Midwest Tornado Toll Dwarfs Yearly Averages Across Five States
The Palm Sunday outbreak left 246 dead as National Guardsmen aided salvage in stricken towns. Indiana led with 141 fatalities followed by Ohio 53 Michigan 42 Illinois seven and Wisconsin three. Across Indiana winds up to a mile wide produced major destruction. More than 1,500 injured and over 1,200 homes damaged or destroyed across 41 counties. Insurance sources expect multi million dollar losses as agencies await reports.
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St. Paul
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Ilinois
Wisconsin
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Robert M. White
Weather Bureau
United States
Iowa
American Red Cross
American Insurance la Clearing House
Conlway
Ark
Midwest
Governor's Move Branded as Interference in Legislature
Gov Preston Smith rejected a compromise on the Texas Tech medical school and warned of a veto if an amended bill was not substituted. The move was condemned as unwarranted interference with legislative procedures. In Austin, the veto seemed likely and an override unlikely.
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Jerry Hall
Avalanche-Journal
Preston Smith
John Connally
Texas Tech Medical School
Austin
Connally
Tadaw
Tech
H. J
Doc) Blanchard
Lubbock
Marines Report Viet Cong Attack and Da Nang Artillery Buildup
U.S. forces describe a Viet Cong assault near Da Nang as the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade reports the arrival of eight inch howitzers and Fifteen five inch batteries. Canberra jet bombers and heavy artillery are noted in ongoing buildup amid siege threats.
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Crawford Martin
Connally
Smith
Hima
Nang
Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Anticipat Nang
9Th Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Ry United Presses
Quang Tri Province
da Nang
Seo Viet Nam Page 6
West Berliners flood East Berlin as wall passes issued
Communists opened East visits for West Berliners via holiday passes, while threatening stricter future rules. Thousands crossed to visit relatives, as observers note the Berlin Wall rose in 1961 and remains a potent symbol of division.
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United Press Internazons
Erlin
West
Pane Wecimien
Juste Perunucu
West Peruiers
Wall School
Connally
Fort Worth Firm Wins $1.5 Billion TFX Contract
The Defense Department awarded General Dynamics a procurement deal worth more than 1.5 billion for the TFX fighter program. The contract covers 431 aircraft for the Air Force and Navy versions, amid ongoing controversy and development challenges.
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Associated Frese
Ashington
Defense Department
Air Force
General Dynamics Corp
Sec
Zuckert
Navy
Capitol Hill
Robert S. McNamara
TFX
General Dynamics
Iahantt
Boeing Co
Red-Haired Coed Wins Co-Op Title at South Plains
Donna Kay Perry, a 1 year home economics major from a farm between Lubbock and Shallowater, captured the 1965 Miss South Plains Electric title at the coop pageant in its headquarters auditorium. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peny, while alternates include Alice Ann Woolley and Joan Lovelace. seven contestants from four county cooperatives competed.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
Donna Kay Perry
Lubbock
Shallowater
South Plains
Ginch
South Plains Electric Coop
Donna Kay
Paul Peny
Alice Ann Woolley
Roosevelt High School
Alice
Cleve Woolley
Rt. 1
Herman Bush
Sherlyn Estep
Star Rt
Lorenzo
Alton Estep
Rose- Lee Coed
Lubbock Citizens Tackle Downtown Knotty Problem
A downtown Lubbock cleanup effort is under way as citizens seek practical solutions to a persistent knotty problem. Community groups coordinate with city officials to address safety and traffic concerns on Main Street and surrounding blocks.
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Lubbock
Area
Russians Say Radio Signals Hint Space Civilization
Soviet news agency Tass reports Moscow scientists at Sternberg Astronomical Institute see pulsating radio signals as potential evidence of a new supercivilization. Critics caution the repeating 100 day pattern remains unconfirmed and await further study.
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OVIET
Earth
Tass
Moscow
Sternberg Astronomic Institute
Nikolai Kardashev
Core League
Josef S. Shklovsky
Outer
Space
California Institute of Technology
Easter meditation prayer from Lubbock
Prayer reflecting on Easter and Christ’s words on the cross asks for grace and salvation. The message thanks the Holy Spirit for making salvation real and acknowledges sinners saved by grace.
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Paradise
God
Jesus Christ
Jesse J. Rasor
Lubbock
Weather outlook for Lubbock area turns warmer with possible storms
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with a warm high near 80 and low around 50. Southerly winds may reach moderate to strong levels and blowing dust is possible this afternoon with a chance of thunderstorms.
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Lubbock
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