Queen's reprieve tests Rhodesia's loyalties and fate
Three Rhodesian murder convicts face life in prison after Queen Elizabeth's reprieve raises a constitutional dilemma for Prime Minister Smith. Smith may accept the queen's order, reject it and hang the men, or declare Rhodesia a republic, with the issue sharpening tensions over loyalty to the crown and independence.
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Michael R. Codel
London
Eliza
Abeth
Cabb Rcans
Smith
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Commonwealth Office
Sir Hum
Aphrey Gibbs
Gibbs
Ister
George ‘Thomson
Nizo Smith
Tac
Harold Wilson
Pope Paul VI Opens Lent Week of Meditation and Prayer
Pope Paul VI began a week of spiritual exercises in St. Peter's Square with no audiences through Saturday. He urged the faithful to resist temptations of the flesh and world and to follow Christ's example as the Church calls for justice and inner strength during Lent.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter's Square
Caines
The
Vatican
Apostolic’ ‘Palace
Rene Vouillaume
St. Petes Square
Church
Christ
Rodeo Ticket Sales Open At Hotel For 26th ABC Rodeo
Ticket headquarters at Pioneer Hotel opens today at 9 a.m. for the 26th annual ABC Rodeo with 150 to 200 top cowboys and Sonny James and his Southern Gentlemen. Event set for 8 p.m. March 1923 in Municipal Coliseum with parade at 4 p.m. downtown. Tickets range from 1.25 to 3.50 dollars. box seats 3.50.
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ABC
Pioneer Hotel
Sonny James
Municipal Coliseum
Sam Ribble
ABC Rode
All Plains Jundle
South Plains Fairgrounds
Beutler and Son
Elk City
Okla
Soviet Moscow plans world Communist conference despite disunity
In Budapest Hungary AP report Moscow abandons hope for a unified worldwide communist gathering. Half the party blocks the effort with Romania walking out over rigid rules. The conference is planned in Moscow by year end to issue a declaration against imperialism and form a joint antiimperialist program.
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Henry
Bradsher
Budapest
Hungary
Moscow
L Id
Farene
Deadly serious business divining rods at Khe Sanh
Marines battle tunnels near Khe Sanh base as Viet Minh tunneling fears rise. A Marine uses divining rods to detect underground passages amid near-perimeter threats. Col. David E. Lownds notes strategic defense in a broader Cold War context.
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Khe Sanh
Peter Arnett
Khe'sanh
Vietnam
U.S
Hest
David E. Lownds
Planmeeting
Red Clay
Fla
Gide
Imperial
Moscow
Dien Bien Phu
Cuba
Vicente
China
Peking
Elc
Panne Dandlondiia
Budapest
Reunion
Martinique
Luxembourg
Communist Party
Trybuna Ludu
Lenin
Gus Hall
Wells
United States
Number Of Refugees Shows Big Increase In Hong Kong
Hong Kong officials report a sharp rise in refugees from Communist China entering the colony. Police say 16 more were caught ashore from two junks, bringing 1968 total to 1,381. Authorities link escapes to unrest and shortages in nearby Kwantung province.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
K Kwantung
Ming Pai
Canton
North Vietnam
Lovington Elects Judge and City Commissioners
Special election in Lovington sets polls from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to choose a municipal judge between Drayton E. Wasson and Opal Harrison and district commissioners for Districts 2 4 and 5. incumbent Skalenda and Denton seek additional two year terms.
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Lovington
Drayton E. Wasson
Opal Harrison
Malcolm Wright
Joe F. Collier
Vv. Payne
Paul Ray Fisher
J. E
Ed) Bell
Charles Skalenda
Harold Denton
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