Nixon advances peaceful atomic energy during Northwest trip
President Nixon tour stops at Hanford Atomic Works in Richland to review the new fast flux test facility and discuss expanding a liquid metal fast breeder reactor program. He aims for two prototype reactors at separate sites by 1980 as part of a broader U S Japan friendship push with Emperor Hirohito in Anchorage.
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Associated Press
Richland
Wash
Nixon
Hanford Atomic Works
Hanford
Portland
Ore
Anchorage
Alaska
Northwest
Hirohito
Walla Walla, Wash
Air Force One
Empero
United States
Japan
Stanford
Stick horses amuse Roosevelt County Fair crowd in Portales
At the Roosevelt County Fair in Portales New Mexico a stick horse race entertains crowds. Young jockeys steer their low cost ponies in three age classes and winners receive belt buckles to support a local horse club aiding Roosevelt County youth in horsemanship.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Roosevelt County
Portales
Ruidoso Downs
Tim Jim Fuqua
New Mexico
Connally Aims to Diminish Gold Role in World Finance
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally said the United States seeks to reduce gold’s monetary role as part of a three-pronged effort by non Communist industrial nations to address global money disorders by year’s end. He dodged a direct yes on a gold price change, citing President Nixon’s statement that no price change is anticipated.
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Associated Press
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
United States
International Monetary Fund
Connally
Nixon
Europe
Japan
U.S
Panhandle South Plains Fair opens with 39 bands parade
Downtown Lubbock fills as 39 area bands lead the opening parade at 10 a.m. to Fair Park for six days of exhibits, judging, free attractions and stage shows. Tennessee Ernie Ford headlines with Glenn Ash and The Celebration on the midway and Coliseum. Parade winners announced at 1 p.m. with $1,250 in prize money.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
South Plains
Broadway
Fair Park
Chester Whites
Tennessee
Erote Ford
Glenn Ash
Fair Park Coliseum
Gene Laedel
Carlen shifts stance on sidelines Jimmy Car Michael future unclear
A fragment from Page 1 notes Carlen altering sidelines stance and Jimmy Car Michael’s future no longer in doubt. Also mentions Dock strike talks resume with aim to settle this week and dispatches on broader political and international items.
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Carlen
Jimmy Carmichael
Russia
Britain
Cambodia
Daily Prayer Note of Thanks and Gratitude
A reader offers a short devotion thanking God for life and Christ’s sacrifice and expresses indebtedness in a quiet, reflective prayer. The glimpse centers on faith, gratitude, and spiritual duty.
Tennessee Ernie Ford Returns to Lubbock for Fair Week
Tennessee ERnie Ford arrives at Lubbock Regional Airport to kick off the Panhandle South Plains Fair week. The celebrated singer will perform as a spotlight attraction alongside The Celebration and Glenn Lee during the 54th edition of the fair.
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Jerry Odom
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Glenn Lee
Tennessee
Israelis Defy U.N. Vote on Jerusalem Status
Israel’s cabinet unanimously rejected U.N. Security Council demands to halt changes in Jerusalem. The government stated policy remains unchanged, pledging continued development, protection of religious rights, and access to holy sites for all. Britain engages in Cairo talks aiming at an interim Middle East settlement.
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United Press International
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Jerusalem
Middle East
Britain
Cairo
Egypt
Richard Beamont
Lubbock Advised Magee Shapes Nixon Wage Price Freeze
Perry Flippin profiles Steve Magee a 28 year old Lubbock economist whose quick White House analysis helped justify Nixon's August wage and price freeze and 10 percent import tax. Magee recalls no special influence yet notes the White House sought many expert opinions.
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Perry Flippin
Avalanche-Journal
White House
Steve Magee
Lubbock
Nixon
Young Magee
Texas Tech
20 Years Old Man Quizzed At Levelland
Levelland police hold a 20 year old man for questioning in connection with two assaults and a murder this month. He was arrested after failing to show a driver's license, matched descriptions from victims, and attempted to flee prompting a shot and recapture. He underwent a polygraph in Lubbock with results pending.
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Levelland
Ling
South Plains
Les Johnson
Johnson
Hockley County
Texas Rangers
Office of Justice of the Peace
L. Ford
Lubbock
Celler Plans Return to Run for Re election
In New York Rep. Emanuel Celler 83 the dean of the House says he will seek re election. He says he admires Rep. Richard Poff of Virginia noted as a potential candidate for one of the Supreme Court vacancies.
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NEW York
Emanuel Celler
House of Representatives
Celler
Richard Poff
Rva
Supreme Court
Storm Eved After Test Storm Fury Seeding Ginger
An Air Force plane seeded Hurricane Ginger about 600 miles off Florida in a test that altered the storm’s cloud structure. Dr. R. Cecil Gentry, head of Project Storm Fury, said observations showed changes in seeds and cloud formation. The seeding was the season’s first hurricane effort, and predicted winds of 75 mph were not expected to change.
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Associated Press
Miami
Air Force
Atlantic
Florida
R. Cecil Gentry
Gentry
Two U.S. Civilians Slain in Cambodian Terror Attack
Two American civilians were killed and others wounded when terrorists hurled grenades during a softball game in Phnom Penh near the U.S. embassy. Three Cambodian-made grenades and planted bombs damaged diesel barges as two youths on motorcycles fled the scene. The killings mark the first time American personnel died in Cambodia since U.S. troops left 15 months earlier.
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Associated Press
Bers
Phnom Penh
Penh
U.S
Emory C. Swank
Cambodia
Phnomenh
Weather Map Page 3-B for Dallas and Denver
Weather map page notes conditions across Dallas and Denver with likely forecasts and regional readings. Mentions map sections and city coverage for the July period.
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