Tragic Toy Gun Fatality In Houston Family Visit
A 5-year-old boy found a gun in his uncle’s room and accidentally shot his mother, Delores Tristan aged 25, as the family visited Houston for a reunion. The weapon fired while the child played with it, the bullet entering her heart. the death was ruled accidental.
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Houston
Delores Tristan
Harlingen
Henry Reyes
Justice of the Peace
Tristan
Sheriff's Deputies
Reyes
Liberal Democrats gain in state senate runoff races
Liberal Democrats strengthened their bid for a liberal majority in the Texas state senate after runoff victories. Key contests featured Sen. Don Kennard defeating Rep. Joe Shannon in Tarrant County, with Kennard virtually assured of another term as no Republican challenger exists. James Wallace beat Donald K. Shipley in Houston to fill Criss Cole’s seat, while Glenn Rothmann narrowly topped Lamoine Holland in San Antonio amid a possible recount. Max Sherman won the Panhandle race for Grady Hazlewood’s seat. both Sherman and Hazlewood are Amarillo lawyers.
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Oor
Don Kennard
Batttle
Joe Shannon
Fort Worth
Tarrant
Kennard
James Wallace
Donald K. Shipley
Houston
Criss Cole
San Antone
Glenn Rothmann
Coloniel
Lamoine Holland
Max Sherman
Jack Hazlewood
Panhandle
Hazlewood
Grady Hazlewood
Canyon
Sherman
Amarillo
Police arrest suspect in stabbing at Civic Center
Local police report the arrest of a suspect in a stabbing death at the Civic Center Music Hall. The incident prompted a security sweep and investigation by the city force.
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Civic Center Music Hall
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Thai Units May Aid Cambodia
Cambodian airstrip near Siem Reap and Angkor Wat fell to Communist forces raising the prospect of Thai ground help for Lon Nol's government. Fighting continued around Siem Reap as the highway to Phnom Penh was cut. Kompong Thom and evacuation of tourists reported with clashes inside Cambodia and US casualties.
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Associated Press
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Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Thailand
Cambodia
Bettween
Farher
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Tthere
Kompong Thom
Angkor War
25Th Infantry
Tay Ninh
Thenemy
Prayer for Guidance on Giving and Mother's Blessings
A reader prays for divine help to review personal finances and consider the needs of others. The invocation asks Father to reveal how to share maternal blessings with those in need, ending in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Special hinge helps hemophiliac boy walk after years
Louisville report says 14 year old N Meadors with hemophilia stood straight for first time in four years after trade school students designed and built desubluxation hinges. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. David McCarty and instructors Julian Marsh and Joseph Volz coordinated the project with Pewee Holmed supplies. Meadors was fitted, limbs immobilized briefly, then hinges removed after two and a half weeks, though braces and crutches remain for a period of therapy.
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Louisville
N. Meadors
Iroquois High School
David McCarty
Kosair Crippled Children’s Hospital
Meadors
California
McCarty
Julian Marsh
Joseph Volz
Ahrens Trade High School
Roy
Aid chief admits CIA use of Laos program
John A. Hannah, head of the Agency for International Development, acknowledged that U S aid in Laos serves as a cover for CIA operations. He said Nixon may propose separating intelligence work from overseas economic assistance in the future.
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Washington
John A. Hannah
U.S
CIA
Laos
Nixon
Hannah
Agency For International Development
Nixon Nixon
Vientiane
iNixon
Peru Declares Shoot-on-Sight Law for Looters After Quake
Lima reports the military government orders police to kill looters in the tremor zone amid a quake that killed over 30,000. Interior Minister Armand o Artola calls looters “human vultures” as relief lags and medical aid grows scarce in Huaylas Canyon.
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Lima
Aremando Artola
Artola
Huaylas Canyon
Armed Robber Steals 178 At Ham's Food Mart
A quiet six foot three red haired man robbed Ham's Food Mart No. 1 at 4403 50th St around 9 50 p m Sunday, taking 178 in currency from the register with a long pocket knife. Police search for a Negro suspect tied to a separate Red Raider Drive In heist the previous night.
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Charles Farris
E. Brown St
Ham’s
50Th St
Terry Davis
Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Ham
N. University Avenue
Clovis Road
Ham's
Farris
Rodeo and Reunion Time Keeps West Texas Spirits Alive
West Texas regions prepare for oldtimer gatherings and settler reunions across Hale Crosby Floyd Dickens Motley and other counties.イベントs celebrate the pioneer days with shade chats and memorial services honoring those who have passed, as communities in Lamb Terry Swisher Gaines Lynn Palmer Hockley and Dawson counties anticipate summer festivities.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
West Texas
South Plains
Hale
Crosby
Floyd
Dickens
Motley
Lamb, Terry, Swisher
Gaines
Lynn
Palmer
Hockley
Dawson Counties
Andy Williams and Claudine Longet Separate
Hollywood reports singer Andy Williams and wife Claudine Longet have agreed to a separation after eight years of marriage. A spokesman said the split is on friendly terms and noted the couple has three children.
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Hollywood
Andy Williams
Claudine Longet
El Paso Wind and Hail Sweep Texas Panhandle and South Plains
Thunderstorms and hail hit the Panhandle and far West Texas with funnel cloud sightings near Muleshoe and Amarillo. Reports cite hail up to half an inch in El Paso and rain flooding on State 214 near Muleshoe, Friona, and nearby.
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South Plains
Gary Shultz
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
Far West Texas
Muleshoe
Amarillo
U.S
Lubbock
Bobby Henderson
U.S. Weather Bureau
Larbuddie
Texas Highway’ent
Lubbock Eyes Final Go Ahead for 4.7 Million Storm Grant
City officials prepare to approve a 4.740 million Neighborhood Development Program grant aimed at land acquisition for replatting the Guadalupe area, buying hardship cases, and funding homeowner rehabilitation after the tornado. If approved, funds would flow to multiple neighborhoods with future NDP grants possible next year.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
Guadalupe
NDP
Memorial Civic Center
Bob Burr
Citizens Advisory Commission
4Th Street
Yellow House Canyon
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Old Town
Memorial Center
Overton
Texas Tech
Roberts
McWhorter
Clovis Road
University Avenue
Arnett Benson
North Avenue U
Country Club
Amarillo Highway
Holmes
Clayton Carter
Ash and
Quirt Avenues
Limited Wage Price Curbs Seen
The Nixon administration plans a mild wage and price restraint program with a watchdog board of business and labor leaders and professional economists. The board would publish monthly price and wage reviews and flag inflationary moves, with officials denying any price or wage freeze though limits may be defined.
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Johnson
Newsweek Magazine
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White House
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Nixon
Weather Map Page 10 A Forecast for Lubbock Area
A 30 percent rain chance today and tonight with high at the upper 80s and low in the upper 50s. Winds southerly 10 to 20 mph. mum ye er pee today te oma midity 37 percent.
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Hereford
State 214
Friona
Lubbock
Country Club
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Amarillo
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