Nixon War Policy Wins SBC Backing on Vietnam Troop Withdrawals
The Southern Baptist Convention commended President Nixon for troop reductions in Vietnam and approved a revised resolution removing moral ambiguit ies about the war. Delegates voted to continue American withdrawals while urging prayers for POWs and world peace.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPD
Southern Baptist Convention
Nixon
Vietnam
William J. Brock
Bradenton
Fla
Brock
Amens
Army
Guy Lozier
Elgin
Okla
Lord's Army
Mickey Goodson
Georgia
Goodson
Prince of Peace
SBS
Sunday School Board
Vatican
G. Henton Davies
Midland seniors to begin college credit hours program
Midland High School and Lee High School seniors may enroll in Midland College courses during their senior year under the Early Admissions Program approved by the Texas Education Agency. More than 100 students are expected to participate as they take up to two college credits per semester while completing high school graduation requirements.
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Midland
Midland College
Midland Public Schools
Texas Education Agency
Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Midland High School
Lee High School
al G. Langford
Langford
Paris Junior College
James H. Mailey
University Names New Graduate Dean
Dr. Jerry F. Dawson of Texas A&M University is named dean of the Graduate School at Southwest Texas State University. He will replace retiring dean Leland E. Derrick, longtime vice president of university affairs.
Assault charge filed after officer attacked in Avenue Drive South
A county court charged Clifford R McBeth 23 of 2417 Main with aggravated assault on a police officer for an incident in the 5200 block of Avenue Drive South on Wednesday. McBeth was subdued by officers after bleeding from glass cuts and was listed in critical condition in intensive care at Methodist Hospital.
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Clifford R.mcbeth
Main
Avenue @ Drive South
McBeth
Methodist Hospital
Hoover Blackballs Two At White House Conference
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover excludes Quinn Tamm and New York City Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy from a White House meeting on policing. Nixon, Mitchell discuss federal aid and resources as gun violence against officers rises nationwide with 51 officers killed so far this year.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Quinn Tamm
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Hoover
Patrick V. Murphy
New York City
Murphy
New York
Tamm
Scripps-Howard
Nixon
Mitchell
IACP
National Sheriffs Association
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Kansas City
Boston
Los Angeles City
Texas
House
Senate
Congress
Hanoi accuses U.S. of blocking repatriation of prisoners
Hanoi and its allies at the Vietnam peace talks charged the United States and Saigon canceled transfers of more than 600 sick and wounded North Vietnamese prisoners after promising to free them. The Red Cross reported only 13 accepted repatriation, while Hanoi urged both sides to release all prisoners and proceed with a swap and cease-fire.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Viet’nam
Hanoi
Washington
Saigon
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross
Kuan Thuy
Nguyen Than Lee
Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
Lam
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Thi Binh
Nixon
U.S
David K.e.bruce
Thieu
Bruce
Indochina
Slaton Youth Triumphs At 4-H Club Roundup in Texas
Don Jackson of Slaton won first in public speaking at the Texas 4-H Club Roundup in College Station as youths from three South Plains counties captured state championships. Hale County claimed entomology, Howard County won farm and ranch management and field crops, while 1,800 youths competed in 30 contests. Awards honored community leaders and supporting associations.
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College Station
Don Jackson
Slaton
Plains
Lubbock County
4-H
Max Jackson
Hale County
Rebecca, Baumgardner
Lesa Helm
Gerald Adrian
Plainview
David McClendon
Abernathy
Howard County
Johnny Peugh
Knott
Carla, Hunt
Jill Hunt
Toni Murreh
Muleshoe
Linda Mason
Bailey County
Floyd County
Max
Grievances Aired With East Lubbock Councilman
About 150 Negro residents met with Councilman Denton Rigsby at Mae Simmons Community Center to air grievances on police harassment, unemployment, and unrest in East Lubbock. They called for nonpartisan investigation into May 22 incidents and for clearer curfew enforcement and better services.
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Knight
Denton Rigsby
East Lubbock
Greenfairy Manor
Rigsby
Mae Simmons
Newre
Weber Drive
A. L Davis
Mississippi
Lubbock
Program Mainstream
Temporary Dorm Arrangements at WTC for 1972
Western Texas College announces temporary dorm solutions through fall 1972 per Dean Dr. Ben Brock. Women will stay at the Travel Inn with a 25 dollar deposit and 200 dollar per semester fee. men at Beacon Lodge with 25 dollar deposit and 185 dollar fee. Sports teams housed there. furnishings provided except linens. Additional options include Ponderosa negotiations and community bedrooms and apartments offered directly to students.
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Beacon Lodge
Brock
$110000 for Exactly Jobs Toronto Newsprint Mill
A newssprint mill in Toronto requires $140000 to create each job. The project allocates funding to cover construction and operations, with estimates indicating substantial employment opportunities once completed.
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EACTY
Toronto
House approves space authorization amid funding clash
The House rejected moves to curtail crewed spaceflight and approved a 3.43 billion dollar NASA authorization for the year starting July 1, surpassing Nixon's request by 162 million. The bill funds three Apollo missions through 1972 despite criticism from Rep Peyser and Rep Abzug over shuttle and transit spending.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Space Agency
Nixon
Peter A. Peyser
Rn.y
Peyser
Bella
Abzug
D-N. Y
Complex Flight Drill At Reese AFB Demonstrates Cadet Precision
Cadets at Reese AFB push their training day to the limit as Capt. Robert Jones directs landing operations for 12 cadets and instructors. Maj. Barton P. Crews monitors controller duties while judging touchdowns and enforcing smooth landings in a high tempo exercise.
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Bob Jones
Reese Air Force Base
Roose Air Force Base
Earth
Robert Jones
Cuyahoga
Ohio
Vietnam
Jones
Barton P. Crews
Delta Flight
Crews
Reese Afb
Rumany 17
Intruder Foiled as Resident Wields Knife at City Residence
Charlene Harger awoke at 3:30 a.m. to find a 17-year-old Mexican American intruder in her 1205 28rd St. home. She fought him with a butcher knife, leaving him to flee. later, burglaries netted $420 at J. M. McCormick’s station and watches worth $440 at Allstate Finance Service. Additional thefts included a $260 stereo from Ernest Avila’s residence, $70 from M. B. Powell’s home, $20 at Bob Brown’s service station, and small cash sums from two residences.
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Charlene Harger
28Rd St
Allstate Finance Service
Ave. J
Ernest Avila
N. Ave. R
M. B. Powell
Bob Brown
4Th St
Norwegian National Theater to tour Japan next year
Oslo based National Theater will undertake a tour of Japan lasting three or four weeks next year with a week spent in Tokyo.
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Oslo
Norway
National Theater
Japan
Tokyo
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Carla Maxey
Cattle County
Floyd Terrell
Texas Youth Development Foundation
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Cen-Tex
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Roy B. Davis
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Texas Federation of Cooperatives
Texas Association of Mutual Fire and Storm Insurance Companies
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Voice OF the Turtle
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M. H. Day
6Th St
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