Nixon Defends Laos Drive Amid Suit In San Antonio
Federal statutes bar national bank loans to political campaigns. Officials say investigations continue and a federal court decision may settle questions. A 87 000 loan to Gov Preston Smith's 1970 campaign fund earlier drew scrutiny.
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Austin
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Preston Smith
Smith
Wil Wilson
Lee
Railpax selects 21 routes to begin service May 1
The National Rail Passenger Corp announces 21 routes for an experimental Railpax system starting May 1 using 184 trains across 114 cities. Texas links Chicago to Houston and New Orleans to Los Angeles via direct routes. The plan aims to cut losses by over 50 percent, with initial costs estimated around 250 million and potential added routes if feasible.
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National Railroad Passenger Corp
Railpax
Texas
New Orleans
David W. Kendall
Court Backs Defendant In Dispute In Lubbock Bond Sale Ruling
Lubbock officials await outcome after Judge Pat Moore upheld the citys 12.6 million bond election and sale over Rose injunction challenge. Rose seeks appeal. ruling denies voiding ordinances passed as emergency measures. City argues no jurisdiction for election contest.
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Rose
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Lubbock Burglary Spree Ties Up Area Late Weekend
Local police report a rash of burglaries targeting private residences in the Lubbock area late Sunday into Monday. The incidents span multiple neighborhoods and are under active investigation by city detectives and patrol units. No injuries reported. items of value missing vary by residence. Authorities urge residents to review home security and report suspicious activity immediately.
Prayer Note from Mrs B L Swift
A brief devotional prayer thanks God for listening and asks for closer faith and stronger commitment to prayer. The note credits Mrs B L Swift and expresses gratitude and guidance to follow faithfully.
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Indian Crim Predicts Less Violent Weather For Area
Special to The Avalanche Journal reports J. W. Indian Crim has forecast drier conditions but less violent weather ahead for Palmer County and surrounding areas. Crim, who reads the weather each March 22 for 48 years, notes generally northerly winds and mostly fair skies, while the daybreak ceremony at his Oklahoma Lane home draws about 30 attendees.
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Lee
Harris demands probe into Texas National Guard actions
Senate Republican Sen. O H Ike Harris urges Gov. Preston Smith to dismiss Maj. Gen. Ross Ayers and Col Walter O Buck Staudt amid alleged irregularities and abuses in the Texas Air National Guard. He says the guard was used for political favors, primarily involving the governor. The governor has not commented.
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Ike” Harris
Dallas
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Meridian
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Staudt
Texas Air National Guard
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Nixon plan to boost volunteer army pay inches forward
The House Armed Services Committee nearly tripled Nixon proposed pay for a volunteer military force, boosting next year’s pay from 987 million to 2.7 billion in a two year draft extension bill. The panel’s vote was 36 to 4 as it sent the measure for possible House action before Easter.
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Military chief ousted in Argentina power shift
In Buenos Aires President Roberto M. Levingston failed in his bid to fire Lt. Gen. Alejandro Lanusse, head of the army and junta leader. Navy Admiral Pedro Guavi and Air Force Gen. Carlos Alberto Rey sided with Lanusse as army units pledged loyalty to him. Lanusse assumed command at army headquarters near the presidential palace.
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Alejandro Lanusse
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Lanusse
First Army Corps
Army Command
Mary Dunn Receives Jack Sheridan Cultural Award
Pioneer South Plains music teacher Mary Dunn was honored by the Phi Sigma Alpha Assembly Monday night with the second annual Jack Sheridan Cultural Achievement Award. A Pacific cold front nears the South Plains by Wednesday but is not expected to bring meaningful precipitation or alter temperatures.
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Mary Dunn
South Plains
Phi Sigma Alpha Assembly
Jack Sheridan
Welfare aid cut to 80 dollars a month in May
Austin officials announce a one third reduction in dependent children assistance effective May 1. The State Public Welfare Board says funds will run out for about 351,425 recipients under the constitutional limit. Welfare Commissioner Burton Hackney notes no alternative funding is available.
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Associated Press
Austin
State Public Welfare Board
Burton Hackney
Hackney
Nixon calls Laos incursion a success milestone
President Nixon on Monday night declared the Laotian offensive a milestone in the safe withdrawal of American forces. He said South Vietnamese forces are withdrawing from Laos with greater confidence and higher morale, and that they will be fighting effectively in South Vietnam.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Laos
Nixon hails South Vietnamese progress in Laos withdrawal
President Nixon praised South Vietnamese troops for disrupting Communist supply routes in Laos and said they are withdrawing after a costly operation. He noted the move as a milestone in their development and stressed Communist losses were higher. He also sidestepped a fixed 1972 run by stating no decision yet on future candidacy.
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Howard K. Smith
American Broadcasting Co
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Middle East
Smith
Vietnam
Khe Sanh Base Attacked as U S Forces Hold
North Vietnamese sappers launched a ground assault on Khe Sanh base with heavy artillery. The U S command says invaders were driven off with heavy losses after damage to several helicopters and near 25 percent casualties among Laotian drive forces.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Isaae
See
Weather forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
Fair today through Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s and lows around the 30s. Winds from the south and southeast at 10 to 20 mph.
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