Nyla Medlock Leads Texan Spellers at Bee Final Day
Nyla Medlock 14 of Lorenzo tops the first day of the National Spelling Bee among 23 finalists, declaring I don't believe it as four Texas competitors survive. Genevieve Araiza of Houston Chronicle and Susan Yoachum of Dallas Morning News also remain, with others to compete today.
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Nyla Medlock
Lorenzo
Nyla
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Genevieve Araiza
The
Houston Chronicle
Susan Yoachum
Dallas Morning News
Robert Kincheloe
Joe Kincheloe
Vernon
Amarillo Globe-Times
Lamprey
Nixon hints at troop withdrawals from Vietnam plan
Administration spokesmen offered noncommittal replies fueling talk that President Nixon will announce U S troop withdrawals at the Midway Island summit. Thieu and Nixon signaled expected pullouts, but no dates were set amid debate over conditions for such a move and Paris talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Midway Island
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Thieu
Ronald L. Ziegler
Colorado
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Paris
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Sec
William P. Rogers
Midway
Nixon warns critics as USAF Academy grads urged to meet duties
President Nixon addresses 676 graduates at the Air Force Academy urging Americans to reject isolationist pressures and support both domestic needs and global responsibilities. He cites ridicule of the military and stresses that only a confident, idealistic society can rise to its challenges.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Colorado Springs
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U.S. Air Force Academy
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
United States
Rape Slay Case Leads Mexia Inquiry
A ranch hand charged in a brutal rape slaying of a Mexia teenager faces trial details as witnesses are questioned. The case centers on a suspect linked to the victim and investigations proceed with police and court actions.
Prayer for enduring love and enduring word
A reader offers a devotional note calling on Heavenly Father to renew the cry for change and affirm that Thy Holy Word will stand forever in faith and devotion.
City Class Tots Create With Go Stop Paints
Mrs. Troy Lawrence teaches first through third grade children in the Lubbock Art Association Summer Art Classes. Fifteen youngsters learn to arrange go colors at the top and stop colors at the bottom while layering light blues greens reds yellows and browns on a large drawing paper. Each child produces a landscape or abstract scene titled January in West Texas.
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Joann Phinny
Avalanche-Journal
Troy Lawrence
Lubbock Art Association
West Texas
Burned Once Before Shun State Checks
Hale Center residents distrust the state over a 1968 welfare funds case and about $11,000 in fraudulent treasury warrants. George Harrison and Bill McClain cashed warrants for a welfare worker accused of misapplying public funds. Banks froze accounts for about three months as the state recovered the money.
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James Boyett
Avalanche-Journal
Hale Center
South Plains
Treasury
George Harrison
Bill McClain
State Department of Public Welfare
State Treasury
Hall Center Bank
Three Sage brothers die aboard USS Evans in South China Sea
In Niobrara Nebraska a small city mourns three Sage brothers Radarman 3C Gregory Allen Sage Gary Sage and Seaman Kelly Sage all aboard the USS Evans that was struck by the Australian carrier Melbourne during a South China Sea incident. Flags were half staff as authorities review Navy assignment policies and family members describe the brothers as close and devoted to the Navy.
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South China Sea
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Marine Corps
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Gary Sage
Kelly Sage
Ernest Edward Sage
Evans
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Sullivans
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Francis
Joseph
Madison
Albert
Waterloo
U.S
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William Fritz
Gary
Gregory
Kelly
Barnes seeks meeting with Smith over veto of Texas budget
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes said he asked Gov. Preston Smith for a private meeting to persuade him to sign the $2.84 billion one year spending bill. He cited planning summer travel and noted Smith might veto for a two year budget reason.
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Ben. Barnes
Preston Smith
Smith
Barnes
Jetliner crashes on Mexican peak with VIP list aboard
A Mexicana de Aviacion Boeing carrying 79 people crashed on a clouded northeast Mexico peak near Monterrey. Rescue teams found all aboard likely dead as weather and rugged terrain hampered efforts. Among the passengers were Rafael Osuna tennis star and Carlos Madrazo with his wife, plus other officials and wedding guests.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Mexicana de Aviacion
Monterey
Monterrey
Rafael Osuna
Australia
Carlos Madrazo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Rau! Chapa Zarate
National Fiscal Court
Generoso Chapa
Madrazos
Boiling Feud Overshadows New York Bond Rating Talks
City officials returned from New York amid the ongoing dispute between Mayor W D Rogers Jr and City Manager Bill Blackwell. They met bond rating firms Moody's Standard and Poor's and Dun and Bradstreet as the city plans a 3 3 million bond sale on July 10. The feud was not discussed, and no settlement occurred as Rogers prepares a special meeting to revisit the demand for Blackwell's resignation.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
New York
W. D. Rogers Jr
Mgr
Bill ‘Blackwell
Blackwell
Rogers
Morris W. Turner
Denton Rigsby
Lomnie Hollingsworth
James Granberry
Moody's
Standard and Poor's
Dun and Bradstreet
Rigsby
Turner
Hollingsworth
Rotary Aide Says Over-Thirty Generation Key To Future
Carter, Rotary International vice-president, argues the over-thirty generation must bridge past and present. He warns middle-aged reluctance to uphold standards risks losing personal integrity ethics family life and freedoms. See OVER 30 Page 12.
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Bruce Magness
Avalanche-Journal
William C. Carter
Carter
Rotary International
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