Deserter’s exile in Sweden haunts a patriot at odds with home
John Picciano Jr. 19 deserts from Fort Dix in 1967 and finds life near Stockholm. He studies at Uppsala University and works while fearing stigma and being an untouchable in the United States. About 500 American deserters in Sweden share this ache as they face exile and uncertain return.
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Lucinda Franks
Peter Freiberg
United Press International
Fort Dix
New Jersey
John Picciano Jr
John
Stockholm
Uppsala University
Happer
Sweden
Swerden
Tornadoes Kill One, Injure Dozens Across Whitney Texas
A tornado tore through Whitney Texas injuring dozens and killing one person, Damages included destroyed homes, downed trees and power lines, and the town’s water system. The victim was 47 year old Dames Carri. The storm forced evacuations and closed Texas Highway 2 as responders aided injured residents and restored electricity.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Texas
Whitney
Lone Star
Ware
Whitnew
Ubhi
South Vietnamese Push Attacks Near Da Nang and Diem
South Vietnamese recon troops clashed with Communist forces in a sustained four hour action near the border. US bases reported light casualties with two helicopters shot down and a Cobra gunship downed. five Communist bodies were found after air strikes in the valley.
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Fares
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Black Panther
U.S
A Lai
Solon Says Seeks One Year Draft Extension
Solon asserts the Senate should approve a one year extension of the draft. The proposal aims to maintain national preparedness and aligns with ongoing defense policy discussions.
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Solon
Senate
Martian Launch Eyed Saturday
Engineers prepared for the Mariner second satellite launch at Cape Kennedy after installing a new control unit and repairing a short circuit. The Atlas Centaur rocket was reassembled and the 2,200 pound Mariner spacecraft was bolted to its upper stage, with agency officials upbeat about the status.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Space Agency
Prayer for Strength and Compassion in Troubled Times
A reader offers a brief prayer asking for strength to face today’s problems. The speaker asks God to bless the sick mistreated and those tormented by sin in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Diploma Sermon Urges City Seniors to Choose Life
Rev Sam Blaine of Westminster Presbyterian delivered the 1971 senior sermon to 1848 graduates from Lubbock's five public high schools at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. He urged faith that God will win over evil and to accept life over death, stressing humor and sensitivity as tools to build a better world.
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Lubbock
Sam FE. Laine
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Laurbbock
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Blaine
Baker Establishment at Lockney Tenure and Historical Papers
Tex Tech hosts the J. A. Baker Store collection at Lockney with 83,000 items across 91 boxes and bound volumes. An historical marker was placed for the 1894 era store still run by the Baker family, with Dr. Kline A. Nall noting the extensive research and enduring value of letters in an era without phones or radios.
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Avalanche-Journal
Southwest
Texas Tech University
J. A. Baker
Lockney
Plains
Kline A. Nall
Texas Tech
Floyd County Historical Survey Committee
Texas
J. R. Baker
Garrett
Britons Die In Yugoslav Plane Crash At Rijeka
A Yugoslav Aviogenex twin jet crashed on approach to Rijeka killing 72 Britons and 3 Yugoslavs. Only one passenger and four crew survived as flames raged for 30 minutes. Britons were en route to a Krk island resort on a two week tour from Gatwick organized by Yugotours.
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Aviogenex Airways
Rijeka
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Baska
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Adriatic
Yugotours Tourist Agency
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Gatwick
London
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Britannica
Ljubljana
Iranian farmer claims 140 year old father of newborn daughter
In Khaveh near Tehran a farmer named Sabzei said to be 140 years old has fathered a month old daughter with his 30 year old wife Mah Soltan. This is their first child together after 12 years of marriage. he has seven other children with different wives, oldest 87.
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Baksha Ahi Sabzei
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Sabzei
Mah Soltan
Soghra
Khaveh
Sarbei
Houston Bomb Suspect Held
Houston police arrested 22 year old car penter s apprentice Sunday and charged him with possession of a bomb. Charles Ford said agents had watched the man three weeks in an eight week fire bombing investigation. He was arrested at the rear of his southeast side apartment. no bond set.
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Houston
Charles Ford
Justice of the Peace
Richard Millard
Michael Douglas Lowe
Major Tasks Still Undone
Texas lawmakers enter the last full week of the 62nd session with redistricting spend ing and liquor taxes unresolved. A looming welfare funding crisis threatens cuts, while filibusters threaten to delay passage of key bills.
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United Press
Austin
Texas
Barnes
New Blaze on Mescalero Apache Reservation Burns Timber
A new wildfire on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in southern New Mexico threatens timber on tribal land. About 600 firefighters including Apache crews battle 45 mph winds, with planes dropping slurry to contain the blaze as winds ease. Authorities cite smoldering areas from a prior fire and say containment could come if conditions hold.
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Avidoso
Mescatera Apache Indian Reservation
New Mexico
Lloyd Nicholson
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Two Amarillo men die in head on expressway crash
Marvin Andrews, 49, of Amarillo and Carson Sanford, 22, of Stinnett, Texas, were killed Sunday when their cars collided head on on an expressway on the southern edge of Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Aps
Marvin Andrews
Carson Sanford
Stinnett
Tex
Turkish quake death toll may reach one thousand
Rescue workers comb disaster zones in eastern Turkey where the May 2024 quake damaged Bingol Gene and surrounding villages. Governor Metin Dirimtekin reports at least 809 bodies recovered as relief agencies warn the toll could rise. Red Cross groups appeal for aid while U S. supplies are prepared for distribution amid widespread power and water outages.
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Turkey
Metin Dirimtekin
Binge
Bingol
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Ankara
Geneva
League of Red Cross Societies
League
Stephen Tripp
U.S
San Francisco
Weather Map Page Forecast For Lubbock Vicinity
Fair and cooler today and tonight with a high near 80 and a low in the upper 40s. Northwest to northerly winds around 20 mph. Highs near 80 through Tuesday in the Lubbock area.
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Iredell
Bosque County
Wise County
Dewatur
West
Lubbock
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