Vampire bat attacks investigated near Morton and Lubbock
Officials compared bat attacks to the carcass evidence as farmers reported a 600-pound yearling heifer slain near Morton with blood drained and jaw removed, a Big Spring calf skinned around the nose and jaw, and a Lorenzo site with cut body parts but no blood or tracks, plus a 9-week-old lamb killed in Lubbock County with genitals removed.
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Big Spring
Lorenzo
Lubbock County
Collectors' Items: First-Day Postmarked 2 Bills Draw Crowds
Ray Young of the main U S Postal Service office displays fresh two dollar bills stamped and post marked with Tuesday's date. About 150 people brought their new bills to be stamped for the first circulation day hoping they will gain value over time.
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U.S. Postal Service
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Jim Watkins
Reagan Attacks Ford Policy in Texas Speech
Ronald Reagan addressed a crowd in Midland at Robert E. Lee High School criticizing Ford administration foreign policy. He focused on the Panama Canal issue in light of newly released subcommittee testimony dated April 8, framing it as a key point in his critique.
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Wallace Opens West Texas Visits Today
Wallace tours Abilene Amarillo Lubbock Midland Odessa and El Paso to slow Carter surge and blunt Bentsen bid for the 1976 Democratic nomination. He arrives Lubbock 3:45 p.m. greets public at airport then TV interview before El Paso. Ford and Reagan also maneuver in Texas rallies.
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Midland-Odessa
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Reagan
Ford
Gerald Ford
Public Works Job Bill Approved By Senators
Senate approves a 5.3 billion public works jobs bill despite Ford veto threats. The measure advances to the House after a 54 to 28 vote with a 48 to 32 committee-supported price increase and includes 1.4 billion for revenue sharing and another 1.4 billion for waste treatment grants.
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Muskie
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Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Rail Veteran To Oversee Slaton Locomotive Move
Slaton to move steam locomotive Engine 1809, once the Cotton Special p uller, from Santa Fe Park to the town square. Mayor John Landreth, former Santa Fe railway official, will supervise temporary track work and the move, recalling a life spent in railroading from Choctaw Nation roots to Slaton division service starting in 1924.
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Gulf Coast
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John Landreth
Scissors Sought as Clue in Lubbock Slaying
Police probe in Lubbock seeks a pair of scissors owned by Elizabeth Price as a possible murder weapon. The tools, kept in a blue tote bag, were found during the fourth day of the investigation into a 44 year old woman's death and accompany a missing purse.
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Lubbock Regional
Elizabeth Price
Politician shifts promise after murder case unfolding
A murder scene investigation reveals Mrs. Price stabbed about twenty times after being dragged to a hangar under construction. Investigators note no murder weapon, a leg from coveralls, and a possible scissors wound, with $133.65 missing and two currency serial numbers circulated. Police seek the purse and items described, urging tips to Lt. Huffman, Lt. Rutherford, or Capt. Love. Phnom Penh radio reports Khieu Samphan-led government formed after Sihanouk regime dissolution.
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Wayne Love
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Thailand
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Khieu Samphan
Norodom Sihanouk
Tragic Irony As Mrs Sima Warren Is Killed
Mrs Sima Warren daughter of late psychologist Dr Murray Kovnar was found murdered near a Rio Grande log after disappearing from a El Paso area convenience store. Police traced her movements from 1 45 to 2 a m Monday noting she was alone at the store before it emptied.
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Warren
Texas Tech University
Murray Kovnar
Benjamin Lach
Rio Grande
El Paso murder case linked to 1967 Tech custodian slaying
A Texas Tech related murder case unfolds as Lach faces trial for the 1967 scalpel killing of Sarah Morgan. Sanity testimony from Kovnar notes Lach’s paranoia. In El Paso, a separate abduction and drowning raise a probe, with autopsy showing Warren was not raped and was struck before being placed in the river. A reward offers leads. Survivors include husband Dennis Warren, two sons, brother Ed Kovnar, and mother Dorothy Kovnar.
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Tech
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Weather Outlook Shrinking Rain Chances Over South Plains
Thunderstorms earlier in the week gave the South Plains its first spring rain and moved east. Cooler temperatures follow with a 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight and only light showers or storms possible through Thursday. Highs near 80 today, upper 70s Thursday. Agriculture expert Oliver Newton notes showers are improving soil moisture only slightly, not saturating dry layers, with heavier showers possible to assist planting moisture in coming weeks.
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Gulf
Oliver Newton
Newton
Weather Outlook for Lubbock Area Tonight and Tomorrow
Considerable late night and early morning cloudiness with a high near 80 and a low in the low 50s. Probability of precipitation 20 percent tonight. Winds southerly at 15 to 20 mph.
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