Four Cities Plagued By Civil Disorders Nationwide Tense Calm Prevails
Civil disturbances flare in Gary Indiana Grand Rapids Michigan Cleveland Ohio and Cheyenne Wyoming with arson looting and ethnic tensions. Authorities declare Grand Rapids a state of emergency and National Guard alert follows as police investigate beatings and outside agitator claims.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Gary
Ind
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cleveland
Cheyenne
Wyo
Michigan
George Romney
National Guard
Ohio National Guard
National Broadcasting Co
Carl B. Stokes
James Hilton
State
Lake County
Jocil
Reformists Vow to Press On With Czechoslovak Liberalization
Reform leaders flew from Prague to Slovakia near the Soviet border to meet Russia’s rulers. They pledged to continue liberalization but urged calm to avoid jeopardizing talks. Dubcek and Smrkovsky insisted on preserving press freedom as thousands lined Na Prikope to petition against a return to Stalinist controls.
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United Press International
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Russia
Wosice
Cop
Soviet Union
Clerna Nad Tisou
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
Na Prikope
Presidium
Skin Diver Survives Shark Attack Off Bodega Bay After Playing Dead
Frank Logan of Placerville survived a brutal shark attack near Bird Rock, Bodega Bay, after playing dead as the 18-foot creature clamped his chest and back. Logan sustained 18 wounds requiring 200 stitches and was brought ashore by three companions.
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Bodega Bay
Calif
Frank Logan
Placerville
Logan
Bird Rock
Fire drives 500 from Time Life Building in New York
A blaze on the 11th floor of the Time Life Building in Manhattan prompted the evacuation of more than 500 people including 250 diners from the Tower Suite restaurant. Smoke filled offices of A W Aver & Co, while two firefighters were overcome but revived and a third treated for a cut elbow.
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New York
UPD
Tower Suite
Timelife
Time Inc
Tower Suttle
A.W. Aver & Co
American buyer presses sale of 1800 year old mosaic floor
Walter Yearick of Cirencester uncovered a black and white 20 square foot Second Century A.D. mosaic in his garden and plans to sell the stones at 4.80 dollars each. British archaeologists urge keeping the floor intact in Britain and note export licensing rules apply to antiques over 100 years old worth above 4800 dollars. Yearick joked he advertised hoping Elizabeth Taylor would want it for a pool.
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Cirencester
England
Walter Yearick
London
Yearick
Cornello
Britain
Elizabeth Taylor
Boy Killed After Train Door Tampering In Germany
A one year old? English schoolboy on a跨? Craiss tour of Europe fell from a train near Rheda Germany Saturday night and was killed as police report. He was tampering with a coach door.
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Guetersloh
Germany
Europe
Rheda
Lubbock Carpenter Builds Guitars Faster Than He Plays
Jerold Elliott a Lubbock carpenter and member of the Collectors and Craftsmen Club has built about 5 guitars in six years. He learned by studying, spends 40 to 90 hours per instrument, and works 5 to 20 hours weekly in spare evenings. Each guitar is handmade with varied tolerances and no kits, as he continues to learn the craft.
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Gerald Elliott
40Th St
Telliott
Lubbock
Jerold Elliott
Collectors and Craftsmen Club
Tve
Woods
Carpenter Eulliott
Milott
Carpenter
Prayer excerpt invokes forgiveness and kingdom now
A religious reflection attributed to Carson White of Sloton prays for complete forgiveness and living today as if the Kingdom is present, asking for guidance in these last days.
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Jesus
Carson White
Slaton
Steel wage talks race to avert looming strike
United Press International reports steel industry negotiators for 400,000 workers met in secret in Pittsburgh as a possible strike looms in four days. The bargaining teams led by United Steelworkers President I W Abel and U S Steel negotiator R Conrad Cooper held sessions to reach a wage contract, after earlier joint statements signaling no basis for settlements in the United States and Canada.
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United Press International
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
I. W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
United States
Canada
Famed Mayo Doctor Killed
Dr. Charles W. Mayo aged 70 a Mayo Clinic veteran and son of Mayo cofounder Charles C. Mayo was killed in a single vehicle crash on the Rochester area outskirts while on his weekly Sunday country drive. Coroner Dr T O Wellner confirmed death at the scene.
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Rochester, Minn
Charles W. Mayo
Mayo
Rochester
Charles C. Mayo
Mayo Clinic
William H. Mayo
Chuck
Clinic
United Nations
Dr. Mayo
Mayo- Wood
Olmsted County
T.O. Wellner
Hugh Lynn
Old Legend Of Love Wine Captures Western Folk
A ranchwoman in a thriving cattle operation narrates a legend about a love vine said to bind hearts. Her husband and children react as a strand of orange tendrils becomes a test of affection. The tale blends rustic family life with a folkloric superstition.
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Jira
Enen
Silen
Tuy Hoa Jets Not Damaged In Night Attack
Enemy troops assaulted Tuy Hoa air base near Da Nang and Saigon area with mortars and rockets but failed to reach the flight line. U S forces reported casualties and aircraft damage while the attackers pulled back after a two hour clash. Naval frogmen damaged four landing craft north of Saigon in a related incident.
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U.S
Tuy Hoa
Saigon
da Nang
da Nang Con
Tay Ninh
Saison
Loc Ninh
Blume
Navy
New Orleans Horse Theft Sparks Downtown Chase
Police booked Vernon Fewell and Minchen for theft of a horse and criminal damage after a tourist carriage ride through Bourbon Street turned into a chase. A German glider crash killed a 30 year old dentist in Hannover, injuring none of the tenants.
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New Orleans
French Quarter
Texas
Carrie
Bourbon Street
Fus Pos
Ceolliston
Pashpana
Carr Chase
Cava
Vernon Fewell
Bellevue
Tex Ant Wor Minchen
Heusten von
Hannover
Germany
UPI
Beaten Airmen Robbed Near Weber Drive
Two airmen were robbed at gunpoint and one was beaten at a creekside pit near Mie Simmons Park, off Weber Drive in West Lubbock. James A. Roskowski led officers to the site after escaping three men and a woman who forced them to drive to the pit. Ross and Roskowski reported cash and watches stolen. one assailant fired a pistol during the holdup. Police pursued multiple leads as investigators probed the attack and related robberies at local stations and on University Avenue.
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REESE
Mie Simmons Park
Penario Sunda
Lawrence Vo Ross
Fees
Ele
Caliche
Weber Drive
Loast Lubbock
James A. Roskowski
Ross
Roskowski
Hast
Sth
Aventis Ross
Boss
Bint
Bin
Alyrmen
Qureery
Hiominr Ina
Oman
Viethias Wales
Path Street
University Avera Wolasne
Uiett
Tha Tagwhirs
University Avenue
Weather Map Page Notes On Fair Skies And Cloudy Periods
Weather map page reports fair conditions today with increasing cloudiness tonight. It mentions moon phase, temperatures near 70s, slight southerly winds, and sunset around 7:50 PM with sunrise near 6:00 AM.
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U.S. Air Base
Lubbock, Area
R. K. Massengale
Odessa
Texas Tech
Tech
U. S
Paul
Shark
Avalanche-Journal Station
Lubbock Man
By James Boyett
Avalanche Journal
Basic Steel Industry
USW
By Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Pires
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