Arizona court to untangle 200 Hash divorces for legality
Arizona Supreme Court will review 200 decrees nunc pro tune filed by attorney W. L. Hash after his unsettled fee from clients left divorces unrecorded. Norman E. Linder, whose 1947 divorce remains unsettled, faces potential bigamy and estate questions as experts seek to finalize legitimacy of posthumous decrees and subsequent marriages.
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Phoenix
Ariz
W. L. Hash
Arizona Supreme Court
Hash
Miss Hash
Superior Court
Laurens Henderson
Virginia Hash
James Shrimsher
Shrimsher
Supreme Court
Esday
Henderson
Linder
Midland Couple Killed in Truck-Tractor Collision
A Midland man and his wife were killed in a gar truck collision near the Rankin Highway and an Interstate 20 service road Monday afternoon. William Roy Eldridge and Vivian Eldridge, both Midland residents, died at the scene. The truck owner Ray Seivad was not hurt. Bodies were taken to Thomas Funeral Home pending services. Survivors include a son in California and a brother.
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Midland
William Roy Eldridge
Aoeime
Winees
Fmidtv
Vivian
Rankin Highway
Ray Seivad
Tranny Ane
Rowland
Po Noe
Justice of the Peace
Robert Pine
Thomas Funeral Home
California
City resumes routine after holidays and baby born
Lubbock returns to normal today after Christmas and New Year holidays. Public schools stay closed until Wednesday. postal and garbage services resume. The year's first baby, Gregory Robert Leonard, was born at 3:28 a.m. Monday at St. Mary of the Plains Hospital, weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Father Robert Leonard works for St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance. mother is a Texas Tech elementary education graduate student.
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Lubbock
Harry Truman
Lubbock Public School
Robert Leonard
34Th St
Gregory Robert
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital
Leonard J
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
Leonard
Texas Tech
Skiers Hurt in Tow Mishap at Pomerelle Resort
About 50 skiers were injured in a tow mishap at Pomerelle Ski Resort, 18 miles south of Burley Idaho. Nine ambulances and two helicopters were sent to the scene. Helicopters from Mountain Home Air Force Base evacuated victims to a hospital.
Heavy Snow Watch Spreads Across Texas New Mexico
Weather service issues heavy snow watch for southern Plains and southern Rockies. Snow accumulations up to four inches expected in Lubbock to Amarillo corridors with blowing snow and icy roads forecast from Portales to Hereford.
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Texas
Rocky Mountain
Tijeras
Weather Service
Albuquerque
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Rockies
Carlsbad
Nationals
Slong Bi
Lubbock Regional
Gulf of
Mexico
Lub' 'Sbock
Midland
San Angelo
South Texas
Clovis
Portales
Tucumcari
Plains
Aspermont
Hereford
Amarillo
Shamrock
Pecos
Swearing-In Ceremonies Held in Lubbock County Courthouse
A brief notice reports today’s swearing-in ceremonies for elected officials at the Lubbock County Courthouse. It notes ceremony details and page references across the newspaper’s sections.
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Lubbock
Area
Lubbock County
U S Forces Extend Ban as Bombing Shifts to Laos and Cambodia
U S bombers redirected attacks from North Vietnam to Laos and Cambodia to curb enemy reinforcements while a 24 hour cease fire with South Vietnam and Viet Cong ended at dusk. Official comment was limited with hints that strikes above the 20th Parallel remain halted for now.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Indochina
South Vietinam
Panhandle
20Th Parallel
Demilitarized Zone i
Solons Map Congress Plans Today
Washington legislators open the 93rd Congress with caucus to set officers and rules. Thomas ONeill appears set for House majority leader as Sam Gibbons withdraws. Antiwar proposals push for records of opposition to Nixon policies and possible funding cuts. Byrd signals forthcoming debate but cautious timing amid negotiations. See curtain page 18.
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Washington
House Democrats
Congress
Rep. Thomas
Tip O'Neil
Massachuone
House
Rep
Sam Gibbons
Florida
O'Neill
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Shamrock Deputy Dies in Gunfire During Gas Station Pursuit
Deputy Carol Copeland, 35, was fatally shot near Shamrock after pursuing two youths who failed to pay for gas on U.S. 66. The suspects, Jahad Dawie Todd and Rodney Thomas Macon, were captured after a highway chase and roadblock near Sayre Oklahoma. Police say Copeland radioed for help before dying from four gunshot wounds.
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Aal
Shamrock
Carol Copeland
Copeland
U.S 66
Justice of the Peace
Cecil Bi Amerson
of Shamrock
Salinas
Calif
Rodney Thomas Macon
Haines City
Fla
Bus Dorman
Justice of the Peace America
Sayre
Oklo
Harvest Moon Sets On Drenched Crops
Heavy rains across the nation delay harvests for corn, cotton, soybeans and sorghum. Farmers report record feed grain and soybean yields if crops can be salvaged, amid ongoing drought relief and Agnes flood impacts.
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Don Paarlberg
Broa
Prayer Message Seeks Divine Witness
A reader offers a brief prayer calling on the Heavenly Father to help bear witness to the Light of Thy kingdom through Jesus' name. The benediction ends with Amen.
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Heavenly
Jesus
Texas Tops Nation in New Year Traffic Toll
A United Press International survey shows Texas recorded 55 traffic deaths, the highest toll nationwide, with under three hours left in the holiday period. Rain sleet and snow moving into the state contributed to a late surge in accidents on streets and highways.
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United Press International
Texas
Violence mars Rose Parade as crowds cheer and bowls unfold
Pasadena witnesses one death and many arrests as New Year crowds enjoy the 84th Rose Parade despite violence among wind chilled fans. Bowl results show Texas 17 Alabama 13 in the Cotton Bowl, USC 42 Ohio State, and Nebraska 40 Notre Dame in major bowls. John Wayne serves as grand marshal as Pat Nixon rides with the parade.
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Pasadena
Calif
Sannual
California
Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Texas
Alabama
University of Southern California
Ohio State
Nebraska University
Notre Dame
John Wayne
Weather map page notes heavy snow watch in Lubbock area
Heavy snow watch today and tonight with hazardous driving risk of 4 inches or more. Continued cold tonight with decreasing cloudiness and a warmer Wednesday. High near 34 and low around 20 with sunrise at 7 32 a m. City weather data for Abilene Albuquerque and Denver included.
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Norman E. Linder
Arizona
Lego Hash
The
IL 20
Kelley Estes
Snow Watch
AIR Force
Nation
Roberto Clemente
Comedienne
Imogene Coca
New York Hospital
Joe
Solons Map
Pene Sire
Ed Thompson
Billy Ray
Thompson
Yourner
Aram Jahad Dawie Todd
Garvis Blount
Bruce, Miss
Route 4
Mekong Delta
Gilendale
Pat Nixon
City
Abilene
Denver
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