Laird Defends U.S. Buildup Of Weapons For Vietnamese
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird argues that accelerating deliveries of planes and weapons to South Vietnam strengthens in country security and signals U.S. Viet Namization commitment. He notes planned ceasefire would limit new equipment except replacements.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Laird
North Vietnam
China
U.S
Willian P. Rogers
Pentagon
South Korea
Tran
Saigon
U.S. Air National ‘Guard
Patrols in Vietnam Turn Into A Game For Drafted GIs
Long Binh South Vietnam patrols feel like old war games as U S soldiers in First Platoon C Company 5th Infantry move through dense brush near Highway 15. Spec 4 Richard McDonald calls it a game while Wayne Morgan worries about peacetime fit. Sgt Clevelin Clay, with five tours and a Vietnamese wife, reflects on leaving Vietnam.
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Long Binh
Vietnam
Clevelin Clay
Wayne Morgan
Richard McDonald
Ildren
C Company
Sith Infantry
Buffalo
Highway 15
Clay
Winter Haven
Fla
Train Fire Escape Traps Passengers in 7.8 Mile Tunnel
A train entered a 7.8 mile tunnel near Japan's western coast at 1:30 a.m. local time, halting inside the tunnel after an emergency. Rescuers rushed to the scene with hospitals handling casualties. The disaster follows a coal mine accident in northern Japan that left miners missing and presumed trapped.
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UPI
Res
Ruahem
Aay
Bee Ad
Tokyo
Japan
Slaton Celebration Draws 2000 Area Residents
A large crowd of about 2 000 people attended a Slaton celebration featuring two roasted turkeys. The event highlighted community unity with lengthy speeches and local performances.
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Slaton
Prayer Request Published in Reader's Note
A Reader invokes a brief prayer framed by biblical promise asking for divine fulfillment of petitions. The prayer closes with a formal Amen and reflects a communal, devotional moment in a periodical reader entry.
McGovern Attacks Nixon in National Campaign Push
Associated Press report details George McGovern’s home stretch bid accusing Nixon of ruling like a Roman emperor and of deceiving Americans about Vietnam peace. He urged against the “big lie” on settlement, condemned Kissinger remarks, and cited mothers and fathers whose sons die in Vietnam. He shuffled TV plans and prepared a Westward swing with rallies in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Sioux Falls.
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Nixon
Vietnam
McGovern
Hanoi
St. Louis
Congress
Kissinger Lie
Moline
Henry ‘Kissinger
Mr. Nixon
Preston Thomas
Lafayette
Calif
Charles Stewart
Gladstone
Mich
New York
Brooklyn
Rales
Manhattan
Mellovern
West Ward
Ralles
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Sioux Falls
Pirate Hijacks JAL Jet Seeks $2 Million in Cuba Flight
A masked hijacker forced a Japan Airlines Boeing 727 with 120 aboard to land at Tokyo International Airport seeking 2 million dollars in ransom and a new plane for a flight to Cuba. The man claimed 66 pounds of explosives and kept six crew members aboard while negotiating.
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Tokyo
UPD
Japan Air Lines
JAL
Tokyo International
Cuba
Fukuoka
Japan
Sixeman
Texas donor kept mum about millions in debts
The Nixon re election committee accepted a $305600 loan note from Walter T Duncan of Bryan and San Antonio Texas. Duncan reportedly faced a $22 million lawsuit and other financial legal woes as investigations began by GAO and House Banking Committee. The bank handling the note refused to comment.
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Washington
Nixon
Walter T. Duncan
Bryan Amd
Duncan
Associated Press
General Accounting Office
House Banking Committee
House
Houston
Two Killed and Two Hurt in Midland County Crash
Two people believed from Potter County were killed and two others seriously injured in a head on collision of two cars about 10:15 p.m. Sunday on Highway 349, 26 miles north of Midland. The injured were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital and listed in very critical condition pending identifications and notification of next of kin.
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Potter
County
Midland
Hwy
Midland Memorial Hospital
Lubbock Cowboy Pokes Fun With Colorful West Texan Lingo
A cowhand explains old West Texas slang to a new cashier describing city sirens as coyotes and the chuck as cooked food. The piece lists terms like shake a leg mosey along and wagon for readers, noting how cowpunchers used colorful expressions in daily life.
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Tanner Laine Aimlasche
Shursal
Lubbock
West Texas
Weather Map Page 16 A Forecast for Lubbock and Vicinity
The forecast shows today’s high in the upper sixties with a low around 40. Tuesday’s high near the mid sixties with winds shifting to northwest at 10 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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