Jesse James His Teacher Ex Slave Recalls A Lifespan Tale
Charlie Smith an ex slave claims to be 130 years old recounting life from Liberia to slavery in New Orleans, King Ranch near Corpus Christi, Civil War era, and ties to Jesse James while recalling freedom under Lincoln and later work in turpentine camps and Florida. The interview notes his survival through vast American history and details of his long life told to a Martin Luther King Center recorder.
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Associated Press
Bartow
Charlie On
Jesse James
Mitch
Martin Luther King Center
Boston University
Smith
Kenneth Edison
Tampa
Charlie
Liberia
New Orleans
M’icha
Charlie Smith
Great King Ranch
Corpus Christi
Lincoln
Great Southwest
Air Force top NCO honored with retirement parade at Cannon AFB
Navy cruiser Newport News leaves Vietnam with 19 sailors dead after an explosion. Mrs McGovern says her husband will announce a plan to end the war soon. Reader scanning today’s pages finds references to radio and TV listings, horoscopes, and a feature on the Moon.
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United States Air Force
Cannon Afb
George McGovern
U.S. Navy
Newport
NO SENIORITY LOSS GOP Urging House Demos To Switch
Republican leaders push southern Democrats to switch parties after January to give the GOP a House majority if Nixon wins big. Rep. Bob Wilson says a sweep could win control, with a plan offering party switchers no loss of seniority and a net gain of about 40 seats.
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Frees International
Washington
GOP
House
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Nixon
Congress
Wilson
UPI
Washington Window
Eisenhower
Torch Lighted United Fund Inaugurated In Lubbock
Lubbock Mayor Morris Turner lit the United Fund torch at the office on 19th Street and read a proclamation pledging community effort toward a goal of 88794570 by November 2. Campaign chair Jack Strong announced kickoff at the Tech campus gym with Goddard addressing volunteers and the Monterey High School band performing.
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Morris Turner
United Fund
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Turner
Jack Strong
Five Flames
Samuel P. Goddard
Arizona
United Way of America
Strong
Robert Nicholson
First Presbyterian Church
Norman White
Reese Air Force Base
Tech
Goddard
Monterey High School
C. Doyle Gammill
Paul Bumpers
First United Methodist Church
New China Observes 23rd Year
The 23rd anniversary of Communist rule is marked nationwide with relaxed mood and improved living standards. Markets fill with goods while rice and textiles remain rationed. Public talk about politics and the late Defense Minister Lif Piao grows, reflecting broader changes since 1971.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
China
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Canton
Defense
Lif Piao
Monpolia
Mao
Prayer Excerpt Calls for Renewal and Hope
A reader offers a short devotion asking for acceptance and divine renewal. The note seeks spiritual renewal through breath and cleansing, ending with a simple Amen.
Ex POW Gartley Calls War Re evaluation After Return
Navy Lt. Mark Gartley who spent four years in North Vietnamese camps returned to the United States and said he must make a re evaluation of the war. He noted exposure to anti war information and said he may not decide on remaining in the Navy. He arrived at Jacksonville Naval Air Station with new lieutenant bars and spoke at a news conference before being taken to the naval hospital.
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Associated Press
New York
Navy
Air Force
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Gartley
Florida
New Bus Fares Put In Effect In Lubbock
New fares went into effect Sunday for Lubbock Transit Company. Adults pay 45 cents, students through high school 20 cents, and children under 12 20 cents. Transfers cost 10 cents. Weekday peak hours 6:45 to 8:45 a.m. and 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. apply.
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Lubbock Transit Company
Smiths Present Gift To State
Gov and Mrs Preston Smith presented a hand carved wooden mockingbird for permanent display in the Texas governor's mansion. The pecan and basswood carving was made by James R. Eddleman, district warehouse superintendent for the Texas Highway Department in Lubbock.
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Austin
Preston Smith
Texas
James R. Eddleman
Texas Highway Department
Lubbock
Smith
Insurance Hearings Continue Amid Lawmaker Absences
The Texas legislative session faces low attendance as marathon insurance hearings proceed. A key rural-backed bill to repeal the 1971 farm trailer brake requirement advances toward the Senate floor, while House co sponsors total 130 of 150. A joint hearing on a proposed deepwater port bonds bill set for 2 p.m. shapes the session's agenda.
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House
Senate
Ben Barnes
Smith
House Appropriations
Senate Finance
Reese
Crawford Martins
House Insurance
OS Ranch benefit draws 3000 plus in Garza County
A charity weekend at OS Ranch in Garza County drew more than 3,000 ropers and fans to raise funds for West Texas Boys Ranch. An art show added thousands in sales commissions, with preliminary estimates of 16 000 to 18 000 dollars. Dr W C Holden of Lubbock dedicated a historical marker recalling a picnic the post era hosted for Co W Post and a local land colony plan.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
OS Ranch
West Texas Boys Ranch
W. C. Holden
Lubbock
Chinaberry Grove
Pic
Garza County
Co. W. Post
Post
Holden
Harvesters Wheat Suit Magnet For Gypsies
Footloose youths and young men chased wages during the largest U S grain harvest as crews drove combines along a 1750 mile Bread basket Trail from Texas to Montana. May to September saw long hours, dusty fields, field meals, and relentless mechanical arms cutting 20 foot swaths of wheat.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Plains
Panhandle
Montana
United States
Weather Map Page 4 B Lubbock Fair Warm Day
Fair and warmer in Lubbock and vicinity with highs in the mid 80s and a low around 50s. South winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Noon max 83, min 46. Sunrise 7 42 AM, sunset 7 51 PM. Humidity 72 percent at max, 62 percent at midnight. regional temps Abilene to Albuquerque shown.
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Antanillo
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