Morris-Compton purchase adds Amarillo Daily News to Morris chain
Morris Communications announces Morris Com pany will acquire The Amarillo Daily News Globe and other papers including Augusta Chronicle Augusta Herald Savannah Morning News Savannah Press Athens Daily News Athens Banner and Southeast Alaska Empire. Executives William S Morris III and Paul Simon describe buyers as first-rate and community minded. The Lubbock Avalanche Journal and Amarillo paper become a wholly owned subsidiary of Morris Communications.
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Morris Com- Willens
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Morris Com- Pumieinee
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Morris Communications
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Ili
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Augusta
Amarillo
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
OWN South
Chronicle of Augusta
South
Simon
William Shivera Morris
Southeastern
W. S. Morris
Richmond Academy
Darlington
University of Georgia
Augusta College
John P. King Manufacturing Co
Ene
Sparte
Henry W. Grady School of
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University ‘of Georgia Fyncee
Isa Lamers
Hiwptian Augusta
Augustista Coens
Georgian Tech Develop
Compulsory Payment Critique Allegedly Misused by Government
Fragmentary quote argues against compulsory payments, accusing government of squander and misdirecting funds that should be used by the people themselves. The text reflects skepticism toward public finances and fiscal policy.
Japan and United States reach short term trade accord
President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka ratified a 1.1 billion emergency package to ease the U S trade deficit with Japan while avoiding deep disputes on Taiwan This joint move follows two days of talks in Hawaii and a related change of command ceremony in the Pacific with Adm John McCain Jr passing command to Adm Noel Gaylor The pair pledged to reduce the imbalance within a reasonable period and Tanaka would visit China to ease tensions in Asia The pact limits do not address longer term trade questions and provides no major concessions at this time
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Honolulu
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
America
Taiwan
Tanaka
Waikiki
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
U.S
Pacific
United States
John
McCain Jr
Pacific Command
Adm
Noel Gaylor
San Clemente
Calif
Vietnam
China
Asia
Japan
Robert Ingersoll
Kiyohiko Tsurumi
Basement Holden Hall Fire Damages Base Yet Varies
Fire in Holden Hall basement caused by possible soldering work during remodeling. Seven Lubbock units responded about 3:30 p.m. to extinguish flames from insulation material. Building evacuated with damage confined to a 15 to 20 foot area and an inch of water in the basement. smoke expected to affect upper floors.
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Holden Hall
Texas Tech
Lubbock Fire Department
School of Arts and Sciences
Louie Pettigrew
Draft numbers set for October and December inductions
Selective Service announced that about 15,900 men with lottery numbers 95 and below will be drafted in October and December, possibly the last conscripts. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird aims to end inductions by year end, six months ahead of Nixon’s goal for an all volunteer force. Most inductions occur in October and November to avoid holidays.
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Associated Press
Washington — Selective Service
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Vietnam
Selective Service
United States
Teenager killed after armed robbery attempt at Brooklyn check cashing
A 19 year old, Emanuel Parker, was shot dead by police while trying to rob Royal Check Cashing Service in Brooklyn. He had seized two women as hostages, but released one after demanding a getaway car. Police described a 90 minute standoff with no injuries to officers or hostages.
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NEW York
Royal Check Cashing Service
Brooklyn
Emanuel Parker
Marlene Bernstein
Sheila Edelle
Fischer three to four years from peak, Lombardy says
Grandmaster William Lombardy, a Roman Catholic priest and Fischer adviser, says Bobby Fischer is three or four years from his peak and will likely remain world champion for a long time. He notes Fischer is 29 and still improving.
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Associated
Presa
Reykjavik
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fischer
William Lombardy
New York
Los Angeles woman charged in San Antonio airline ticket theft
Mary Elizabeth Evans, a California resident, is charged with conspiracy to commit felony theft in a case tied to a September burglary at a local travel agency. About 2,150 blank tickets worth between 600000 and 1000000 dollars were stolen and later used in airports including Oakland Los Angeles Dallas Houston Las Vegas and San Antonio. Evans reportedly remains jailed in Los Angeles County.
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San Antonio
Los Angeles
Mary Elizabeth Evans
Dave Flores
California
Evans
Flores
Oakland
Dallas
Houston
Las Vegas
Tropical Storm Carrie Drifts Offshore in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Carrie continues to move slowly northward about 375 miles east of Cape Hatteras with winds near 55 mph. Forecasters expect little strengthening overnight as Carrie remains the third tropical storm of the Atlantic season.
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Carrie
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
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National Hurricane Center
Gaid
Supreme Court blocks delay in Augusta desegregation order
Justice Powell refused to delay Augusta Georgia school desegregation, ruling a new federal law aimed at balancing racial representation did not apply. The Augusta court order required desegregation of 29 elementary schools, marking a setback for anti-busing advocates in Congress.
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Associated Press
Washington Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Augusta
Powell
Congress
Three U.S. POWs to be released to social group
North Vietnam said it would release three American pilots held as prisoners of war and turn them over to a U.S. social organization. The report cites the agency United Prenetalernational and describes the group as an American social organization.
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United Prenetalernational
Tokyo
North Vietnam
U.S
Three U S Pilots Named in Vietnam War Release
North Vietnam announced the prospective release of three U S pilots captured in North Vietnam. Markham Gartley Norris Charles and Edward Elias were named, with birthplaces Kentucky Florida and Arkansas, captured dates 1968 1971 and 1972 respectively. The statement noted the arrival date and location of release were unspecified.
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Markham Ligon Gartley
Jig
USN
Kentucky
Nghe An
Norris Alphonzo Charles
Florida
Ha Ting
Edward Knight Elias
USAF
Arkansas
Quang Binh
Foreign Ministry
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam People’s Army
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Greenville
Markham Gartley
Prayer for Love and Unity
A reader offers a devotional plea to seek divine guidance to love one another. The message emphasizes that without love, individuals feel isolated and incomplete, urging heartfelt compassion and community.
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Heavenly Father
Stalemate Continues Over City Sanitation Pay Demands
Full volunteer crews expected on the job as city and employers remain at odds over a 15 percent pay raise. The City Council declined to grant the raise and asked for private sanitation firm follow-up. Spokesman Isidro Gutierrez noted workers plan to return by Tuesday and a temporary or permanent service option may be explored.
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Isidro Gutierrez
Union Hall
Mgr
N. B. McCullough
Sanitation Department
Gutierrez
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