Citizens Group Pushes Immediate Action on Memorial Center Plan
Public groups urge swift moves to fund and acquire land for a memorial center with proposed bonds around 120 million. CAC members push for a council declaration of intent to secure HUD advances, start appraisals, and potentially an election within 15 to 30 days.
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J. T. Talkington
CAC
Memorial Center
J. Louis Murfee Jr
Ray Chapman
H. ©. Alderson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Murfee
Arnold Maeker
Lubbock
East Lubbock
George Scott
Jordan's King Hussein Bows To Arab Demand
King Hussein announced a 10 point cease fire with guerrilla leader Yasser Arafat after dismissing two officers accused of orchestrating the shelling of refugee camps. He spoke amid personal losses from a machine gun assault on his motorcade near Amman.
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Jordan
Hussein
Zeid Ben Shaker
Nasser Ben Jamil
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Yasser Arafat
Amman
Radio
al Fatah
America
Radia
Beirut
Nom
Allenby Bridge
Amaman
New York Mailmen Set July 1 Strike Vote
The National Letter Carriers Union Branch 36 in New York voted to hold a strike authorization vote July 1. If Congress does not grant higher wages by then, the vote would authorize a strike to begin 12:01 am July 6. The meeting in Manhattan required security as Johnson faced pushback from members.
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New York
UPI
New York Mailmen's Union
Congress
Branch 36
National Letter Carriers Union
Gustave Johnson
Manhattan
Johnson
Hearing Stated On Lach Trial In Fort Worth
District Atty Blair Cherry Jr and Judge Byron Matthews hold a pretrial conference in Fort Worth to set a date for the Lach murder trial. Jamin Lach faces charges in the scalpel killing of Sarah Alice Morgan, a Texas Tech cleaning woman, in the Science Building on December 4 1967. The case moved from 18th District Court to Criminal District Court No 1 in Tarrant County. a trial is expected next fall.
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Atty
Blair Cherry Jr
Byron Matthews
Fort Worth
Jamin Lach
Lach
Texas Tech
Sarah Alice Morgan
Science
Tech
Howard C. Davison
Criminal District Court No
Tarrant County
Cherry
Mate
Boat Equipment Theft Reported
Police investigated a theft of boat equipment reported Thursday. Investigators are examining available evidence and locating the missing items.
Judy Bass Named Miss Cotton of Terry County
Judy Bass daughter of Mr and Mrs Ochis Bass of Wellman was named Miss Cotton of Terry County in a Wellman High School auditorium pageant. Runner up Shirla Caswell of Meadow. Bass will compete in the Texas Miss Cotton contest October 9 in Dallas. Pageant sponsored by the Cotton Boosters of Terry County. Both winners received $100 and Bass received a bouquet of red roses.
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Brownfield
Judy Bass
Ochis Bass
Wellman
Miss Cotton
Terry County
Wellman High School
Shirla Caswell
Meadow
Qlane Caswell
Kid Medics Operations And Doctor Games Attract Children
The article notes children engaging in playful medical tasks and games in a clinic setting. It mentions adults guiding activities while kids express curiosity about anatomy and healthcare through interactive play.
Nixon urges Congress to act on 13 crime bills
President Nixon, addressing U S attorneys in the Rose Garden, urges action on 13 administration crime bills stalled in Congress for months. He links delays to politics but insists crime and respect for the law transcend partisanship while praising attorney generals and U S attorneys for progress and leadership.
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John N. Mitchell
Nixon
White House
U. S
Congress
Washington
Con
Gpess
White ‘House
American Bar Association
House
Senate
U.S
Viet Cong raid near Da Nang leaves civilians toll high
Lt. T S Miller of New Kensington Pa says Viet Cong aimed to destroy the village at Ba Ren. He recalls over 200 mortar shells, many phosphorous, setting houses ablaze as Marines were pinned down. U S command reports 6 Americans killed and 4 wounded in two clashes along the Cambodian border. total American deaths in Indochina since Jan 1 1961 reach 42 444 with 230 694 wounded. South Vietnamese losses total 106 785 killed and 226 262 wounded in more than a decade of fighting.
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Ba Ren
T.S. Miller
New Kensington
Vilage
Tn My
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Ree
Phnom Penh
Angkor
U.S
Saigon
Judge Revokes Probation for Martha A. Ragan
Judge Pat S. Moore revoked the five year probation of Martha A. Ragan 46 of 4315A 28th St. She pled guilty in the 72nd District court March 13 to passing a forged 32.93 check to Farrs Supermarket No. 2 on January 4. She was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary as probation officers reported she failed to avoid injurious habits including excessive alcohol use.
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Pat S$. Moore
Martha A. Ragan
Ragan
Farr's
First Aid Course Set In Silverton
Five session Red Cross first aid course starts Thursday at City Hall in Silverton. Instructor Ross Beavers of Plainview will lead classes at 8 p m Tuesday and Thursday for two hours each. Enrollment is coordinated by Robert Haley Hill and Mrs Bern May.
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Silverton
Red Cross
City Hall
Ross Beavers
Plainview
Robert Haley Hill
Bern May
Music Director Hired At Slaton
Murry Vise of Tulsa is named full time music and youth minister at First Baptist Church Slaton. A Wayland Baptist College graduate, he previously served as assistant music and education director at First Baptist Seminole. He plans a July 15 29 trip to Japan with 25 Tulsa church members.
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Slaton
Murry Vise
Tulsa
First Baptist Church
Vise
Wayland
Ltist
Seminole
Japan
Youth Director Named at First United Methodist Church
Slaton report states Pat Wheeler a Liston High graduate and Texas Tech personnel management major is hired as church youth director. He will lead a Youth Revival July 5 to 8 and serve as youth proposer through mid-July.
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Slaton
Pat )Wheeler
Liston High
Texas Tech
First United Methodist Church
Wheeler
Rush Wheeler
Texas solons split Nixon stance on Byrd amendment
The Senate voted 91 to 0 to insert a Mansfield proviso preserving presidential authority as commander in chief amid debate over the Cooper Church and Byrd amendments. Texas senators split with Tower voting yes and Yarborough voting no as a large gallery reaction followed the roll call.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Ziegier
White House
Scott
United States
Cooper Church
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Ian
Mansfield
Nixon Barker
George Murphy
R.cald
Byrd
Sen
Jo Williams
Jacob Kravits
R Nly
Israel
J. W. Fulbright
D.ark
Karl E. Mundt
Texas
John G. Tower
Dust storms sweep Oklahoma and Texas towns injure workers
High winds and dust storms hit Oklahoma and Texas with tornado sightings reported in Anadarko Perkins Davis and surrounding areas. A dairy herd was destroyed near Perkins and several buildings and hangars damaged. One home demolished near Davis and others damaged across eastern Oklahoma. In Texas gusts up to 50 mph disrupted crops and power lines with isolated sprinkles in Plainview and surrounding towns.
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Vinita
Duncan
Anadarko
Mounds
Perkins Okemah
Manchester
Rocky
Lawton
Davis
Clear Creek
Yukon
Oklahoma City
Joe Barts
Perkins
Drancan
Oklahoma
Dustin
Maines
Stillwater
Muniepal
Hereford
Plainview
Hale Center
Amariboo
Littlefield
Leftist terrorists kidnap West German ambassador in Rio
In Rio de Janeiro the amb assador Ehrenfried von Holleben was abducted after terrorists blocked his car and killed two Brazilian guards. A third security agent was wounded as four men and a woman took the envoy, who reportedly could be held for prisoner releases.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Ehrenfried von Holleben
Ben
Mercedes Benz
Lass T O Antonin Sampain
Walter Scheel
Bonn
Mario Gibson Barboga
von Holleben
Karl von Spreti
Guatesmala
von Spreti
Biek
FAR
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Ziegler
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John M. Mitchell
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