Engine Blows as DC 8 Lands After Atlantic Drama
A chartered Canadian Pacific DC 8 with 260 aboard suffered an engine fire and fuselage pressure loss 600 miles off land. escorted by RAF Shackleton planes, it landed safely at Shannon Airport after a 50 minute incident. passengers were Canadians or Britons bound for Canada, including 20 children.
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United Press International
Shannon
Ireland
Atlantic
London
Toronto
Britain
Coastal Defense Command
Royal Air Force
Canada
Reds Base Attacks On Ben Het Force Dwindle Amid Sightings
In Saigon region, weekend enemy strikes on the Ben Het Special Forces camp decreased as defenders speculate a regrouping or supply run from Cambodia and Laos. The U S command reports light rocket and mortar attacks nationwide with no major ground action. General Rosson visited Ben Het praising the camp as intact and well supplied despite renewed shelling and morale concerns earlier this week.
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Saigon
Ben Het
Cambodia
Laos
South Vietnamese Airborne Division
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
William B. Rosson
Vietnam
Rosson
Ben Het-Dak
Highlands
Wider Plan Pondered By Envoys
Diplomatic chatter swirls over President Nixon s Romania trip possibly signaling a broader aim. Officials note Nixon may seek talks with Soviet leaders and even a possible Kosygin summit, with Vienna floated as a venue.
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K. C. Thaler
London
UPI
Nixon
Romania
Kremlin
Nicolae Ceausescu
Moscow
Washington
mid-Pacific
Philippines
Indonesia
Thailand
India
Pakistan
Bucharest
Open house draws 2200 at Lubbock State School
About 2,200 persons attend an open house at Lubbock State School as officials showcase facilities and programs. The event highlights the school’s operations and community interest.
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Lubbock State School
Girl Bit by Pet Turtle In Grand Blanc
Six year old Susan Kenders of near Grand Blanc was bitten on the lip by her pet painted turtle Saturday. A doctor administered an antitetanus shot and the turtle was kept under observation to check for rabies.
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Grand Blanc, Mich
Susan Kenders
Near Grand Blanc
Susan
Debra Henry 16 Dies in Scurry County Crash
Debra Diane Henry 16 was pronounced dead on arrival at Cog dell Memorial Hospital after a one car mishap six miles west of Ira on FM 2085. Her sister Billie Cathrine 17 and James Edward Rodgers 27 were treated for bruises and lacerations and were described as in good condition. The 1968 sedan traveled east, went off the road, up an embankment, through a fence and overturned three times. Henry lived with her father Bill Henry in Iva and was to return to Kingman Arizona with her mother Betty Stevens. Services are pending at Bell Seale Funeral Home Snyder.
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Snyder
Debra Diane Henry
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Ira
Billie Cathrine
James Edward Rodgers
Uss-Axelson Co
Miss Henry
Bill Henry
Iva
Betty Stevens
Kingman, Ariz
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Prayer for Christians’ grace and growth in faith
A Brownfield Reader asks for divine guidance to become what grace allows Christians to be through God’s help. The brief prayer emphasizes humility, faith, and reliance on heavenly strength.
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Heavenly
Brownfield
Unnamed donor gifts 2.4 million to Dallas ISD
An anonymous donor gave 2.4 million to the Dallas Independent School District. Superintendent Nolan Estes said the district and donor jointly decided fund use, including leadership training in Dallas high schools, a South Dallas elementary community learning center, and a research and development department for the district. He noted no prior tax money supported the programs and federal funds and additional gifts would supplement.
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Dallas
Dallas Independent School District
Nolan Estes
Estes
South Dallas
Department of Research and Development
NASA Chief Warns Apollo 11 Could Fail
NASA administrator Dr. Thomas O Paine said Apollo 11 faces significant risk of not achieving a moon landing. He cautioned the mission's inherent dangers and high demands on astronauts and equipment ahead of a July 16 launch.
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United Press International
Washington
U.S. Space Agency
Thomas O. Paine
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Paine
U.S. News and World Report
NASA
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Moon
Torrid Texas heat fuels sweltering day forecast
Sunday temperatures topped 107 in Presidio and 99 in Lubbock with many cities posting triple digits from El Paso to Tyler Waco Wichita Falls and Wink. The forecast calls for above normal heat and little rain across the week as a similar pattern continues in the region.
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Texas
Presidio
Galveston
Lubbock
el Paso
Cotulla
San Angelo
Texarkana
Tyler
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
Legend of the Yellow House Cottonwoods Prophecy
Cowboy George Benson recalled a 1909 prophecy whispered by cottonwoods at Yellow House Canyon near Lubbock. The tale foretold he would own the site, gold fish in the spring, vast cotton and grain fields, a recreation spot, and a growing city with a towered university and tall buildings. Benson later settled in Lubbock in 1911.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Yellow House Canyon
Lubbock
George Benson
Yellow House
Benson
Plainview
R. D. Benson
Terry
Gaines
Yoakum
Cottonwoods
Senate Plans Major Reforms to Surtax Extension
Senate Democrats led by Mike Mansfield vow to attach meaningful reforms to a House surtax extension. They seek a three month extension while pushing taxes reforms including charity taxation changes, oil depletion, higher incomes, and increased exemptions. Dosage targets include overs 200000 level earners and exemptions rising from 600 to 1000 or 1200.
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Jack Bell Washington
House
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Democratic Policy Committee
Mansfield
Senate
Wilbur Mills
Ways and, Means Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Senate Finance Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Bootleg Fireworks Ring Feeds Fourth of July Dangers
A national bootleg fireworks operation markets illegal devices to youths across state lines. Officials warn thousands maimed yearly with injuries from cherry bombs and rockets. Grants of the National Fire Protection Association cite lax enforcement and cross border sales as key risks amid a patchwork of laws.
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Robert W. Grant
National Fire Protection Association
National Commission On Product Safety
Grant
Mexico
Mailgram Test Set To Run Between Post Office and Western Union
The Post Office Department and Western Union launch a six month trial of Mailgram an overnight telegram letter service. Messages will travel over Western Union lines to post office printers and be delivered with regular mail. The test covers 15 offices from Mahwah New Jersey with early 1960s use planned for TELEX users. Western Union president McFall will initiate the program at headquarters in New York City.
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Washington
UPS
Post Office Department
Western Union
Technology Center
Mahwah
N.J
Russell W. McFall
New York City
Winton M. Blount
Weather Map Page Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Sunny and hot today with a high in the upper 90s and a low tonight in the mid 70s. Winds will be 10 to 15 miles per hour.
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Lubbock
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Midland
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Rockefeller
Argentina
Comic Dictionary
Avalanche-lopraa Station
Debra Henry
Crash
Scurry Girl
Jacksonville
Fla
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City Records
Canyon
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington, D.C
Ted Jacobs
Commission
Oregon
Idaho
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Tam
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Wee
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Buarque
Ghia
Pei
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