Nixon Plans Pact Backing Amid Vietnam Fronts
South Vietnam paratroopers with tanks and air strikes pressed north of Hue seeking to destroy a feared enemy regiment. In the Mekong Delta government forces faced heavy clashes while U.S. B 52s pounded targets. Cambodian border fighting left over 130 enemy casualties and six South Vietnamese dead. Near Kontum a brief North Vietnamese probe preceded reports of 120 enemy deaths and 57 Vietnamese casualties in the daylong action. U S Air Force aviators downed two Mig 21s south of China in the latest air war flare up.
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Blanchard Warns On Tax Plans In Upcoming Session
State Senator H J Blanchard of Lubbock told the Lubbock Economics Council that public outcry over taxes will collide with a lame duck political set in Austin. He warned of likely tax cut pressure despite fiscal concerns in welfare and education as the session opens June 14.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Border Patrol Chief Condemns Wetbacks Affidavits in Del Rio
Del Rio Border Patrol chief W. S. Eatman denounces affidavits accusing ranchers Dolph Briscoe and others of hiring illegal Mexican workers. The snowballing controversy centers on wage cheating allegations amid Briscoe's Democratic runoff campaign remarks.
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Associated Press
del Rio
Border Patrol
Dolph Briscoe
United States
W. S. Eatman
Bordee
Border
Funeral studied as aid for the living
Psychologists say funerals help the living heal emotionally rather than comfort the dead. The piece notes the ritual’s role in processing grief and supporting emotional recovery for mourners.
Affidavits Taint Texas Primary For Farm Worker Plight
Del Rio lawyer Mike V. Gonsalez criticizes an affidavit filing as a non political move aimed at highlighting the plight of agricultural workers in Southwest Texas. He claims the action is part of a long standing, widely known practice and was launched near the second primary without tying Senator Briscoe directly to any wrongdoing.
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Frances Farenthold
Mike V. Gonsalez
del Rio
Gonsalez
Texas
Briscoe
Wetsee
Prayer note thanks Jesus Christ and resurrection
A reader offers a brief prayer expressing gratitude for Jesus Christ. The message celebrates His life love teachings loyalty and most of all His resurrection in a concise devotional tone.
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Methodists Back Nixon Peace Bids at Northwest Texas Conference
Delegates to the Northwest Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church backed President Nixon’s peace efforts. A resolution moved by an Amarillo layman urged support for his recent actions to bring peace to the world.
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Methodist group backs Nixon world peace push
A resolution from BB. M. Bruckner Sr. of San Jacinto United Methodist Church Amarillo urged the Northwest Texas Conference to go on record in support of President Nixon’s actions toward world peace. The plea was described as the most impassioned in the session, with details continued on METHODISTS Page 8.
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Nixon
BB. M. Bruckner Sr
San Jacinto
Lebanon Fears Attack as Tel Aviv Airport Is Locked Down
The Associated Press reports a new Israeli alert after Tuesday’s massacre. Troops and ambulances massed at Tel Aviv Lod Airport with passengers searched from six inbound flights. Hospitals in the Tel Aviv area were put on high alert while Lebanon fears retaliation and observed Israeli air incursions along the border. No incidents were reported four hours after the alarm began.
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Lod International
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Hale Center Rises From Tornado Wreckage In 1972 Comeback
Hale Center marks seven years since the June 2 1965 tornado with a rebuilt town center. The demolished city hall and fire station are replaced by a modern complex with a basement storm shelter. The west downtown block now hosts new business buildings while the First Baptist Church and post office have been rebuilt, and a brick apartment complex rises nearby.
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Iraq nationalizes the Iraq Petroleum Company
President Ahmed Hassan Al Bakr announced the expropriation of the Iraq Petroleum Company Ltd a Western owned firm led by Standard Oil of New Jersey Mobil Oil Co and partners British Petroleum Royal Dutch Shell and CEP among others IPC held 25.75 percent stakes for each major partner with Partex owning 5 percent The takeover followed failed talks and government demands for higher output and compensation for past concessions.
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Ahmed Hassan al Bakr
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Royal Dutch Snell
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Gunman Fires At Candidate In East Orange
A shot was fired at Mayor William Hart a Black congressional candidate, as he sat in a car behind East Orange City Hall. The mayor and driver were uninjured. a ricochet hit the car roof as Detective Walter Bell, driving, pulled up.
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William Hart
City Hall
Walter Bell
Nixon cites new arms pacts as bid for better U S USSR relations
Nixon frames recent strategic arms talks as a basis for a new relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, contrasting past hostility with a found footing for cooperation. He stresses the agreements’ role in stability and security and notes their potential to reshape U S foreign policy.
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Nixon urges Congress to ratify Moscow arms treaty
President Nixon, back from Moscow, calls for a joint session to approve the arms limitation pact. He says the summit’s achievements have begun to shape world events and outlines the key accord limiting strategic arms.
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Pat Nixon Upset by Security in Warsaw Crowd
First Lady Pat Nixon briefly lost her poise as she clashed with tight security in a Warsaw crowd. She pressed past agents at Lazienki Park to greet Poles, asking why secret police stood aside and noting she wanted to say hello to people. Nixon’s 13 day trip included Russia Austria Iran and Poland.
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Warsaw
Pat Nixon
America
Russia
Austria
Iran
Poland
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Cremier
U.S
Sign study panel named for Lubbock convention center area
A city council appointed a planning and zoning panel led by Bob Nash to study signage in the Civic Center area near the proposed Lubbock convention center. The commission recommended advertising bans, building identifiers, and size standards after prior opposition.
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Avalanche Journal
Frank Haden
Haden
Wayne Holland Planning and Zoning. Com
Thesveeday Nivr Vt
Piahtman
Lubbock Convention Center
Bob Nash
Ikfyo Radio
Planning and
Zonine
Jack Eastman
Nash
Weather forecast for Lubbock and vicinity
Generally full weather expected today with temperatures near 90 and a low around the mid 60s. Light southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Southwest weather section lists city readings for Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Hobbs Amarillo Houston Dallas Oklahoma City Denver and others with varied figures.
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