Governors Debate Inflation Cuts At National Conference
Colorado Springs article notes the 61st national governors conference ending with concern over Nixon administration plans to cut federal construction and highway funding. Governors anticipate substantial spending reductions, weigh political risk of rebuke, and expect final figures after a Western White House cabinet meeting.
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Associated Press
Colorado Springs
Colo
Govermnors
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
John A. Love
Colorado
Ho Chi Minh Dies at 79 as Vietnam Faces Power Struggle
Radio Hanoi announced Ho Chi Minh died at 9 47 am on Wednesday after a sudden heart attack. U S senators and representatives foresee internal North Vietnamese struggles that could affect the war and Paris peace talks. Some said the loss removes a unifying figure for the north and could bolster U S negotiators. See HO CHI MINH Page 22.
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Associated Press
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Mathews Named To State Insurance Board By Gov Smith
Charles D. Mathews a Texas Tech University Board of Regents member since June 30 will join the State Insurance Board filling an eight month vacancy. Gov Preston Smith said Mathews will resign from the Tech board after Senate confirmation and a successor has not yet been chosen. He may be named chairman of the Insurance board at a later date. Mathews, 56, practiced law in Lubbock after graduating from UT Law in 1937 and previously served on Tech's governing body from 1962 as well.
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Convict Fails to Gain Freedom in Writ Petitions
The report notes two failed attempts by a convict to secure freedom as courts deny petitions for writs. Details on the cases are brief, with emphasis on continued confinement and ongoing legal challenges. The items appear on pages covering court actions and legal procedures.
Libyan city protests widen against British actions
Report notes escalating anti-British demonstrations in Libyan cities amid warnings from the new regime against foreign intervention. Bernadette Devlin suspends campaign in Ireland while seeking a $1 million fundraising goal from a flight back to the country.
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Bernadette Devlin
Ireland
Daily Prayer Message of Kindness
A reader asks for guidance to avoid offense and to treat others as they wish to be treated today in a short prayer invoking Jesus. The plea centers on empathy and mindful conduct for spiritual reflection.
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Jesus
Beaver Controls Water Supply In Small New York Village
In Delanson near Schenectady the village population of 500 faces disruption as a beaver builds dams on a creek feeding the town water system. Mayors and officials, including a state trapper, have failed to remove the animal, affecting both residents and about 275 local high school students.
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Associated Press
Delanson
N.Y
Schenectady
Robert Auckmanly
State Conservation Department
Judge demands autopsy data in Kopechne case
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania judge refuses parents plea to halt autopsy and orders Massachusetts prosecutor to show within 20 days how autopsy could settle doubts about Mary Jo Kopechne’s death. Proceedings mirror a Redgateown inquest into Aliss Hopectine’s car death in Mass. led by Dinis seeking autopsy evidence.
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Wilkes-Barre
Mary Jo Kopechne
Massachusetts
Bernard Co Brominski
Dominion Pleas ‘Court
Redgartown
Mass
Aliss Hopectine
Sern
Joseph Kopechne
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Pennsylvania
Dinis
Marines Permit Afro Haircuts to Ease Racial Tensions
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr announced steps to ease racial friction by allowing limited Afro haircuts for black marines while stressing total impartiality. He urged discipline if protests occur and discouraged the Black Power clenched fist salute except during ceremonial duties. News conference and message aim to improve understanding and preserve corps esprit.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Chapman
Marines
Heavy Rains Hit Texas Across State Areas
A slow moving trough brought widespread downpours and flash flood warnings across central Texas and beyond. Rain totals varied from 1.28 inches at San Angelo to 5 inches in Comanche with advisories issued for Harper and Gillespie County as fog reduced visibility in parts of the state.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
South
Lubbock
South Plains
Conmoe
Mineral Wells
LST Oat
Tropical Waves Attract Notice
A tropical wave formed over eastern Cuba and the central Bahamas on Wednesday, likely a precursor to a tropical storm. A stronger wave was seen approaching the Leeward Islands.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Bahamas
Leeward Islands
Texas Senate approves sales tax with levy on dirty films
Texas senators voted 22 to 8 to send a compromise tax bill to the House and raise 357.9 million for 1970-71 covering a sales tax increase to 3.25 percent effective Oct. 1 and new levies on alcoholic beverages private club service taxes and gas production.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Hopes Fade Desert Hunt For Pike Fruitless
Hopes faded for finding former Episcopal bishop James A. Pike alive as hundreds of troops and Bedouin trackers searched the Judean Desert. His wife said he rested atop a mountain west of the Dead Sea before wandering off, with a road map the only trace found near the abandoned car. Authorities and Bedouin questions continued as the search extended into the night.
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Dead Sea
British Honduras Wave of Destruction From Francelia Storm
British Honduras faced heavy damage as Hurricane Francelia struck the southern coast. Winds and rain lashed coastal towns. up to 20 inches of rain were forecast as the storm moved inland and broke up in the mountains. The eye passed Punta Gorda before drifting westward, with warnings of flash floods and communication outages.
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Rodolph Castilla
Riacencia
Gulf of Honduras
Punta Gorda
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity Today
Cloudy foggy start with improving conditions through the day. Highs near 87 to 90 and overnight lows around 60s. Forecast shows humidity around mid forties to fifty percent with variable cloud cover and light northeast winds.
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