Soviet Navy touted as global strike force by Gorshkov
Moscow reports admiral Sergei Gorshkov on Navy Day touts a growing fleet led by nuclear submarines capable of locating and destroying any enemy vessel worldwide. He argues the USSR seeks naval parity or supremacy, citing 30 postwar conflicts and noting 408 submarines with 95 nuclear powered units across four blue water fleets.
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Associated Press
MOS
Sergei Gorshkov
Soviet Union
Gorshkov
Pravda
Vietnam
Middle East
Russia
Moscow
Nixon
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
Arctic
Antarctic
Asia
Africa
Europe
Latin America
Canyon couple saves insulators become $50000 hobby
In Lubbock area a Canyon couple turned insulator collecting into a valued hobby now worth more than 50000. The piece notes a growing interest and financial value seen in their collection.
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Canyon
Strong Alaska quake rattles panhandle no serious damage
An offshore 7.3 magnitude earthquake near Sitka shook Alaska's southeast panhandle Sunday. A tsunami warning was issued and later canceled as no sea wave developed. Shocks were felt in Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau with no injuries reported.
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Juneau
Alaska
Alaskan
Panhandle
Palmer
Seismological Observatory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Palmer Observatory
Aiseke
Aleutian Islands
Anchorage
Sitka
Alaskan Panhandle
Democratic chiefs press Eagleton withdrawal over fears
National Democratic leaders led by Mrs. Jean Westwood and Basil Patterson urged Sen. Thomas Eagleton to quit as vice presidential candidate after disclosures of past psychiatric treatment. McGovern said he did not know if Eagleton would help or hurt, while the committee warned there was no force to compel withdrawal, promising a quick replacement if needed.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
National Committee
Democratic Party
Sen
Thomas F. Eagleton
Nbc-Tv
Meet the Press
Jean Westwood
Eagleton
Basil Patterson
Missouri
McGovern
George McGovern
Nixon
South Dakota
Lubbock Soap Box Derby Embraces Girls In 24th Run
Six girls join 50 racers for the Lubbock soap box derby under Avenue A Erskine Road tonight at 7. Holland Graves notes girls’ first local participation though they raced nationally last year. New rules enclose steering in the cowling to improve safety.
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Lubbock
Avenue A
Erskine Road
Holland Graves
Okinawa
Graves
Troy Lindsey
49Th St
Ride-Walk Clever Pair Knew About Hitchhike
Two outriders in the prairie stretch miles from any ranch house faced a dire halt near a long horizon. Jake's horse died from a prairie dog hole while Jeff's mount struggled. Old Doughbelly remained faithful but worn, leaving the pair to plan shelter and safety many miles from Colorado City.
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Tanner Laine
Colorado City
Jake
Jeff
British Army Launches Armored Assault in Londonderry
A 1500 strong invasion led by armored cars and Centurion tanks moved into Londonderry’s Bogside and Creggan districts early today. The operation aims to dismantle IRA barricades and restore British control as 4000 extra troops arrive in Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein leaders urged resistance while Belfast violence continued.
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Avalanche-Journal News Service
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Bogside
Creggan
IRA
Cades
Free Derry
Britain
William Whitelaw
Belfast
Vargan
Whitelaw
Prayer Note Echoes Harmony Under Christ Spirit
A reader offers a devotional line praying for perfect harmony with God and neighbors when the spirit of Christ governs lives, ending with Amen.
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Christ
Minneapolis wife held by kidnappers pays record ransom
Mrs Virginia Piper, wife of H C Piper Jr, was found after a two day captivity in a forest near Jay Cook State Park 150 miles north of Minneapolis. Her husband paid one million dollars, the largest ransom in U S history, to secure her release. FBI agents and police searched for the abductors as she described the ordeal and her plan to uproot a tree to escape.
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United Press International
Minneapolis
Minn
Virginia Piper
U. S
Piper
H. Co. Piper ,Jr
Special FBI
Richard G. Held
FBI
Jay Cook State Park
Duluth
United States
Robert C. Greenlease
Kansas City, Mo
Bonnie Brown Heady
Carl A. Hall
Honor For Tower Planned Here Dinner Set For August 29
An official notice indicates a dinner to honor U S Senator John Tower planned for late August with Secretary Earl Butz as principal speaker. The event aims to support Tower in his re election bid against Democrat Barefoot Sanders.
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Washington
U.S
John Tower
Tower
GOP
Earl Butz
Barefoot Sanders
Robbers Hit Avenue Q Station for Over 200
Two men brandishing what appeared to be a .45 caliber pistol robbed Godwin's Shelley Service Station at 4002 Ave Q around 3 35 p m Sunday taking more than 200 dollars. Attendant Ralph Whitehead 26 said the pair fled on foot toward a nearby car wash after demanding cash. Whitehead, a Vietnam veteran, said he feared no danger due to the station's location near the public safety headquarters. The robbery was reported to the Department of Public Safety.
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Godwin
Shelley
Ave. Q
Department of Public Safety
Monty
Ralph Whitehead
20Th St
Whitehead
Vietnam
Crossing Scene Of Tragedy
Two Lubbock County youths died when their car collided with a Santa Fe freight train at a railroad crossing on 8th Street and Loop 388 in Shallowater. Garydel Ruck and another victim were pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Jessie Lee Vance.
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Lubbock County
Santa Fe
8Th St
Loop
Justice of the Peace
Jessie
Lee Vance
Garydel
Trapped by Freight Train Fatality Near Lubbock
A two-vehicle collision on 8th Street near a double track left two 18 year olds dead, Miss Beckie Jo Hamilton of Rt. 3 Lubbock and Rucker of 3617 IF. trd Place Lubbock. The diesel train traveling 59 mph dragged the car about .6 mile before stopping. Police reported working crossing lights and whistle warnings. witnesses said the couple talked before impact. Funeral services are pending.
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Lubbock
Beckie Jo Hamilton
Rt. 3
Rucker
8Th St
John Salter
Department of Public Safe Ity
Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Lubethock
Resthaven-Singleton- Wilson Funeral Home
Weather: Lubbock Area Fair and Hot Today
Lubbock and vicinity expect fair skies and hot conditions with highs in the upper 90s and lows around the middle 60s. Southerly winds up to 15 mph are forecast this afternoon.
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Lubbock
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