McGovern Campaign Highlights Urban Fear and Pentagon Critique
The piece reports McGovern warning about fear in cities and accusing Nixon of coddling Pentagon waste while campaigning with Sonia and Pats McGovern through New York and New Jersey. It notes Nixon set to end his bid with cross country stops and a San Clemente White House visit, with Zegers listing broadcast plans. Spiro Agnew speaks in Michigan urging penalties for draft dodgers. Page 14.
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Polis
McGovern
The
United
Nixon
Pentagon
Sonia
Pats
New York
New Jersey
White House
California
San Clemente
Ronald L. Zegers
Ixon
Oklahoma
Hee Tsland
GOP
Shriver
San Francisco
Spiro T. Agnew
Michigan
Agnew
Dod
Thieu signals openness to talks with North Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu said on South Vietnam National Day he would meet North Vietnam and the Viet Cong anywhere to seek a peace settlement. He but conditions: force withdrawal, honor 1954 Geneva ban on infiltration and aggression, drop coalition government demands, and allow the Saigon regime and Viet Cong to work out a political solution.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Thieu
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
National Liberation Front
Paris
United States
Commi Hanoi
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Wiegler
Verdict Read Silent Defendant Shows Few Emotions
The defendant stood with hands clasped as the verdict was read, not displaying any obvious reaction or emotion while seated beside his counsel and family.
Dunbar high shooting case goes to six jurors
Testimony from two former Dunbar High School students who rode with Jeff Earl Carver 16 to retrieve a gun was read in 99th District Court. Judge Howard C. Davison paused a ruling on hearsay as jurors heard accounts of the fatal hall shooting of Willie Ray Collier 16 on Sept 9 1971. The trial resumes at 9 am today with more witnesses and documents to be presented.
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Lane Arthur
Avalanche-Journal
Dunbar High School
Jeff
Earl Carver
Willie
Lubbock
Davisoni
Dale Dye
137Th District Court
Jerry ‘Randall Rogers
John Wayne ‘Tue
Dunbar
U. S. Marine Corps
Dist
Atty
Blair Cherry Jr
Carver
Collier
Tue
Rogers
50Th Street
Wille Ray
Col
Davis father calls for peace with settlement in Vietnam
Clarence Davis, father of the first American killed in Vietnam, voiced a desire for peace and a settlement to end the war. He recalled his son Tom Davis, a civilian adviser killed December 22, 1961 near Saigon, the first American fatality of the reported period.
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Eivingston
Tenn
Clarence Davis
Vietnam
Clarence
Davis
Saigon
Tom
Cumberland Plateau
Nixon
Ice storm shuts power and lines across Panhandle and South Plains
The Weatherman’s ice storm snarled traffic and knocked out power and telephone service across the Panhandle and South Plains towns including Amherst Littlefield Dimmitt Edmondson and Tulsa. National Weather Service cautioned most precipitation would shift into Oklahoma with temperatures mostly in the 20s to low 40s. Power crews from Swisher Electric Co op Tulsa worked to restore lines after as much as four inches of ice coated poles and lines and outages were reported in Am arillo area and Edmonson.
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South Plains
Panhandle
Amherst
Littlefield
Dimmitt
Edmondson
Tulsa
Ewes Wre
National Weather ‘Service
Oklahoma
NWS
Dalhart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Spiro T. Agnew
Texas
South Texas
Laredo
Swisher Electric Co-op
Edmonson
Lloyd Davis
Southwestern Public Service
Prayer for understanding to worship with heart mind
A reader offers a prayer asking for divine understanding to worship God with heart soul and mind. The short devotional note emphasizes heartfelt devotion and attentiveness in worship.
Grand opening era for Lubbock Avalanche daily shift
The Lubbock Avalanche switches from weekly and semi weekly to a daily paper amid doubts about city size, with editor James L Dow declaring Lubbock progressive and destined for growth. The piece recalls early carriers and a smaller paper size before expansion.
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Lubbock Avalanche
Lubbock
James L. Dow
Avalanche
Texas
Dow
January
Young
Chas. A
Guy
Jane
Wheat Leads Increase In Farm Prices
Wheat prices surged with October averages at $1.89 per bushel the highest for October in nearly a decade, lifting overall farm prices to a new record as beef cattle pork and corn also showed changes. The Crop Reporting Board noted a 1 percent rise from September and a 13 percent year to year gain driven by cattle milk cotton and oranges alongside wheat. Highest since 63 64 season with peak wheat near 2.00.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Orange ball appears over Gulf coast during eerie Halloween display
Residents from Alabama to Tampa reported seeing a mysterious orange orb in the sky. Eglin Air Force Base confirmed the glow came from three atmospheric test rockets launched between 4 30 and 7 30 p m local time, dispelling the Great Pumpkin rumor.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Tampa
Weather Map Page 50 Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy and cold with slow clearing this afternoon and tonight. Tonight partly cloudy and warmer Thursday with highs in the mid 40s and low in the upper 20s. Precipitation chance 30 percent by midnight. Other city readings listed include Abilene and Amarillo with mixed temperatures.
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Mini Huralaliy
West Weather Ciy
EL Abilene
el Paso
Albuquerque
Amarillo
House
Dallas
Okla
Denver
W. Palle
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