airlines announced the permanent sealing of the rear exit doors on all 72 Boeing 727 jets to deter skyjackers. A spokesman said the exits are now unusable and there is no way to escape through that door.
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New York
Trans World Airlines
TWA
Nixon pushes for comprehensive USSR trade pact this year
President Nixon sent a U S delegation led by Commerce Secretary Peter G Peterson to Moscow to seek a broad trade agreement with the Soviet Union by year’s end. The talks will cover Lend Lease debt, credit arrangements, patent issues, most favored nation status, and a maritime pact opening ports to each other.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Peter G. Peterson
White House
Peterson
Russia
Maryland Inmates Pacified After Prison Riot
Gov. Mandel calmed rebellious inmates at Maryland State Penitentiary as guards briefly walked off. About 75 of 750 inmates seized four hostages and blocked fire crews before releasing them after meetings with Mandel and Rep. Parren Mitchell. Guards expressed unhappiness with the situation.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Maryland State Penitentiary
Mandel
Parren Mitchell
D-Md
Maryland House of Correction
Jessup
Mitchell
Robert Lally
State Public Safety Department
New York
Attica
Link Sought In Series Of Nightclub Blazes Across Texas
A wave of tavern and nightclub fires across Texas prompts investigators to seek a possible link involving amusement machines and jukeboxes. Odessa reports two fires ruled arson within three days. Other towns including Lubbock Dallas Amarillo Houston and Galveston have seen nightclub fires. State vending commission chair Raymond Williams resigned amid criticism as regulation debates continue.
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Associated Press
Texas
Odessa
Kenneth Cable
Lubbock
Dallas
Amarillo
Houston
Galveston
Raymond B. Williams
State Vending Commission
Weather Map Page Notes for Lubbock Area
Partly cloudy with no major temperature change. Afternoon and night thunder storms possible. High in the upper 80s, overnight low around 60s. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph. Humidity high near 87 percent, dip to 47 percent at midnight. Regional readings include Abilene El Paso Amarillo Houston Denver and Dallas area.
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el Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Amarilla
Houston
Denver
Oxia
Tallas
W. Falls
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