Rodeo Show Lights Up Lubbock Coliseum With Clowns And Stars
Crowds cheered as Clem McSpadden introduced performers and Old Glory waved in spotlight. Lorne Greene joined to perform the Bonanza theme while clowns Wilbur Plougher and Quail Dobbs entertained between events. A monkey with a border collie wowed fans and Vernon’s Santa Rosa Palomino Club prepared a precision drill for a final act. Johnny Forbes earned top bareback score of 63 with other riders close behind.
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Lubbock
Clem McSpadden
Oklahoma
Lorne Greene
Howdy
Wilbur
Plougher
Quail Dobbs
Monkey
Dobbs
Apollo
Santa ‘Rosa
Maines Brothers
Johnny Forbes
Kaycee
Wyo
John Holeman
K. C. Bonine
Hysham
Mont
Mel Hayland
Surrey
B.C
Can
Darryl Kong
Lxaycee
Bill Hertzogg
Gillette
Dennis,Reiners
Scottsdale, Ariz
Don Rodewald
Craig, Colo
Bill Larson
Alzada
Bobby Brown
Adrian
Rusty Riddle
Fort Worth
Thigh Man
Raymond Hulin
Wichita Falls
Danny Tatum
Prescott
Ariz
Scotty Platt
Lyman
Jack Himes
Beulah
Colo
Ben Calhoun
Canon City
Buttons Howard
Portales
N.M
South Vietnam Pullout From Laos Amid Heavy Fighting
Field reports show 20 South Vietnamese army trucks withdrawn from near Khe Sanh in a rotation. Saigon cites Laos offensive losses at 11,176 enemy, 918 killed, 3,245 wounded, 193 missing for South Vietnamese and 53 Americans killed, 64 wounded, 16 missing overall.
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Khe Sanh
Saigon
Laos
Brown
UPI
Highway 9
Sepone
A Luoi
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Ham Nghi
1St Corps
Pham van Phu
Vietnam
Phu
No Verdict in Sight in Calley Trial Deliberations
The six officer jury panel in the My Lai court martial of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. ended its third day without a verdict, after long morning and afternoon sessions that continued until 4 40 p.m. CST. The panel, formed Tuesday night, faced months of deliberation before the halt.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
My Lai
William L. Calley Jr
Hospital aid talks and My Lai verdict echoes
Planning unfolds for federal aid applications as Hufstedler urges more discussion while district disputes monthly payments to Lubbock Mental Health Center. The My Lai murder trial proceeds with Calley debating his presence at the scene as jurors review photos and witness testimony amid a flood of letters and a provocative note referencing Truman.
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Hufstedler
Lubbock Mental Health
Methodist Hospital
Goyette
Texas Tech Medical School
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Washington
SST funding showdown ahead after committee action
Senators Margaret Chase Smith Hiram Fong and Gale McGee expressed varied positions as the SST funding fight moves toward a final Senate roll call next Wednesday. House and Senate actions seek 134 million to extend SST development through June, with about 800 million spent of 1.3 billion projected for prototypes.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Gale McGee
Wye
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate
Ziegler
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Midwest snowstorm stalls spring across the nation
A severe spring snowstorm paralyzed the Midwest and Plains with marooned towns in Nebraska and South Dakota while wind gusts reached 100 mph. Power outages and cut telephone service affected eight towns in South Dakota and two in Nebraska as Indiana towns faced tornadic damage. Michigan and Chicago reported several inches of new snow and icy conditions, with storms spreading to the South including heavy rains in Alabama and tornadic winds in Florida.
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Milwaukee
Detroit
National Weather Service
Midwest
Plains States
Nebraska
South Dakota
Indiana
Lafayette
Cowan
la Porte
Ind
Michigan
Chicago
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Pensacola
Fila
Fort Walton Beach
Crossview
Florida
Fire damages Melvinett home. other alarms reported citywide
Firefighters found heavy damage to a Melvinett home at 9513 46th St about 9 10 a.m. Friday after a mattress fire caused smoke. The day included multiple alarms for gas leaks grass and trash fires and a cattle wrestling event with times and scores.
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Melvinett
46Th St
Bil Ave
R. EB. Cox
Magnolia Ave
Cotton
Western Gin Co
Idalou Road
20Th Street
Bangor Avenue
Amt
Fite
Bay Gow Gonzales
Cloud Seeding Project Targets Concho River Basins
Researchers from the Meteorology Institute plan a multi basin study to test cloud seeding technology. Dr. Theodore Smith notes 4 5 days monthly of cold cloud formation for rainfall experiments and 10 15 days of warm cloud testing to aid the arid reservoir system with weather modification methods using dry ice silver iodide or salt.
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Concho River
Theodore Smith
Meteorology Institute Research
Sluggish U S Economy Signals Mixed Data
The area wage growth around 2.5 percent is viewed as acceptable by Nixon Administration economists while wholesale prices rose 0.9 percent the previous month the sharpest jump in 17 years. Industrial production declined and personal income growth ran about half the 1970 monthly average signaling potential renewed economic weakness.
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Nixon Administration
Mine camp flood submerges facilities near Lake Yanahuin
Reports say a flood washed through the area cutting radio links and submerging camp offices plants warehouses and shops along Lake Yanahuin in the Huayulay district of Pasco. Injured workers are being sent to mining camp hospitals in Huaron and Sapamarca.
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Huaron
Sapamarca
Lake Yanahuin
Huayulay
Pasco
Bonds Suit Decision Postponed In Lubbock City Bonds
A injunction suit filed by Merle Rose seeks to halt the sale of 7 million in bonds and void the 13.6 million election. Judge Pat S. Moore warned a ruling may come Monday after a late brief. appeal could stall financing for a civic center library airport expansion street and park projects.
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City of
Rose
Civic Center
Canyon Lakes
James Lawson fined for speeding in Walton Kentucky
James Lawson aged 26 was cited by state police in Walton Kentucky for speeding and a faulty muffler. He was fined $28.50 and ordered to write I am sorry I drove as I did five thousand times.
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Walton
UPI
James Lawson
Kentucky
Louisiana Arrest Ties Man to Plane Crash Hoax
Jules Rico Kimble, 28, held after a hoax linked to Offshore Oil Field Helicopters Inc surfaced from a New Mexico Texas border crash report. The phantom jet tale involved an oil heir and 10 passengers, later traced to a fraud warrant in Florida. Authorities traced calls to Carlsbad and Larose, La., with no real company or wreck located.
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Thibodaux, la
UPI
Louisiana
Helicopters, Inc
New Mexico-Texas
Federal Aviation Administration
Carlsbad
N.M
Eddie Ste. Marie
LaFourche Parish
Jules Rico Kimble
Panama City Beach
Fla
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Harry S Truman
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Mike Mansfield
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