An Loc under North Vietnamese attack as siege tightens
North Vietnamese forces press into An Loc with tanks and infantry cutting across Highway 13. Heavy street fighting, air strikes by American forces, and reports of armor losses color a tense provincial capital assault near Saigon. Texas Tech Rodeo news follows with local club notes and event details.
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Saigon
An Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Qui Nhon
Saigom
da Nang
United States
North Vietnam
Bai Thuong Mig
Demilitarized Zone
Radio Hanoi
Woman testifies union link behind Yablonski killings
Annette Gilly, a confessed participant in the 1969 murders of United Mine Workers leader Joseph Yablonski and his family, states in court that the union’s “big man” approved the killings. She links Tony Boyle to the motive while detailing planned slayings and a $10,000 payoff, as the case unfolds in Washington County Court.
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Washington, Pa
Annette Gilly
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock’ Yablonski
Yablonski
Boyle
Gilly
Big Man
Titler
Owens
FBI
UMW
Washington, D. C
Violence in Ireland in wave of bombings kills elderly woman
Gunmen unleashed explosions across Northern Ireland killing a Ballymoney woman in her home and injuring two police officers in an upsurge of violence blamed on the Irish Republican Army. A 30 pound gelignite charge damaged Belfast bus depots and a house near Queens University. County Tyrone shops were wrecked and two officers wounded while Newry government offices were blasted by a time bomb.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ballymoney
Belfast University
Castlederg
County Tyrone
Newry
County Antrim
Irish Republican Army
Plans to start a Boys Club in Pecos
Local citizens form a steering committee to launch a Pecos Boys Club modeled after the Odessa club. Chairman Jesse Villesca, Pecos High School instructor, leads a group including Don Howard, Bobby Idol, Les Joiner, Jim Ed Miller, Rev. R. M. Montgomery, Fred Martin, Bill Moss, and Tally Talamantez. A public meeting is planned for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Com-
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Pecos
Odessa
Jesse
Villesca
Don Howard
Bobby Idol
Les Joiner
Jim Ed Miller
Rev. R. M. Montgomery
Fred Martin
Bill Moss
Tally Talamantez
Pecos to Organize Boys Club Affiliated with National Program
A meeting in Pecos aims to form a Boys Club modeled on the national Boys Clubs of America. The group seeks a non profit charter, a nonsectarian board, a building, a full time director, volunteers, and a $13,000 immediate fund to start. Local leaders Villesca Miller and others outline steps, sponsorship, and future funding from United Fund churches and civic groups.
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Pecos Club
Boys’ Clubs of America
Boys’ Club
Villesca
U. S
Nixon
Pecos
Howard
Moss
Miller
Maron
Montegomery
Idol
Odessa
United Fund
Son backs up father from nepotism claims in Fort Stockton
Frank Baker owner of the Fort Stockton Pioneer defends his father Representative George Baker amid nepotism allegations. The column recounts how Kay Baker used family ties to gain Senate employment, noting corrections about names and the hiring sequence during the 1969 and 1971 sessions.
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George Baker
Fort Stockton
Texas
Frank Baker
The
Pioneer
Frank
House
Senate
Austin Way
Texas House of Representatives
State Senate
Capitol
Longview
Stamford
Austin Tempest
Associated Press
Linda
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Dad
Emily
Linda Katherine
Kay
Brooks
House of Representatives
State Theater Joins Pecos Chamber of Commerce
The State Theater under Lyndel Privett management joined the Pecos Chamber this week, announced by Jim Ed Miller, chair of the Chamber’s Membership Division.
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State Theater
Lyndel Privett
Pecos Chamber of Commerce
Jim Ed Miller
Chamber
Balmorhea Students Shine at UIL Literary Meet
Balmorhea students from elementary to high school competed in the UIL Literary contest in Alpine with eight schools in attendance. Sylvia Clark won first in shorthand, Suzie Herring third, and high school honors included Helen Kay Norton second in writing, Tissie Ann Elliott third in poetry interpretation, while Sam Rogers, Don Kerley, and Lance Crenshaw earned top placements in science. Junior high entrants included Scott Crenshaw taking third in oral reading, and Tammy Looman and George Lujan among others in various events.
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Balmorhea
Alpine
Sylvia Clark
Suzie Herring
Sam Rogers
Don Kerley
Lance Crenshaw
Helen Kay Norton
Tissie Ann Elliott
Scott Crenshaw
Cherry Elliott
Socorro Rodriguez
Emetria Alvarez
David Reyes
Victor Turin
Tammy Looman
Vince Gilbert
George Lujan
Alexia Gallego
Alan Beach
Randy Magee
Yolanda Garcia
Virginia Avalos
Anna Maria Jasso
Betty Lozano
Anna Jasso
Adolfo Muniz
Connie Granado
Jan Kerley
Stacey Moore
Frontier jet hijacked to Los Angeles from Albuquerque
A Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 was hijacked after takeoff from Albuquerque by two men, one claimed to be in the cockpit, and forced to reroute to California with 35 passengers. FBI and police surrounded the aircraft as it bypassed Phoenix refueling en route to Los Angeles. Flight 91 originated in Denver and was to land in Phoenix before the unauthorised diversion.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Frontier Airlines
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Denver
Colo
Phoenix
California
FBI
Albuquerque
Tuc- On
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Texas Tech Rodeo Association
Jesse Swagerty
Rodeo Association
Barbara Armstrong
Joe D. Armstrong
Jerry Bell
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Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Ken Curtis
Festus
Gunsmoke
National Guard Armory
Villa Inn
Hub Lions Club
P.O
Tech Station
Lubbock
Balmorhea State Park
Toyahvale
San Solomon Springs
Ireland
Boy’s Club
Bude
Billy Dale Toone
Debbie Turnbaugh
Mary Brijalba
Salema Brijalba
Kay Norton
Manuel Orosco
Alpha- Omega Players
Carl Sandburg
Pecos High School
Rob Rez
Ocie Robinson
Kit Hunter
Letah Samuelson
Cliff Samuelson
Milton Propp
Letah
Luther
First United Methodist Church
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