Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Divorce in Swiss Court
Elizabeth Taylor appeared before a Saaneen court for a 15 minute divorce from Richard Burton. She keeps all pre marital property including jewelry and the 249 ton yacht. Their fortune exceeds $25 million with shared stock portfolios and property in multiple countries. Maria, their adopted daughter, will stay with Taylor with Burton given visiting rights. Burton did not attend the hearing and final papers will arrive in about two months.
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UPI
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New York
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Sadat Threatens Air Defense Of Lebanon
President Sadat warned Israel that Egypt could deploy warplanes to Lebanon to defend it against attacks. Israel threatened broader war if needed. Palestinian guerrillas planned intensified attacks inside Israel over the next three months, while refugees fled Lebanon. Israeli raids on Lebanon were disputed. leaders signaled reprisals as Egypt pledged support and urged Nixon to act.
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Beirut
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Nixon
Mordechai Gur
Ramahandh
Mideast
Nixon Assures NATO on Moscow Talks and Allies
President Nixon told 14 NATO leaders in Brussels he will seek detente and economic coop eration in Moscow but won t sign deals that undercut allies. Kissinger said an interim arms agreement was unlikely and warned major limits would require broader consent from both sides.
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Ehrlichman Jury Selection Begins in Watergate Case
John D. Ehrlichman faces trial on criminal conspiracy and perjury charges in the Ellsberg break in as 28 of 120 jurors are excused and 60 more questioned in private. Prosecutors and defense parts seek swift panel, with witnesses list including Kissinger Shultz Haig Colson and other White House figures.
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UPI
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Henry A. Kissinger
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Alexander M. Haig
Charles W. Colson
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FBI
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Bond Reduced for Mrs Kirk in Lubbock Post Office Bomb Case
Nancy Nell McFarling Kirk, 21, was released after a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Bill Brister. Her bond was cut from 50 000 to 10 000 and she must stay within Lubbock County and avoid witnesses. Her husband Kenneth Kirk remains in custody on the same charges.
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Lubbock
U. S
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Brister
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Lubbock County
Weather Map Page 14-D Lubbock Forecast
Clear to partly cloudy through Friday with the high expected in the low 30s. Tonight's low around the low 60s. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
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Prayer for constant thanks and guidance
A reader prays for regular gratitude and closeness to God. The appeal asks forgiveness for turning to Thee only in need and seeks help to thank and praise with the same regularity.
School closure okayed after lengthy Lubbock meeting
Lubbock school board voted five to one to close Carroll Thompson Elementary after over two hours of parent protests. About 147 Thompson students face reassignment to Jackson or Dupree schools with staff likely moved to Jackson or Dupree. Concerns centered on safety crossing 4th Street as parents urged crossing guards and questioned the impact on nearby neighborhoods.
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Sam Attlesey
Avalanche-Journal
Carroll Thompson Elementary School
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Pert Langford
Thompson
Jackson
Dupree
Dth Street
4Th Street
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Revenue sharing funds eyed for people over facilities
The Human Relations Commission urged that federal revenue sharing money be spent on people and social services rather than facilities. Members E. G. Nunez Wayne Dickey and Oscar Jones pressed for meetings with City Manager McCullough to discuss possible changes in the 2.1 million planned uses for the next year, noting lack of invitation to planning sessions and questioning allocations for recreation libraries and social services. They urged reallocating funds toward individuals in need and questioned spending on garbage containers and roadway tolls for new subdivisions.
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Avalanche-Journal
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HRC
E. G. Nunez
Wayne Dickey
Oscar Jones
Mgr
M. B. McCullough
Lubbock
Jones
Human Relations Department
Ernest Barton
Dickey
Former Senator Gruening Dies at 87 in Alaska
Ernest Gruening, Alaska governor 1920 to 1963 and later U S senator, died Wednesday night in Washington cancer. A journalism veteran and statehood advocate, he opposed U S involvement in Vietnam, deeming it a tragedy. He lost the Democratic primary in 1968 to Mike Gravel.
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Ernest Gruening
Alaska
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Kissinger Defends Silence on Arms Negotiations
In Brussels Henry Kissinger rejected charges of a cover up saying public confidence is involved. He called Sen Jackson’s allegations that the admin is hiding secret talks to close a loophole allowing seven sea based missiles as nonsense during news conferences before Nixon's Moscow trip.
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Moscow
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Henry Jackson
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Rekindled search in four year old rape slaying case
Sheriff Blanchard said investigators reopened an active inquiry into Bulie Mae Miller's strangulation death, reexamining a 22 year old former mental patient once viewed as a prime suspect. He remains inactive due to mental incompetence, while officers pursue new information and potential leads.
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Lubbock
Charlie Montgomery
Jim Singleton
Wichita Falls
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Singleton
Blanchard
Texas Tech University
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