AIR STRIKE NEAR Hanoi AS US JETS TARGET NO VN AIRBASE
American F4 Phantoms fly missions across North Vietnam while jets strike near Quang Tri and Loc Ninh. Reports say a MIG-19 was downed near Phuc Yen airfield as battle rages around the rubber plantation corridor, with casualties on both sides.
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Avatenche-Journal News Services
An Loc
Hanoi
U.S
Sey
Phuc Yen
Isie
Ettack Chin
Quang Tri
Quan Loi
Sunda
Prince
Loc Ninh
Women scholars challenge male domination in theology
The article notes women theological scholars criticize patriarchal framing and insist women have been cast in a bad light since Eve. It discusses a U N committee setting a scene for broader international debate.
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U.N
Puerto Rico
Prayer Line Seeks Teachable Spirit and Guidance
A reader offers a short morning prayer asking for a teachable spirit and divine guidance. The note thanks God for divine love and direction and ends with an Amen.
Flood Tragedy Strikes Hillsboro New Mexico Residents Missing
In Hillsboro New Mexico flash flood waters swept through the village about 2 a.m. Sunday. A middle aged man and his wife die and seven others are reported missing as officers search the creek for possible victims. Police said a dance was in progress when the disaster struck.
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Bee
Hillsboro
N. M
Mexico Village
Hills
Ap. Mulloy
Carrie Toe
New Mexico
Ethiopian U S Visitor Compares Two Lands
An Ethiopian officer visiting the United States for nine months at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio tours the Hub City with Gaylen Brands. He notes differing economies where 98 percent of Ethiopians grow their own food and rich individuals live differently, highlighting cultural contrasts.
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Suna
Ethiopia
Lackland
Kumsa
United States
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Gaylen Brands
20Th St
Brand
Helen Sly
McGovern Pledges Southern Cooperation In Campaign
Senator George S. McGovern told the Southern Governors Conference in Hilton Head he will work with southern governors and lawmakers to shape his policies. He conceded an uphill fight in the region but vowed not to concede any state to Nixon and planned to campaign across the South.
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Hilton Head
S.C
George S. McGovern
Congress
South
Nixon
McGovern
South Dakota
Fischer Wins World Chess Title After Dramatic Match
The 12% point winner Fischer defeated Spassky in game 21 of a 24 game series by a 12% point margin. A banquet followed with 1,350 chess enthusiasts as 46,825 dollars were shown as a prize fund. Tickets were 22 dollars and the meal featured lamb and suckling pig.
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Tarte
Fischer
Spassky
Shampton
Boe
Mrs. Edith Irving Leaves U S Amid Fraud Charges
Edith Irving, 36, with two children and a family friend, flew to Zurich to face fraud and forgery charges tied to the Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. She had served two months in U S custody and admitted using a forged passport to cash $650000 in checks from McGraw Hill.
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New York
UPI
Edith Irving
Zurich
Howard Hughes
Kennedy Airport
U.S
Switzerland
Helga R. Hughes
H. R
Howard R.) Hughes
U.N. Chief Returns From China Yugoslavia Trip
U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim returned to New York Sunday night after a four week official visit to China Yugoslavia and Austria his home. He landed at Kennedy Airport and left without commenting.
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New York
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
China
Yugoslavia
Austria
Waldheim
Kennedy Airport
Stetson hats persist in headlines and history
John Mallory of Lubbock notes a Stetson plant change but says hats are still made as Stetson in Philadelphia with the same styles and quality. Owen Benn of Abernathy seeks a genuine real 10 gallon hat recalling 1936 Texas Centennial, offering a photo in exchange for a find.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Gabriel Heatter
John Mallory
Lubbock
Stetson
Philadelphia
Mallory
Owen Benn
Abernathy
Benn
A-J
Plains
Nixon lashes McGovern in Labor Day speech attack
President Nixon launched a broad assault on George S. McGovern accusing his policies of creating a welfare ethic that would centralize power and destroy schools. He condemned quotas and income redistribution while urging a moratorium on school busing and emphasizing the work ethic.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
George S. McGovern
Washington
Xon
McGovern
Congress
AFL Cio
Texas Among Leaders in Labor Day Traffic Toll
The Labor Day weekend traffic toll rose past 355 deaths with six more fatalities in a two car crash near Mount Sterling Illinois and 44 aboard a Greyhound bus that plunged 35 feet off an overpass near Richmond Virginia. Police charged the driver with involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving as the investigation continues.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Mount Sterling
Ill
National Safety Council
Texas
Richmond
Greyhound
Julius Stokes Jr
Philadelphia
Florine Crawford
Pinesivile
S.C
Hester McRae
Brooklyn
N.Y
Adventurer set to follow Marco Polo's route to Peking
Carlo Mauri, Italian alpinist and explorer, plans a year long overland trek to Peking retracing Marco Polo's Silk Road using horses. He carries a golden lion gift from Venice and will start from Ayas in Turkey, mirroring Polo's 13th century journey with his father and uncle.
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Associated Press
Venice
Italy
Marco Polo
China
Peking
Carlo Mauri
Mauri
Lagoon
Ayas
Nicolo
Matteo
Weather Outlook for Lubbock and Vicinity
Partly cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm possible. Warmer today with a high in the lower 80s and a cooler trend Tuesday. Tonight's low in the lower 60s. Winds from the southeast at 10 to 20 mph.
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Lubbock
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