Area Hopes For Rain Still Dim
South Plains residents watched clouds and hoped for rain as thunderstorms bypassed the region. Lubbock NWS expected near record heat with no measurable moisture through Tuesday, while eastern South Plains had a very low chance of brief showers. Matador, Floydada, and Quitaque reported little to no rain amid gusty winds and cloudiness.
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Lubbock Regional
Lubbock
Matador
Floydada
Quitaque
Texas
Pecos River Valley
High Plains
Red River Valley
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
South Central
James Byrnes Dies at 92 Former FDR Assistant President
James F Byrnes, long influential figure in U S government and former secretary to Franklin D Roosevelt, dies at 92 after a long illness. He served as associate justice, secretary of state, U S representative, senator, and wartime administrator. Flags at the White House were ordered to half staff in his honor.
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James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
City Council Faces Rate Hike and Rigsby Eligibility Row
City officials meet today at 10 am to decide an electric rate ordinance alongside a tense eligibility dispute over Council member Rigsby whose resignation and possible swearing in affects the May 2 runoff. The session includes zoning changes on liquor sales and a Canyon Lakes development plan with a bid from Lubbock Public Schools for the old property.
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Lonnie Hall
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Morris W. Turner
Canyon Lakes
Lubbock Public Schools
Opening of Lubbock Dragway draws about 10000 fans
About ten thousand racing fans attend the opening of the Lubbock Dragway drawing broad spectator interest. The event showcases the new facility and its role in regional entertainment and sports.
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Lubbock
Area
Marcos Leads Masses Up Historic Mountain In Memory
President Marcos of the Philippines marches with thousands up a mountain to recall the death march of Bataan, marking a solemn anniversary. The procession underscores wartime memory and national reflection.
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Philippines
Bataan
Bombs and Hostage Siegeill at Seoul Coffee Shop
A youth with four homemade bombs and a knife seized about a dozen hostages in a Seoul coffee shop near City Hall. Police fired tear gas after which three bombs exploded injuring around 40 people, nine severely, as a fire destroyed roughly 30 nearby shops. He was captured while attempting to escape under smoke with a girl hostage.
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Seoul
City Hall
Bob Wills Birthday Memorial at Fort Worth Concert
On March 6 the Fort Worth Convention Center hosted Western music greats Roy Acuff Willie Nelson and others in a tribute to Bob Wills on his 67th birthday. The ailing legend wheeled onstage smiled and requested Steel Guitar Rag guiding the Texas Playboys through a heartfelt performance as fans rose in thunderous applause.
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Fort Worth Convention Center
Flying Fingers
Roy Acuff
Willie Nelson
Little Jimmy Dickens
Archie Campbell
Biff Calice
Bill Mack
Tex Ritter
Merle Haggard
Muskogee
San Antonio
Bob Wills
Leon
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Texas Playboys
Show Of Force Begins in Vietnam Raids and Counterattacks
U S B52 bombers conducted sustained raids over North Vietnam for the first time since 1968 as ground forces pressed drives on provincial capitals below the DMZ. Saigon reported heavy enemy assaults, pilots returned from missions near An Loc, and U S air and naval actions continued in and around the DMZ amid Viet Cong rocket and mortar fire in the Mekong Delta.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Mu Gia Pass
An Loc
Mekong
Big Earthquake Strikes Southern Iran Rumor Varies
The National Earthquake Information Center reported a major 7.0 magnitude quake in southern Iran on Sunday. A spokesman cautioned about potential death and destruction if it hit a populated area, though no damage reports had been received.
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National Earthquake Information Center
Iran
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Suspect Arrested In Plane Hijack Case At Provo
FBI agents detained Richard Floyd McCoy Jr 29 a Vietnam veteran and BYU student after a hijacked United Air Lines jet was diverted near Provo two days earlier Investigators searched his Salt Lake City home and yard for the half million dollars paid as ransom to 91 aboard the jet No cash found and the search continued McCoy faces air piracy charges carrying possible death penalty authorities said he had been secretive about crime links and family concerns while a fellow BYU classmate described him as reserved
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Lake City
United Air Lines
Colorado
Ween
Salt Lake City
FET
Richard Floyd McCoy, Jr
Vietnam
FBI
San Francisco
Provo
McCoy
U.S
Brigham Young, University
Utah
California Hijack Attempt On PSA Jet Ends Quietly
A hijacker threatened parachutes and $500,000 on PSA Flight 942 from Oakland to San Diego. The plane landed safely, 85 passengers were released, and Stanley Harlan Speck, 31, of San Francisco, was arrested and jailed for aircraft hijacking. The ransom was not paid and parachutes unused.
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Calif
Pacific Southwest Airlines
FBI
Miami
FBE
Stanley Harlan’ Speck
San Francisco
PSA Flight 942
Oakland
United Air Lines
Colorado
Prayer Exalts Faith in Christ for Strength to Live
A Reader offers a brief prayer asking God to grant faith in Christ as the source of strength to live successfully. The invocation ends in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Christ
Jesus
Oscar Ceremony Tonight Skips Usual Oscar Show Guests
Hollywood reports George C. Scott again will not attend the Academy Awards ceremony at the Los Angeles Music Center. An Academy spokesman said Scott did not respond to the invitation to present. Bob Hope also did not confirm his appearance amid sponsor scheduling conflicts and a stagehands strike threatened to disrupt the telecast.
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Patton
Frank McCarthy
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Hope
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