Lubbock Passengers Diverted Plane Hijack to Cuba
A Negro hijacker forced a Continental jet bound for Lubbock to divert toward Havana after deplaning passengers at Midland Odessa. About 14 Midland passengers were en route to Lubbock as the plane landed in Havana at 4 05 a.m. CDT. The pilots kept control and allowed some passengers to leave before continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Magness
Journal
Continental Airlines
DCA
Lubbock
Creew
United States
Cuba
Midland- Odessa
Havana
Midland
Lubbock- Amarila
Houston
Amarillo
Mexican Airlines
Mexico City
Midland-Odessa
Robert E. Green
Dallas
Tom Dees
Terrell
Green
DCO
Nixon visits Indonesia promises aid and moon rock souvenir
President Nixon arrives in Jakarta with a pledge of strong U.S. economic support for Indonesia and a lighthearted offer of sending a piece of the moon as a souvenir once scientists finish studying lunar rocks. He emphasizes no formal nuclear shield, while Suharto hosts a cordial reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Gulick
Jakarta
Nixon
Indonesia
U.S
Suharto
United States
Noclear Snlio Ovet
Open Today Rapid Start eyed for Legislature
United Press International reports Austin House Speaker Gus Mutscher outlines a fast timetable to push appropriations and tax bills in two weeks of the special session. Senate division among conservatives moderates and liberals may hinder tax passage. Preston Smith vows to delay other bills until financial measures pass. House appropriations near 6 billion dollars with taxes likely around 286 million. Five veteran lawmakers named to negotiate if talks stall.
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Austin
Gus F. Mutscher
House
Senate
Soo
Preston Smith
House Appropriations Committee
Mutseher
Muscher
Mutscher
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Forrest Harding
San Angelo
John Traeger
Seguin
W .S. Heatly
Paducah
RH. Cory
Victoria
Atwell
Harding
Soap Box Derby heats Lubbock with 60 racers
More than 60 racers are set to compete in Lubbock's annual Soap Box Derby tonight. The event draws local youth and families to a community pageant of homemade racers and timed runs under evening lights.
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Lubbock
Toward Heavy Rains Hit Western Texas Areas
A slow moving cool front pushed through Texas triggering heavy rains in the western South Plains, with Bovina reporting up to 2.5 inches as cooler air spread north. The front is expected to stall mid state, bringing cloudy skies and cooler temps, while the rest of the state endures heat waves with highs above 100.
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James Boyvett
Avalanche Journal
Texas
South Plains
Bovina
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Wichita Falls
el Paso
Waco
Moonlit homecoming awe as 5000 gather to greet astronauts
In Houston crowds of more than 5000 gathered after midnight to welcome astronauts returning from the moon. Neil Armstrong spoke of the hour as “unreasonable,” while wives in red white and blue dresses waved from the platform and cheered as the band played Columbia the Gem of the Ocean.
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Houston
Neil A. Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Columbia
Prayer for Christian Youth Growth and Fellowship
A short devotional prayer asks God to keep Christian youth in constant fellowship and to grow in qualities and activities that yield a full Christian life. The note invites readers to submit favorite prayers to be shared, with a 60 word limit for submissions.
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Jesus
Cemtor
Lubbock Soldier Reported Killed in Vietnam
Carl Henly 20 son of Mrs Ruby Baree of 2708 Weber Drive killed in action in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry Division during combat operations Wednesday. Services pending body to arrive in the U S within two weeks. Henly a 1968 Dunbar High School graduate enlisted November 30 1968. Survivors include his father Garland Douglas Corsicana grandfather Brady Henry Muleshoe maternal grandmother Mrs Zella Lee Amarillo and brother Garland Douglas Jr in Germany.
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Carl Henly
Ruby Baree
Weber Drive
Vietnam
Baree
Henly
1St Cavalry Division
United States
Henry
Dunbar High School
Army
Garland Douglas
Corsicana
Brady Henry
Muleshoe
Zella. Lee
Amarillo
Garland Douglas Jr
Germany
Astronauts Begin Recalling Moon Mission in Quarantine
Armstrong Collins and Aldrin settle into 15 day quarantine at Edwards AFB Houston report from Edward K. Delong notes the men relaxed in their isolation and began recounting the historic moon voyage with wives and children nearby. Strong emotion marked the welcome as Suze Aldrin shed tears at the window and the crowd readied to hear their accounts.
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Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Michael Collins
Edward K. Delong
Houston
UPD
America
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin Ki. Aldrin Jr
John F. McLeaish
Space Agency
Suze’ Aldrin
Joan
Ellinden Air Force Base
Guerrero
Honolulu
El Salvador rejects OAS plea on Honduran troop pullout
Washington reports Salvadoran Foreign Minister Francis cad Guerrero says El Salvador agrees with the OAS consensus to withdraw troops from Honduran territory but will keep forces deployed until guarantees are in place for about 275000 Salvadorans living in Honduras.
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Washington
el Salvador
Organization of American States
Honduran
Franciscad. Guerrero
OAS
Guerrero
Honduras
Seven Towering Griffith Brothers in Tall Texan Tale
Ida Griffith Dodson recalled pioneer Griffith brothers Jim Theader Fred Roy Watt Jake and Frank, all six feet tall, who settled near Lockney before the town existed. Her reminiscence, shared in The Lockney Beacon in 1965, details perilous wagon journeys and family life on the plains.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Useven
Jim, Theader
Fred
Roy
Watt
Jake
Frank
Griffith
Lockney
Ida Griffith Dodson
Dodson
Loeckney
Austin Solons Seek Testimony On Padre Island Treasure Probe
A Texas legislative probe into treasure recovered from a 16th century Spanish galleon off Padre Island will compel witnesses under oath. Chair Kilgore and Rep Cavness push hearings and a review by Texas Lord Commissioner Sadler amid claims not all items have been returned to state authorities. The panel questions exclusive salvage contracts and cites Spanish records estimating 80 to 100 million dollars in gold and silver aboard wrecked ships during a 1554 hurricane.
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Austin
UPD
Aly
Padre Island
Joe. M. Kilgore
Special Investigative Group
Don Cavness
Useme
Kilgore
Texas
Jerry Sadler
Sadier
Jake Johnson
San Antonio
Indiana
Johnson
Gulf Coast
Lubbock Area Weather Report Fragment for Today
Partly cloudy in Lubbock and vicinity with a high in the 90s and a low in the upper 60s. Winds easterly at 10 to 20 mph. Some garbled data follows including temperatures and city references from multiple locations.
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Lubbock
St. Mini
Sun
Miremur
Tnidudies
Midniete
Sal Cayent
Leather City
Lo City
Lenver Co AR
Aine Nave
Houston
Daitaa
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West Java
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United Presa International
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W. &. Heatly
D-Paducah
Smith
Lubbock, Area
TULIA
Abernathy
State and Nation
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
Space Center
Moon
Texas Water Plan
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Pope Paul
Africa
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Highway Department
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KFYO
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