John Picciano a shy teen faces draft and change
John Picciano a tall shy high school graduate from Lodi struggles with dating and social acceptance. He grows politically aware reading about socialism and the Vietnam War while weighing whether to resist draft. After a bleak post graduation period he joins the army, feeling torn between duty and fear of stepping out of line.
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Dan
Chickie Cucuo
John
Chickie
Cucups
Dan Cucuo
Jerry Tamburello
Lodi High School
Ken Barry
Catholic Church
Vietnam
David Nissen
U.S. Attorney's Office
Los Angeles
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Howard County Welcomes New Agricultural Agent
Howard County introduces Gross as new agricultural agent at a brief ceremony for Gross and McElroy. Gross, a Crosby County native and Texas Tech graduate, succeeds McElroy who led county training and youth programs and helped develop agents across the region.
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Gross
McElroy
Seminole
Crosby County
Texas Tech
Gunter
South Plains
Hockley County
Bill Taylor
Levelland
Lubbock
Ken Cook
Tulsa
Doyle Warren
Floydada
Urban Renewal Nears Finale in City with Federal Funds
After eleven years the urban renewal drive edges to completion as an application for federal funds to clear 184 parcels is filed. Alderson departs for Dallas with final paperwork after the board meeting. title remains with the local agency. The board approves selling land as fast as possible while covering sale costs from proceeds to HUD. Total project debt stands at 1.73 million dollars. a 940,273 dollar federal grant will combine with 768,681 dollars from the original grant and other funds to complete payment by September 30. The tornado of May 11, 1970 halted activity in the Coronado area, with recovery efforts and redevelopment expanding to other damaged zones under a year‑to‑year plan.
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Alderson
Dallas
Duncan Ellison
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Coronado Project
Lubbock
Urban Renewal Agency
Memorial Civic Center
Guadalupe
Neighbors Planted on Carr Farm In Positive Gesture
J. C. McKnight, Carr farm's overseer, reports neighbors have planted on the land. He says it is heartening to hear such acts in this day and time and wishes the world were doing the same as these men.
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Carr
Young Carr
J. C. McKnight
Slaton Youths Selected for Estes Park Camp
Two Slaton youths were chosen to attend the Estes Park Camp for the National Conference of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in mid June. Steve Mosser and Steve Nieman, sons of local residents, will travel by bus with area representatives. The article notes United Nations headquarters uses over 15 miles of carpeting.
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Slaton
Estes Park
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Steve Mosser
Hugo Mosser
Steve Nieman
O. G. Nieman
Istanbul martial law hunts Elrom killer and 58 suspects
Istanbul streets emptied as troops and police hunted for the killer of Elrom. A crackdown rounded up about 1,000 leftists while a draft bill paves the way for the death penalty for those tied to terrorism and kidnapping.
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Istanbul
Nihat Erim
Elrom
Ankara
TPLA
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