Laird resigns as Nixon chief domestic counselor
Melvin R. Laird announced his resignation as President Nixon's chief domestic counselor effective Feb. 1 and urged the House to decide by March 15 on impeachment. He predicted impeachment would fail but said the issue must be resolved promptly amid Watergate fallout and policy strains. He will become senior counselor for national and international affairs at Reader's Digest Association.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
House
Laird
Sion
Ments
Reader's Digest Association
Defense
White House
Wisconsin
Congress
Senate
Gerald Ford
Senate of the Union
School honors Mildred Jones at Christmas program
Mildred Jones a visiting teacher and former principal was celebrated at Bessie Haynes Elementary School's Christmas program. A portrait was presented by her daughter Marguerite Utley and her Dallas husband, to hang at the school in her honor, recognizing her Pecos school work since 1918 and her service to students unable to attend.
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Mildred Jones
Bessie Haynes
Homer Graham
Marguerite Utley
Doors Open Late At Local Service Stations On Christmas
Travelers on Interstate 20 should have little trouble finding open stations on Christmas eve but may face closures on Sunday or Tuesday Christmas day. A telephone survey shows nearly all stations will close.
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Dominguez Mobil
Woman Fined 52.50 for Shoplifting at Local Store
Eva Garcia, address unknown, paid a 52.50 fine after being arrested for shoplifting at G.F. Wacker Store. Patrolman Jimmy Roundtree detained her as employees observed her concealing items including Christmas ornaments, lights, towels, and handkerchief sets. She appeared before Municipal Court Judge W.O. Pigman and was fined. some local businesses planned to close or adjust hours amid holiday demand.
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Eva Garcia
Jimmy Roundtree
G.F. Wacker
Gene Thigpen
Roundtree
W.O. Pigman
Lubbock Boy Among Victims In Rome Pan Am Crash
An 11 year old Lubbock boy Russell Turner was named among the passengers killed when Arab guerrillas bombed a Pan Am flight in Rome. Relatives of the victims, including Alvis Dowell of Golden, waited in shock at Fiumicino Airport as Aramco officials coordinated aid and body identifications were planned.
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Lubbock
Russell Turner
Wiley Turner
Saudi Arabia
Alvis Dowell
Golden
Dowell
International Air
Arabian American Oil Co
Middle East Airways
Aramco
Dhahran
Margaret Wilson
Travis
Senate OKs lower speeds for fuel relief
Texas senators near end of a special session approved a bill granting the State Highway Commission power to cut speed limits from 70 to 60 mph to ease fuel shortages. The chamber also adopted a resolution to adjourn by noon Thursday after a two day session.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Senate
State Highway Commission
Odessa man dies from Barstow shooting wounds
Pablo Morales of Odessa died at 5 05 a m Tuesday from wounds suffered in a shooting that killed his wife Louisa Morales in Barstow on August 25. He had been in intensive care, later moved to a room, then transferred to Odessa Medical Center. Suspect Simon Rodriguez faces murder charges. district attorney expects new murder charge Jan 11.
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Pablo Morales
Odessa
Barstow
Morales
Medical Center Hospital
Louisa
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Odessa Medical Center
Simon Rodriguez
Larry Fuller
Ward County
Rodriguez
Bob Dogget
L43rd
Fuller
Winter storm blasts Texas and Midwest dust, cold snap
The Pecos region felt an Arctic front with 22 degree lows and dense dust. Highs rose to 79 earlier while Panhandle snow flurries and blizzards swept through the state. Across the Midwest and East, outages surged as ice and snow crippled power, prompting shelters and emergency responses coast to coast.
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Palacios
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Corpus Christi
Brownsville
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Midwest
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Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
New Mexico
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Stamford
Conn
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