Ford Carter trade barbs at Al Smith dinner in New York
President Ford and Senator Carter exchanged light jibes at the Al Smith dinner in New York City as they prepared for the Williamsburg and Plains events. Ford warned of a tough Williamsburg debate while Carter defended his campaign against assailing ads and mores accusations.
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al Smith
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America
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Playboy
Playboy Magazine
the Treasury
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Lee Ford
Lebanese Truce Effort Sees Mixed Results Amid Shelling
Beirut reports seven killed and eight wounded after a cease fire at 6 a m. local time. Militia officials say six to twelve more killed in a village market near the Israeli border as hospitals struggle with war damage.
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Dads Weekend at Texas Tech Draws Big Turnout
Texas Tech University hosts Dads Day activities with events from Friday night through Saturday. Dean James G. Allen leads the Dads Association as families tour campus, attend dinners and luncheons, and watch the Texas Tech versus Arizona football game at Jones Stadium. Inductions into the Athletic Hall of Honor and the Spencer Wells Faculty award are announced during the Membership Luncheon.
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Wall Gates
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Vernon “Buddy” Barron
Red Raider
James T. Harper
Grand Junction
Colo
Coronado
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Music
Joe L. Price
Lubbock
Association
Region Seen As Key To Ford Victory
Senator Tower predicts Dallas and Houston support could carry Texas for Ford and urges West Texas backing. Ussery to push SER Jobs funding from 1.2 million to 5 million as MESBIC expansion bill moves through Congress. MESBIC program current gap noted with Dallas as nearest in Texas.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Houston
Lone Star
Ford
John Tower
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Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce Commerce
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Reds Complete World Series Sweep for Back-to-Back Titles
Johnny Bench sparked Cincinnati with two homers and five RBIs as the Reds toppled the Yankees 7-2 to sweep the World Series. The victory marked the first four-game sweep in the Series since 1966 and made the Reds the first NL club since the 1921-22 Giants to win consecutive titles.
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New York Giants
Cease-fire in Beirut Faces Testing as Shelling Persists
The truce shows mixed success with sporadic shelling around Beirut splitting Muslim and Christian sectors. Both sides warn collapse remains possible as radicals press to undermine the Riyadh peace plan. Syrian and Palestinian forces report calm zones yet doubts linger over a 30,000-man Arab peace force and Beirut security.
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Riyadh
Bhamdoun
Elias Sarkis
Lebanon
Dany Chamoun
Christian Interior and Foreign Minister
Camille Chamoun
Tigers
Clouds Boost South Plains Rain Chances
A layer of clouds covers the South Plains with mild temperatures and a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain through today and tonight. Forecasters expect less than half an inch of rain from today into Saturday, with winds southwest at 10 to 15 mph and highs in the lower 60s fading to the 40s.
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National Weather Service
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Arizona Wildcats
Jones Stadium
Texas
Central
West
Brownsville
Rhodesia's Ian Smith threatens walkout over Geneva talks
Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith warned in Geneva that he may walk out of the U N mediated talks if black nationalists undermine the Kissinger backed U S British package he accepted. He cited unsigned documents from Kissinger as proof of white security control promises while black leaders pressed for more. Guerrilla raids inside Rhodesia reported as security chiefs noted deaths of three African policemen and attacks on a railroad section.
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Switzerland
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
Rhodesia
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
R. Long
Tanzania
Ango
Mozambique
Zambia
Botswana
Goat intrudes on Houston living room on Wednesday
Emily Hamm found a full grown goat inside her Houston home munching on houseplants and couch. Police officer R Andrews subdued the animal and arranged containment until the owner could collect it. Hamm worried about rug damage and plant loss while neighbors arranged cleanup.
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UPI
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Thorst
Rap Brown Freed on Parole After Gun Charges Dropped
H. Rap Brown, longtime black militant, was released on parole after being held in state prisons since a 1969 shootout arrest. He was turned over to federal marshals at Green Haven Prison and freed in New York City as a Louisiana firearms case was not pursued. Brown planned to go to Atlanta to join his wife.
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UPI
H. Rap Brown
New York City
Brown
Green Haven State Prison
Stormville
N.Y
Louisiana
Center For Constitutional Rights
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Brow
Atlanta
Lynn
U.S. Attorney's Office
New Orleans
Prayerful plea for understanding will of God
A devotional prayer seeking gracious understanding of God's will to attain peace and love through faith in Christ Jesus. The fragment emphasizes prayer and faith as central to divine guidance.
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