Nixon Warns Reds on New Raids in Vietnam
President Nixon warned that the United States will not tolerate further Communist attacks on South Vietnamese cities. He said a U S response is possible and hinted bombing North Vietnam could be considered though he did not specify actions. Nixon spoke of progress with the Soviet Union and anticipated broad summit talks. He called the attacks a violation of the Paris peace understandings and noted a new trust with allied governments emerged from his European mission. Page 10.
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Paris
Apollo 9 astronauts test lunar lander in space
Apollo 9 crew McDivitt Schweickart and Scott orbited Earth at 313 by 125 miles then rested for a long night. They will power up the spidery lunar lander for a critical engine test and the first in-space move between craft, plus an early television show.
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McDivitt
Schweickart
Rusty
Witnesses Describe Brutal Prisons Across Arkansas and Virginia
Senate hearing hears vivid charges of brutality and perversion in Arkansas and Virginia state prisons. Witnesses allege widespread homosexuality and guard misconduct, with former Arkansas penitentiary chief Morton calling prisons nationwide “factories” for abuse.
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Virginia
Senate
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Republican
Thomas J. Dodd
Thomas O. Morton
Arkansas State Penitentiary
Philip J. Hirschkop
American Civil Liberties Union
Texas water plan wins House endorsement in 131-15 vote
The $10 billion Texas water plan cleared its first major legislative floor test, winning House approval 131 to 15 and moving to the Senate with a constitutional amendment. Senators passed a separate revenue bill 31 to 0 but faces House revisions and potential conference committee action. Gov Smith hinted at a new revenue proposal next week after an attorney general ruling blocked shifting 71.6 million from school land income to current expenses.
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Crawford Martin
Martin
Smith
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House Appropriations Committee
Prayer of Humility From Mrs Mil dred Voight of Lubbock
A reader from Lubbock, Mrs Mil dred Voight, writes a personal prayer thanking God for a lesson on pride and seeking another chance to avoid previous prideful failings. The note asks others to share prayers limited to sixty words.
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Mildred Voight
Lubbock
Ciease
AT A GLANCE TODAY In The A J
The page lists campus events and sections including student government at Tech, a May June data gathering plan for the first area recharge well, a tech workshop on scientific communication, and various national and world topics with their respective page references. The comedic definition of democracy closes the list.
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Texas Tech honors Killion as Man of the Year at halftime
Surprised by Tech basketball fans at the Tech Baylor game Dean Killion received La Ventana yearbook’s Man of the Year award. The 1969 La Ventana yearbook was officially dedicated to Killion the Goin Band conductor whose group has never lost a halftime.
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Mary Margaret Monarch
Bill Dean
Gene Hemmle
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Jerry
Barbie
TYME
Big Fall Well Mishap Kills Worker
Ronnie Willard Sewell 20 died at Odessa Medical Center Hospital from injuries after falling about 60 feet from an oil rig north of Seminole, Texas. Sewell, a Jerry LeGard Well Service Co. employee from Seminole, was treated locally before transfer. survivors include wife Linda, his parents, siblings, and step relatives. Services are pending at Webb Funeral Home in Seagraves.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Odessa
Medical Center
Seminole
Gaines County
Ed’ ‘Welch
Sewell
Jerry LeGard Well Service Co
Lee
Hugh Chumley
Seagraves
L. D. Ellison
Jack Sewell
Colgate
Okla
Communists Deploy Tanks in Central Highlands Clash
In South Vietnam Communist forces moved tanks into action for the second time this war, as U S planes destroyed two of ten Soviet made tanks and knocked out two more advancing on a Green Beret camp. American tanks from the 4th Infantry Division joined the fight against the Red armored force, which comprised PT16 models weighing about 14 tons and armed with a 7mm cannon.
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UPS
South Vietnam
ILS
Snow Storm Halts Travel Across Texas Panhandle and New Mexico
A large snowstorm drifts through the Southern Rockies into eastern New Mexico and Texas Panhandle towns. Warnings flagged hazardous highways from Clovis to Lubbock, with 1 to 5 inches expected and up to 10 inches in parts of New Mexico. Forecasters warned it would get worse before improving as conditions linger.
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Avalanche-Journal
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Oklahoma
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Littlefield
Farwell
Palmer County
Muleshoe
Tulsa
Sudan
Plainview
Morton
Friona
Hereford
Sirhan says love for RFK turned to hate over Israel stance
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan testified that Robert F. Kennedy’s support of Israel turned his love to hatred and he would have killed Kennedy earlier. He cited anger at U.S. policy toward Jordan and despised officials he believed harmed his homeland. He also admitted thoughts of harming former President Johnson and Ambassador Goldeberg.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Israel
Sirhan
Kennedy
Grant B. Cooper
Jordan
Johnson Q
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United States
U.S
Arthur Goldeberg
Goldberg
Cooper
Narrower Cotton Rows Boost Yield Said At Conference
Agronomist Robert B. Brisas of Tucson told the Western Cotton Production Conference that narrower row widths and higher plant populations can raise cotton yields and reduce costs. Closer spacing improves land and sunlight use as producers consider future planting patterns. The event at Koko Palace drew about 4400 attendees with sessions on planting equipment and methods.
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Avalanche-Journal
University of Arizona
Agronomist
Robert B. Brisas
Tucson
Koko Palace
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Oklahoma
Roy B. Davis
Lubbock
National Cotton Council
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