Nixon Picks Agnew As VP Area 7 x B52 Bombs Hit Enemy Blockade
Snoopers spying and progress fill a feature on Vietnam era surveillance turning domestic. Border sensors use Ho Chi Minh Trail tech with remote QU 22B drones to monitor patrols. Critics cite privacy and political concerns as sensors sprout near prisons universities and utilities.
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Austin Torch Case Sought In Slaying Of Couple
Austin police issued a murder warrant for David Matthews 19 of Ruston Louisiana in the killings of Thomas and Kathleen Matzilevich a Texas Christian University couple found beside their car in a remote area.
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Kathleen Matzilevich
Slaying Suspect Matthews Tied to Fort Worth Visit
Police tied warrants to a Fort Worth flight and Austin trip as witnesses who rode with Matthews in one car and the Matzilevichs in another placed him near the scene at a park along the Colorado River. Investigators said Matthews carried pistols and that two bodies were found July 16 after the car and occupants were set afire.
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Texas Rangers
Louisiana
Elopement Tale Sparks Family Tussle Over Proposals
A runaway marriage unfolds amid a mother in law’s opposition as a man proposes to his partner. The feature appears in the church news and lifestyle sections alongside market reports and oil notes.
McKee Seeks Change of Venue for Dallas Embezzlement Trial
In Dallas UPI reports 66 year old John McKee former Dallas Crime Commission president faces embezzlement charges slated to begin Monday with a venue change ruling. Police and DA contend McKee's real name is James Kell Zullinger a 1929 Navy deserter.
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Dallas Crime Commission
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Crime Commission
Frank Dyson
Dallas County
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Henry Wade
James Kell Zullinger
Blockade on Highway 1 Faces U.S. Bombing Assault
U S B 52 bombers pounded North Vietnamese positions along Highway 1 to break a blockade that has halted convoys to Quang Tri. The strikes followed rocket attacks on Camp Eagle near Hue as South Vietnamese forces push a counteroffensive.
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Associated Press
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Prayer Urges Youth to Turn From Communism and Sin
A reader prayer asks God to help young people reject communism and sin and to be united with Him through Jesus Christ. The brief plea ends with an Amen.
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Rescue Fails as Lioness Severes Boy’s Arm
A 3 year old boy lost his forearm to a lioness near a pet shop owner’s home in Knoxville Tennessee. Mathew Ramsbottom climbed under a fence to view the animal with his mother and the lioness seized the child through a chainlink fence. Police report the arm was severed just above the elbow and the rescue attempt failed.
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United Press International
Knoxville
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Robert Ramsbottom
Mathew
Jack Hannah
Treaties Signed Create Vast European Trade Bloc
Europe by signing agreements among the Common Market and six West European nations forms a growing 17 nation bloc. By 1977 tariffs among these states will vanish for most goods, expanding a 300 million consumer market and challenging U S Japan and Canada. Spain awaits full inclusion as Franco-era ties shift.
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Hat remark sparks fatal barroom shootout in Hollywood
In Hollywood Florida a barroom shootout after a woman’s hat drew a snide remark left Ernest Lee Barns dead. D L Waats was critically wounded, his wife Penny shot once, and Jerry McCormick was also wounded. Police say the remark sparked the violence as witnesses recall the confrontation.
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Mahon Speech Blocks 5 Billion Water Grant Plan
Rep. George Mahon of Lubbock delivered a 13 minute House speech that helped defeat a 5 billion federal grant plan for water and sewer systems. The final vote was 189 to 206 against the Public Works measure despite Nixon's opposition and claims of 500 000 to one million jobs.
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Avalanche-Journal
Washington Buveau
Washington
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Texarkana
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Fire Traps Nine Miners in Coal Mine Blast
A Consolidation Coal Co mine at Blacksiville No. 1 near Morgantown West Virginia caught fire Saturday night trapping nine miners underground about 20 miles from the state line. Roughly 40 others escaped as contact with the trapped workers was lost shortly after the blaze at 8 PM CDT.
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Nixon keeps Agnew on ticket as Connally spared
President Nixon announced he will renew the Nixon Agnew ticket with Spiro Agnew as running mate for the fall campaign. He informed Connally of the plan at Camp David and later returned to Washington. The move ends speculation about replacing Agnew and reinforces GOP support for a second Agnew term.
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Dr. Hallie Gantz Dies. Enid Phillips Univ President
Dr Hallie Gantz 62 longtime minister educator and Christian spokesman dies of heart attack in Enid Oklahoma He led Phillips University since 1961 and previously pastored First Christian Church Lubbock from 1938 to 1948 Services set for Univ Place Christian Church Enid with burial by Brown Funeral Home Gantz received degrees from Phillips Yale and Texas Christian University He also served as Sperry Oklahoma pastor during student days.
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Phillips University
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Nixon Declines Debate McGovern in Campaign
McGovern challenged President Nixon to a series of debates to let voters compare the candidates. Nixon aides reply that a debate is not in the national interest and the administration's positions are broadly supported by Americans.
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Weather Map Page 4 A Lubbock Skies Partly Cloudy and Warm
Weather map notes for Lubbock and vicinity show partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Monday. Highs near 86, lows around 66, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. Winds southeast 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise at 6 53 am, sunset 8 34 pm. Humidity around 74 percent at midnight. City temperatures listed for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Hobbs Amarillo Houston Dallas Oklahoma City Denver and more.
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