El Paso Court Denies Motions in Brown Case
In Brown murder case at El Paso, Judge Ward overruled all but one defense motion amid pre trial wrangling. Jury selection set for Monday with about 85 central jurors expected. 33 subpoenas issued to potential witnesses. Brown is charged with murder with malice in the deaths of his parents on the 1967 farm near Shallowater.
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Atty Alton R. Griffin
Griffin
Ward
Limine
Mackenzie State Park
James A. Ellis
137Th District Court of
Brown
D. J
Buzz) Brown
Shallowater
City Rejects Bids for Depository Funds in Lubbock
City officials rejected Security National Bank and CNB bids, seeking a standardized form for future depository bids. CNB plans to resubmit next month, while SNB expressed disappointment but may bid again. Delays could cost the city up to $10,000 monthly in idle funds.
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Widinoff Appeals Delay in El Paso Murder Case
Widinoff remains hospitalized as Dr Connolly seeks discharge for the 59 year old man. Tyler 12th Court of Civil Appeals hears the hospital’s motion of appeal while Eidinoff, deemed insane by a Lubbock jury, stays in custody amid years long feud with Andress and related lawsuits over nude photographs and political pressure claims. Eidinoff testified twice, including a dramatic plea for freedom before the jury ruled him sane.
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Tyler
el Paso
Widinoff
Lubbock
Eidinoff
Ted Andress
Andress
Man
el Paso International
Hidinoff
Rusk
Rusk Hospital
Kidinoff
Banking probe continues in Lubbock with federal officials
After talks with his superiors, McEnerney plans to discuss the Lubbock situation with Justice Department antitrust officers and will inform U S Representative Wright Patman, chair of the House Banking and Currency Committee. The visit included meetings with five local banks and city officials as part of a broader inquiry into handling of public funds.
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Justice Department
U.S
Wright Patman
Texawrkana
House Banking and Currency Committee
Patman
McEnerney
State Bank
American State Bank
Melenerney
Comptroller's Office
Texas Tech
Pollen Count Report From Local Health Unit
Friday allergen counts show stations reporting high pollen levels with measurements per cubic foot. Main allergens include weeds and trichomes, with some locations listing 260 to 318 particles per cubic foot and a high average indicating elevated pollen.
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Lubbock
Utica
Papal Gift Flies to Aid Biafran Children
The Vatican announced a wheeled oxygen tent and surgical equipment used for Pope Paul VI’s prosthetic operation last fall at the Apostolic Palace are being flown to Sao Tome and Principe to aid about 200 hospitalized Biafran children in the Gulf of Guinea region.
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Apostolic Palace
Sao Tome Island
Gulf of Guinea
Vatican
Moon Eclipse Visible Across Continent Sunday Morning
North America will witness a partial to near total lunar eclipse early Sunday as the U S Naval Observatory schedules a 4 55 a m CDT start and 6 10 a m CDT darkest phase. Lubbock astronomer Rogers Orr notes visibility from the Texas area with copper red color during Earth's shadow.
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Journal
North America
U. S. Naval Observatory
Rogers Orr
Lubbock
Orr
Space
United States
Tex
War Protester Testifies of Meetings with Viet Cong Links
Robert Greenblatt, organizer of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, testified before a House subcommittee that he met Viet Cong and North Vietnamese figures in Paris Prague and Cyprus while planning Chicago protests. He said he sought details on Paris peace talks and the war and offered to help end U S aggression. Other key figures were absent during the hearings, and the panel scheduled further sessions in December. Greenblatt and others walked out in protest of an attorney’s ouster.
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Cyprus
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National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
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Rubin
Communist Terror Team Shells Bridge At Saigon
UPI correspondent Kate Webb reports a six mile shelling near Saigon as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attacked from a staging area. Green Berets and South Vietnamese irregulars faced mortars rockets and small arms fire from the 9th Army Division. An American helicopter was shot down with three crewmen and a Green Beret officer killed. Two other Americans were wounded and rescued.
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UPI
Kate Webb
9Th
Miss Webb
U.S
Lo Go
Saigon
Midwest cold snap drives record lows and frost across six states
A broad cold front moved east through the Midwest causing near to below freezing temperatures from Indiana to Oklahoma with widespread frost. Amarillo logged 59 while Presidio hit 92. Lubbock and Dalhart had the second coolest high 63. Dalhart reached 46 at daybreak and rainfall varied across locations with Northeast Lubbock reporting an inch and the Weather area recording 0.12 inch.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Amarillo
Presidio
Lubbock
Dalhart
REVO
82Nd Street
Quaker Avenue
Chad Leader Tombalbaye Visit Highlights Texas Tech Tour
Texas Tech hosts Chad President Tombalbaye in a campus visit with a ceremony at the Administration Building and a scroll presentation. A noon barbecue at Slaughter's Lazy S Ranch near Post, a ranch tour, stadium reception, and halftime tribute at the Tech-Colorado State game follow. The party includes about 75 guests and demonstrates Tech ties with Chad through officials, interpreters, and a postgame reception in Lubbock.
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Tech
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Tombalbaye
Chad
International Center For
Dean Thomas
James E. Osborn
Thomas
Lazy S Ranch
Post
John Lott
Jack
Lott
Villa Inn
Lubbock
Jones Stadium
Murray
Texas Tech Board of Directors
Retha Martin
Tombulbayve
Ashnadelle Hilmy Mortagu
Elaine Cross
Miss Cross
Abilene
Peace Corps
Nigeria
West Texas
Plainview
J. W. Walker
Julius
U.S
Vance
Samuel L. King
Advertising executive addresses followers from desk with mics
Moses advertising executive speaks from a desk with microphones. Dr. Ramsey says his mind must make more mental leaps than ever when examining the various media in the exhibition. Oxford University Press notes the new edition aims to move beyond traditional sentimental approaches.
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Dr. Ramsey
Oxford University Press
Local births noted for area families
Congratulations go to multiple couples listed for newborns at West Texas Hospital and Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Names include Blom, Brock, Fulton, Edwards, Rice, Gonzales, Overvidez, Baxter, Oates, Martinez, Neal, and Davis with babies weighing various amounts and times reported. fathers’ occupations span teacher, salesman, laborer, and electronics roles.
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Orton
West Texas Hospital
Kenneth W. Fulton
St. St
Richard Dale Rice
21St St
Lubbock Electric Co
Don Max Neal
Richard A. Davis
1St St
Hunter-Heath Electronics
Bomber Sighting at Lubbock Airport Inspires War Era Remembrance
Bomber from World War II era sits on the apron at Lubbock airport as pilots remark on crowds stopping to inspect the aircraft. The old warbird inspires nostalgia amid current film negotiations for Toro Toro Toro to be shot in Hawaii with Twentieth Century Fox.
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Dawson
Lynn
Borden Coun
Twentieth Century Fox
Toro
Hawaii
Lubbock
Fragmented WWII Era Memoir Snippet Voices Banter
The text reveals casual talk among veterans about Europe, a possible flight to visit a woman, and a joke referencing Lumesa and an old powdered egg factory tied to World War II mess hall provisions. It captures wartime memory and humor without a clear narrative arc.
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Lumesa
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