Sirhan to present version in Kennedy slaying trial
Sirhan B. Sirhan, amid disruptive outbursts, was set to give his account of the Kennedy assassination in Los Angeles. The defense seeks to show his Jerusalem childhood and possible mental triggers as evidence against premeditation. Naklileh’s visit to speak with Sirhan was noted as a potential influence on the case.
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Yisaa Naklileh
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Walker
Jerusalem
Nixon Returns Home From European Trip
President Nixon arrived at Andrews Air Force Base after an eight day overseas tour visiting London Paris Bonn Brussels Rome. He said the trip fostered a new sense of trust between Europe and the United States due to open channels of communication.
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Europe
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France
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Belgium
Italy
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Maryland
Rome
Apollo 9 mission aims for first lunar lander tests
Space program optimism runs high as Apollo 9 astronauts McDivitt, Scott, and Schweickart prepare for the first Saturn V launch after cold-related delays. Officials say the 10 day flight will test the lunar lander and rendezvous procedures, with confidence in a successful mission.
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United Press International
Cape Kennedy
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Charles A. Berry
Berry
McDivitt
Schweickart
George Hage
Christopher C. Kraft
Lehweickart
Scott
Lunar
Snow Storm Hits Panhandle Plains With Heavy Accumulations
Winds swept across the Panhandle and state with up to eight inches of snow north of Amarillo and drifts up to 18 inches at Perryton. Areas from Plainview to Dalhart to Perryton saw varying accumulations, with many northern Panhandle schools closed and highways clogged by stalled vehicles.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Dalhart
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West Berlin air routes threaten new Soviet restrictions
East Germany temporarily closed the Berlin corridors and warned it would restrict U. S. British and French planes to West Berlin as Western officials noted the move targeted flights carrying 1036 West German assemblymen. The election for a successor to President Luebke proceeds under security concerns.
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U.S
Heinrich Luebke
Bundestag
Wainwe von Hassel
Bonn
Marienborn
Helmstedt
Ivan Z. Yakubovsky
Czechoslovakia
Texas veterinary board seeks brucellosis eradication plan
In Texas the Veterinary group’s board of directors outlines a plan to eradicate brucellosis across the state. The article notes activity in Lubbock County where burglars targeted check writing machines, reported on Page 1 Section B.
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Agnew Slips on Snow at Andrews Air Force Base
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew slipped on a snowy area at Andrews Air Force Base during a welcome home ceremony for President Nixon after his European trip. He cut his nose and bled briefly as White House physicians treated him with a bandage.
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Eisenhower Eats Solid Meal as Pneumonia Recedes
Washington AP Dwight D. Eisenhower, 78, shows improvement as pneumonia in the right lung base diminishes 48 hours after public notice. Doctors say gastrointestinal function returns to normal and a diet of orange juice, soft boiled egg, tea, and toast is resumed with close monitoring for another week.
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Walter Reed
Georgia drag race crash kills 11 spectators
A speeding drag racing car at Yellow River Drag Racing Strip in Covington Georgia plowed into a crowd, killing 11 and injuring 40 to 50. The 1969 Camaro replica tore through a chain link fence at about 180 mph, then flipped and split, with ambulances delayed as panicked crowds sought help. Driver Huston Platt 35 walked away uninjured.
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Yellow River
Jimmy Edwards
Rockdale
Decatur
Atlanta
Huston Platt
Associated Press
Daily Prayer Prompt Seeks Reader Submissions
The publication invites readers to share prayers under 60 words noting credit to the author. The editor emphasizes a return to joy in salvation and renewed zeal for service to God.
Russians Chinese Clash Over Manchurian Frontier Incident
Reports from Radio Peking and Tass accuse each other of border incursions across the Ussuri Damansky River Island area. Chinese claim troops and civilians killed. Soviet side counters, noting cross border fire and casualties on the Manchurian frontier.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Nates
Peking
Hong Kong
Tass
Ussuri
Red China
Sea of Japan
Damansky River
Radio Peking
Foreign Ministry
Hailungkian
Proud Symbol and Mule Shoe Brand Legend at Muleshoe Ranch
A branding crew, faced with a broken iron, considers altering the mark. A mule shoe becomes the improvised tool as a cowhand suggests changing the brand to fit the outfit, declaring any animal kicked by a mule now belongs to the ranch. The tale frames the origin of the famed Muleshoe Ranch brand Seca MULESHOE.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche Journal
Alec
Muleshoe Ranch
Seca Muleshoe
Pueblo Case Sets Stage for Washington Probe into Pueblo Affair
A U.S. House subcommittee opens hearings in Washington on the Pueblo seizure as Navy court of inquiry in Coronado, Calif., wraps up testimony from enlisted sailors. Cmdr Lloyd M. Bucher testifies again as the five admiral board hears on duress and false confessions.
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House Armed Services Subcommittee
Navy
John H. Chafee
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Thomas Moorer
Naval Operations
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Otis Pike
DNY
U.S
William R. Newsome
Pueblo
Weather Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair and cold today in Lubbock and vicinity. Highs around the mid forties, lows near 20. Northerly winds about 15 mph this afternoon.
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