Attacks Hit Four Cities and 14 Bases as Saigon Parade Ends
Communist forces and terrorists launched strikes across four cities and 14 allied bases in South Vietnam, killing six South Vietnamese, wounding scores, and killing two Americans with one wounded. In Cambodia near Phnom Penh fighting continued as Allied air strikes hit the attackers.
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Governor Smith Defends Stock Dealings and Vetoes Budget
Governor Preston Smith defended his stock investment linked to National Bankers Life Insurance. He vetoed the second year of the $7.1 billion state budget and cut $5.5 million from the appropriation. He denied wrongdoing and said the investment was legal and not connected to his duties. He urged a crusade against runaway spending and said a special session may be needed to craft a new 1973 budget.
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Preston Smith
Messige
Cifies
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
Ben Barnes
Smith
NBL
Elmer Baum
Democratic
Baum
Texas
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Frank Sharp
Sharpstown
Agreement Voiced By Mutscher on Budget Without New Taxes
House Speaker Gus Mutscher backed Governor Prestor Smith's plan for a one year 1973 state budget without new taxes and said a future budget written after tax effects are known could improve the current appropriation bill. He pledged cooperation and noted leadership is needed for efficiency in state government. Smith vetoed items he called unnecessary and some labeled as pork amid the Dirty 30s coalition. Э
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Texas
High School Crisis Probed In Nationwide Review
An Associated Press analysis questions the relevance of American high schools amid rising criticism. Critics warn many graduates are unprepared for a changing economy while others feel schools are underused and stuck in rote learning. The piece cites scenes from Houston to Port Washington and hints at a broader crisis in education and youth culture.
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Vietnam
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Belton Hosts Dallas Deputies Killers Trial Move
Rene Guzman and Leonardo Ramos Lopez go on trial in Belton for murdering three deputies tied on the Trinity River bank in Dallas four months ago. Dallas County District Attorney Henry Wade will prosecute, moving the case from Dallas due to publicity.
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United Press International
Belton
Rene Adolfo Guzman
Leonardo Ramos Lopez
Bank of the Trin
Ity River
Dallas
Henry Wade
Jack Ruby
Wade
Guzman
Lopez
Dallas County
Samuel Garcia Infante
William Reese
Ellis County
A. J. Robertson
IMCs i Tis IMCs i Tis SEXAGENARIAN
A sixty year old man confronts aging as he reflects that his grandfather died at eighty. The piece explores perceptions of age and mortality across generations.
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Sexagenarian
Somethin' New Is A Cookin' in A J Family Today
A new cooking feature titled Somethin' New Is A Cookin lands in the A J Family Today section starting Tuesday. Written by a Lubbock author who has tested foods globally, the column aims to cover what’s cookin in the Southwest for a broad readership.
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Southwest
Tokyo Mishap 219 Aboard Jet Escape Unhurt
A Northwest Orient 747 lost a left landing gear on landing at Haneda Airport Tokyo. All 219 aboard escaped serious injury, passengers to transfer to another Northwest flight as damage assessed by authorities. The incident marks a rare 747 accident with passengers aboard since service began.
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Northwest Orient
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
American Airlines
Drownings After Snowfield Plunge On Grand Teton Peak
Three Idaho Falls climbers died after slipping through a snowfield hole while descending Symmetry Spire in Grand Teton National Park. Robert Deal 28 Wayne Creek 35 and Louis Ybar rondo 9 perished Saturday as a party of five slid down from 11 000 feet. Betts said Deal was pinned and drowned after plunging into a stream about 20 feet below. A two member party escaped. Page 10 PEAK.
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Wyo
U.S. Forest Service
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Grand Teton National Park
Robert Deal
Wayne Creek
Louis Ybarrondo
Frank Betts
Deal
Betts
Creek
Ybarrondo Boy
Rain Drenches South Plains Doubling Weekend Rainfall
Scattered thundershowers hit the South Plains on Sunday with over an inch of rain in Bovina around 7 p.m. A brief high wind toppled tree branches but caused no major damage. The rainfall also boosted Stanton’s weekend total to 1.25 inches by Sunday afternoon.
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Stanton
Texas Girl, 13, Still Missing After Crossroads Disappearance
A 13 year old girl, Colette Anise Wilson of Alvin, disappeared moments after her band director let her off at a rural Brazoria County crossroads on Thursday. Law officers and volunteers searched fields and roads without success Sunday at the Alvin police station base of operations.
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Alvin
UPD
Brazoria
Colette Anise Wilson
Thomas Or. Wilson
Texas and Fandangle revive West Texas history in summer pageants
The Avalanche-Journal reports on two outdoor pageants, Texas in Palo Duro Canyon and Fandangle at Albany, re-creating prairie life with professional direction and widespread community involvement. Both attract thousands nightly through late summer, with Texas launching its sixth season July 4 and Fandangle running through Aug 28, featuring stagecoach appearances and live music.
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Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon
Fort Griffin
Albany
Fireman Killed as Plant Blast Hurts 17 at Chemetron Factory
In Huntington West Virginia a Chemetron Corp paint plant explosion after a small fire killed a fire captain and injured 17 firefighters. City and plant crews fought flames for hours, with some victims hospitalized and others treated and released.
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Huntington
W.va
UPD
Chemetron Corp
Ashland
Wky
Prayer meditation on God's endless love
A reader offers a short devotional prayer praising Heavenly Father. It thanks God for Jesus Christ and his sacrifice, expressing faith in divine love despite human failings. Amen.
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Heavenly
Weather Map: Lubbock Tonight Partly Cloudy With Slight Thunder
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in Lubbock and vicinity with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers tonight. Winds will be light and variable with a high near 90 and a low around the mid 60s.
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