First American POW in Laos tied to CIA secret war
Emmet Kay, a civilian contract pilot and the first confirmed American POW in Laos since the cease fire, was shot down May 7 while ferrying CIA recruited guerrillas on a routine mission. Kay’s company denies CIA flying. Congress notes many such flights likely funded by the agency as part of a decade long covert war.
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Summit Conference Talks Begin Today
Washington officials press final preparations for the summit as Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev rides toward the United States. President Nixon meets Brezhnev at Camp David and awaits the talks with Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Henry Kissinger coordinates high level discussions ahead of the Brezhnev visit.
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Briscoe Tightens Vetoes as Talks Highlight Cautious Stance
In Austin Governor Dolph Briscoe increased vetoes to 29 and signaled caution over private security measures while UPI reports Soviet and American leaders keeping expectations limited ahead of the Moscow summit recall. Nixon welcomed Brezhnev amid mass demonstrations signaling tense bilateral climate.
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Couple camps outside hospital to avoid bills
Mr and Mrs Ruth W Egan parked their camper at a Salt Lake City hospital for seven weeks of Mrs Egan pregnancy to manage a placenta previa. They hope to return home with their newborn girl after the seventh week in the hospital.
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Prayer Card Message Honoring Jesus Christ
A devotional line expresses gratitude for the gift of the Lord Jesus Christ, noting the adequacy of language to convey the depth of the blessing and ending with a closing Amen from a reader.
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TIONARY COMIC DI SPENDTHRIFT A pe acts as if rainy days a only to those who save up them
The item critiques a spendthrift persona who behaves as if rainy days await only savers. It sketches a comic take on prudent budgeting and risk, hinting at cautions about hoarding wealth. The source tone mirrors a newspaper snippet with light satire.
Cowboy Cookin Proves Harder Than It Looks
A reported chuckwagon dinner by Richard Bolt of the Cross F Ranch near Guthrie and Paducah showcases skill beyond luck with seasoned methods and hot charcoal. The piece profiles Bolt as a champion cook and hints at further details on page 10.
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Luck
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Richard Bolt
Cross F Ranch
Floyce Masterson
Guthrie
Paducah
Don Johnson
Police Investigate Fatal Shootings Amid Warlike Chaos
In Berkeley California a deadly incident left three dead as police scramble to piece together events. A 49 year old Rutledge veteran and others were among victims in a scene described as chaotic with mortars and evacuation helicopters interrupting initial inquiries. Authorities say a man killed an officer and a child before being shot. Further details emerge as investigators review footage and witness accounts.
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Barn mural draws crowds at Byrd farm in Texas
Lyndon Byrd, 14, stands beside a 12 by 70 foot mural on the Byrd farm 244 miles south of Kress on Interstate 27. The pastoral scene features farm animals raised on the Byrd property and attracts many passersby who stop to photograph the artwork.
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Marie Byrd
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Kress
Milton Adams
Barn mural on Byrd farm draws highway spectators
Motorists on Interstate 27 near Amarillo stop to photograph a large white barn mural on Marie Byrd’s farm 2 miles south. The 12 by 70 foot scene shows real Byrd stock including Chief Speckled Bird Appaloosa stallion Mocky Walky mare and colt and Byrd black cattle.
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Friend Bates Days Of Agony LIBERTY (AP) Miss Hoolboll death case
A friend testimony describes the death of 17 year old Miss Hoolboll in Cleveland area as two days of agony after alleged rat poisoning. Danna Anette Hoolboll, linked to Artesia Hall director Joseph Farrar, faces murder charges in Liberty County grand jury proceedings.
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Peacekeepers Wake Amid Mortar Fire in Vi Thanh
In Vi Thanh near Saigon a U S peacekeeping unit reports a tense night with mortar fire echoing from nearby areas. Soldiers, resting in a bar area after a day of patrols, remain alert as outgoing orders and potential intervention discussions unfold at the camp.
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Fire destroys four houses in South Lubbock area
A rapid wind driven blaze swept a residential addition in South Lubbock around 5 p m Sunday destroying four houses in the 8200 block of Fremont Avenue. The under construction homes owned by Flagg Realtors Inc were unoccupied. Fire officials hinted at possible arson and said investigation would continue.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Tom Cherry
Flagg Realtors
South Page
Stray Bullet Kills Girl in City Club
A 16 year old girl Beverly Marie Simon of 2710 East 9th Street died from a chest gunshot after a night club gun battle on the city East Side. Louis Roosevelt 70 of 816 Fig Avenue was beaten and hospitalized no serious injury expected. Police pursued details as witnesses remained silent and a pathologist was requested.
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9Th St
Justice of the Peace
F.H. Bolen
Louis Roosevelt
Fig Ave
Methodist Hospital
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Weather map page notes for Lubbock area
Fair today with a high in the upper 90s. Tonight will be mid 60s with Tuesday near 90. Slight chance of thunderstorms on Tuesday. Winds southwest at 15 to 25 mph.
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Divers Descend To Free Trapped Sub In Atlantic
Two pressure suited Navy divers plunged 300 feet beneath the Atlantic to inspect the submerged 21 foot Johnson Sea Link submarine wedged in the wreckage of the destroyer Fred T Berry. Four crewmen aboard faced critical oxygen, with life support expected to run out by noon Tuesday as a mobile diving chamber from San Diego prepared to assist.
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