NTSU ROTC Quarters Damaged by Fire Prompting Promised Prosecution
A fire of undetermined origin damaged an Air Force ROTC supply room at North Texas State University in Denton. President John Kamerick vowed full penalties for responsible individuals, possibly students, as investigators probe the blaze that spread to the gym roof and caused $11,600 in contents damage.
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Paris Peace Parley Opens Serious Talks With Communists
Saigon's envoy Pham Dang Lam said Saigon prepared for private or secret conversations to push for detailed bargaining with North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. He listed POW exchanges, the demilitarized zone reestablishment, and Lao tian neutrality as topics for exploration at the Paris talks.
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Rockefeller Tours Latin America For Policy Direction
Governor Nelson A Rockefeller of New York initiated a 23 nation fact finding mission in Latin America starting in Mexico City to explore new directions for United States policies. He concluded a Florida stop with President Nixon who called the trip one of the ...
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Latin America
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New York
Florida
Prayer for Guidance and Obligation to Others
A brief reader prayer asks Heavenly Father to lead away from temptation and grant a sense of obligation toward all people, emphasizing moral conduct and communal responsibility.
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Heavenly Father
An Acuff
Two Prisoners Escape Martin County Jail
Two inmates escaped the Martin County jail early Sunday with outside help. Teofilo Gonzales, 37, once of Lubbock, and Johnny Vela, 34, of Lamesa, were identified as escapees. Vela, jailed since Aug. 1 for aggravated assault, is accused of breaking from a brick wall with jail bank pieces and aiding Gonzales to freedom.
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Avalanche-Journal
Stanton
Martin County
Teofilo (Duffy) Gonzales
Lubbock
Johnny Vela
Lamesa
Dan Saunders
Vela
Gonzales
Roswell
Saunders
Presidency reform faces tough road to direct popular vote
A UPI survey shows only 12 of 50 state legislatures favor abolishing the Electoral College, needing 38 for a constitutional amendment. House actions advance, with Nixon backing direct election if Congress approves. Party split favors Democrats, but Republican resistance remains high.
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Dam Inauguration Opens Water Project in Alentejo
American official Thomaz Sunday inaugurated the Caeta no Dam vat Mira in Odemira Portugal restoring water supply to the arid Alentejo region. The ceremony marked a key infrastructure milestone for local agriculture and drought relief.
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Soviet Threat Report Sees Fewer Than 100 ICBMs Surviving
Washington Pentagon researcher Dr. John Foster warns that by 1975 perhaps fewer than 100 U S Minutemen and Titans would survive a Soviet nuclear strike. He cites an intelligence estimate of 500 SS9 missiles with three warheads each totaling 1 500 warheads aimed at 1 000 U S missiles. The note references President Nixon's move toward an antisatellite missile system to defend installations.
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Legislators set to tackle heavier calendars this week
In Austin lawmakers face a crowded week as the regular session nears its June 2 finish. A 10 member appropriations negotiating team trims spending to fit a one year budget, with bills to create three new medical schools queued, including one at Texas Tech, amid planned funding. Lt. Gov. Barnes reportedly backs placing Tech school first in line.
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Texas Tech
Time Brings Changed View On Early-Day Mothers
A Frontier view of pioneer Plains mothers recalls their roles as cooks companions and working partners in rugged life. The article notes beauty and resilience, praising their influence while acknowledging harsh standards and evolving attitudes. Mrs Annie Murphy Ferguson contributes a reader-sent fragment from 4614 45th St. for the feature.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Ted) Ferguson
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Viet Cong Across Saigon and South Vietnam Kill Civilians
Viet Cong bombs and grenades hit Saigon and 31 towns, killing seven and wounding 22, with attacks near Hue, Pleiku, and Da Nang. In Saigon, a mortar attack at Ban Co Primary School led to police engagement and two Viet Cong deaths.
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Three Ill Tots Treated After Poisoning Incident
Three small children were hospitalized after accidental ingestion. Deborah Woltemath, 3, drank headache pills containing a barbiturate at a neighbor's home and was admitted to West Texas Hospital. Melanie Stewart, 11 months, ingested paregoric and was treated then released. Terry Reynolds, about 3, drank gasoline from a container in the backyard and was treated at Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital.
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12Th St
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Jack Stewart
10Th. St
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48Th St
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Fire at Rocky Flats plant causes plutonium contamination
A fire at Dow Chemical's Rocky Flats facility in Boulder Colorado produced a small amount of plutonium contamination at the site officials said.
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Colo
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Rocky Flats
Death of former Texas governor and U.S. senator O Daniel
Dallas. O D a n i e l 79 former Texas governor and U S senator died Sunday at Baylor Hospital Dallas where he had been a patient about three weeks He died at 9 55 a m The hospital would not divulge the cause of death He spent his later years as an insurance executive and real estate manager O Daniel won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1938 and later served in the Senate He resigned as governor in 1941 after winning a special election and was reelected in 1942 to a full term He became increasingly anti New Deal and clashed with Tom Connally over a federal judge appointment in West Texas
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