Brooke backs amendment to withdraw U S forces from Indochina
Edward Brooke, citing a plan to pull out U S troops from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia but not Thailand, aims to attach the amendment to foreign military aid. A joint Senate-House conference would decide, with armed services members previously opposing the move. The House version lacked withdrawal language and failed to pass amid a floor vote.
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Senate House
Armed Services Committees
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
U.S
John Stennis
D-Miss
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Stennis
Senate
Special Session Sparks Debate on Auto Insurance Rates
The Price committee in the House met to discuss setting competitive rates for car insurance and to consider no fault auto coverage. Members expressed concerns about current pricing and accessibility for drivers.
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House
Mudg
Severe storms traced along border near Roswell region
Weather observations report heavy precipitation and thunderstorms moving northwest from Breckenridge to near Boquillas, with rainfall amounts noted around Post and O'Donnell east of Gail. Reports indicate intense activity along the front with substantial storm cells in the vicinity as of the late wave.
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Breckenridge
Boquillas
Wholesale Prices Rise Faster Under Nixon Controls
Wholesale prices climbed 4.4 percent in the first full year of Nixon era controls, driven by soaring food costs. Labor Department analysts note the increase is higher than the 4 percent rise in the prior 12 months, marking a faster pace since the wage-price freeze began in mid August 1971.
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United Pressnternational
Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bentsen Sees Senate Revenue Bill Pass With Big Support
U S senator Lloyd Bentsen told Rotarians in Lubbock that the Senate version of the federal revenue sharing bill will pass by a large margin possibly Monday. He spoke after voting on amendments in Washington and said the outlook is favorable. More than 600 people attended the Inter-City Rotary Club gathering at the Municipal Coliseum to hear warnings of West Texas groundwater crisis and a looming underground supply shortage within three years.
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Nancy Arthur Ayala
Journal
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Lloyd Bentsen
Senate
Lubbock
Rotary Club
Bentsen
Washington
Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle - South Plains
New Mexico
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High Plains
First U S Ship Damaged by North Vietnam Minefield
UPI reports the initial loss from North Vietnam minefields as a U S vessel struck by a mine during the six mile offshore bombardment. The ship was targeted amid unclear blasts on July 17.
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Washington
UPI
North Vietnam
Senate Kills Kennedy Move Raises Tax Equity Debate
In a Houston broadcast, Sen. Bentsen urged a national effort and federal aid to avert a major water shortage. He criticized the Senate revenue sharing bill for penalizing states without a state income tax, arguing it would worsen agricultural income and regional disparities.
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Houston
Bentsen
Senate
Texas
State officials defend no levy plan amid federal funding tension
Texas officials argue against a state levy, claiming funds would come with fewer strings. Representative Bentsen cites improved outcomes and criticizes federal intrusion as unnecessary. Page 14.
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Texas
Congress
Bentsen
Dawn Downgraded to Tropical Storm Off North Carolina
Winds fell to 65 mph as Dawn weakened from a hurricane and shifted west toward the Eastern Seaboard about 125 miles east of Cape Hatteras. Forecasters warned of high tides and dangerous surf with tides rising near 98 feet above normal along North Carolina shores.
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Associated Press
Dawn
Seaboard
Cape Hatteras
Washington, D. C
North Carolina
Bombs Batter Arab Camps Deep Inside Lebanon and Syria
Israeli air raids hit guerrilla bases in Lebanon and Syria hours after vowing vengeance for Munich. Lebanon reports at least 15 killed and 28 wounded. Syria and Lebanon conflict tallies vary with civilian and military casualties. Jets reached near Damascus and Tripoli as the strikes targeted Palestinian guerrilla bases.
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Syria
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Israel
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Mnvary
Coemand
Damascus
Lehbanon
Tripoli
Israeli raids kill and wound dozens across Lebanon and Rafid
Israeli spokesmen reported raids that may have killed and wounded many in Syria or Lebanon while hitting guerrilla bases. Lebanese authorities cited a woman and ten sons killed at Rafid with nine wounded, and Nahr el Bared casualties. Palestinians claimed 15 dead and 10 wounded at Rafid.
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Egypt
Syria
Lebanon
Rafid
Mount Hermon
Nahr el Bared
Terrorism threats spread from Munich aftermath across Europe
Arab group threats followed the Munich Olympic killings as security services in West Germany and neighboring nations treat warnings with urgency. Austrian police guard an international oil pipeline from Trieste to Ingolstadt and Vienna after a Black September claim. Danish police monitor possible Arab guerrilla presence at the Copenhagen border.
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Bonn
West Germany
Klagenfurt
Austria
Middle East
Trieste
Black September
Ingolstadt
Vienna
Munich
Denmark Frontier
Copenhagen
City Nearing Halfway Point In Filling Sanitation Jobs
About 25 sanitation trucks will roll at 7 am for curbside collection east of University city limits as workers strike for higher pay. City landfill reopens 7 am to 7 pm Sunday for self-emptying. 70 hires completed with 79 positions left. 18 temporary workers added. Weston notes no wage talks underway and volunteers not discouraged.
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Sanitation Department
University
North City
Jim Weston
Weston
Weather Map Lubbock: Thunderstorms Possible This Weekend
Weather map for Lubbock and vicinity shows a chance of afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms. Skies mostly partly cloudy through Sunday with morning cloudiness, warm and humid. Highs in the middle 80s, lows in the middle 60s.
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