Senators Reject Tax Slas Mail Bomb Charges Filed
A pipe bomb hidden in a jewelry box exploded at the Lubbock Main Post Office injuring postal worker Humberto Hernandez. Kenneth Kirk and Nancy Nell McFarling Kirk were arraigned on conspiracy charges for mailing the explosive intended to kill or injure a man in Lubbock. Both are held on $50,000 bonds amid details from a federal complaint and witness statements.
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U. S. Postal Service
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Levelland
U.S
Robert Wilson
Weather Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of evening thunderstorms through Wednesday. A little warmer today with highs in the mid 80s, rising to the upper 80s or 90s by Wednesday. Sunrise 4 38 a.m. sunset 5 01 p.m. Humidity ranges from 46% to 68% with no major weather events-s.
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Evel Knievel Plans Snake River Jump
New York UPI reports Evel Knievel announced plans to attempt a Snake River Canyon jump in Twin Falls Idaho. He held a news conference pushing the event for September 8 as his next headline act after multiple near fatal stunts over cars trucks and people.
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Paducah Lawmaker Defends Flights
Austin AP Rep W Heatly defends charter flights home to Paducah claiming commercial service is impossible. Since January he has 12 charters totaling $2,404 in reimbursements. Compare Rep Jim Kaster's $1,763 on weekly commercial trips to El Paso. Heatly says flying is more convenient.
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Paducah
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Kissinger Sees Limited Progress at Moscow Nuclear Summit
Secretary Kissinger said Nixon and Brezhnev are unlikely to seal a comprehensive arms treaty in Moscow but may advance a partial ban on underground tests and agree in principle to curb fast moving nuclear technology. He anticipated debate after the summit and stressed continued US pressure on a major effort.
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United States
Solzhenitsyn says Soviet Bloc holds superiority over West
Exiled author Alexander Solzhenitsyn told CBS Cronkite that the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact have unprecedented superiority over NATO nations. He warned persecution in Russia will worsen and criticized Western reporters for not adequately covering Communist repression. He spoke from Zurich in his first extended TV interview since deportation.
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President Faces Financial Woes
Washington AP Nixon struggles to meet a large mortgage and pay his 1969 federal income taxes. Deputy White House spokesman Gerald L. Warren says he has paid the 1970-72 taxes after IRS audit but has not paid the 1969 additional taxes, which IRS said were underpaid but not due due to statute of limitations.
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Nixon
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Internal Revenue Service
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IRS
Prayer for the ill and troubled readers
A reader prays for those facing illness and mounting problems. The note expresses faith that only God can be their hope and protection. Amen.
Conservatives Block Tax Reform in Senate Fight
The Senate defeated a broad tax reform package 65 to 33 while liberals pressed to salvage parts of the plan. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey proposed ending the oil depletion allowance and boosting the personal exemption to 800 dollars with a 175 dollar low income credit, a package costing about 4 billion annually.</s>
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D-Minn
Treasury
Mike Mansfield
Tropical low mood drifts toward Gulf coast with 35 mph winds
A tropical low mood drifted into the Gulf of Mexico about 650 miles west of Key West with winds up to 35 mph and gusts to 45. The NHC warned conditions do not favor strengthening while small craft advisories spread along Florida coasts and a tornado was reported near Fort Myers.
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Nixon Assistant Resigns Office
Peter M. Flanigan, a White House aide since 1969, announced his resignation Monday as assistant to the President. He became chief assistant for international economic affairs in 1971, overseeing tariff negotiations and work of Ambassador William Eberle.
Modern Art A Form Of Nixon Plans Return To Painting
New York investment executive Jason Flanigan, before joining the White House staff, writes that a form of modern art associated with Nixon is to be returned to a painting often mistaken for art. He notes private business but does not specify exact plans announced by the man.
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Jason, Flanigan
New York
White House
Nixon
Committee Subpoenas More Tapes
The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed 49 more presidential conversations despite White House notes of low chances. The subpoenas seek material on the ITT antitrust settlement, dairy cooperative campaign contributions, domestic surveillance, and IRS harassment of political opponents. President Nixon has complied with some subpoenas.
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House Judiciary Committee
White House
ITT
Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Judge Bean Reflects on 50 Years on the Bench
Judge Robert H. Bean, 73, now a substitute judge and former 140th District judge in Lubbock, recalls a career starting in 1924. He discusses crime, punishment, and his view that Texas has the best penal system while defending his record as fair with no wrongful convictions. Page 12.
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