French General Among Victims Of Plane Crash
A French general and 18 others died when a plane crashed into a hill near Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean. French officials said the pilot, the general’s wife and daughter were among the dead. The disaster follows another crash amid Mekong Delta fighting as Viet Cong attacks continue.
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Khe
Sanh
Comeotna
U.S
Dong Ha
Aus
Central Highlands
Saigon
Denis
Reunion
UPD
South Indian Ocean
Mozambique
Africa
Paris
Guade- Byelevet
Par
Djibouti
Delta
Nguyen
Grea
Thang
Can Tho
Gaulle
Miss Playmate and Miss Mademoiselle Named at Tech Pageant
Tech coeds Rhonda Lewis and Denise Devorah Russell were chosen Miss Playmate and Miss Mademoiselle for 1968 after competing among over 50 entrants at Municipal Auditorium. Lewis, an 18 year old freshman from Plainview, sponsored by Phi Gamma Delta, and Russell, 19, a junior from Fort Worth sponsored by Delta Tau Delta, will be featured in La Ventana sections. Master of ceremonies were Lew Dee and Bill McAlister. Sigma Delta Chi sponsors the annual pageant.
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Mademoiselle
Texas
Tech
Municipal Auditorium
Rhonda Lewis
Denise Devorah Russell
la Ventana
Miss Lewis
Phi Gamma Delta
Plainview
Miss Russell
Delta Tau Delta
Fort Worth
Lew Dee
Bill McAlister
Sigma Delta ‘Chi
Glock-Robbery Suspect Escape Shrouded in Confusion
Garza recounted a gunman instruction to lie still and warned not to rise as the pair fled. A second person described two robbers wearing a black hat, a sports jacket, and blue wool shirt with sunglasses. Items linked to the robbers were recovered in the 200 block of Beech and E Second Street Bath addresses.
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Garza
E. 2Nd Street
Bath
Bandit Pair Flees With 46 In Grocery Store Robbery
Two slender bandits in khaki pants dark jackets and hats fled southeast of the store after stealing 46 from the cash register at a grocery outlet. The gunman stood about 5 feet 9 inches and 145 pounds, his partner about 5 feet 7 inches and 130 to 140 pounds. They dropped change and a $5 bill during the theft at the cash register and were later linked to a similar robbery at 2801 First Street on March 2.
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1St Street
Libbock
Lawrence Bunting
Parkway Dr
Tony Garza
Levelland Livestock Show Raises Prices for Champions
Livestock show results feature Levelland entries with top spots and cash prizes. Homer Johnson of Levelland sells champions at 80 cents per pound for cattle and 33 cents per pound for hogs, with Danny Phillips and Karron Johnson among noted competitors. Reserve honors go to Honorable farm entries including Fisk from Levelland, while a reserve hog from Green Gin earns $151.20.
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Ema Acsperia
Levelland
Homer Johnson Oil Yelland
ATH Gan
Lamb
Ares Karron Johnson
Wai
Outa Pela
Danny Phillips
Lockley
County Farm
Bureau
Mmny Rae
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Ex Premier Nagy Advances Peace Key in Europe
Former Hungarian leader Nagy spoke at a tech conference on Eastern Europe's future. He urged reform in NATO, greater self determination for satellites, and a shift in Soviet policy to ease control while stressing USSR and China rivalry must be managed to avert broader Cold War danger. He linked regional peace to wider global changes and noted Vietnam ceasefire and Israel-Arab talks as insufficient signs of an end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerzy Michalowski
Dr. Nagy
Andresecorle
Russia
NATO
Germany
China
Vietnam
Europe
Donborouzh
Tians
Soviet Bloc
Texas
Campaign on edge in political experience on runoff prep
Campaign coverage notes the gubernatorial race as Locke builds a broad statewide operation with Connally backing, advertising blitzes, and a cautious runoff strategy. The piece highlights Locke's leverage of Connally's network and Merrill Locke as campaign manager while rivals like Hill, Briscoe, Whittenburg, and others rise with varied support.
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Locke
Hill
Briscoe
Whittenburg
John Connally
Connally
Merrill
Rockefeller Strategy Meeting Draws GOP Leaders
In New York Rockefeller gathers about 25 party leaders for a leadership strategy session at his Fifth Avenue apartment to explore a candidate to replace Romney. Reagan, not invited, eyes a possible future run while Nixon remains the front runner and Shafer, Scott, and Romney weigh moves amid Nixon and Shafer's positions.
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Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
UPD
Era
George Romney
Michigan
Reagan
Paul Beck
Ant
UPI
Sacramento
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Washington
Romney
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Shafer
New York City
Nixon Shafer
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Veee Cao
Rom Rockefeller
Jey
Johnson
Barry M. Hampshire
Goldwater
GOP
Oregon
Prescott
Ariz
Cab Driver Slain as Campus Riots Erupt Near College
A Knoxville cab driver, Boruff, was found shot and his body face down after clashes near a college campus amid a Black Power related rally. Four campus-area youths were jailed, one for drunkenness, others held for investigation. Police faced flying bricks, a burning cab, and a tense campus with 200-plus people, as authorities sought to restore order.
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Boruff
Checker Cab Co
College
Andrew Washington
Knoxville
Owens
Avants
Neera
Owrns
Pryor L. Chesney
Axl
Leavn
Winds Howl Across Panhandle Plains 30 to 40 MPH
Strong winds sweep the Panhandle and South Plains with 30 to 40 mph gusts. Forecasters predict a 2 percent chance of thundershowers as a cool front moves through. Temperatures will dip to the middle 30s by Monday morning with little precipitation afterward. Springlike warmth with highs near 70s and some 82s was reported in parts of Texas, while northeastern Texas saw a severe thunderstorm watch Saturday night.
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Panhandle-South Plains
Weather Bureau
Texas
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Four Injured In Mishaps At City Intersections
Four persons were treated at Highland Hospital after two late Saturday accidents. A three car crash at 17th Street and Peoria Avenue left Johnny Foley 20 of 2617 29th Street and others including Mary Armstrong 17 Lynette Savage 16 and Jimmy Franklin 20 injured. The report notes additional drivers involved and a separate pedestrian accident on Unisary and Universal Avenue with a boy, Jimmy Wayne Reeve 6, among those hurt.
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Highland Hospital
Efier
17Th St
Peoria Avenue
Penengere
Johnny
Eugene Folley
29Th St
Mary Armstrong
47Th St
Lynette Savage
48Th St
Jimmy Franklin
1St St
Sandra Lynn
Es Duke
William Lendhama
Kezer
Jimmy Wayne Reeve
Commis
Unisary
46Th Street
Universal
Clarence T. Gladden
David Brian Pitt Been II
Tsclatica
Anderson Ran Sees Lubbock as Growing Trade Center
He described Anderson Ran’s view that the town evolved into a regional trade hub larger than New York state in ambition. He expressed belief Lubbock’s destiny is to grow and prosper with proper ingredients and guidance.
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New York
Lubbock
Two Businesses Struck By Fire Reported In Lubbock
Two nearby businesses suffered minor damage from separate early evening fires on Saturday. At 4 49 p m the Ralston Purina Co elevator on Municipal Drive caught fire from conveyor belt friction causing about 100 dollars in damage. A second blaze at a service station damaged room 18 but caused no serious harm and also yielded roughly 100 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
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Lubbock
Ralston Purina Co
Municipal Drive
Dried-Up Pond Bed Yields Gold Coins Hoard Near Heppner
In Heppner Oregon rancher Pan Greenup using a bulldozer and metal detector uncovered 33% U S gold coins with a face value of 375 dollars from a drained pond site. A 1891 Carson City twenty dollar piece may be worth 500 to 600 dollars or more in near mint condition.
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Breen
Heppner
Oregon
Pan Greenup
U.S
Carson City
New
Greenup
Greenups
National Guard maneuvers in Tennessee cities stoke tension
More than 10,000 Tennessee National Guardsmen converged on Nashville Memphis and Knoxvile to test anti riot drills. Officials said the exercises would avoid provoking any community and featured no mock battles with weekend encampments in three areas. Negro leaders protested citing recent clashes near Negro colleges and a judge refused calls to halt the maneuvers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessec
Tennessee
Robert W. Akin
Black Paw
Fred Brooks
U.S. Dist
William Miller
Akin
Buforg Elling
Jon
Publc
Lovernight
Ned Memphis
Knoxxville
Chattanooga
Knoxvile
Iself
New
Thomas Johnson
Connecion
U.S. Supreme Court
National Guard
Lenalen
Memphis
Tennaeste
Knoxville
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Spanan
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Uech
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Cameron
Plains
Anderson
Lnally
Moe
89Er Inn
Camnalental Tahoka
Llace
W. E. Medlock
D. R. Banning
Plains Meat Co
Die Kemper
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