Maryland bond issue okayed amid Texas congressman fitness fight
District Judge Thomson ruled Rep Dowdy not fit to stand trial on bribery and conspiracy charges. Dowdy was ordered to Bethesda Naval Hospital April 4 for evaluation. Houston doctors cited illness and anxiety but deemed trial feasible, setting a later status update.
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Baltimore
Thomson
John Tex
East Texas
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Norris E. Holt Athens
Tex
Dow
Congress
I. J. Tausend
Houston
Dowdy
Tausend
Turks Extend Deadline in Airmen Kidnap Case
Four American radar technicians were kidnapped by five Turks near Ankara and faced a ransom demand of 400000 dollars. A youth named Mete Ertekin was arrested and allegedly led police to others, while deadlines extended from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. CST as authorities sought payment and the release of Ertekin. The abductors described as revolutionaries held the airmen in civilian clothes and unarmed, with no shootings reported.
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Associated Press
Ankara
United States
U.S
Mete Ertekin
Etekin
Ertekin
Jimmie J. Sexton
San Angelo
Tex
Grain Sorghum Conference closes with marketing talk
Sorghum research and utilization conference ends with a focus on marketing implications. The report notes ongoing speculation that Mayor John Lindsay may switch to the Democratic party and mentions Mills advocating a better alternative to Nixon’s revenue sharing plan. A witness cites orders given to Captain Medina during the My Lai incident.
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John Lindsay
Sec
Mills
Nixon
Medina
My Lai
Senate Ends Long Filibuster To authorize eight new Texas schools
The Texas Senate, after a 10 hour filibuster by Don Kennard, approved a bill to issue tuition bonds for eight new schools including Texas Tech Medical and Houston Medical, with total estimated cost $110 million. The measure returns to the House for minor amendments.
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Associated Press
Austin
Morehhan
Senate
N. Don Kennard
Fort [Worth
House
Tech “Deal
Preston Smith
University of Texas System
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech Medical School
Houston Medical School
San Antonio
el Paso
Odessa
Dallas
Tech
Kennard
Doc Blanchard
Lubbock
Blanchard
Tech Medical School
Prayer for daily guidance through darkness
A reader signs a short devotional prayer asking for daily guidance from God. The prayer expresses trust in Jesus and ends with an Amen.
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Jesus
68 TAKE OATHS Tears, Pride Mark Rites For Citizens
In U S District Court 68 people took the oath to become American citizens Judge Halbert C Woodward presided An elderly woman cried as she renounced Mexico her birthplace and an eight year old German child appeared with his American parents Roland Wortham a Plainview youth expressed excitement ahead of the ceremony See NEW CITIZENS Page 10
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Charles Wortham
Plainview
James Rombokas
28Th St
Center
E. D. Capshaw
40Th St
Roland
Rombokas
Germany
Capshaw
Newfoundland
Joe Don Buckner
Halbert C. Woodward
U.S. District Court
America
Mexico
New Citizens
Nixon proposes 2 billion manpower program for local public works
President Nixon asked Congress to authorize a 2 billion manpower program as part of a 16 billion revenue sharing plan. The proposal would free 85 percent of federal funds for local public works and job training, expand spending, remove matching requirements, and add triggers for rising unemployment. Congress would need to approve triggers and funding levels.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Ito
Yarborough Signals Campaign Talks in Texas Visit
Former U S senator Ralph Yarborough spoke at Lubbock Regional Airport en route to Crosbyton, hinting at a next move and blasting both Republicans and conservative Democrats. He criticized the Texas House tax bill as cruel, urged Nixon to fulfill campaign promises and end the Southeast Asian conflict, and avoided declaring a 2024 race while insisting he is campaigning for himself or others.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Austin
Washington
Lubbock Regional
Crosbyton
Yarborough
Texas
House of Representatives
Southeast Asia
Preston Smith
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Nixon aide hints at faster tax cuts if economy lags
Paul McCracken warned that scheduling earlier dates for tax cuts is a possible option if fiscal policy fails to boost the economy. He said the idea is not now under consideration, as policies are expected to spur growth and curb unemployment and inflation.
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Washington
Nixon
Paul McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Trudeau Marries Young Bride In Quiet Vancouver Ceremony
Canada's 51 year old prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau wed 22 year old Margaret Sinclair in a Roman Catholic ceremony in North Vancouver. The bride, daughter of Vancouver political figure James Sinclair, joined a longshore family tie as Trudeau began married life shortly after political tumult.
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North Vancouver
B.C
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Margaret Sinclair
James Sinclair
Vancouver
Liberal Party
Privy Council
Nixon says South Vietnamese forces can hold their own in Laos mission
President Nixon declares that South Vietnamese troops can “hack it” against North Vietnamese units in the Laos operation aimed at ensuring continued U.S. troop withdrawals. He cautions of hard fighting ahead but supports the Laos move as reducing American casualties.
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Washington
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Laos
South Vietnam
White House
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Abrams
FTC files sweepstakes prize charges against two firms
Washington FTC charges Procter & Gamble and Longines-Wittnauer with false advertising in sweepstakes promos, saying prizes were awarded only when coupons were returned and most prizes not bought until after the drawing. Grand prize, jet trip, and other top awards were not awarded.
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United Press
Washington
Procter & Gamble Co
Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co
Federal Trade Commission
Gerald ‘Thain
FTC
Bureau of ‘Consumer Protection
J Agency
Procter & Gamble and Longines - Wittnauer
Procter & Gamble
Las Vegas
Readers Digest
MacDonald’s
Hamburger
Coca Cola
Snow and wind sweep Northeast and South Plains regions
Heavy snow paralyzes parts of the Northeast with Vermont and New York seeing 9 to 20 inches, closing schools and delaying air traffic. Texas reports variable warmth and gusty winds, with 31 to 70 degree swings, while the Gulf of Mexico shows large waves from a passing cold front.
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Jerry Odom
Avalanche Journal
U.S
Vermont
New York
Amarillo
Texas
South Plains
Victoria
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Weather Map Page 12 D Lubbock Vicinity Forecast
Highs in the low 70s and tonight in the mid 30s with southwest winds 20 to 35 mph. Cooler Saturday with highs in the 50s.
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Lubbock and
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