Post's Bid Defeated In Court
A federal appeals court reversed a lower court ruling and issued a temporary order restraining the Washington Post from further articles based on top secret Vietnam war documents. The 21 split decision sends the case back to district court for a permanent injunction hearing, with possible further appeal pending.
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Washington
Washington Post
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Eugene C. Patterson
Post
U.S. Chie
District Court
U.S
Warren E. Burger
New York
New York Times
U.S. District Court
Murray I. Gurfein
Times
Circuit Court
Gesell
Building blocks identified in meteorite support life evolution theory
NASA scientist Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma reports 18 amino acids found in a Kentucky meteorite of 1990, matching earlier 1969 Australian findings. He says these 4.5 billion year old building blocks bolsters chemical evolution and suggests life materials may exist elsewhere in the universe.
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Mountain View
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cyril Ponnamperuma
Kentucky
Mars
Jupiter
Ponnamperuma
Earth
Fourth to vanish Gloria Green town mystery deepens
Odessa officers expand a search for Gloria Sue Nix Green, a 26 year old divorcee described as extremely attractive. The case links to prior disappearances and murders in the area, with authorities using helicopters and police teams to cover flatlands around Odessa. Green disappeared Thursday from O and I Well Servicing Co. at 3808 Kermit Highway. her car and office items remained, no struggle was seen, and she is a mother of a six year old.
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Odessa
West Texas
Texas Rangers
Ector County
Department of Public Safety
Gloria Sue Nix Green
O and I
Kermit Highway
Green
Saesman
Lubbock Area House Appropriations Panel OKs Midland Construction Funds
The Appropriations Committee endorsed a 4.9 million dollar appropriation for Midland construction projects. Nugent urged tighter limits on speaker power to pick lawmakers and chairs in Austin. Solons eyed a non-binding Vietnam pullout resolution by July 4, 1971. Dayan warned of further conflict unless Egypt shifts toward peace. Editorials, market reports, farming notes, radio TV listings, sports and horoscopes fill pages across sections.
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Nugent
Austin
Solons
Vietnam
Sec. A
Dow Jones Dips Below 900 Mark
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 17.09 to close at 889.16 its lowest level in nearly a year as mutual fund cash positions worsened and investor confidence waned. Standard & Poor's 500 slipped 1.53 to 98.95 with volume about 15.04 million shares.
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United Press International
New York
Monte J. Gordon
Bache & Co
Dow
Standard & Poor
Gordon
Bache
Dow Jones
Investment Company Institute
Mutual Fund
Prayer Note of Gratitude for Loved Ones
A reader expresses thanks for loved ones who test temperaments and for the beauty in life often taken for granted. The prayer closes with an Amen appreciating daily blessings.
Split Vote Ousts Big Spring Police Chief Banks
West Texas city officials fire Police Chief Day Banks a former Texas Ranger captain after a 3-2 council vote. The firing sparks a mass resignation threat from about 34 of the 50 officers and follows accusations he did not cooperate with other law enforcement.
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Beg Spring
West Texas
Day Banks
Texas Ranger
Banks
Wade Choate
Jack Watkins
Eddie Acksi
J. Arnold Marshall
M. R. Kroger
Big Spring
Council
Miniature Steam Locomotives Captivate Plainview Hobbyist
Plainview resident Grafton McInnish, long an electronics craftsman, builds a miniature steam locomotive modeled after early 20th century freight engines. He started with a Case tractor replica 40 years ago and participates in live steam gatherings with avid enthusiasts and a railroad library. Mrs. McInnish supports his work while joking that they are all crazy. the Mikado prototype inspires his current project as readers are invited to see AREA MAN Page 11.
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Plainview
Grafton McInnish
Brotherhood of
McInnish
McKinnish
Japan
Land of the
Governor to discuss state of the state in Sunday telecast
Governor Preston Smith plans a statewide telecast from Austin on the state of the 62nd legislature with a personal expense of about $20,000. He promises surprises and broad Texan interest while delaying last minute prep due to incomplete materials amid Bankers Life stock fraud developments in Houston.
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United Press International
Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
National Bankers Lifestock
Houston
Frank W. Sharp
Page
Governor signs Texas redistricting bill amid court challenge speculation
Gov. Preston Smith signs a congressional redistricting bill creating Dallas and Houston districts and merging four incumbents into two. Rep. Purcell and Rep. Price share a district, while Rep. Patman and Dowdy pair, Dowdy not seeking re election due to illness and bribery charges. Additional bills signed include university governance, retirement service credits, seizure of obscene material, and retirement age increases.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Dallas
Houston
Graham Purcell
Wichita Falls
Bob Price
Pampa
Wright Patman
Texarkana
John Dowdy
Athens
University of Texas
Sky Marshal Foils Jet Hijack to Cuba In Flight
Federal sky marshal aboard Piedmont Airlines Boeing 737 in Winston-Salem subdued a Tennessee man attempting to hijack the plane to Cuba. Raymond A. Cirilli of Atlanta, a recent sky marshal trainee, tackled Bobby Richard White of Kingsport, Tennessee, who was found unarmed.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
UPI
Piedmont Airlines
Cuba
Raymond A. Cirilli
Atlanta
Bobby Richard White
Kingsport
Tenn
White
Marines Push Through Ba Ho Mountain Clash Near DMZ
South Vietnamese marines and a 200 man garrison drove back North Vietnamese forces near Ba Ho Mountain 17 miles south of the DMZ. In two days of combat the marines claimed 159 NVA killed with 96 more observed by air and ground forces.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Ba Ho Mountain
Demilitarized Zone
Ba ‘Ho
Juingled
House Panel Approves $12 Billion Agriculture and Environment Bill
The House Appropriations Committee backed a 12 billion package for agriculture and environmental protection, with 6.5 million set to study how antipollution efforts might affect jobs and the economy. The panel endorsed most of Nixon's requests while stressing balanced safeguards for health and resources.
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United Press International
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Weather Map Page 6 B Southwest Weather
Weather map lists cities and numbers across the Southwest region including Abilene El Paso Albuquerque Hobbs Amarillo Houston Dallas Oklahoma City Denver and Denver area readings with high and low values and codes for weather data on the page. The data reflects regional temperature and condition figures for the area.
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Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Hobbs
Amarillo
Houston
Dallas
Denver
W. Falls
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Julie Byrnes
Rita Morgan
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Boston
St. Augustine
Arthur Everett
Appeals Court
U.S. Dist
Gerhard Gesell
The
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Lubbock, Area
Seminole
HOUSE
Midland
Laird
CBS
Dayan
Egypt
Comic Dictionary
Einin
Avalanche-Journal
Assaociated Press
Luron Brown
Avalanche
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