Nixon Signals Firm on Court Choice Amid Frontline Tensions
U.S. military sources report a sharp rise in North Vietnamese activity inside the six mile DMZ as the 101st Airborne moves near the zone. American reconnaissance and forward observers log eight indications of enemy presence in the past week, the largest since bombing paused 11 months ago. B52 raids continue nightly as Hanoi may escalate in the northern frontier.
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Hanoi
Lubbock hires Marvin Coffee as aviation director
Lubbock assigns Marvin W. Coffee of Toledo Express Airport as city aviation director to replace the long vacant post. Coffee's salary is listed at 17 200 dollars plus a 900 dollar annual flight emergency allowance. The move follows the crash of a Metro Commuter twin engine plane near Denver during a winter weather event.
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Lubbocks New Aviation Directvey
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Metro Commuter
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Colby
Blackwell
Lubbock
Lairport
West Texas
City Aviation
Retired Navy Captain to Address Pilots at Reese
Lubbock area retired Navy captain will speak to 67 graduating student pilots at Reese Air Force Base today. The newspaper notes other items on pages 1 and 6 including a Pentagon report on ROTC elimination and New Mexico convention outcomes.
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Reese
Prayer Fragment Praises Lord of Hosts and King
A short devotional fragment appeals to God as Lord of hosts and King and asks that His wonders be known in the dark and righteousness remembered in the land of forgetfulness. Amen.
Green-eyed Rochester girl wins South Plains Maid of Cotton
A 2h year-old Marsha Shaver from Rochester was crowned South Plains Maid of Cotton in Municipal Auditorium after 29 contestants from South Plains and West Texas competed. Susan Adler of La Feria was first runnerup, Pamela Sue English of Claude second runnerup, with Barbara Drake and Anne McKinney among the top five. See TECH COED Page 10.
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Texas Tech
Avamacue-Journal
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Municipal Auditorium
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West Texas
Susan Adler
la Feria
Pamela Sue English
Claude
Barbara Drake
Austin
Anne McKinney
Houston
Tech
Judy Allred
Amarillo
Oil Firms Block Texas college site in Odessa
Four oil companies refused to relinquish oil facilities on a 600 acre Odessa site where the University of Texas system planned an upper level college. Regents had chosen a core 30 percent of the area for initial campus construction, but the firms demanded removal of facilities from the core. County Judge Mike Leary called the move arbitrary.
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Betor County
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Ut.odessa
Robbery Try Charge Faces Plains Bank Suspect
A 28 year old loan company employee from 4808 43rd St identified as Jimmi A Bryant was arrested Friday and charged with attempted robbery at Plains National Bank after a teller said a note demanded 10000 dollars and a bomb threat. Bryant appeared to be the same man who drove to the bank Wednesday and fled in a car. The complaint lists assault with intent to rob and bond was set at 20000 dollars.
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Justice of the ‘Peace
Wayne LeCroy
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Penny Franks
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Eisenhower Dollar Coin Proposal Faces Silver Debate
A House Banking Committee plan to mint a new Eisenhower dollar faces a push to retain 40 percent silver. Members favor honoring Eisenhower by mid October and shifting silver content from half dollars. mining groups support continued 40 percent silver while silver scarcity is raised by the Silver Users Association. The fate of the bill hinges on a House floor vote.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hoase Banking Committee
Wright Patan
D-Tex
Nixon
Eisenhower
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Sir Maillion
McChire
Ralph L. Wilcox
Congress
Silver Users Association
John B. Stevens
Nixon presses swift confirmation of Haynsworth for Supreme Court
President Nixon urged the Senate to move quickly on Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. approval to the Supreme Court. He sent letters to Republican Leader Hugh Scott and Judiciary Chairman James Eastland and asked senators to proceed with dispatch, saying he will do all he can to aid the nomination amid withdrawal pressure.
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Nixon
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Supreme Court
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Dispatch
Judiciary Committee
Pennsylvania
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Judiciary
Roman Hruska
Nebraska
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Scott
Nixon Defends Haynsworth Seat As Defense Bill Passes
Congress clears a $21.35 billion defense bill including Safeguard antimissile systems. Nixon rejects any impeachment hints and presses for confirmation amid civil rights and labor issues while Senate conferees prepare for talks on the Haynsworth nomination.
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House
Army's No 1 Sergeant Shielded From Corruption Probe
A top level investigation testified that Whitewash protected the Army's No 1 Sergeant from charges of running a lucrative criminal enterprise behind his chevrons. The probe tied to a system of irregular payments and misuse of certificates and dollars, highlighting high level protection.
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Investigation Hearings Row Over Benning Case Whitish Coverup Claims
Testimony before a Senate investigations subcommittee accuses Maj Gen Carl Turner and others of whitewashing a Benning Ga case linked to Ser. William Wooldridge and Premieants. Witnesses claim secret meetings and alleged misdeeds behind a cover up, amid partisan debate.
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Lubbock
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