Posey, Lubbock banker, dies after long service
Walter S Posey 92 longtime Lubbock banker and civic figure died after a stroke. He led First National Bank as president and chaired the board guiding Lubbock through wars and the Depression. Survivors include his daughter Evelyn Gethard and relatives in Lubbutt Plainview and Polo. Funeral plans were pending.
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Walter S. Posey
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Texas Tech
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Easter Rites Mark Holy Week With Guarded Shrines
Easter rites vary as the 800 year old church site recalls Jesus crucifixion and resurrection. Jewish pilgrims at the Wailing Wall during Passover traveled under tight Israeli army protection amid fears of guerrilla disruption.
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Jesus
Holy City
Wailing Wall
Mitchell Testimony Links Watergate Figures and Bugging Plans
Former Nixon aide Mitchell testifies he opposed bugging plans and did not handle funds for Watergate defendants. Reports say Haldeman and Ehrlichman hired lawyers as grand jury probes unfold drawing in top White House figures. Rome Easter rites and St Peter’s bells mark Holy Week amid ongoing coverage.
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Washington Star-News
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John Ehrlichman
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Washington
John J. Wilson
Wilson
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Easter Services Blend Faith and Festivity Across Sunlit Day
Easter observances mix sunrise services sermons and family activities as communities celebrate resurrection with egg hunts stories of the Easter Bunny and spring bonnets. The customs echo ancient beliefs of rebirth linking religion earth and tradition.
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United States
Hollywood Bowl
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Gerry Burton
Avalanche-Journal
Flood and twisters disrupt wide regions across central states
The Associated Press report describes widespread flooding and tornado threats across Arkansas Missouri and Oklahoma along with parts of the Midwest and South. Communities in Oklahoma remain isolated as residents dig out. At least two deaths and more than 60 injuries are reported with ongoing watches and sandbagging amid spring snow patterns.
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Lewistown
UN Council Condemns Israeli Attacks on Lebanon
The Security Council condemned Israel for its commando strikes into Lebanon with 11 votes to none as the United States and the Soviet Union clashed over arms deliveries. Lebanon had complained about the April 10 Beirut raid that killed Palestinian leaders.
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China
City Plans to Declare War on Junked Autos
City moves to curb junked cars with new ordinance and wrecker bids. Zoning supervisor Van McVay outlines a 10 day window for owners to remove or repair, with hearings possible before the Board of Adjustment. If ignored, vehicles are towed, titles canceled, and salvaged or destroyed.
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Avalanche-Journal
van McVay
McVay
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Ices
Two Die In East of Acuff Auto Crash
Two persons were killed early Sunday in a automobile accident east of Acuff. An additional person was injured and taken to St. Mary of the Plains Hospital. The victims, unidentified, were pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace W. R. Skirlock and later taken to Henderson Funeral Home.
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W. R. Skirlock
Prayer request for humor to endure life
A reader signs a brief prayer asking God for a sense of humor to help endure life’s hardships, ending with Amen.
Gridiron Show Wows Sellout Crowd At Hillcrest
The 13th annual Gridiron Walter H Baxter Show at Hillcrest Country Club drew a sellout crowd of over 250 by the Greater Jerry Lubbock Press Club. Skits lampoon civic and political figures including Texas Tech coach Jim Carlen and Mayor Morris Turner, with jabs at Reese Air Force Base and city Washington ties.
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Walter H. Baxter
Hillcrest Country Club
Jery Lubbock
Texas Tech
Jim Carlen
Morris W. Turner
POWs shattered homecoming ends in divorce filing
U S Navy Commander Raymond Wohden, a Vietnam POW, plans divorce filings in Tennessee after eight years as a prisoner. He seeks to tell his story to aid other veterans adjusting to life after captivity as his wife files in Arkansas.
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