Ex-con Dickerson labeled average as police tie burglary to Martin mystery
Court records show Dickerson listed Good Water Alabama as his address. Good Water Police Chief Archie Ward recalls prior FBI interest in him on a desertion charge. He and his wife were found on her chest after a burglary charge filed June 26 1974. A portable color TV linked to the case was recovered in Corpus Christi later that month by Det. Sgt. F C Hargrave and a Texas Ranger.
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Augusta
Dickerson
Good Water
Ala
Archie Ward
FBI
Ward
Martin
Avalanche Journal
Corpus Christi
F.C
Butch” Hargrave
Texas Ranger
Ford Sweeps Michigan Maryland in First Primary
Ford wins Michigan by a wide margin and takes Maryland with 58 percent as Carter loses to Brown in Maryland. Udall trails Ford in Michigan while Reagan’s delegate lead remains intact. Spencer calls the results a boost but says the race for the nomination persists. Dr. Wernher von Braun is treated in Alexandria Hospital for an undisclosed ailment.
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Ford
Michigan
Maryland
Brown
Carter
Udall
Motor
Walter
Mears UP
Ronald Reagan
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jimmy Carter
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Reagan
Washington
Seon Stuart Spencer
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Spencer
von Braun
Alexandria, Va
UPI
Wernher von Braun
Alexandria Hospital
Prayer Excerpt Emphasizes Spirit’s Lasting Things
A devotional fragment asks for divine guidance to focus lives on spiritual, lasting values. The brief prayer invokes Jesus and personal faith, ending with Amen.
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Jesus
Campus Work Begins On Indiana Avenue
Road project at Texas Tech moves ahead with paving by Commercial Concrete Construction on a one mile stretch. A four lane, later expanded to six, includes a 14 foot median and turn lanes at key entrances. Completion target is late October with a temporary at grade crossing to allow use during grade separation planning. Local officials expect 10 000 to 12 000 daily vehicles.
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Indiana Avenue
Texas Tech University
Jimmy Mota
1St St
Joe Hughes
Commercial Concrete Construction Co
Clifford R. Yoder
Tech
Lubbock
Glenn E. Barnett
W.N. Hammond
Carter and Burgess, Inc
Fort Worth
Tech Commercial
Yoder
Barnett
Hammond
19Th Street
Tech Law School
Tech Medical School
Tech Museum
Tech Regents
el Paso
Leftists Accept Arab League Mediation in Lebanon Conflict
In Beirut factions urged mediation while rejecting military intervention. Reported shelling killed 337 and left 850 wounded in the war's deadliest 48 hours as Libyan backing grows for Syrian withdrawal.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Arab League
Libya
Weather warms as Lebanon crisis dominates regional talks
Partly cloudy in Lubbock with highs in the 80s and lows in the 50s. In Lebanon, Kamal Jumblatt’s leftists urge Arab attention to the crisis while opposing Syrian military cover. Arab League talks in Riyadh may address Arabization of Lebanon and Syria-Egypt tensions as Libyan envoy Jalloud returns to Damascus amid heavy fighting leaving hundreds dead and displaced.
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Lubbock and
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Arab League
Jumblatt
Riyadh
Egypt
Syria
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Beirut
Damascus
Kafex Assad
Jalloud
Pierre Gemayel
Phalangist Party
Libya
Palestinian Alliance
Palmist Curse Blamed In Marital Split
John Boehmke a 27 year old optical technician told the Dade Public Safety Licensing Bureau that a palmist advised to use rose petals and eggs to lift a family curse. He loaned 400 dollars and the couple attempted a costly cure before his wife filed for divorce.
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Miami
UPI
John Boehmke
Boehmke
Dade Public Safety Department
Marie
Lenora Beatriz
Palmist
Senora Beatriz
Boehimke
Boemke
Rhodesian forces report two soldiers killed in skirmish
Rhodesia security HQ says two soldiers were killed and a third died from wounds in a prior clash as black nationalist guerrillas attacked. The report attributes the losses to ongoing fighting in Salisbury.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Dallas Pair Indicted In Jail Raid
A federal grand jury indicted two Dallas men in connection with a mando style jail raid that freed 14 American prisoners. Donald Fielden and William Hill Jr. face charges of exporting a 12 gauge shotgun without a permit from Eagle Pass to Piedras Negras. They are free on bond as investigations continue and more indictments may follow. Fielden acknowledged being paid $5 000 to free his son, Sterling Davis Jr., who faced Mexican drug charges and is jailed in Oklahoma.
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San Antonio
Dallas
Donald Floyd Fielden
William McCoy Hill Jr
Eagle Pass
Tex
Piedras
Said
Fielden
Sterling B. Davis
Sterling Davis Jr
Davis
Mexico
el Reno
Okla
U.S
Albuquerque Backed Air Routes Plea to CAB
A petition supporting expanded services for Lubbock Regional Airport was sent to the Civil Aeronautics Board by Albuquerque officials and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. The filing notes deteriorating Albuquerque-Lubbock air traffic despite rising overall demand and cites limited current service, urging new gateways including a route to Albuquerque. The piece cites Texas International and Continental service cuts and details a single daily through flight pattern between the two cities.
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Lubbock
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington, D.C
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Albert F. Beitel
Beitel
Texas International
Continental Airlines
Uncle Sam as extravagant figure in our income
A satirical look at the United States federal budget and spending, portraying Uncle Sam as lavish beyond domestic means. The piece comments on fiscal policy and taxpayer burden with humor.
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Sam
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