Space Agency Chief Paine Resigns Amid Budget Criticism
NASA director Paine announced his resignation saying budget cuts were not the reason but acknowledged ongoing problems the administration must address. He warned the country risks losing momentum in space and voiced optimism about a vigorous future program including a space platform and a space shuttle rocket plane.
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Associa Press
Paine
Cerned
America
Mars
United States
Soviet Union
NASA
Thomas Paine
Space Program
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Regents chairmen denounced as ousters roil university politics
In Austin and Corpus Christi turmoil erupts over the dismissal of John Silber as dean and potential president. Regents debate reinstating Silber or firing Erwin and LeMaistre. Professors and students react with fear and protests as letters praised Silber while some faculty announce departures.
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Corpus Christi
Silber
Jordan
LeMaistre
Erwin
Sitber
Robert K. Selander
Sllber
Selander
University of New York At
Stony Brook
San Antonio
Yale
Austin
University
College of Arts and Sciences
Empire Building
Andy Yemma
Daily Texan
John
Pentagon Overhaul Urged Aims to Curb Conflicts and Waste
A study group proposes sweeping changes to the defense apparatus to curb conflicts of interest and excess profits while preserving the military-industrial base. It calls trimming staff, reducing paperwork, and strengthening equal employment enforcement, noting most reforms could be enacted without new legislation.
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Fitzhugh
Armed Services
Congress
Lawmaker pushes disaster relocation aid expansion
Mahon and allies propose extending urban renewal relocation funds to major natural disasters. The plan would allow up to one year after a disaster for cities like Lubbock to apply, aiding uprooted residents in affected areas such as the Guadalupe neighborhood where many homes were lost in the May tornado.
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Mahon
Texas
Ralph W. Yarborough
John G. Tower
House Appropriations Committee
House Public Works Committee
Camille
Lubbock
Guadalupe
Young Bicycle Rider Killed Near Hun gerford
Authorities reported Garza a 9 year old boy died at the scene after a bicycle collision mile west of Hungerford about 600 miles west of Houston in Wharton County. The article notes over 1.1 million classroom teachers are employed in the nation s public elementary system.
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Wharton
Pee Garza
Hungerford
Houston
Political tension and campus unrest cited in interview
Mitchell voices belief that police acted normally in recent confrontations and that militants on campus possessed weapons. He notes few cases warranting federal probes and says centrists view burning ROTC or admin buildings as unproductive. Beneseta argues actions aim to end the war in Vietnam.
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Mitchell
Kent State
Jackson State
U.S
Vietnam
Beneseta
Vietnem
Jackie Onassis Birthday Gifts From Greece Voyage
Jacqueline Onassis celebrated her 41st birthday with a private family gathering on Scorpius island in the Ionian, hosted by Aristotle Onassis. Attending were Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr, with a gift of gold space earrings from Thasos Lalaounis.
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Athens
Greece
Jacqueline Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Ionian
Scorpius
Caroline
John F. Kennedy Jr
Onassis
Thas Lalaouniis
Raid Nets Record Cocaine Cache in Coral Gables
Federal agents seized about 201 pounds of pure cocaine along with a C46 airplane in a Miami area raid that arrested five people. The seizure, valued at roughly $50 million, capped 13 days of surveillance and described as the largest cocaine haul in U.S. history.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Singing cave guide charms Meramec Caverns visitors
In Stanton Missouri a 22-year-old guide Sherye Lynn sings tourists requests as she leads tours through Meramec Caverns on Route 66. She says singing in the cave is excellent for her voice and enhances the experience.
Argentina Jet Hijacker Thwarted By Weather
An Argentine Airlines Boeing 737 hijacked by a man with two pistols was forced to divert amid severe Andes storms. The hijacker used a passenger as a shield and aimed for Cuba, but weather halted the plan. the craft refueled in Cordoba and Mendoza with 49 passengers and six crew aboard and later returned to Cordoba.
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Andes
Cuba
Aerolineas Argentinas
Salta
Cordoba
Mendoza
Santiago
Chile
Another Recount Slated In Race
In Pampa Texas district court the judge ordered a second recount in the 79th legislative district contest between Phil Cates of LeFors and Ray Tropper of Higgins. The initial unofficial results favored Cates by three votes but the official tally gave Tropper the runoff spot. Tropper requested the recount.
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PAMPA
Grainger. McIlhaney
Phil Cates
LeFors
Ray Tropser
Higgins
Cates
Trosper
Moonquakes Detected By Apollo Seismometer On Moon
Scientists confirm moonquakes originate below the lunar surface, repeating with each perigee in a 23.4 day cycle. Apollo 12’s seismometer recorded signals. Fra Mauro crater is implicated, with a second quake 2 to 4 days after each perigee event.
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Paul Reder Houston
Lunar
Gary Latham
Columbia
Univerity
Lamont Observatory
Earth
Latham
Fra Mauro
Fire department responses multiple incidents in Lubbock area
Units from the Lubbock Fire Department responded to a residence fire at 2503 53rd St owned by IB W Baker at 10 13 p m. A garage fire spread to the garage. minor auto damage. total damage estimated 100 to 1000 dollars. Additional calls included a trash fire at Arrowhead Mills and several minor incidents with limited damage.
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Lubbock
53Rd St
IB. W. Baker
Lobbock Fire Department
Egniti Anc
Oto Arrowhead “Mills, Inc
Tampico
Ivace Apts
Ave
Mth &T
Fiera
Max Johnson
Teno Hiighway
Brak
Clovis Road
City Planning Director Resigns for Career Change
The City Director of Planning resigns saying the seven county region offers a new field of opportunity. Burr previously served 12 years as Corpus Christi planning chief and has held roles with the Missouri State Planning Board and Harland Bartholomew. He is a past president of the Texas City Planners Association and active in the Texas Municipal League and Governor's Urban Development commission.
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Barr
Houston
Corpus Christi
Council of Governments Regiona
Lubbock
Burr
Hampton Roads Regional Plan
Harland Bartholomew’ & Assoc
City Planners Association of Texas
Governor's Commission of Urban Development
Texas Municipal League
TML
State Highway Commission
Major setback for Cambodian government at Kim Rom resort
Reinforced North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces broke through on the Kiri Rom plateau 50 miles west of Phnom Penh, driving half of Cambodian defenders from the slopes. Casualties began with one dead and 20 wounded, rising as regrouping continues amid ongoing attacks near Kampot and cement works.
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Kiri
Rom
Sala
Kim Rom
Cambodia
Viek Cong
Bovern Iment
Kanspot
Kampot
Hanoi
U.S
Dex
Huong
Lap Village
Hanol
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Edwin Watkins
Stanford University
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Ing
Gilbert Fitzhugh
Pentagon
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Laird
Jence
Leird
Jackie
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Hong. Kong
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China
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Due
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Americal Division
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Robert W. Burr Rosigna
Robert W. Burr
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