Thieves Net Nearly Ten Thousand In Area Burglary Loot
A spate of burglaries Friday night and Saturday morning across Gaines County yielded almost $10,000 in cash checks and merchandize. The largest haul came from Minor Food Store in Seagraves with a safe containing $7,029.75. Lester's Jewelers in Lubbock saw 16 diamond rings lifted through a glass cutter job described as professional.
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Bob Horton
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Seagraves
Gaines County
Lester's Jewelers, Inc
Broadway
M. A. Cooper
Cooper
Seygraves Grocery
Blustery Easter Forecast Hits Lubbock Weather Corner
A cold front swept the South Plains causing dust and strong north winds in Lubbock. Gusts reached 40 to 45 mph reducing visibility to two miles for a half hour, with a low around 40 degrees and little moisture expected for Easter.
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South Plains
Lubbock
Texas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Off Virginia Crew Safe As Ship Founders
An American skipper and 22 foreign crewmen were rescued after the 329-foot Lebanese freighter Ethel C sank in the Atlantic about 65 miles east northeast of Cape Charles. Survivors, all uninjured, were picked up by Coast Guard vessels following a life raft sighting by a Navy search plane.
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Associated Press
Orfolk
Coast Guard
Cape Charles
Virginia
Daniel Blames Imports And Oil Cuts For Texas Budget Woes
Gov. Price Daniel told a Dayton audience that imports and crude price cuts account for every dollar of Texas tax revenue loss and an eight to eighty million dollar general fund deficit. He urged a pay-as-you-go budget and a legislature to retire the deficit as emergency action. Opponent Jack Cox accused supporters of intimidation and threatened an AG inquiry.
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United Press International
Gov. Price
Daniel Saturday
Daniel
Dayton
Jack Cox
Breckenridge
Tornadoes and Storms Lash Midwest Killing One
A heavy squall line spawned tornadoes across Kansas Missouri Iowa Indiana Illinois and Ohio with damaging winds hail and snow. A man died at a truck stop in Washburn Iowa as a semi blown by winds crushed his car. Four tornadoes were sighted in Missouri near Gentry and a funnel cloud was reported over Kansas City.
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Midwest
Plains States
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Washburn
Traer
Chicago and North Western
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Neb
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Denver
Garden City
Kan
Gentry
Kansas City
el Dorado
Wichita
Carl J. Manuel
Waterloo
Towa
Planes Wait in Vain Capsule Shot Into Air Goes Awry
United Press International reports Discoverer XI failed to recover its 300 pound space capsule after ejection over the North Pole on its 17th orbit. The Air Force called the mission the most successful Discoverer to date despite the loss and noted no recovery is now possible.
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United Press International
Andenberg
Aft
Calif
Air Force
North Pole
Pacific
Hawaii
Unusual light spotted over South Plains skies
A reddish green light seen around 8 p.m. Saturday drew reports from residents in Idalou Levelland and nearby areas. FAA spokesman at Municipal Airport said a meteor was the likely explanation. An airline pilot near the airport and a Reese AFB pilot also observed the light and callers to the Avalanche Journal reported it.
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South Plains
Idalou
Levelland
Federal Aviation Agency
Municipal
Reese Air Force Base
Avalanche Journal
Intoxication Comic Dictionary Entrances Odd Humor
A satirical dictionary entry defines intoxication as a state in which the more liquid a man pours down his throat the less chance there is of drowning his voice. The piece uses humor to comment on drinking and vocal effects.
Flooding isolates Blizard Valley as Whitson River bursts
A flash flood swelled the Whitson River north of Sudbury, surrounding hundreds of homes in the Blizard Valley. The rising waters threatened to isolate the region with about 6,500 residents at risk.
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Sudbury, Ont
Blizard Valley
Here
Whitson River
Dislike Of Long Walk Brings Stroll To Jail
A San Antonio welder released from jail on a drunken charge found no car keys and attempted to wire the ignition. A passing patrolman arrested him again for not owning the vehicle. He remarked that it was a long walk home.
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San Antonio
UPI
Three Hurt As Truck Rams Car
A dump truck crashed into the rear of a small Anglia sedan at Clo vis Rd and N College Ave Saturday afternoon killing Charlie Marlin Fish 41 at 7502 Ave H and seriously injuring his wife Pearl Fish 41 son Kenneth Fish 18 of 920 46th St and a daughter in law.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Inlaw
Anglia
Clovis Rd
N. College Ave
Charlie Marlin Fish
Ave. H
Pearl Fish
Kenneth Fish
46Th St
City records fourth traffic death of year on South Plains
A devastating crash Saturday left a family passenger dead and three others injured in fair condition at Methodist Hospital. Victims include Kenneth Fish and his wife Carolyn Fish 16, who rode in the back seat. a son walked dazed near the wreckage. Walter F. Jarnagin 52 driver of the gravel truck faced negligent collision citations. A Chihuahua died at the scene and an inquest by Justice of the Peace F R Land ruled accidental death.
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Carolyn Fish
Kenneth Fish
Methodist Hospital
South Plains
Charlie Fish
Justice of the Peace
F. R. Land
Land
Walter F. Jarnagin
Jarnagin
Franklin-Bartley
Sec
New Era in New Mexico Politics Sparks Battle
Gov John Burroughs fights for re election as a new political lineup forms in New Mexico. East vs West tensions emerge with a former Lubbock resident at the center of the drama. Avalanche Journal reporter Jerry Hall covers the developing dispute on page 11.
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New Mexico
Lubbock
John Burroughs
Avalanche-Journal
Jerry Hall
Easter Services Mark Resurrection Across Lubbock Churches
Special Easter observances unfold in Lubbock and the South Plains with sunrise services, festival choirs, and baptisms. Lutheran Missouri Synod groups join Golden Horseshoe Theatre for worship. Westmont and Bethany Christians plan a joint baptism at Lubbock View. First Christian, First Presbyterian and other churches feature Easter anthems, solos, and sermons through the day.
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Opal Dixon Avalanche-Journal
E Joy
Lubbock
South Plains
Jesus
Lutheran Churches of the Missouri Synod
Golden Horseshoe Theatre
Westmont Christian Church
Bethany Christian Church
Lubbock View Christian Church
First Christian Church
Dean Killion
Dudley Strain
Will James
Tom Sneary
Strain
First Presbyterian Church
Grace Goodwin
Redeemer
McFarlane
Sunnyside Community Rebuilds After Deadly Tornado
In Castro County Sunnyside residents recall the terror of a tornado that killed three and injured more than three dozen. Weldon Bradley vows reconstruction as hospitals still treat sixteen patients including one in critical condition. After a tight-knit farming community earned an award for progressiveness, the disaster tests its resolve and unity.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Unnyside
Weldon Bradley
Castro County
Lubbock
Dimmitt
Earl Phelan
Sunnyside
Farm Magazine
Marlin Powers
Amarillo
Powers
J. Paul Waggoner
el Paso
Easter Legend Recalled In Texas Town Fires Story
Frederickstown recalls a 114 year old Easter legend linking Comanche attacks and pioneer motherhood. As fires lit the night before Easter, a mother told children that hill bunnies gathered eggs while the town waited for peace with the Comanche camp.
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Associated Press
Fredericksburg
John Meusebach
Weather Map Page 7 B Forecast for Lubbock Area
Fair and cooler conditions prevail in Lubbock and vicinity with morning low around 40 and afternoon high near 67. Northerly winds of 15 to 25 mph ease during the day.
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Lubbock
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