Agnew Attack on Media and Fulbright Labeled 'Liar' at Fundraiser
Vice President Spiro Agnew condemned Washington demonstrations as a travesty of free expression and accused national media and leaders of leaning toward totalitarian instincts. He called Senator William Fulbright a liar and criticized coverage by The New York Times and Washington Post at a Mississippi Republican dinner.
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United Press International
Jackson
Miss
Spiro Agnew
Washington
New Left
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Agnew
Mississippi
Republican Party
New York Times
Washington Post
Nixon
Mixed Drink Levy Advances From House To Senate
The Texas House approved a 156-5 vote directing a 10 percent tax on gross receipts for bars and clubs selling mixed drinks, with liquor vendors paying state and local sales taxes on bottled booze. Amendments shifted the tax plan, boosting state take and setting splits for cities and counties, as the measure heads to the Senate.
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Texas House
Senate
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Corpus Christi
Wayland Simmons
San Antonio
Simmons
Hale
House
Joe Christie
el Paso
Christie
Gus Mutscher
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The fragment lists multiple sections and brief items including notes on local officials, a retiring principal, and various national and international topics. It also notes editorials, market reports, farming, radio TV, and sports pages with a single comic definition about widows.
Signalmen Get Boost In Salary
President Nixon signed an emergency law ordering an end to a two day nationwide railroad strike that stranded trains and disrupted industry. Striking signalmen bowed to the order and began pulling down picket lines after Congress ordered an end to the second nationwide rail shutdown in under six months.
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House
Nixon
Congress
Penn Central Railroad
James Hodgson
United Press International
Washington
Prayer for strength obedience and leadership
A reader prays for strength to obey commandments and guidance for leaders to teach in spirit and truth. The plea asks for thoughtfulness and understanding and for acknowledgments of transgressions.
Tornadoes Hit Midwest Regions Causing Property Damage
Severe weather across Iowa, Kansas, Michigan and Missouri includes tornadoes that damaged homes near Easton Kansas and northwest of Kansas City. Gusts up to 41 mph and blowing dust affect South Plains. Thunderstorms move through Great Lakes and central plains.
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Jerry Odom
Avacanche-Journal
South Plains
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
Great Lakes
Central
National Weather Service
Kansas City
Straw ballot on hail suppression draws South Plains lines
Voters in 7 of 10 counties reject weather modification by cloud seeding in a nonbinding referendum. Amid turnout, candidates and a hospital district vote shape local finances while a potential injunction looms against hail suppression in Deaf Smith County.
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Avalanche-Journal
South Plains
Atmospherics Incc
Deaf Smith County
Hereford
Oil Platform Blaze Doused Off Louisiana Coast
A platform with 16 wells off the Louisiana coast burst into flames on Tuesday but was extinguished within hours after shutdown of the wells. The Coast Guard reported no injuries and crew were rescued by boats. Fireboats cooled storage tanks to prevent explosions after the fire ended.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Ioats
Brain cell loss could loom over aging world
Dr. James Bonner warns that after age 35 adults lose about 100,000 brain cells daily, averaging a 36 percent million decline over 30 years, potentially impairing memory and intellect while watching aging progress. He cites halting brain drain as one of many future life-control advances seen in labs.
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Pasadena
Calif
James Bonner
Bonner
Bombers Attack Artillery Sites Near North Vietnam
American fighter-bombers attacked four antiaircraft artillery sites inside North Vietnam after they fired on unarmed recon planes. Four Air Force and Navy jets carried out the strikes Monday and Tuesday. none were hit, raising protective reaction strikes to 40 this year in self defense.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Jim Dentremont
Air Force
Navy
U.S. Command
Voters Rebuff Most Constitutional Amendments in Texas
Regional results show strong metro support for water quality amendment but wide opposition to ethics pay, welfare ceilings, and easier amendments. In Lubbock County turnout was light with no. 4 water bonds passing 3,988 to 2,285 and ethics pay 1,622 to 4,714 against.
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Texas Election Bureau
Fimart
Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock and
South Plains Area
Lubbock County
Hockley County
Sh-county
Lubbock
Deaf Smith
Board approves six Guadalupe area lot purchases
Lubbock Urban Renewal Board accepted six new offers to buy Guadalupe neighborhood lots while three earlier offers were withdrawn for title issues and a purchaser retreat. Melvin R. Dawson to clear 13 Guadalupe lots. Homer Akin to appraise resale values. plan targets 95 substandard structures for rehab and one area for potential commercial or industrial development.
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Guadalupe
Lubbock
Melvin R. Dawson
Homer
Lubbock Area Weather: Cooler With High Around Seventy
Fair skies and cooler temperatures across Lubbock and vicinity with today’s high near 70 and a low in the mid 40s. Northerly winds from 15 to 25 mph. Thursday’s high expected in the 70s with sunrise at 6:44 am and sunset at 6:44 pm.
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Lubbock
Ruths Duns
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