Major Southern California quake rocks Los Angeles area
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck at 6 01 am centered in the San Gabriel Mountains 23 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The tremor caused deaths injuries and widespread damage to buildings roads bridges and the Van Norman Lake dam area prompting evacuations in the San Fernando Valley.
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Los Angeles
California
van Norman Lake
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Mountains
Fresno
Las Vegas
Nev
Tehachapi
Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Far-Reaching quake rocks California towns near Los Angeles
A strong temblor battered Newhall and Saugus, with hundreds reporting shattered windows and falling bricks. The Golden State Freeway near the valley was closed after cracks appeared. fatalities occurred when a bridge collapsed near Newhall and the Midnight Mission roof gave way in skid row.
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Tember
Newhall
Saugus
Golden State Freeway
San Fernando
Valley
Los Angeles
California
Hospital Board Election Set For April 3
The Childress County Hospital District will hold elections for four board seats on Saturday April 3. The four top vote getters will win, currently filled by Bill Leonard Jack Fox Mrs Bill Ross and Russell Jones. Prospective candidates need 15 qualified voter signatures on petitions and forms are available at the hospital.
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Childress County Hospital
Bill Leonard
Jack Fox
Bill Ross
Russell Jones
Laos Invasion May Speed Withdrawal
AP reports Nixon aides told Congress the Laos operation by South Vietnamese forces could quicken U S troop withdrawals from Southeast Asia. Javits pushed for a definite withdrawal date, Laird said success could meet or beat the May 1 target. Aiken noted Rogers and a top officer said the drive might allow earlier, safer withdrawals.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington AP - Nixon Administration
Congress
Laos
U. S
Southeast Asia
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Ary
Melvin R. Laird
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Pentagon
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
William P. Rogers
Senate Fortign Relations Committee
Aiken
Moon Trip Near End Apollo 14 heads for Pacific splashdown
Apollo 14 astronauts neared mission end as they reentered atmosphere and aimed for a 4 04 p m est touchdown 874 miles south of American Samoa. Mission Control canceled a final midcourse correction and confirmed contact with Kitty Hawk.
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Space Center
Houston
South Pacific
American Samoa
Kitty Hawk
Defense lawyers challenge SEC witnesses in Dallas stock case
In Dallas investors, defense teams pressed SEC investigators James Perry and Milburn Leach to show no wrongdoing by Ling and Co. executives in a civil suit alleging stock fraud and manipulation. Judge Sarah T Hughes held a private session to streamline the proceedings as Ling faces a 90 day trading suspension.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
U.S
James H. Perry
Milburn D. Leach
Petty
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Joe Geary
Michael F. Ling
Leach
Ling
Ling and Co
Israel May Help Clear Suez Canal
Israel signaled willingness to assist Egypt in clearing the Suez Canal blocked by sunken ships since the 1967 war. Prime Minister Golda Meir said any Israeli troop withdrawal from the east bank would hinge on peace with Egypt in response to President Anwar Sadat's proposal.
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Associated Press
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
East Bank
Sadat to open canal if Israeli troops withdraw
Sadat told Kensset that withdrawal must be within agreed war end terms and called Sadat’s partial withdrawal proposal unclear. An Egyptian government spokesman warned that Israeli requests for clarification would delay progress.
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Sadat
Kensset
Israel
Moon Eclipse Set for United States and Canada
A total lunar eclipse will be visible tonight across the continental United States and Canada if skies stay clear. The event begins at 12:52 a.m. EST as the Moon moves into Earth's shadow.
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New York
United States
Canada
Drivers License School To Begin In Childress
R J Cordell of the Community Action Center announced that the Texas Department of Public Safety will hold a three day Drivers License School in Childress from February 15 to 17 1971. Sessions run 7 30 to 9 30 p m at East Ward School 501 Ave B Ne. The program aids those seeking better jobs by helping them pass the written exam and reduce unlicensed driving in the area.
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R. J. Cordell
Community Action Center
Texas Department of Public Safety
Childress
East Ward
501
Ave. B
Community Action Center of
Six From Childress Attend Wellington Cof Banquet
Six from Childress attended the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Banquet in Wellington Monday night. Attendees included Don Johnston Glen Stiner George Morey Cleve Evans and Mr and Mrs Charles Carter. Speaker was Dr James H Granberry mayor of Lubbock and the city's youngest ever.
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Childress
Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Don Johnston
Glen Stiner
George Morey
Cleve Evans
Charles Carter
James H. Granberry
Lubbock
Plains Wheat Men May Vote Referendum
State Agriculture Commissioner John C. White will hear a proposal by the Texas Wheat Producers Association of Amarillo for a referendum in 33 counties across the north plains south plains and rolling plains where about 75 percent of Texas wheat is grown. If approved funds may be collected to promote the crops.
Gid Atchley to resign as precinct leader in South Childress
Gid Atchley long time chairman of Voting Precinct 8 in South Childress says he will move to Archer County to operate a ranch and resign his precinct post. He also serves on the County Democratic Committee and a replacement will be chosen by the county committee.
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Gid Atchley
South Childress
Archer County
Atchleys
Democratic Committee
Five Killed In Irish Fighting On Mountain Trail
Five men died when a land mine exploded on a mountain trail near Enniskillen. Victims included two BBC technicians and three construction workers driving to inspect a damaged transmitter. Police say Irish republicans planted the device.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
British Broadcasting Corp
Brougher Mountain
BBC
Barney Watts
Watts
Provisional
Irish Republican Army
Enniskillen
Ireland
Mrs Moody to Attend RC Classe Disaster Training
Mrs Betty Moody executive Red Cross secretary will attend a disaster training course in Fort Worth and Dallas Wednesday through Friday. The first part covers immediate assistance to families in disasters with division representatives Charles Fodor and Ralph Carpenter teaching in Fort Worth. Giles Boone will teach recovery assistance for families.
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Betty Moody
Red Cross
Fort Worth
Dallas
Charles Fodor
Ralph Carpenter
Giles Boone
Resolution Buried in Texas House Subcommittee
In Austin Rep. Neil Caldwell’s resolution inviting Gov. Preston Smith and other officials named in a federal stock fraud suit to state their case was buried in a House subcommittee. Subcommittee chair R B McAlister questioned its passage while presiding. several legislators who depositions to the SEC included in the inquiry were mentioned.
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Caldwell
Rep
Tommy Shannon
Fort Worth
Securities and Exchange Commission
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
House
Gus
Rainmaker vows to press on despite jail threat in Texas
Homer Berry of Little Rock, Ark., says he will continue his weather altering efforts in Stonewall County after ranchers hired him to bring five inches of rain in 30 days for a $10,000 fee. He calls the locals his princes and pledges to proceed even if jailed for lacking a State permit.
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Aspermont
Tex
Stonewall County
Homer Berry
Little Rock
Ark
West Texas
Berry
Cotton exports show increase in December and since August
December cotton exports totaled 362000 bales and 967000 bales since August 1, according to the Agriculture Department. The December total rose from 251000 bales in November and 176000 in December 1969, signaling that earlier forecasts for higher U S exports may be correct. A separate notice reports a fire heavily damaging the Shirley living room at 1210 Avenue E N. Total house smoke damage noted. Joe Shirley unharmed.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Department
U. S
Joe Shirley
Avenue E. N
Lions Club Plans Sweetheart Banquet and Conference
The Lions will host its Annual Sweetheart Valentine Banquet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 16 in the Childress Hotel dining room. President Alton Landrum also noted the Mid-Winter Conference this weekend in Canyon from 3:30 p.m. Saturday to 4:50 p.m. Sunday. The club will observe Public School Week with a March 2 lunch at Lamar School. LaNeal Castleberry presented a Texas Land of Contrast film from the highway department.
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Lions
Childress Hotel
Alton Landrum
Landrum
Canyon
Lamar School
Highway Department
LaNeal Castleberry
Snow and Cold Grip Texas Panhandle to Rio Grande Valley
A sharp cold front pushed into Texas with temperatures near zero in the Panhandle and around 30s elsewhere. Snow fell across the Upper Panhandle with minor accumulations, while readings near dawn ranged from 17 degrees at Dalhart to 39 at Galveston as a high pressure system moved in.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Central
Upper
Dalhart
Galveston
New Franchise Granted to WTU by City Council
The West Texas Utilities secured a new 20 year franchise approved by the City Council last night. J C Randel, WTU district manager, said the bonds backing the franchise are typically 40 years and longer terms improve bond interest. Childress and Vernon already hold 20 year franchises under their charters.
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West Texas Utilities
J.C. Randel
WTU
Randel
WTA
Childress
Vernon
Boykin Sworn In As Childress Independent School Trustee
Troy Boykin was sworn in as a new Trustee on the Childress Independent School District Board, replacing Teddy Hightower who resigned to join the Texas Employment Commission. The board set Thursday to discuss contracts for principals, the athletic director, and the band director and to review policy for married students.
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Troy Boykin
Childress Independent
Boykin
Teddy Hightower
Texas Employment Commission
Employment Survey To Be Conducted Here
Local representatives of the Bureau of the Census will interview households in this area the week of February 15 to collect employment information. Percy R. Millary, Director of the Census Bureau office in Dallas, announced the surveys are part of a nationwide effort involving 50 000 households.
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Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
Percy R. Millary
Census Bureau
Dallas
Bobkitten Banquet Set for February 26 at Elks Lodge
The Bobkitten Basketball Banquet is scheduled for 7 p.m. February 26 at the Elks Lodge. President Mrs. Jo Lancaster announces ticket price at 1.75 dollars per person with advance sales by February 23 at the Junior High office or the El Rancho Cafe.
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Bobkitten
Elks Lodge
Bobkitten Mothers
Jo Lancaster
el Rancho
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