Barnes to seek reelection as Texas lieutenant governor
Gov. Ben Barnes announced on Tuesday he will run for a second term as lieutenant governor, avoiding a costly governor’s race. He told reporters he can best serve Texans by seeking reelection, a move welcomed by Gov. Preston Smith and others, who note Barnes’ strong Senate leadership.
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Army judge orders silence before My Lai court martial
A military judge barred potential witnesses from releasing evidence ahead of Lt. William Calley's court martial for the My Lai massacre. Army officials will brief the Senate on the case, while Calley faces murder charges for the 1968 killings of 109 Vietnamese civilians. The order aims to protect Calley's right to a fair trial amid ongoing testimony and media accounts.
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Apollo 12 Lunar Sample Boxes Reach Quarantine Lab
A white box labeled Handle with Care containing Apollo 12 lunar rocks was escorted under heavy guard to the Houston quarantine lab. The first container weighs 46 pounds 15 and 1/2 ounces, with about 29 pounds of lunar material inside. Separate containers for film and biological samples also arrived at Ellington Air Force Base and were moved to the Moon lab under tight security.
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Death Watch skulking in area opens today
In the area page 3 section A the Death Watch operation begins today with soldiers planning a Thanksgiving fast in Vietnam and a note that Army wrath may follow. The report references broader wartime measures and security concerns affecting local readers.
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Prayer Note Expressing Gratitude to God and Strength
A reader offers a brief daily prayer thanking the Lord for the day and blessings, asking what is given in return and acknowledging strength and courage to bear burdens.
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Flying Scotsman Stored At Santa Fe Slaton For Winter
The Flying Scotsman steam locomotive is stored in the Santa Fe roundhouse at Slaton Texas for the winter. The engine arrived in Houston last week and completed a four day run down the East Coast then through Georgia. Plans call for a summer return to an American tour along the West Coast with possible Canada visit.
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Lubbock Council Passes First Litter Ordinance In History
Lubbock city council approved the city's first littering ordinance Tuesday targeting motorists who discard trash from cars and waste left by sanitation crews. The measure, urged by Mayor Rogers, advances to curb street and alley litter while zoning actions upheld park sprinkler plans and undeveloped park equipment for Chris Harwell School area. The council also sworn in new officers and denied two Indiana Avenue commercial development requests per Planning and Zoning.
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Crane defeats Warman in 1st Congressional District race
In Chicago, Philip M. Crane, a Nixon Vietnam policy backer, defeats Democrat Edward A. Warman in the affluent 1st Congressional District north of Chicago. Crane 59,734 votes to Warman 44,579 with most precincts reported. Turnout was 292,480 registered voters. only about a third voted. The district has been Republican for 56 years. Warman hoped Vietnam would flip the tide.
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Nixon pledges no germ warfare and bans on chemical weapons
President Nixon declared the United States will not use germ warfare even if attacked and will destroy all bacteriological stockpiles while halting related research. He urged immunization countermeasures and supervision by HEW, and broadened the policy to renounce first use of incapacitating chemicals as well.
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Juvenile Delinquency Study Backed by Lubbock Judges
Four district judges Pat Moore Howard Davison Robert Beall and James Ellis joined county commissioners and NCCD official John Cocoros to back a four month study termed a blueprint to examine juvenile justice in Lubbock County The plan includes forming a juvenile board to guide policy for a potential detention center and seeks a $4200 planning grant from the Texas Criminal Justice Council with mixed opinions on necessity and cost.
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Weather map page notes temperature shift tonight
An entry notes temperature changes tonight with a forecast of highs in the mid 60s and a low near 40s. Winds shift to the south as a front moves through.
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