Penn Central to Sell Midtown Manhattan Land Holdings
Penn Central Transportation Co a major rail operator and landlord plans to sell 10 blocks in midtown Manhattan valued around 1 billion dollars The area includes six skyscrapers four hotels the Biltmore Commodore Roosevelt and Barclay plus 17 leased buildings including the Waldorf Astoria and Pan American Building The portfolio yields over 21 million in annual rent The sale excludes Penn Central Station site now Madison Square Garden See PENN CENTRAL Page 14
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Penn Central Transportation Co
America
Midtown Manhattan
Long
Penn Central
New York City
Railroad
Biltmore
Commodore
Roosevelt
Barclay
Pan American
Penn Central Station
Madison Square Garden
Smith Barnes political tag game shifts toward governor bid
In Texas politics Gov Preston Smith and Lt Gov Ben Barnes trade moves in a ongoing tag game that could shape 1972 governor ambitions. Barnes appears poised to campaign after the Legislature ends, while Smith contemplates a possible third term amid SEC and welfare funding tensions.
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Associated Press
Preston Smith
Ben Arnes
Smith
Dolph Briscoe
Ralph Yarborough
Barnes
Sec. of Treasury
John B. Connally
Securities and Exchange Commission
Gus Mutscher
SEC
State Department of Public Welfare
Leo Smith-Barnes
Texas approves liquor tax and redistricting in special session
The Texas House backs a 10 percent gross receipts tax on drinks with revenue shares for counties cities and state. It also approves congressional redistricting to be settled by a House Senate committee. Absenteeism runs high as about half the members skip the session.
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Austin — A
House
Senate
House-Senate
High House
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
Charles Kungmiche
LaGrange
CoronA murder case details stir Yuba City filings
Corona pleads innocent to 10 counts of murder in Yuba City slayings as reporters note ongoing legal proceedings. The newspaper page lists other sections and features including market reports family notices and comics.
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Corona
Yuba City
Prayerful plea for humility and service to the Kingdom
A brief devotional prayer asks for humility and a willing heart to serve God in His Kingdom. It ends with a non-name closing prayer, invoking Jesus Christ.
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Jesus
Rainmakers Await Orders For Cloud Seeding Operation
In Texas officials plan Operation Teadrop to seed clouds over South Central Texas to ease drought. Air Force planes would operate from Kelly AFB toward the Gulf, but formal authorization and funding delays hold up starting dates. A parallel program, Operation Teacup, has operated in San Angelo.
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San Antonio
Pedceral
Toxass
Texas
Air Force
Kelly Air Force Base
Gulf of Mexico
San Angelo Lee Rainmakers
States Move Toward Lenient Marijuana Penalties in 1971
A survey shows many states reducing penalties for personal marijuana possession following federal shifts. Arkansas Colorado Florida Idaho Indiana Minnesota Nebraska Utah Washington and West Virginia enacted milder rules, while dealers face firmer penalties. Michigan Texas Rhode Island Nevada and others show varied approaches. reform efforts inch forward in several legislatures. See POT Page 14.
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Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Indiana
Minnesota
Nebraska
Utah
Washington
West Virginia
Washington State
Michigan
Massachusetts
Robert H. Quinn
Approval Doubtful on Nixon Revenue Sharing Plan
President Nixon faced heavy criticism from the House Ways and Means Committee as it weighed the $5 billion revenue sharing proposal. Chairman Mills signaled likely failure to clear for House action, while members pressed for alternatives such as a city credit program. A White House meeting followed with Nixon after a tough day on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Nixon
Congressional
House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Mills
Sec. of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Inut
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Connally
White House
Capitol Hill
Move Grows as Mutscher Loses Backing
Two El Paso lawmakers and a member of Speaker Gus Mutscher's hand picked House Rules Committee withdrew support for Mutscher's third term bid. Rep. Guy Floyd of San Antonio and Reps Jim Kaster and Tom Niland of El Paso released letters to Mutscher. More members have withdrawn or plan to. Mutscher's backing waned after the Sharpstown Bank stock deal broke.
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Sharpstown Bank
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mariner 9 Nears Mars After Cape Kennedy Launch
The Mariner 9 spacecraft, about 470000 miles from Earth, travels toward Mars at 6846 mph. Officials at JPL Pasadena report the probe moving smoothly on its curved course, having covered 4933 million miles since its Sunday launch from Cape Kennedy.
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Cape Kennedy
Mariner 9
Earth
Mars
Space Agency
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Top Officer Under Fire
Brig. Gen. John W. Donaldson, a West Point classmate of Eisenhower and former Joint Chiefs aide, is charged with murdering six Vietnamese civilians, a few months after My Lai. He serves as special assistant to the 1st Army chief of staff at Ft. Meade Maryland. He is the highest ranking U.S. officer ever charged in Vietnam war crimes. He is 47 and from Ft. Oglethorpe Georgia.
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United Press International
Washington
Army
John W. Donaldson
West Point
John S. D. Eisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
My Lai
1St Army
Ft. Meade
Donaldson
U.S
Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga
Texas Hit By Large Hail and Storms Across Texas Panhandle
Severe weather swept the Texas Panhandle with baseball size hail and thunderstorms. A tornado in Oklahoma damaged Enid injuring several, while Lubbock and nearby areas faced dust haze and a late night dust cloud. Tornado watch covered 55 Texas counties and parts of Oklahoma as weather continued to unfold.
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Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Enid
Texas
Lubbock
Wink
Hobbs
Emergency Operation Center
National Weather Service
Hub City
Lamesa
NWS
South Plains
Kansas
Lea County
New Mexico
Red Gunners Bomb Khe Sanh Area in Heavy Mortar Barrage
In the Khe Sanh area South Vietnamese forces faced a heavy mortar attack as part of a new multi battalion sweep near Laos. Six Marines were killed and 41 wounded while nine North Vietnamese troops were reported killed in the 10 hour exchange. United States aircraft blasted three enemy divisions in nearby Cambodia with B52 strikes aimed at halting infiltration.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
Stoly
Cambodia
U.S
Chup
Laos
Weather Map Brief for Lubbock and Vicinity
Rain chances given for today and tonight with continuation into Friday. Highs expected in the low 90s and tonight’s low in the mid to upper 60s. Regional stations list temperatures in Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Hobbs Dallas Oklahoma City Denver.
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Lubbock
Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Dallas
Okla. City
Denver
W. Falla
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