Knife foray in California leaves boy dead, family wounded
In Rubidoux California a 10 year old boy was killed when his brothers Bruce Taylor 23 and Robert 19 stabbed him and wounded four other relatives before fleeing Police later arrested the brothers on murder and assault charges A juvenile girl was said to have fled with them The victims include Charles Taylor 48 and Bernice 41 in critical condition Margaret Taylor 16 and a sister were injured with chest and leg wounds
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Margaret Taylor
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Robert
Charles Taylor
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New Wintry Blast Hits Pattern Across Region
A wintry storm blasted into the area with strong winds and dust from the Rockies. US fighter-bombers struck Lao panhandle reinforcements near a major South Vietnamese position destroying eight light tanks. Cambodian forces repelled a ground attack after mortars hit Kompong Som refinery. Tornadoes hit southern Alabama and a North Dothan furniture plant was leveled with no injuries. Blizzard conditions raise snowfall chances in West Texas while Amarillo reports a near zero chill factor.
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Alabama
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Texas
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Lubbock
Amarillo
Grain Sorghum Conference Opens In Lubbock
Lubbock hosts the seventh biennial Grain Sorghum Research and Utilization conference opening today. The event gathers researchers and industry leaders to discuss advances in sorghum production, processing, and utilization.
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Lubbock
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Pilot and Crew Dead as Copter Downed in Cambodia Operations
Brisk fighting in eastern Cambodia targets North Vietnamese Viet Cong supply lines. A U S Army helicopter supporting Saigon troops was shot down, killing four crewmen. U S and South Vietnamese forces claim several enemy tanks destroyed near Ban Dong lon along Route 9 as the Laotian operation continues.
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Morning Prayer Note Reflects Gratitude and Guidance
A reader offers a brief morning prayer thanking God for a new day and requesting guidance and support for physical, spiritual, and mental needs. The prayer emphasizes daily challenges and opportunities and seeks divine help.
Busy Woman Hopes to Map Mars From Earth
Jane de Wys, wife of Geosciences Prof E Christiaan de Wys, pursued roles from World War II cadet nurse to oil geologist and college teacher. Now at Texas Tech University she works toward a PhD in geosciences hoping to contribute to Mars mapping after a 20 year interrupted plan.
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Campus Agitators Targeted By New Bill Seen As Unrest Tool
UT system regents chair Frank Erwin told the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee UT presidents could order off campus anyone seen as disrupting the school. Rep Dean Cobb said Prairie View A M President A I Thomas cited bills to curb Prairie View unrest. Bills would ban troublemakers up to 14 days and require campus visitors to show ID.
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Austin
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University of Texas System Regents
Erwin
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Dean Cobb
Dumas
A. I. Thomas
Prairie View A&m
Thomas
Prairie View
Pat Nicholson
University of Houston
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Postal indoctrination planned during ZIP Code Week in Lubbock
A seven day ZIP Code Week in Lubbock features Mr ZIP visiting schools and post offices to promote ZIP codes. About 60 000 notices will remind patrons to use ZIP codes, with events at Coronado High School and tours of the Post Office showing sorting and cancellation processes.
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Avalanche-Journal
Zip
Lubbock
John Caraway
Coronado High School
Victor Smith
Gary Hornbeck
Manioca
Rail Talks Continue as Hodgson May Propose Settlement
UTU talks with U.S. railroads recessed late Monday amid reports that Secretary Hodgson could present a plan to avert a possible nationwide strike. The labor department noted exhaustion as talks pause before renewed sessions. Other unions settled for 44 percent pay raises but UTU balks at White House work rule changes.
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UPI
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White House
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Capitol blast follows warned phone call over Laos invasion
A powerful bomb struck the U S Capitol early Monday, destroying a men’s room and damaging adjoining rooms after a telephone warning about the Laos invasion. Windows shattered in the West Front, the Senate barber shop was badly damaged, with walls cracked inside.
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Washington
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Laos
Senate
Senate weather scare and snakebite incident reported
A scare near the U S Senate complex prompted a security sweep after a caller threatened a blast linked to the Federal Reserve. No explosion occurred and guards searched for a rattlesnake used in a demonstration. Senate Public Works to probe the incident. one demonstrator hospitalized for snakebite.
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Buildings Still Open To Public Debate On Tax Bill
President Nixon and Senate leaders condemned the Capitol bombing as a shocking act aimed at scaring the public yet vowed open buildings would remain. House Tax Committee approved a 431.9 million bill raising sales taxes to fund state programs, with debate set for Wednesday.
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