Old Farmer's Almanac Doubts This Winter's Harshness
The 1970 Old Farmer's Almanac predicts a fickle winter with heavy snows in parts of the United States and many freezing conditions, yet temperatures overall may run warmer than normal from coast to coast. Forecast cites varied snow dates and mentions fine skiing in northern cities and occasional snow in major urban areas.
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Dublin
United States
Abe
North
Fargo
Chicago
Puluth
Buffalo
New York
Portland
Maine
Boston
Robert B. Thomas
Preservation Hall jazz delights Lubbock audience
A Lubbock area jazz group at Preservation Hall captivates local listeners. The page 2 brief notes a lively performance amid a mixed sports outlook and other regional items.
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Preservation Hall
Ec. A
Rogers Sees No Immediate Peace Progress Amid Dissent
Secretary of State William P. Rogers says there is no near chance for negotiated settlement in Vietnam due to domestic dissent and lack of progress in Paris. He warns the American public's support for Nixon's policy is crucial for any potential talks, while critics argue dissent helped push policy shifts and avert a broader war escalation.
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William P. Rogers
United States
Paris
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North Viet
Snamesey Puist
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Asia
B52 Missions Scaled Down in South Vietnam
SAIGON says US command cut B52 bombing in South Vietnam in response to rising enemy activity. Headquarters on Sunday reported 212 missions in September, about seven per day, the lowest since April. Five or fewer missions per day recently. Spokesmen gave no political significance and did not confirm changes to raids on infiltration routes in Laos.
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APL
South Vietnam
Soviet launches set record with five rookie cosmonauts
The Soviet Union launched Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 6 from Baikonur joining Soyuz 7 in orbit to form a five cosmonaut crew. Tanjug and Tass cited plans for Soyuz 8 to join today as part of a program to build an orbiting space platform.
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Baikonur Cosmodrome
Tass
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Tanjug
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West
Soyuz
Barker Tass
Turistas Stall Face Delays as Border Inspections Persist
At the Los Angeles border American tourists returning from Mexico faced long delays after the end of Operation Intercept. The Operation Cooperation spokesman said travelers expected normal crossings, but searches would continue and be expedited as possible while maintaining security. Mexican officials pressed to curb marijuana production, while the U S promised relaxed inspections.
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United States
Operation Cooperation
Intercept
Mexico
Operation Cooperatior
Naked Youth Found on Campus After LSD Claim
A 19 year old naked man was found in the 1W block of Akron Avenue near Tech security officers after a report of a faked incident on campus. He later admitted LSD use but appeared not intoxicated. In a separate stop near Sith Street and Memphis Avenue, police found 19 brown LSD tablets and small quantities of marijuana in a car alongside a driver arrested Sunday morning.
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Bock
David White
Pavie Nelson
Antiwar Protesters Repelled at Fort Dix Invasion
Military police used teargas to push back about 5,000 antiwar demonstrators who swarmed onto Fort Dix in New Jersey. Civilians entered the base seeking to protest conditions at the post stockade. About 1,000 MPs stood by as Col Bernard Carr warned of federal law violations before tear gas drove the crowd away.
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Mighty Matador Ranch Legacy Traced Across Lands
Avalanche-Journal staff presents Talay era history of the Mighty Matador once centered at Ballard Springs, once Texas’s largest ranch complex spanning Canada and Brazil. The Matador, broken up about 12 years ago, left a 100000 acre operation still run near Caprock. Jim Cross notes horses, cattle, and old wagons remain as Texas legend fades into Ballard Springs lore.
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Avalanche-Journal
Ballard Springs
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Talay
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Canada
Brazil
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Jim Cross
Fred Rock
Wichita
Kan
Cross
Moitadar
Sonja Henie Dies at 57 After Leukemia On Ambulance Flight
Oslo obituary notes Sonja Henie of Norway and Hollywood fame died Sunday night aboard an ambulance plane from Paris to Oslo at age 57. The Olympic champion and film star had suffered leukemia for nine months, according to family adviser Torps Moe. Henie, American citizen since 1941, had planned retirement next to the Hoevikodden Art Center. She and her husband Niels Onstad had donated 4.5 million kroner for an Oslo art museum and 250 paintings, the largest private Norwegian gift.
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Miss Henle
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Onstad
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Hinie
Olympic
Freeze threat looms over Texas cotton as cold snaps hit plains
The Mercury’s Dip May Hit Crops report notes an approaching freeze on the South Plains threatening cotton with loss. Lubbock records 34 degrees as the storm system brings snow, floods, and travel hazards from Nebraska to Colorado. Rescuers aid stranded hikers. Mazatlan loses comms after Jennifer. tropical storms Inga and Kas disrupt Atlantic coastal waters.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Midwest
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U.S. 26
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Inga
Atlantic
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Kas
Cape Hatteras
Massachusetts
Mexico
Mazatlan
Jennifer
South Plains
Daily Prayer Fragment Amidst Faithful Reflections
A devotional fragment historical in tone invokes prayer for guidance through thoughts and words directed by God the Father through Jesus Christ in unity with the Holy Spirit. The reader’s format shows archaisms and reverent diction typical of prayer manuscripts.
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