Expenses Highlight City Council Runoff Campaign Totals
Final city records show six candidates spending a total of 40800 to reach the May 2 runoff. Mayoral hopeful Morris Turner led spending with 12709.52 in contributions while Denton Rigsby reported 9574 in contributions and 9821.71 in expenses.
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Lonnie Hollingsworth
Ofice
Morris Turner
Denton Rigsby
Turner
Harlan Turner
Dirk West
Joe Kirk Fulton
J. R. Leftwie
A. Leftwich
B. R. Griffin
Rigsby
House Democrats press for total pullout from Indochina
The House Democratic caucus approved a resolution 144 to 58 demanding prompt drafting of an end the war bill, signaling a push for full U S withdrawal from Indochina within 30 days. Senate action on Vietnam policy moved slowly as Goldwater sought future votes.
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Washington
House
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Democratic
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Teague
Hound
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Senate
Senate Action
Sen. Barry
Viettnam
Goldwater
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Dmz
Jerry W. Friedheim
Mora
Zoning Denies Clinic Parking Lot in Lubbock Area
Zoning Board of Adjustment rejects the zoning request for a clinic parking lot in Lubbock area. Family Service Association opens at a new Lubbock location. Forward contracting called risky for cotton reproduction. LBJ remains in satisfactory condition, Lady Bird optimistic. Texas Legislature moves against expense account abuses and nepotism.
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Lubbock, Area
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Lady Bird
HOUSE
Texas
Sec. C
Moderate quake hits Aleutians near Dutch Harbor
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck Dutch Harbor in Alaska's Aleutians at 7:28 p.m. CST Thursday. Palmer Observatory officials called it moderate and reported no damage or tsunami threat for the harbor about 800 miles west of Anchorage.
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Palmer, Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Aleutian Island
Palmer Observatory
Anchorage
Cambodia Seizes 50 Mile Highway 1 Stretch Amid Saigon Threat
Waves of enemy troops swept a 50mile stretch of Highway 1 in eastern Cambodia causing concern for Saigon 40 miles away. North Vietnamese tanks then attacked An Loc 60 miles north of Saigon as Svay Rieng Province fell under heavy pressure. Cambodian officers said the objective is to seize Svay Rieng and restore border bases to support the offensive toward Saigon.
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Saigon
Cambodia
An Loc
Svay Rieng
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Mekong Delta
Prey Phau
Sagon
Kompong Trabek
Seo Reds
Prayer for Peace Through Christ
A reader invokes divine aid asking God to grant peace and empower people to be instruments of peace through Jesus Christ in a conciseClosing prayer.
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Christ
Jesus
Loss Heavy In Fire At Lantern Square Amarillo
A blaze in Lantern Square Apartments in Amarillo destroyed one of six units. No injuries were reported. Damage to the structure exceeded 200000 with the complex built in 1970 at a 1.25 million cost. Firefighters battled 30 mph winds as flames towered and the roof burned, with the third floor scorched.
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Avalanche Journal
Amarillo
Lantern Square
Panhandle
Major erosion reported at LBJ Library on UT campus
Parts of the $18.6 million Lyndon B. Johnson Library are cracking and missing stone slabs near the fountains and railing. Officials say problems may stem from rushed construction before the May dedication and note the building remains under a contractor's warranty with T.C. Bateson Construction Co. of Dallas.
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Qty
United Press International Austin
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Texas
Johnson
R. R. Kristoferson
University
T.C. Bateson Construction Co
Dallas
Odessa murder trial venue moved to Fort Worth
Special report: Johnny Meadows, charged with the June 1971 murder of Gloria Sue Nix Green, has the case moved from Odessa to Criminal District Court No. 3 in Fort Worth. No trial date set. Green, 26, was found dead under a mattress in a vacant Odessa lot.
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Odessa
Ectors
C. V. Milburn
Johnny Meadows
Criminal District Court No
Fort Worth
Meadows
Gloria Sue Nix Green
O&l ‘Well Service
TU Protesters Maced and Clubbed at University of Texas
Eight antiwar protesters were arrested at the University of Texas after a downtown march. Witnesses said police maced and clubbed the demonstrators as about 200 people gathered. The charges included abusive language damaging a police car and disobeying a police order to stay on a sidewalk.
Orion Lands On Moon In Mountain Region Expedition
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke landed Orion on the Descartes Mountains after a six hour delay caused by a main engine issue on Casper. Mattingly remained in lunar orbit as engineers resolved a back up steering system component.
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Fred W. Haise Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Donald Kk. Slayton
Edgar D. Mitchell
James B. Irwin
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Asset Space Center
Pauls
Casper
Orion
Charles M. Duke Jr
John W. Young
Lunar
Young
Duke
Descartes Mountains
John Young
Mattingly
Thomas K. Mattingly I
Caspero Wns
Mission Control
Judge Rules Hair Okay For Coliseum
Judge Halbert C. Woodward ruled Lubbock must offer the Municipal Coliseum to Southeastern Promotions Inc. for the musical Hair after initially denying April 26. Amarillo loses plea as civic center May 1 and 2 show for the same production proceeds despite earlier obscenity objections.
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Halbert C. Woodward
Lubbock
Lyock
Hair
Oklahoma City
Tis
Southeastern Promotions Inc
Campus Crusade For Christ
Tibe
Amarillo
Woodward
Civic Center
Cowboys Escape Injury In Lubbock Rodeo Opener
The Texas Tech Intercollegiate Rodeo opened at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum before about 2,750 fans. Cowboys and cowgirls battled stock and time with near-misses including Buzz Cooper being stomped and limping away. Jesse Swaggerty won the Dub Parks award for service to the association. See COWBOYS Page 14.
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Texas Tech
Jesse Swaggerty
Tech Rodeo| Association
Dub Parks
Tech
Buzz Cooper
Leather Weather Map Page 18-A Lubbock and Vicinity
Weather map notes for Lubbock and surrounding area report today’s high in the upper 60s with cloudy conditions and a low near 40. Winds are variable at 10 to 20 mph. The record shows a minimum 36 and maximum 43 from a year ago. Sun rise at 6:10 a.m. and sunset at 7:23 p.m. Humidity ranges from 75 to 82 percent. Southwest region includes Abilene Hobbs El Paso and nearby towns with varying temperatures.
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West Texas
Lubbock
South Plains
Weather Service
Abilene
Lake Texoma
Texas-Oklahoma
Arkansas
el’ Paso
Hobbs
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Family Service Association
KFYO
Kade Kazalanche-Journal
Aleutians
Reds
Paris
LBJ
Nixon
Repeiren Beagles
Harry J. Middleton
Kristoferson
Jon
Fido
Larry Bates
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