Class of ’73 Portraits From a Quiet Town
In Tunnelton 275 students from grades one through twelve navigate a simple senior year. Among them Mary Ann Abner 18 pages amid sports and plans to marry and work as a nurse's aide while Billy Johnson 18 as school editor pursues engineering studies. They treat Watergate Skylab and Cambodia with casual awareness and value the town’s close, drug‑free atmosphere.
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Mary Ann Abner
Billy Johnson
Tunnelton
Cambodia
Move World Closer To Peace Talks Prompt New Marijuana Law Reactions
The new Control Substances Act signed by Governor Dolph Briscoe raises questions about its vagueness and its impact on marijuana possession deemed a misdemeanor. Legal experts in Lubbock fear higher conviction problems as officials assess implementation. H J Doc Blanchard opposed the final version, citing unresolved differences after a conference committee.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Briscoe
H. J
Doc”’ Blanchard
Senate
House
Lubbock Council Debates First Electric Rate Hike Since 1951
The Lubbock City Council will review an ordinance Thursday to raise electricity prices for the first time since 1951. A fuel adjustment tied to rising natural gas costs is planned to be passed to customers, with an unknown effective date likely in August after Phase IV price controls.
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Vaughn Hendrie
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Lubbock Power and Light
Southwestern Public Service Co
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Public Services Co
Skylab Astronauts Go For Meeting With Nixon
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz, cleared after a rest period, prepare to meet President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev aboard the USS Ticonderoga carrier. Medical staff said improvement continues with Kerwin markedly better as the men remain under quarantine and wear masks during the White House visit.
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Uss Ticonderoga
Skylab
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Earth
Conrad
Weitz
America
Nixon
Leonid J. Brezhnev
San Clemente
Calif
Prayer for Guilty Conscience Requested by Reader
A reader asks in a brief prayer for guidance to have a guilty conscience for any serious wrong they may commit if it is God’s will. The note ends with Amen.
Nixon and Brezhnev conclude talks with pro-peace message
President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev wrapped a week of summit talks with a joint communique leaning on nuclear arms limits and troop reductions. Brezhnev praised the mood as a step toward lasting relations based on mutual respect. The two men spoke during a party at Nixon’s Casa Pacifica villa overlooking the Pacific as they mingled with stars and politicians.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Tain Phoune
Pacific
Casa Pacifica
House of Peace
All-America Game Opens Amid Record Crowd
A record 43,472 watched as USC running back Sam Bam Cunningham prepares to deliver the pledge of allegiance before the 13th annual Coaches All-America Game. A color guard salutes Old Glory before kickoff in the stadium.
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Sam “Bam” Cunningham
University of Southern California
West Snags 20 6 Victory At Jones Stadium
Notre Dame's Greg Marx delivered the invocation as the West team won 20 to 6 in perfect weather. The scoring came on two field goals with complete details and action photos in Section C.
Guards Slain in Arizona State Prison Cellblock Fire
Two prison guards were murdered in a Florence Arizona cellblock when a prisoner set a mattress on fire and attacked them with knives during an uprising in the state’s troubled maximum security facility. Inmate action, no motive found yet. investigators note no hostage demands. The slain guards were Dale E See Morey and Theodore J Buckley, ages 37 and 26.
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A-J News Service
Bud Florence
Ariz.n.Gomes
Arizona State
Shrona Secremonine Wan
Gomes
Harold
Cardwell
Ohio State
Dale E See
Casa Grande, Ariz. T
Theodore J. Buckley
Florence
Buckley
Rita Buckley
John Moran
State Corrections Department
Trufan Lovelace
Pinal County
Phoenix
Testimony Sought From Mitchell At Watergate Hearings
Washington UPI reports John Mitchell 59 will testify before the Senate Watergate Committee next week after Dean as part of what could be the most crucial public testimony on President Nixon's possible role. Mitchell's hearing date is set as the committee moves to probe knowledge from the ousted White House counsel and potential future criminal proceedings.
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Washington
UPI
John
W. Dean
John N.j
Mitchell
Senate Watergate
Dean
Nixon
White House
Lester Zygmanik
Englishtown
George
Neptune
Senate
Mittee
Man Arraigned In Kin's Death In Watergate Era Probe
A Neptune man 23 is to hear a June 29 hearing over the alleged mercy killing of his paralyzed brother amid a Watergate related inquiry. The report notes connections to Nixon era figures and a high profile congressional investigation.
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Neptune
UPD
Brush Fire Ravages Rolling Hills Suburb Near LA
A racing brush fire in Rolling Hills on Palos Verdes peninsula caused 2.5 million dollars in damage to 11 residences and damaged 12 more. Winds reached 30 miles per hour and no lives were lost, with authorities citing possible arson by children playing with matches.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Noone
BRUSH
City Probes Gas Supply Contract and Renditions
City officials report progress on a gas supply contract with Harkey delivering 755000 gallons of the 900000 required. The remainder will cover only about half the city’s needs until October if current rates persist. Summer uses peak with city vehicles consuming over 100000 gallons monthly, but Texaco supplied 85000 gallons this month helping stay ahead.
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Harkey
Jack Richardson
Texaco
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