Texas Senate weighs repeal of helmet law
Senate jurists committee backs repealing the 114 year old Texas helmet requirement despite a possible loss of 26 million dollars in federal highway funds. Senator Creighton hag says helmets cause neck injuries and distraction as others note few states keep such laws.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tom Creighton
Hag
Senate
Texas
Joe Bernal
San Antonio
J. C. Dingwall
Riots at Southern University Stir Baton Rouge Prepares Guards
About 1,000 students rioted on the Louisiana campus brandishing torches and fire bombs. Police used tear gas and shotgun blasts as Gov. McKeithen mobilized 600 National Guard troops near Baton Rouge. Thirteen students and two deputies were hospitalized. two students required surgery for shotgun pellets.
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Associated Press
Southern University
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
National Guard
Southern
Baton Rouge
Lady of the Lakes Hospital
Brooklyn College
New York
Cornell University
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Long Island
The
State University
Stony Brook
Guardsmen
Governor hints at veto and two year spending plan
Gov. Preston Smith signaled a possible veto on a one-year appropriations bill while urging a two-year approach. He placed responsibility for the stalemate on legislative leaders Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Speaker Gus Mutscher and indicated he may call a special session next spring before elections.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Texas
Preston Smith
Smith
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Avalanche-Journal
Ben Barnes
Gus Mutscher
A-J
Austin
Cast completed for new play at Lubbock Theater Center
The Lubbock Theater Center announces a completed cast for its upcoming play to be staged in Page 5, Sec A. Mrs. Wilson Connell of Lazy D Ranch is named to the Tech Committee as part of the production staff.
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Lubbock
Theater Center
Wilson Connell
Tech
Prayer for peace and guidance from a reader
A reader submits a short prayer calling for peace of mind in troubled times, courage amid confusion, and guidance to do what is right. The note ends with a respectful appeal to the Lord.
Apollo 10 Crewmembers Cleared Physically for Moon Flight
Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford John W. Young and Eugene A. Cernan were declared physically ready and in good spirits after a three hour health exam. The trio faces a Sunday 11 49 p.m. CDT launch for a lunar orbit mission at Cape Kennedy amid prior flu illness concerns and medical data collection.
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Associated Press
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
John W. Young
Eugene A. Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Stafford
Cernan
Young
Morton Coed Betsy Crowder Fights Lung Cancer Hope Revival
Betsy Crowder of Morton survived a severe lung cancer battle that drew nationwide interest in 1967. The South Plains College student endured Mayo Clinic results, flying to Houston for experimental therapy, and support from prayer groups from Morton to Japan as she pursued life after cancer.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Betsy Crowder
Morton
Betsy
Mayo Clinic
Rochester Minn
South Plains College
Japan
SPC
M. ‘D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Houston Thoracic
Nixon seeks draft reform via random lottery system
President Nixon asked Congress for authority to overhaul the draft by instituting a national random lottery focused on nineteen year olds. He argued the plan would lessen the disruption of military service and pave the way to eventual elimination of conscription, while preserving student deferments and a four year to five year delay for graduate students.
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Associated P’ress
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Reliance Nan Alleernluntann Fanna
Father faces choice among twins over draft deferment
Salisbury Maryland James R Dennis must choose one of his four sons for draft deferment after three receive Selective Service physical notices for May 21 at Fort Holabird Baltimore. Garry serves in the Air Force in Puerto Rico while Barry awaits another physical after two prior rejections. Dennis, recovering from a heart seizure, seeks to keep at least one son at home. Local Board No. 65 chair A L Fleming offers deferment if all three pass.
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Associated Press
Salisbury
James R. Dennis
Ft. Holabird
Baltimore
Garry
Air Force
Puerto Rico
Barry
Dennis
Denny
Kenny
A. L. Fleming
Center Records Two Tremors In Separate Regions
The earthquake information center reported two strong quakes on Wednesday. The first struck near the Costa Rica coast 120 miles west of San Jose at magnitude 6.5 and was followed 12 minutes later by a magnitude 6 tremor in the Flores Sea area north of Australia. no damage was reported.
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Washington
Earthdunkos Sane Neabi
Costa Rica
Werg
Earthquake Information Center
San Jose
Flores Sea
Australia
Information Center
Red Rockets Strike Da Nang In Horror Night Attacks
Da Nang suffered eight Soviet 122 mm rockets aimed at the city killing 22 people and wounding 21 as Communist shelling expanded to South Vietnam's three largest towns. Civilians accounted for most dead and wounded amid a new wave of terror.
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Avalanche-Journal News
Saigon
da Nang
Vietnam
Hue
Associated Press
Jay Sharbutt
Tornado threats and heavy storms sweep Panhandle region
Tornado warnings and damaging storms hit the Panhandle and South Plains late Tuesday. Reports cited hail up to baseball size, winds, and heavy rains with Brownsville and Galveston recording several inches. Flood warnings issued for low-lying areas as Weather Bureau tracked a tornado south of Littlefield.
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Dave Knapp
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
South Plains
Smyer
New Home
Seminole
Denver City
Lorenzo
Levelland
Wheatley
Lubbock
Lamb
Hale
Hockley
U.S. Weather Bureau
Littlefield
Plains
Downstate
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Anton
Amherst
Shallowater
Spade
Slaton
iWhiteface
Petersburg
Charles Evers Leads Fayette Mayor Race In Slow Count
Civil rights leader Charles Evers held a steady lead in Fayette Mississippi mayoral race with about half the ballots counted. Evers had 283 votes to 197 for white incumbent Mayor R G Allen as results came in Tuesday night.
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Fayette, Miss
Charles. Evers
Evers
Six Solons Hold Key on ABM Vote as Support Rises
The AP survey shows Nixon backers gain ground for the limited antiballistic missile system. Six undecided senators hold pivotal influence as totals shift with new backing from Magnussen and Griffin while McClellan backs ABM. Opponents gain momentum but remain short of a majority. See ABM FOES Page 10.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Warren G. Magnu
Weather map page reports thunderstorms in Lubbock area
Partly cloudy with thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight in Lubbock and vicinity. Highs near the mid eighties, lows around the upper fifties. Moderate southerly winds.
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Lubbock
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