West Texas Twirling Festival draws big crowd at South Plains Fair
Attendance hits new peak as Brenda Renton of Lubbock wins city high point in the 1bth annual West Texas Twirling Festival. Rae Rae Bolles of Eunice and Terri McDonald also place high. Seminole's JoAnn Dennis named festival sweetheart. Rabbit show honors go to Bob Berry of Lubbock in senior division with Blair’s B and J Rabbitry of Abernathy as runner up. Quarter Horse show names include Stride Bars by H R Hall Amarillo as grand champion stallion and Jefe De Otoe by Mary Anne Parrish Lubbock as runner up. Ima Dreamer and Gold Salt win mare and reserve titles. Dick Barrett of Pottsboro takes grand champion fiddler in open division. Sewell of Hobert wins mets division.
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High Point
Brenda Renton
Lubbock
West Texas
Rhonda Bolles
Eunice
Miss Hailey
Terri McDonald
City High Point
JoAnn Dennis
Bob Berry
Mannin
Triple M. Rabbiry
Jefe de Otoe
Mary Anne Parris
Ima Dreamer
Hays Ranch
Snyder
Gold Salt
Olin
Karen Barnes
Amarillo
Kim Clark
Midland
Lee Cash Cole
King Lucky Two
Joe Russell
Dick Barrett
Pottsboro
Carson Show Brings Starry Lineup to Lubbock Audience
Johnny Carson and company light up a Texas night with Dec Severinsen and a Dallas mix of musicians. Dancers Bud and Cece Robinson glide through eras from the Roaring Twenties to modern dances. Phyllis McGuire performs as Lub bock mayor Dub Rogers joins for a love song and dance. Carson remains amiable offstage as he tours coast to coast after Friday show.
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Carson
Johnny Carson
Dec Severinsen
Supreme
Dallas
Bud
Cece Robinson
Phyllis McGuire
Lubbock
Rogers
Texas
Nixon Faces Pressures as Vietnam War Plans Clash
The article details Nixon's cautious troop withdrawal timetable and Thieu's push for specific U.S. reductions by year end. Thieu pledges 150k–200k more South Vietnamese troops next year, aiming for a 1.15 million force, while Washington and Saigon weigh speedier disengagement. Moratorium leaders plan Oct 15 protests, with a broad campaign including campus boycotts, rallies, door to door recruitment, and a full-page ad in the New York Times backing the antiwar action. The president cautions against the protests while affirming commitment to victory.
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United States
Dedurion Administration
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Tocami
Thieu
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Thien
South Vietnam
Congress
Viettrar
Hawk
Benjamin Spock
Robert F. Kennedy
New York Times
Czech education minister warns purge of rightwing in party
An education minister in Prague warned on radio that leading rightwing forces inside the party must leave the Central Committee and possibly the party. He spoke of deep changes as at least 10 Central Committee members face removal from political life. Names and precise roles are unclear due to garbled text.
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Ources
Sel
Smrkovsky
Dub- Dubaide
Eolivt
Aon Uynar
Oldrich
SCORES Hit Carson Has Big Night In Coliseum
Carson delivers a standout scoring night at the Coliseum with key baskets and leadership to help secure a decisive win for the team. The performance lifts crowd energy and highlights offensive momentum going into the next matchup.
Employee Of Fair Stricken Here
Emmitt Shell a 585 pound employe of Gene Ledel Shows Inc and reporter Kenneth Irish of the Avalanche Journal were in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Shell was admitted about 4 a.m. Saturday in a diabetic coma with diabetes. Irish remained in critical condition after surgery Thursday.
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Ledel ‘Shows Inc
Lubbock
Panhandle
South Plains Fair
Methodist
Shell
Avalanche - Journal
Kenneth Irish
Methodist Hospital
Longhorns Edge Tech as Raider Fans Flock to Austin
In Memorial Stadium Austin the Longhorns defeated Tech notching a rare victory amid large Raider contingents. Governor in VIP box, orange Texas tower lit after kickoff, crowds of 62 500 plus packed stands as Tech disappointment contrasted with pregame optimism and pageantry.
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TECH
Paul Kristynik
Lane Wade
Texas Tech
Memorial Stadium
Austin
Wade
Lubbock
Houston
Dallas
Raider
Longhorns
Memorial,Stadium
One Candle City Woman Becomes Centenarian Schoolteacher
Miss Stephenson, a 100 year old schoolteacher, remains active and healthy in a nursing home. She writes vignettes about past decades and is fondly remembered by staff and family despite little belief from younger generations about lunar landings.
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Miss Stephenson
Mrs. Hendrie
Texas Dominates Tech in 49 Point rout on the ground
Texas pounded Texas Tech 49 to 0 as the Longhorns used a stifling defense and balanced offense to overwhelm the Raiders. Napper and Worster led a late surge while Tech struggled for first downs and presses of the third and fourth quarters.
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Tech
Bruce Dowdy
Larry Moltinare
Jun Bertelsen
James Street
Richard Campbell
California
PabEay
Johnny Odom
Joe Matulich
Matulich
Bill Zapatac
Longhorns
Napper
Chance King
Charles Napper
Steve Worster
Miles Langehennig
Vorster
Watson
Jerry Watson
Raider
Teehi
Johnny Oderm
David May
Bill Zapalac
Steers
Billy Dale
Street
Happy Feller
Scott Henderson
Feller
Paul Robichau
Raiders
Texas Tech Fm
Carriare
Tech Texas
Teehee
Sheebeury
ComeAtt
Yale
Reise van Tielter
Tr Warster
Petr
iFeldle Rater
Peller
Dale Zerun
VT Agm
Dale
Sanders Wick
GTA
Tax Reform Debate Over Foundations Polices And Tax Rates
The exchange shows disagreement over a bill limiting anti trust style actions by joint newspaper operations. Finch says the act risks harming pluralistic society by influencing public opinion and policy. Kennedy backs Senate and House tax proposals for foundation income.
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Fitch
Finch
House
Kennedy
Senate
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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