Vicious Wind Storm Whips Through Area
A West Texas wind storm spawned at least four tornadoes with a Big Spring mother and son overturned, minor injuries, and roof damage to the American Legion Hall. The incident occurred near Big Spring with tornado sightings south of town and at Colorado City and Loraine. The Cooper family, taken to Webb AFB hospital, were aided by neighbors as the storm dropped 10 degrees in 10 minutes and a cool front moved eastward.
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Howard Hunt
West Texas
Big Spring
Webb Air Force Base
Texas Department of Public Safety
Colorado City
Loraine
Webb Afb
Sat Sai
Cooper
American Legion Hall
Standard
Boater Road
US 87
Thomas Cooper
76Th
Stan
Odessa
East Texas
National Weather Service
Midland Regional Air
Final 18 Year Olds Senate Vote Today
Texas Senate prepared for a final vote on granting 18 year olds the same rights as adults including purchasing autos and legal privileges. Debate ranged over maturity with opponents arguing youth should not be allowed in bars while supporters stressed consistency and rights. House action included a longevity pay bill for deputy sheriffs with tentative approval.
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Senate
Austin
Tex
Texas Senate
House
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Creighton
Don Adams
D—Jasper
Vietnam
Texas
Bob D.houston
The Quipster Man Who Never Placed Second
A witty remark about a person who has rarely finished in second place, suggesting limited experience with coming in behind others. The line hints at a boastful or humorous self view from a speaker known for outspoken humor.
Barricades Halt Supplies to Siege at Wounded Knee
Government agents and tribal police tightened controls at Wounded Knee South Dakota as federal officials vow stricter access to the encamped Indians. After days of sporadic gunfire, the standoff continued with no clear resolution and ongoing talks under a 1866 treaty framework.
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Wounded Knee
Fr Fomes
Fortice
Eee En Teo
FBI
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Viet Cong releases POW list. 32 named among next group
Saigon reports the Viet Cong delivered a list of 32 American prisoners including 27 servicemen and five civilians for release. North Vietnam to free 108 on Wednesday with three C141 planes flying from Hanoi to Clark Air Base Philippines. Maj Theodore William Gosta is noted as mentally ill. one inmate misidentified as Australian.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Clark
South Vietnam
Washington
Theodore William Gosta
Sheridan
Wyo
Gosta
Tran van Tra
U.S. Paris talks on North Vietnam aid face limits and doubt
U.S. and North Vietnamese negotiators prepare in Paris with no firm aid plan. Washington will not fund Hanoi's war-making capacity and seeks strict controls. Maurice Williams leads the U.S. delegation with John Messler as deputy, bringing disaster-relief experience but no Vietnam background.
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Eenctonapmy United
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam Economic Commission
Paris
United States
State Department
Congress
Capitol Hill
Joint Commission
Administration
Europe
Maurice Williams
India
Bangladesh
Managua
Williams
Vietnam
John Messler
Saigon
USSR Seen Seeking U.S. Trade Expansion Despite Diplomatic Hurdles
Reported indications the Soviet Union aims to boost trade with the United States though unofficial channels. The talks, arranged by the Soviet embassy and the National Association of Manufacturers, follow the October trade agreement but face opposition over a secret diploma tax on emigration. Senator Henry M. Jackson and over 70 lawmakers push to deny concessions while Moscow seeks favorable terms for its experts.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Moscow
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Bermuda Governor Ki l led in Night Attack
Bermuda police tightened the hunt for Gov Sir Richard Sapier and aide de camp Hugh Sayers slain outside the governor’s residence. Scotland Yard detectives arrived, but no motive or link to prior Duckett case was established. The governor’s family members abroad and a Royal Navy search stood by for the missing sons.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Richard Sapier
Vv Sharples
Hugh Sayers
Duckett
Sharples
Sayers
Scotland Yard
London
Island
Bill Wright
Wright
Alec Douglas-Home
House of Commons
Bermudians
Fiona
Miranda
Christopher
David
Argentina
Barbados
Royal Navy
Argentina Declares Campora Winner Without Majority
Argentina's military government announces Hector Campora winner of the Peronist bid though he lacks an outright majority. The report notes ongoing political tensions and the government’s fragile control as Campora secures the nomination amid disputed support.
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Argentina
Hector Campora
Three Held In Stennis Shooting Case
Washington AP three young men Tyrone Marshall 19 John S Marshall 21 and Derick Holloway 18 all of Northeast Washington were arrested after a months long manhunt in the Stennis shooting case. Stennis 71 chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee was shot outside his home January 3. The arrests followed an FBI and DC police sweep and were to be arraigned before a US magistrate. Rewards totaling over 30000 were offered for conviction.
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Washingion
Matheup
Enots
C. Stennis
Tyrone Marshall
John S Marshall
Derick Holloway
Washington
Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Teet
L. S. Ti
FBI
D.C
Marshalls
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Usta
Sradoolly
Nadav Ai
Min
Amari Abilene
Enpas
Fort Worth
Justice and Interior Departments
Gia Lam
North
Laos
Loc Ninh
le Trung Hien
Hien
Viet Cong
Ussr
Mahlon R Pitts
Stearns’ Office
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