Fire Slows Efforts To Reach Nine
Nine miners trapped by a coal mine fire near Blacksville West Virginia faced a worsening situation as rescuers battled acrid smoke and difficult conditions. More than 200 workers aided the search while a ventilation shaft was pursued after contact by telephone.
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Donald Smouse
Blacksville No. 1
Associated Press
Blacksville
W. Va
W.R. Park
Bureau of Mines
Consolidation
Farmington
Hazlett Cochran
McGovern Upset Over O'Brien Role In Campaign Strategy
Sen George McGovern expressed fury at staff over reports that Lawrence O'Brien would have only a titular role in his campaign. McGovern defended O'Brien as a key link between younger and regular party figures and said O'Brien will have a say in strategy through November. He also reiterated plans to maintain military pressure in Southeast Asia until POWs are released if he wins.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
George McGovern
Democratic Party
Lawrence F. O’brien
McGovern
O’brien
O'Brien
National Party
Stanley Greigg
South Dakota
Nixon
Thailand
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
U.S
I Saigon
Lee McGovern
Pilot seeks Reno Pylon Air Race win
Terry County pilot aims to add another title at the Reno Nevada air race while already a defending champion. The report notes his pursuit of victory amid strong competition at the famed event.
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Terry County
Reno
Nev
Lightning Strikes Greece Trigger National Power Outage
Greece faced a nationwide blackout after a lightning strike hit the main power generator. Elevators stalled trapping hundreds and traffic snarled across Athens and other cities. Power was restored within about two hours, though some areas remained dark longer.
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Athens
Greece
Missionary Seeks Frontier Spiritual Work Across the West
The Rev Ralph J Hall 80 a retired minister lives in Santa Fe New Mexico and reflects on a life of frontier ministry spanning Texas New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Wyoming He describes long horse journeys and ranch stops as part of his missionary outreach with ranchers cowhands and homesteaders guiding his path since the early 1900s and continuing today
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Colorado
Wyoming
Ralph J. Hall
Santa Fe
N.M
Texas Presbyterian
T. J. Harris
Lubbock
Driver's dream comes true cab trip across the United States
San Francisco cab driver Fortunato DiMarco and his wife and two sons tour the country driving their 1970 Ford taxi. They began July 9 aiming to cover about 10 000 miles visiting Disneyland Las Vegas Gettysburg and Valley Forge. The journey reflects a dream to see the United States and meet its people.
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United Press International
San Francisco
New York
Fortunato DiMarco
DiMarco
United States
DiMarcos
Disneyland
Las Ve
New York City
Satellite in orbit opens new view of Earth data
Lompoc California man launches the first Earth Resources Technology Satellite in a Delta rocket. The 1965 craft will inventory air and water pollution forests and crops from a near-polar orbit, with photography starting after 48 hours.
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Lompoc
Calif
First
Earth Resources Technology
U.S
Federal Space Agency
Earth
Space
Two Die In Head On Collision Near Benton Harbor
In a Sunday crash about 4 45 pm four miles west of here on U S 60 two drivers died Helen Leonard Culver 60 of Fort Worth and Monroe Abner Timmons 71 owner of Hotel Clovis in Clovis New Mexico. Culver’s three grandchildren Tracy 11 Donny 12 and Bill 15 were treated and released at Palmer County Hospital. Investigators say Timmons attempting to pass another vehicle collided with Culver’s car driven east All victims named remain under investigation by local authorities.
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Avalanche-Journal Bovina
Here
U.S
Helen Leonard Culver
Fort Worth
Monroe
Abner Timmons
Clovis
N.M
Benton Harbor
Mich
Palmer County Hospital
Timmons
Culver
Nixon Tanaka to Hold Strategy Session in Hawaii
President Nixon and Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Kakuci Tanaka will meet in Hawaii August 31 and September 1 for a strategic discussion on U S Japanese relations including trade. Secretary of State Rogers and Henry Kissinger accompany Nixon.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Kakuci Tanaka
Japan
Hawaii
White House
Tokyo
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Ronald N. Ziegler
Camp David
China
Chou En-lai
Tanaka
San Clemente
Calif
Eisaku Sato
U.S
Sato
Maryland
Ziegler
Liberal Democratic Party
Diet
Avenue Q Resurfacing Closes Intersections Over Three Weeks
The Texas Highway Department will close several intersections on Avenue Q from 22nd Street to Tohoka Traffic Circle for resurfacing over the next three weeks. Intersections will be blocked for several hours daily with limited rush hour impact at 34th and 50th Streets. Traffic will be carried slowly along Avenue Q and motorists are urged to minimize use during construction.
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Avenue Q
22Nd Street
Tohoka
Texas Highway Department
James King
Highway Department
King
34Th Street
50Th Street
WIFE HURT Farmer Dies In Mishap At Levelland
A 31 year old Levelland area farmer Ronny Gale Grant died after a vehicle left SH 116 and hit a tree near Levelland early Sunday. His wife Patsy 30 was treated at Cook Memorial Hospital then transferred to Methodist Hospital in Lubbock in critical condition. Grants death marks the 70th traffic fatality on South Plains roads this year. Services set for Tuesday at Cactus Drive Church of Christ with pastors Biggs and Tedder officiating. Burial at Littlefield Memorial Park under See.
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Levelland
Hockley County
South Plains
Ronny Gale Grant
Rt. 4
Cook Memorial Hospital
Patsy
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Grant
Cactus Drive Church of Christ
Dick Biggs
Whiteface Church of Christ
Clarence Tedder
Lakeview Baptist Church
Littlefield Memorial Park
U S Food for Peace funds boost Vietnam war budget
A Nixon signed report shows 78 million in the last year from Food for Peace to South Vietnam’s war budget. Since 1969 the program delivered 919.8 million in farm commodities to South Vietnam, with 742.7 million redirected to Saigon’s defense. Korea and Cambodia also received aid in 1971 and ongoing totals.
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Associated Press
Washington
White ‘House
United States
South Vietnam
Congress
Nixon
U.S
Saigon
Korea
Cambodia
Lion
Weather map brief for Lubbock area eases to warm week
A 20 percent chance of rain today gives way to mostly sunny skies in Lubbock and vicinity. Temperatures will rise into the upper 80s by today and Tuesday with mild nights in the upper 60s and southerly winds around 5 mph.
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Lubbock
Prayer Note to God From A Reader
A reader offers a brief prayer thanking God for past and future deeds and asks for guidance for tomorrow, ending with Amen.
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