Battle Updates Across Southeast Asia Report New Clashes
Reports from Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam describe heavy fighting and aerial bombardment. Cambodian forces claimed gains near Phnom Penh and Kompong Cham while Laos sees imminent Communist offensives along the Bolovens Plateau. Saigon notes 103 enemy dead and US helicopter losses amid overall strength down to 317 300.
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Lolo
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Kompong Chamlong
Ltill
Kompong Som
Norodom Sihanouk
Bo’lovens
Laos
South Vietnam
Dust Storm Sweeps South Plains and Nation With Stormy Winds
Gusty winds from a frontal system blanket South Plains and West Texas while dust roils across the nation from the Midwest to the Northeast. Threats include tornado activity and heavy snowfall as the weather system moves through.
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South Plains
Nation
West Texas
Midwest
House Vote Stock Probe Sparks Mixed Reactions
Lawmakers defend or challenge a House appeal regarding the SEC stock manipulation probe involving Mutscher. Critics warn of attack on legislative procedures while supporters advocate recognizing conscience and call for accountability.
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Mutscher
SEC
Reed
House
Rep
Ed Howard
Texarkana
Hale
Jim Nugent
House Rules Committee
Nugent
Tom Moore
Waco
Associated Press
House Chamber
James Turman
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Senate
Court to Hear Appeal in Austin for Candace Young
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will hear the habeas corpus appeal of Candace Young of Lubbock who is jailed for nonpayment of 29 traffic fines. Judge Shaver earlier refused to hear the writ in district court, noting it was not the proper forum. Attorneys Frank King and Minor Pounds represent Young as she fights the $715 in fines.
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William Shaver
140Th District Court
District Court
Frank King
Minor Pounds
Young
DPS
Lubbock
Austin
Collins
Brownfield
Plainview
Littlefield
Slaton
Amarillo
Canyon
Dimmitt
Borger
Dumas
Hereford
Apollo 14 Astronaut Mitchell Visits Artesia for Space Week
Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar D Mitchell tours Artesia with family as the town greets him along a 14 block stretch on U S 285. He backs Mars goals for the 1980s and discusses ground work for a future manned mission.
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Edgar D. Mitchell
Artesia
Mitchell
Louise
U.S. 285
Roswell
Mitchel
State
T. EK. Brown
Verlon Davis
Davis
New Mexico
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Samuel Phillips
Apollo
Space and Missile Systems Organization
Air Force
Artesia Central
Barry Rhyan
Mary Mathews
Hereford
Burglar Steals Cash Register From Cecil's Bar B Q
Burglars hit Cecil's Bar B Q at 602 19th St and carried off the cash register valued at 150 dollars, leaving little change. At M L Gardner Drugs on Clovis Read, thieves took cigarettes, jewelry worth 800 dollars, and three dollars in meat. A vending machine at Curry Motor Freight Lines on Avenue C yielded about 10 dollars in change before the intruders failed to open a second machine.
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Cecil’s
19Th St
M. L. Gardner
Clovis
Curry Motor Freight Lines Inc
Ave. C
Minor fires reported by city firefighters Monday
Fire alarms sounded for six minor incidents including a hot motor at Pioneer Park Church of Christ, a trash fire on 13th Street, a grass fire south of city limits, a car fire at 50th Street and Indiana Avenue, and a trash fire on 34th Street with no damage. one car was listed as owned by Albert Martin with minor damage.
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Ave. T
13Th Street
S0th Street
Indiana Avenue
Albert Martin
34Th Street
Bank of America Cuts Rates Amid Broad U S Banks Move
Bank of America lowered its prime rate to 5.25 percent matching Chase Manhattan Bank as California lenders followed the eastern cut. The bank also reduced passbook savings to 4 percent, down from 4.5 percent, with prime reductions totaling about 3.25 points since last March.
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Bank of America
California
Chase Manhattan Bank
A.W. Clausen
General Motors
SST funding seen as unlikely for private airline use
Government statistics suggest federal investment in the SST would be recouped when the SST reaches commercial use. Sen. William Proxmire of Wisconsin, a leading SST opponent, said the odds are far over 100 to 1 against the airplane ever being successfully privately financed.
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William Proxmire
Dwis
New Tele-Switcher Aims to Speed Police Message Delivery
A new tele-switcher setup will connect Lubbock agencies directly to Austin for faster police communications. The system, expected in four to six months, will raise message speed from 65 to 100 words per minute, reduce operator load, and shift most costs to regional agencies and the Criminal Justice Council.
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Criminal Justice Council
South Plains Association of Governments
Collins
Austin
Lathbark
Sheriff's
Harvard Law Student to Wed Tricia Cox in Boston
Cox 24 will marry in ceremony with Howard Ellis Cox Jr. as best man. He finishes Harvard Law School on June 4 and plans to complete the course next year. Priscilla Kidder, famed bridal designer known as Priscilla of Boston, may create Tricia’s gown.
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Cox
Howard Ellis Cox Jr
Pentagon
Harvard Law School
Priscilla Kidder
Priscilla
Boston
Tricia
Julie
Luci Johnson Nugent
Ern and Richardson defend privacy against broad data requests
Senator willard ervin argues that Social Security numbers are private and should not be used for voter registration or other official actions. Elliott Richardson supports protecting individual privacy despite the growth of computerized information banks and surveillance concerns.
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Ened
Ervin
Sec. of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliott U. Richardson
Federal
Richardson
Two Escapees Fled Roosevelt County Jail In Portales
Police hunted two fugitives Carl Davis 53 and William Jacobs 29 after a smuggled hacksaw enabled their exit from Roosevelt County jail in Portales. Davis was awaiting transfer for burglary and Jacobs jailed for check violations. A stolen dealer’s car was found abandoned near Morton, Cochran County.
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Lubbock
Roosevelt County
Portales
Carl Davis
Dixie Drive
William Jacobs
Colorado
Davis
New Mexico
Jacobs
Texas
Morton
Cochran County
Mexico says 19 arrested in North Korea trained guerrilla plot
Mexico's attorney general announced 19 guerrillas were arrested in Mexico City and other cities after confessing to robbing a bus terminal of about 84 000 dollars. They trained at a North Korea base to overthrow the government and establish a Marxist regime, with links to Patrice Lumumba University and camps near Pyongyang.
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UPI
Julio Sanchez Vargas
Mexico
North Korea
Sanchez Vargas
Acapulco
Jalapa
Pachu
Patrice Lumumba University
Moscow
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